Women's Game Previews - Round 14
(Includes Round 5 results when the Teams last played)
North Adelaide Rockets v South Adelaide, Sun, June 27th, 1.15pm at Hillcrest
North 91 (B Lock 20, M Stabile 17, J Hill 11, S Zecevic, S McKay, K Williams 8) defeated
South 74 (C Johnson 23, C Carpenter 21, S Peddle 8)
When the sides last met, Southern were successful 101 – 55, that score their highest for the season and largest winning margin posted against any other team. Centrals’ form in recent weeks has improved and as result the losing margins have decreased. Lions Coach Winston Folland will look for his players to support Amber Land who has been a prolific scorer over recent games. Without that support the Lions will be in for another tough afternoon. Southern will want hold onto the 5th place or climb higher during the remainder of the season.
Norwood 56 (R Duke 20, R Herrick 14, A MacDermot 11)
Both clubs should enter this match off expected wins but with the makeup of each side uncertain due to either injury or absence it is difficult to predict the result. The winner of this contest will occupy outright third position if results go as expected the night before. The return of playing Coach Sam Woosnam will be a big factor for the Flames to counter and guard Irene Sourlatzis has been in good form scoring 23 points against Centrals. Norwood may have the trump card in Rachel Herrick with the absence of West Centre Kerrin Webber.
Woodville 46 (K Perkas 14, M O’Neil, A White 9)
Sturt will start warm favourites in this match but Woodville would be buoyed by their recent form, especially the game against the 2nd placed Eagles when they fell short in that match by only 5 points, 58 – 53, when Woodville hurt by a low scoring 1st quarter. The Warriors’ MacKenzie O’Neil may see court time guarding Sabres Centre Monique Bowley that could prove to be a daunting task given her recent form. Warrior guards April Brown and Alissa Hampton will hope to repeat their form against South when they both recorded their highest score for the season.
Eastern 49 (T Madgen 22, J Fricker 7, J Robbertsen, D Wilcox 6)
Both clubs will be desperate for victory, with Forestville keen to claim top spot before the end of the season and the Mavericks looking to win to keep their finals hopes alive. Eastern will be hoping that Mia Newley hits a bag of points against Southern the night before after going scoreless against the Rockets the week before. If she fires up on Saturday night they would be looking for her to have a quiet one on Sunday. Last time the sides met Newley was the round high scorer with 38 points. Eastern were blown away after only scoring 7 points in the 2nd quarter and 7 points in the last, wrecking any chance of victory. Forestville has only dropped two games this season with their quest for back to back titles still on track.
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