Can the Breeze Continue Domination of WBC

Title favourites NZ Force Harbour Breeze and Oceana Otago Goldrush will get an early chance to sound each other out on Day One of the Women’s Basketball Championship finals in Dunedin this month.
Last year’s finalists have also met for maximum points in the two preliminary rounds so far this season. They are drawn to face off in their opening game of the playoffs at 11am, August 19.

Harbour, Otago, Waikato Wizards, Taranaki and the NZ Force Academy will contest the championship round of the competition.

Palmerston North, NZ Force Waikato Cougars, Hutt Valley, Canterbury Wildcats and the NZ U17s make up the plate section, with the winners playing the bottom-placed championship side for the minor silverware.

Women’s Basketball Championship
Edgar Centre, Dunedin

Section A - Championship
Waikato Wizards
NZ Force Harbour Breeze
Oceana Goldrush
NZ Force Academy
Taranaki Trojans

Section B - Plate
Palmerston North Storm
Hutt Valley Flyers
NZ Force Cougars
NZ U17
Canterbury Wildcats

Thursday, August 19
9am
NZ Force Academy v Waikato Wizards
Palmerston North Storm v NZ U17

11am
NZ Force Harbour Breeze v Oceana Goldrush
Hutt Valley Flyers v Canterbury Wildcats

2pm
Waikato Wizards v Taranaki Trojans
NZ Force Cougars v NZ U17

5pm
NZ Force Harbour Breeze v NZ Force Academy
Palmerston North Storm v Hutt Valley Flyers

7pm
Taranaki Trojans v Oceana Goldrush
Canterbury Wildcats v NZ Force Cougars

Friday, August 20
9am
Taranaki Trojans v NZ Force Academy
Hutt Valley Flyers v NZ Force Cougars

11am
Waikato Wizards v Oeana Goldrush
NZ U17 v Canterbury Wildcats

2pm
NZ Force Harbour Breeze v Taranaki Trojans
NZ Force Cougars v Palmerston North Storm

5pm
Oceana Goldrush v NZ Force Academy
Hutt Valley Flyers v NZ U17

7pm
NZ Force Harbour Breeze v Waikato Wizards
Palmerston North Storm v Canterbury Wildcats

Saturday, August 21
9am
A1 v A4 (SF 1)
A2 v A3 (SF 2)

11am
B2 v B3 (7th/8th)
Canterbury Wildcats v NZU17 (9th/10th)

2pm
A5v B1 (Plate Final, 5th/6th)

4pm
Winner SF 1 v Winner SF 2 (Championship Final)

7.30pm
Prize Giving
Port Otago Lounge, The Edgar Centre


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