Australia

Regular Season Round 1: Townsville - Bendigo 64-72

Date: October 10, 2015
There was a minor upset when Townsville Fire (0-1) was defeated at home by Bendigo Spirit (1-1) 72-64 on Saturday. Bendigo Spirit made 17-of-20 free shots (85.0 percent) during the game. American forward Kelsey Griffin (188-87, college: Nebraska) fired 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals for the winners. International center Gabrielle Richards (191-84, college: Oregon) chipped in 19 points and 6 rebounds. The former international center Suzy Batkovic-Brown (195-80) produced 17 points and 5 rebounds and New Zealand guard Micaela Cocks (174-86, college: Oregon) added 13 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Townsville Fire's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Bendigo Spirit will meet at home Perth Lynx in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Townsville Fire will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Bendigo: G.Richards 19+6reb+1ast, K.Griffin 17+8reb+4ast, K.Wilson 16+4reb+5ast, B.Snell 11+3reb+3ast, J.Burke 5+1reb+1ast, H.Oliver 2+6reb+1ast
Townsville: S.Batkovic-Brown 17+5reb+1ast, M.Cocks 13+3reb+1ast, T.Tatham 10+6reb+1ast, M.Murray 10+2reb+4ast, C.George 4+4reb+2ast, C.Gallagher 3+2reb+2ast
gschID: 403966

  BENDIGO (coach: Kennedy Kereama)72
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
88 WalsIj, KRllF 43 4-0 (15%) 6-3 (80%) 9-9 (655%) 6 4 3 0 8 5 6 5 5 4 61 61 5
84 GQaffaj, KRlsRF 44 1-61 (49.0%) 6-8 (05%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 2 2 3 4 5 1 6 5 8 69 67 5
45 eaZhiQds, GiMQaRllR 45 9-65 (95%) 5-6 (5%) 0-1 (24.4%) 6 0 1 6 4 5 5 5 5 0 67 64 5
68 AjRll, mRlajdi 87 6-3 (80%) 4-0 (15%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 4 6 5 6 5 5 6 66 66 5
9 PlaLRQ, HRiUhRQ 81 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 8 9 5
1 HiQQajDUIj, KRQQFj 85 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4 muQVR, zIF 69 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 5 6 6 3 5 5 5 5 6 0 5 5
66 ApRjZRQ, SshlRaDh 4 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
2 bZippaIj, AiQih 4 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
wIUil   85-38 (39.1%) 0-63 (40.9%) 69-85 (20.5%) 0 80 45 61 64 5 7 6 5 64 98 12  


  TOWNSVILLE (coach: Shannon Seebohm)64
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
48 CIZVs, baZiRli 40 3-9 (09.6%) 6-4 (44.4%) 8-4 (11.9%) 5 4 4 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 64 0 5
65 buQQiF, bai 40 4-0 (15%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5 8 8 3 8 5 5 6 5 6 65 7 5
2 miUVILaZ-mQITj, AuJF 46 0-64 (42.0%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-6 (655%) 5 0 0 6 3 5 3 6 5 4 69 68 5
64 wiUhiB, wiBiQi 87 3-1 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 6 5 5 6 6 5 3 65 68 5
88 GRIQDR, CiFli 83 6-2 (68.0%) 5-8 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 6 4 3 8 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 -0 5
63 GiQMaj, giQZRR 68 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 5
7 GilliDhRQ, ChRQaR 68 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 8 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 4 0 5
86 XILIsRl, XiUilaR 65 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 6 8 -8 5
85 OiilLisU, ChRLijjih 3 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 5
66 GiJR, KiUR 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 -6 5
68 cRlRjVi, ziZEua  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   85-30 (33.3%) 0-64 (42.0%) 7-63 (13.4%) 0 85 80 68 67 5 1 3 5 69 13 49  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)