The Flames were dominant on their home court on Friday night, taking care of Adelaide 77-62, and escaped country Victoria with a one-point win over Bendigo, 70-69 on Sunday.
The Flames hold on to fourth place on the ladder behind Bendigo on points differential, but increased their lead over the Canberra Capitals who split their weekend with a home victory over Logan Thunder before falling to Townsville Fire on the road.
Thunder got a big win over the AIS to stay in touch with the finals contenders while Townsville’s win gave the North Queenslanders extra breathing space on the ladder before they head south to Victoria on a double header road trip in Round 9.
The Bulleen Boomers also furthered their lead over the rest of the field with an easy win over the Perth Lynx. It was a disappointing road trip for the Lynx who also fell to the Dandenong Rangers on Saturday.
CANBERRA TRANSACT CAPITALS 79 (Jess Bibby 25, Natalie Hurst 14, Marianna Tolo 13) bt BDS LOGAN THUNDER 60 (Kristen Veal 17, Marta Dydek 10, Natalie Purcell 8, Biancia Abbot 8) Full Match Report
ACUVUE SYDNEY UNI FLAMES 77 (Suzy Batkovic-Brown 27, Mikaela Dombkins 17, Deanne Butler 11) bt ADELAIDE LINK LIGHTNING 62 (Cayla Francis 17, Angela Marino 9, Rebecca Duke 8, Renae Camino 8) Full Match Report
GLOBAL METALS BULLEEN BOOMERS 92 (Liz Cambage 30, Elyse Penaluna 18, Sharin Milner 7, Desiree Glaubitz 7, Anna Crosswhite 7) bt GO FOR 2 AND 5 PERTH LYNX 58 (Melissa Marsh 22, Takia Starks 12, Danielle Campbell 8) Full Match Report
BDS LOGAN THUNDER 93 (Biancia Abbott 24, Natalie Purcell 13, Sarah Graham 13) bt
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT 53 (Tess Madgen 16, Tayla Roberts 15, Madeline Taylor 6, Nicole Seekamp 6, Bree Farley 6) Full Match Report
DANDENONG JAYCO RANGERS 82 (Ashley Lindsey 18, Casey Nash 15, Stephanie Cumming 13) bt GO FOR 2 AND 5 PERTH LYNX 71 (Danielle Campbell 17, Takia Starks 16, Melissa Marsh 12) Full Match Report
TOWNSVILLE MCCAFE FIRE 70 (Aneka Davis 22, Tanya Smith 15, Rachael Flanagan 9) bt CANBERRA TRANSACT CAPITALS 56 (Natalie Hurst 17, Jessica Bibby 10, Carly Wilson 9) Full Match Report
ACUVUE SYDNEY UNI FLAMES 70 (Deanna Smith 17, Suzy Batkovic-Brown 14, Mikaela Dombkins 14) bt BENDIGO BANK SPIRIT 69 (Kristi Harrower 23, Chelsea Aubry 16, Jasmine Finnigan 14) Full Match Report
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