NBL1 South Recap | Round 4 - Saturday May 14

A massive 16 games of NBL1 South action on Saturday featuring blowouts, thrillers and more.

Check out the games below.

WOMEN

Sandringham Sabres (82) def by Bendigo Braves (94)

Bendigo hit the road to take on Sandringham in the afternoon round 4 clash. The Braves were too much for Sandringham in the end.

Tess Madgen led Bendigo with a huge 36pt 7reb performance. Georgia Pineau did what she could for the homeside, scoring 20 pts with 5 reb.

SANDRINGHAM 82 (Pineau 20, Nakkasoglu 17, Jarry 16)

BENDIGO 94 (Madgen 36, Mckay 17, Wehrung 15)

 

Casey Cavaliers (76) def by Nunawading Spectres (95)

Nunawading stole a convincing win on Casey’s home court.

Alice Kunek was dominant. She finished with 40 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Rachel Bell and Monique combined for 48.

CASEY 76 (Conti 24, Bell 24, Gilliam 9)

NUNAWADING 95 (Kunek 40, Antoniadou 24, Mihalko 14)

 

Hobart Chargers (62) def by Diamond Valley Eagles (69)

It was a close finish between the Eagles and the Chargers. Though Hobart put up a fight, Diamond Valley led through the majority of the game and were able to come away with the win.

Imogen Rock had 15 points to lead Diamond Valley. Thompson, Tompkins and McCauley combined for 59 of Hobart’s 62 points.

HOBART 62 (Thompson 27, Tompkins 20, Mccauley 12)

DIAMOND VALLEY 69 (Rock 15, Mahady 12, Oliver 10)

 

Eltham Wildcats (77) def by Geelong Supercats (89)

Eltham started the contest strong, but Geelong took over in the second period and rode it until the final buzzer.

23 points 14 rebounds and 5 assists - it was that type of night for Sara Blicavs.

ELTHAM 77 (Leidel 29, Pizzey 20, Stagoll 10)

GEELONG 89 (Blicavs 23, Scannell 11, Simmons 17)

 

Kilsyth Cobras (54) def by Ballarat Miners (69)

Three Miners (Aokuso, Melbourne and Brancatisano) played all 40 minutes of the contest and the Cobras had no answer for them.

Recent WNBA draftee Jade Melbourne scored 26 points along with 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals.

KILSYTH 54 (Scherf 25, Young 14, Whatman 7)

BALLARAT 69 (Melbourne 26, Rinaldi 13, Brancatisano 11)

 

Mt. Gambier Pioneers (55) def by Ringwood Hawks (62)

The Pioneers lose a close one here, going down to the Falcons by only seven points in an away matchup with Ringwood. 

Ringwood outplayed Mt. Gambier on the offensive end with four Hawks reaching double figures.

Cassandra Brown top scored for the contest with 19 points.

1. GAMBIER 55 (Brown 19, Calleia 11, Howe 10)

RINGWOOD 62 (Whittle 17, Strautmane 14, Farnworth 12)

 

Waverly Falcons (58) def by Frankston Blues (70)

Frankston took the lead in the opening seconds and held it until the final buzzer. Waverly came out firing with 25 in the third period, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Blues in the end.

Bec Cole top scored with 24 points.

WAVERLY 58 (Cole 24, Todhunter 14, Simon 8)

FRANKSTON 70 (Gaze 16, D’Angelo 15, Garbin 14)

 

Dandenong Rangers (65) def by Launceston Tornadoes (92)

Kelsey Griffin and Keely Froling put on an offensive clinic combining for 68 of Launceston’s 92 along with 28 rebounds.

Emilee Harmon added 29 points for Dandenong, though this wasn’t enough in the end.

DANDENONG 65 (Hamron 29, Chatfield 12, Fakalata 11)

LAUNCESTON 92 (Griffin 33, Froling 35, Payne 10)

 

MEN

Bendigo Braves (65) def by Sandringham Sabres (71)

Bendigo’s young core group didn’t shy away from Sandringham’s veteran squad, though the Sabres were too strong for the Braves

Shea Ili top scored for Sandringham with 23 points. Melbourne United development player David Okwera had a massive performance recording 13 points and 19 rebounds.

SANDRINGHAM 71 (Ili 23, Okwera 13, Prewster 9)

BENDIGO 65 (Bernard 19, Mohamed Djitte 13, Rosendale 11)

 

Casey Cavaliers (70) def by Nunawading Spectres (76)

The Spectres were able to steal a 6 point win in Casey Nunawading shot the lights out, going 48% from three point range compared to Casey’s 20%. 

Dain Swetalla had 19 pts 11 reb. Davo Hickey did what he could for Casey contributing 22 points and 3 steals.

CASEY 70 (Hickey 22, Perry 18, Williams 13)

NUNAWADING 76 (Swetalla 19, Geer 13, Gandolfo 13)

 

Diamond Valley Eagles (71) def by Hobart Chargers (86)

Hobart led the whole contest with their strong inside presence doing most of the damage - 54 of their points came from inside the paint. 

Aj Harris scored 23 points, Ola Angerstein finished with 21 and 8.

HOBART 86 (Angerstein 21, Harris 23)

DIAMOND VALLEY 71 (Manyang 18, Pineau 17, Capetola 15)

 

Eltham Wildcats (76) def by Geelong Supercats (85)

Despite Eltham’s first half efforts, Geelong was able to bounce back and secure the win. Their strong inside presence and rebounding was key - 51 rebounds.

Demarcus Gatlin and Gabriel Hadley both finished with 21 points.

ELTHAM 76 (Dance 28, Short 13, Foxwell 11)

GEELONG 85 (Gatlin 21, Hadley 21, Blagojevic 16)

 

Kilsyth Cobras (68) def by Ballarat Miners (74)

The Miners surged in the final minutes of the contest, forcing three crucial turnovers to come home with a 6 point win. 

Koen Sapwell led the Miners with 21 points. Preston Bungei wasn’t far behind him with 15 pts and 9 reb.

KILSYTH 68 (Deng 18, Jeffs 16, Ursich 10)

BALLARAT 74 (Sapwell 21, Bungei 15, Crisp 13)

 

Ringwood Hawks (90) def by Mt. Gambier Pioneers (109)

In a high scoring contest, the top-of-the-comp Pioneers managed a 19 point away win over the Hawks.

Nick Marshall exploded for 32 pts, 9 reb and 4 ast. Robert Heath dropped 26 for the losing side.

1. GAMBIER 109 (Marshall 32, Harris 24, Kubank 24)

RINGWOOD 90 (Heath 26, Daggett 13)

 

Waverly Falcons (80) def by Frankston Blues (96)

The Frankston Blues took over in the second half to defeat Waverly. Their Starting group contributed 91 of their 96 points.

Dillon Stith finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds along with a monster highlight dunk.

WAVERLY 80 (Dillon 16, Harper 14, Heath 15)

FRANKSTON 96 (Stith 29, Barker 19, Hadziomerovic 19)

 

Dandenong Rangers (59) def by NW Tasmania (70)

Despite only a 7 point third quarter, NW Tasmania overall team performance was too strong, dishing out an impressive 22 assists and ultimately getting the victory.

Paul Campbell recorded 16 points along with 7 rebounds. 

DANDENONG 59 (Puoch 18, Soukup 14)

NW TASMANIA 70 (Campbell 16, Scott 13, Woolley 13)