Just two weeks out from the WNBL finals, and teams are still fighting for a coveted spot in the post-season, when Round 17 tips off.
The first game of the week sees the Canberra Capitals looking to celebrate WNBL legend Jess Bibby’s 300th game against the AIS on Wednesday night.
The two top teams, the Adelaide Lightning and the Bulleen Boomers meet on Friday night, while the Dandenong Rangers host the West Coast Waves.
Saturday night sees the Logan Thunder meet the AIS, Bulleen host the Waves and Bendigo host Sydney Uni.
AIS vs Canberra Capitals, Wednesday, 8 February, 7.00pm AEDT, AIS Training Hall
The Canberra Capitals and AIS meet in a special mid-week match-up at the AIS Training Hall on Wednesday night.
Both sides come into this contest on the back of solid victories last round, with Canberra playing finals spoiler to the Thunder and the AIS claiming just their second victory of the year over the West Coast Waves.
The Capitals will be keen to celebrate long-time captain Jess Bibby’s 300th WNBL game in style, and continue to finish off their season on a positive note.
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Dandenong Rangers vs West Coast Waves, Friday, 10 February, 7.30pm AEDT, Dandenong Basketball Stadium
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The West Coast Waves travel to Melbourne to take on the Dandenong Rangers on Friday night.
After a disappointing loss to the AIS during their trip to Alice Springs last week, the Waves now face a tough road-double, while the Rangers jumped from sixth on the ladder to third last round with their victory over the Flames.
With finals positions yet to be confirmed the Rangers must take care of business in this one, and with the Jenna O’Hea improving every week at the pointy end of the season, should have little trouble in this one.
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Adelaide Lightning vs Bulleen Boomers, Friday, 10 February, 7.30pm ACDT, Adelaide Arena
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The Bulleen Boomers travel to Adelaide to take on the Lightning in a first-versus-second match-up on Friday night.
Coming off a difficult road-trip to Queensland last round, Bulleen now face the tough ask of competing against the league’s top team, led by Suzy Batkovic and her 25.2 points per game average.
Adelaide survived overtime last round against Bendigo, and despite their recent injury worries with Batkovic and Screen, it appears the Lightning are headed towards finals better prepared than Bulleen, who lost two more players to injury last round.
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Logan Thunder vs AIS, Saturday, 11 February, 7.00pm AEST, Logan Metro Stadium
The Logan Thunder are at home on Saturday night to face the AIS at Logan Metro Stadium.
The AIS are in their second game of the round, and their final game of the season, while Logan are hoping to rebound from losses to Canberra and Bulleen last weekend, losses that have jeopardised their chances at back-to-back finals appearances.
Cayla Francis has been one of the most consistent players in the league this season, and after three-straight losses, and two tough road games to follow, must guide Logan to victory in this one.
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Bulleen Boomers vs West Coast Waves, Saturday, 11 February, 7.30pm AEDT, Veneto Club
The Bulleen Boomers head home from Adelaide to take on the West Coast Waves at the Veneto Club on Saturday night.
Both sides are backing up for their second game in 24 hours, in a game that sees two of the best forwards of the season going head-to-head, in West Coast’s Rohanee Cox and Bulleen’s Rachel Jarry.
Both players are top-ten in the league in scoring and rebounds, with Cox averaging 16.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while Jarry averages 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.
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Bendigo Spirit vs Sydney Uni Flames, Saturday, 11 February, 7.30pm AEDT, Bendigo Stadium
The final game of the round sees the Bendigo Spirit hosting the Sydney Uni Flames at Bendigo Stadium on Saturday night.
Both sides suffered tough losses last round, but the Flames come into this game with the season series lead of 1-0, after taking an 81-79 victory in their only other meeting of the season in Round Four.
Thankfully for the Spirit, results fell their way and they maintained their fifth place on the ladder this week, and now sit tied with Sydney Uni, who are currently sixth with a record of 11-9.
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