Sabres Too Strong for Rockets in Qualifying Final

The game was close early with both sides keen to get a good start, but the Sabres finished the first quarter strongly, taking a seven-point lead into quarter time.

Sturt’s dominance continued into the second quarter as they outscored the Rockets by eight points. During the third quarter, Sturt outscored North Adelaide by nine points as they took a 24 point lead into the final break.

The Rockets had a better final quarter, outscoring the Sabres by two points and dominating the rebounds. However, after dominating for almost all of the game, Sturt were 22 point winners over North Adelaide.

The Sabres were shooting accurately, scoring from most of their attacking efforts. The Rockets made some crucial and ultimately costly mistakes under the basket. Three more threes to the Sabres also helped them to get across the line.

Amy Shaw was excellent for the Sabres, scoring 12 points, a game high eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. She also had no turnovers to her name.

Hannah Richards another key player for Sturt. She scored 13 points, along with six rebounds, two assists and a steal.

Jo Hill was one of the best for the Rockets, scoring a team high of 14 points, along with five rounds and three assists. North Adelaide’s Jamie-Lee Peris was another stand out player. She scored nine points and had five rebounds and four assists.

Jess McPhail was the highest scorer for Sturt, with 14 points to her name, including two crucial threes. She also had four assists and three rebounds.

North Adelaide’s Genna Anderson and Jess Smart had six and four rebounds respectively. Smart had eight points and two steals to her name, while Anderson had two points and two steals also.

Hannah Bowley scored 11 points for the Sabres along with two rebounds, a steal and an assist.

Sturt will play the undefeated Norwood Flames in the second semi-final, while North Adelaide will play the Forestville Eagles, who beat the Eastern Mavericks in the elimination final.

Sturt Sabres 82 (Jess McPhail 14, Hannah Richards 13, Amy Shaw 12)
North Adelaide Rockets 60 (Jo Hill 14, Jamie-Lee Peris 9, Jess Smart 8, Kirsty Williams 8)

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By Samantha Thomas




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