As part of Basketball Australia and the WNBL’s support for our official charity Ovarian Cancer Australia, Round 16 has been renamed ‘Teal Ribbon Round’ in the WNBL, after the international symbol for ovarian cancer.
Find out more about Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month here or at their official website www.ovariancancer.net.au
After a round last week that threw up more questions than answers regarding the run towards the finals, only the Adelaide Lightning are safe in their current ladder position, when ‘Teal Ribbon Round’ tips off.
The round tips off with a crucial match-up between the Rangers and the Flames in Sydney on Friday night, while the Bulleen Boomers play the first of their weekend Queensland road-double against the Townsville Fire and the Logan Thunder travel to take on the Capitals.
Saturday night sees the Bendigo Spirit take on the all-conquering Lightning in Adelaide, while the West Coast Waves look for back-to-back victories against the AIS in their showdown in Alice Springs.
Sunday’s only game sees the Bulleen Boomers and Logan Thunder battle in their second games for the round in Logan.
Canberra Capitals vs Logan Thunder, Friday, 3 February, 7.00pm AEDT, AIS Arena
The Logan Thunder look to consolidate their finals position when they take on the Canberra Capitals at the AIS Arena on Friday night.
After a loss to the Sydney Uni Flames last round, the eighth placed Capitals will be hoping to finish the season on positive note.
With the Capitals now out of the finals race, they will look to act as spoilers for the Thunder, who currently sit fourth on the ladder with a record of 10-7.
Logan were beaten by Adelaide last round, but with five games remaining still hold their destiny in their own hands.
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Sydney Uni Flames vs Dandenong Rangers, Friday, 3 February, 7.00pm AEDT, SUSAC
ABC TV GAME OF THE WEEK – broadcast on ABC1 on Saturday, 4 February from 1.00pm AEDT.
The Dandenong Rangers travel to take on the Sydney Uni Flames in a do or die WNBL finals showdown on Friday night at SUSAC in Sydney.
Both sides picked up crucial victories last round, with the Flames ending a three-game losing streak, while the Rangers demolished the AIS.
Both sides currently sit tied on a record of 11-8, with Dandenong placed sixth on the ladder and Sydney Uni seventh and desperate to break into the top five.
Dandenong hold the advantage in their season’s head-to-head battles, having taken out an 11 point, Round Nine victory in their only other meeting.
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Townsville Fire vs Bulleen Boomers, Friday, 3 February, 7.30pm AEST, Townsville RSL Stadium
The Bulleen Boomers look to get back on the winner’s list in the first of their Queensland road double-headers this weekend, against the Townsville Fire at the Townsville RSL Stadium on Friday night.
It is a battle between the second placed Boomers, and the third placed Fire, but neither side are certain of their finals appearances just yet.
The two sides come into the contest tied on 12 wins apiece, with Bulleen holding the advantage in their head-to-head match-ups this season, having defeated the Fire in their only other meeting in Round 12.
However Bulleen will be without impressive rookie Jo Leedham for the second-straight week, while Kerryn Harrington is also a possibility to miss her second-straight game for Bulleen.
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West Coast Waves vs AIS, Saturday, 4 February, 7.30pm CST, Alice Springs
WNBL action comes to the Northern Territory on Saturday night, when the West Coast Waves and AIS travel to meet in Alice Springs.
Both sides will be keen to showcase their talent to the Alice Springs crowd, while also searching for a rare victory in what has been a difficult year on the court for both clubs.
Playing for nothing more than pride, the West Coast Waves will go into the contest favourites, coming off the back of their team-lifting victory against the Bendigo Spirit in their last game, giving them the rare opportunity of back-to-back victories.
The AIS faded out badly against Dandenong last round, but will know that this is their best chance of recording a second victory for the year.
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Bendigo Spirit vs Adelaide Lightning, Saturday, 4 February, 7.30pm AEDT, Bendigo Stadium
WNBL Radio will be broadcasting LIVE Saturday, 4 February from 7.15pm AEDT (6.45pm Adelaide Time). Log on to wnbl.com.au to tune in.
After four-straight road games, the Bendigo Spirit are at home this round to take on the Adelaide Lightning at Bendigo Stadium on Saturday night.
Coming off a crucial Round 15 win over the Bulleen Boomers, the Spirit now look to cause an upset over the league leaders and separate themselves from the three teams tied on records of 11-8.
Despite the absence of Suzy Batkovic, the Lightning swept their Queensland road-double last round, led by Player of the Week Abby Bishop, who is averaging 16.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game this season.
Lightning forward Jenni Screen suffered a broken nose in the closing minutes of her side’s win over Townsville last round, but is expected to be available to play.
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Logan Thunder vs Bulleen Boomers, Sunday, 5 February, 2.00pm AEST, Logan Metro Stadium
The final game of the round sees the Bulleen Boomers travel to Logan Metro Stadium to take on the home town Thunder on Sunday afternoon.
With just three rounds remaining, this is the first time the two sides will have met for the season, with each team coming into the contest on the backend of a double-header.
With finals positions still up for grabs the Thunder will be hoping to take care of business against a Boomers side with a number of players under injury clouds.
It will be an intriguing match-up when Bulleen’s Liz Cambage, who averages 21.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, goes head-to-head with Logan’s double-double machine and league leading rebounder Cayla Francis.
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