Tall Ferns News
July 8, 2008
The New Zealand Olympic Committee named the New Zealand Tall Ferns women’s Olympic basketball team today for Beijing 2008.
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June 16, 2008
NZ Tall Ferns coach Mike McHugh has seen his worst fears realized after European powerhouses Spain and the Czech Republic landed in his team’s group at the Beijing Olympics.
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June 6, 2008
If the NZ Tall Ferns were suffering delusions of grandeur after beating world champions Australia in April, coach Mike McHugh believes they have been brought back down to earth with a thud during their just-completed tour of Europe.
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June 5, 2008
“Four mad minutes” transformed the NZ Tall Ferns’ encounter with the Czech Republic from a contest to a rout as they fell 51-72 in Zlin last night.
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June 3, 2008
Sharpshooters Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe and Micaela Cocks made their case for Olympic honours as they guided the NZ Tall Ferns to a 69-60 victory over Angola in Madrid.
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June 1, 2008
June 2 has become a “stake in the sand” day for the NZ Tall Ferns after their agonizing 67-71 loss to Japan in the third outing of their European tour, part of their build-up towards the Beijing Olympics.
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May 31, 2008
Fatigue, perhaps jet lag, took its toll on the NZ Tall Ferns as they slipped to a 58-77 loss against hosts Spain in the second game of their European tour, part of their build-up towards the Beijing Olympics.
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May 29, 2008
Pint-sized point guard Angela Marino traveled the longest to get there, but still had enough left to guide her NZ Tall Ferns to a 63-55 victory over Angola in the opening game of their European tour.
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May 27, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns’ fortunes at the Beijing Olympics may well rest on their games against Angola on the upcoming tour of Europe.
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May 22, 2008
New Zealand’s Christchurch-based franchise in the Australian WNBL invites all women players aged over 16 to open try-outs in Christchurch on July 8/9.
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May 8, 2008
Christchurch Sirens captain Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe has passed a fitness test on an injured knee and will rejoin the NZ Tall Ferns on their upcoming tour of Europe.
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May 7, 2008
NZ Tall Black Jess McCormack is excited about her transfer to one of US college basketball’s premier women’s programmes, the University of Connecticut, later this year.
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April 27, 2008
The Olympic gods have smiled on the Tall Ferns and answered coach Mike McHugh’s prayers by delivering a kindly draw for the New Zealand women.
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April 26, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns succumbed to a three-point barrage in the final quarter to let Korea sneak through for victory in the fifth/sixth playoff at the Good Luck Beijing tournament in China.
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April 25, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns gave Kiwis another reason to feel proud on ANZAC Day, pulling off an historic victory over their allies in battle, but their rivals in sport - Australia - at the Good Luck Beijing tournament in China.
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April 24, 2008
Stung by their heavy loss to the host team two days ago, the NZ Tall Ferns have regrouped to take a moral victory over the world’s top-ranked women’s basketball power - the United States - at the Good Luck Beijing tournament in China.
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April 22, 2008
Hosts China continued to show their readiness for the Olympics, crushing the NZ Tall Ferns 99-73 for their third victory at the Good Luck Beijing tournament.
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April 20, 2008
NZ Tall Fern coach Mike McHugh was left with mixed feelings following his team’s 78-90 loss to Korea in their second outing of the Good Luck Beijing tournament, the official Olympic basketball test event.
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April 19, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns let a significant international victory slip through their fingers in the dying stages as they fell 71-75 to Cuba in their opening game of the Good Luck Beijing tournament, the official Olympic basketball test event.
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April 17, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns have produced one of their best international performances in four years, running China 67-71 in Ningbo overnight.
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April 16, 2008
After nearly a decade as a Tall Fern, Aneka Kerr feels ready to lead the national women’s basketball team to the Beijing Olympics.
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April 10, 2008
New Tall Ferns squad member Jillian Harmon and her Stanford Cardinal team-mates did not end their season with an NCAA Championship.
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April 8, 2008
The night before the most important day of her life so far, new Tall Fern Jillian Harmon seems remarkably cool.
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April 7, 2008
Undercover Kiwi Jillian Harmon has double reason to celebrate.
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April 6, 2008
A severely depleted Tall Fern squad gave their world champion rivals something to think about before falling 60-80 in the second of two “friendly” games at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
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April 5, 2008
One small step towards the Beijing Olympics … many, many, many more required.
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April 1, 2008
Tall Fern coach Mike McHugh will get his first real look at newcomer Clare Bodensteiner when the Olympic-bound national women’s team gather for the first time at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra tomorrow.
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March 17, 2008
Toby Robson, Dominion Post
Two American college players have unexpectedly landed in the lap of the New Zealand women’s basketball team just six months out from the Olympic Games.
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February 25, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns will face Cuba in the opening game of the Good Luck Olympic Test Event in Beijing, April 19.
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February 20, 2008
Tall Fern Jess McCormack has decided to leave the University of Washington women’s basketball programme.
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February 18, 2008
NZPA
The Christchurch Sirens have ended their inaugural season in the Women’s National Basketball League on a low with a 60-68 loss away to Perth.
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February 14, 2008
The NZ Tall Ferns will join forces with their old foes when they begin their Olympic preparation with a camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, April 2-6.
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February 11, 2008
The Christchurch Sirens have ended the Bendigo Spirit’s hopes of a historic finals berth in their first Australian Defence Force WNBL season following their physical 72-68 win at Cowles Stadium on Saturday night.
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February 4, 2008
The Christchurch Sirens ended the AIS’ Australian Defence Force WNBL playoff aspirations with a 76-55 win over the Institute at Cowles Stadium on Saturday night.
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January 28, 2008
Stuff.co.nz
Sydney University settled a score with the Christchurch Sirens winning Friday night’s Australian Defence Force WNBL match 71-56 at Cowles Stadium.
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January 28, 2008
Point guard Angela Marino earned bragging rights over Tall Fern team-mate Lisa Pardon as Adelaide Lightning defeated Bendigo Spirit 101-76 on the road in the Australian Defence Force WNBL.
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January 19, 2008
Christchurch Press
The Christchurch Sirens cannot make the play-offs of the Australian Defence Force WNBL, but they can play party-pooper on others like they did last night, dousing the Townsville Fire 63-55.
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January 14, 2008
Tall Fern Angela Marino provided the winning basket as Australian Defence Force WNBL leaders Adelaide Lightning came from behind to edge Townsville Fire 68-67 on the road.
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January 7, 2008
Former Northcote College team-mates Jess McCormack and Kezia Kelly went head to head for their respective US colleges with McCormack emerging as the dominant factor in University of Washington’s 61-46 victory over Washington State.
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December 20, 2007
Geoff Longley, Christchurch Press
The Christchurch Sirens suffered an Adelaide Lightning strike last night - blitzed 92-66 to lose their unblemished Australian Defence Force WNBL league home record at Cowles Stadium.
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