Basketball New Zealand

Women's Basketball Championship

The Harbour Breeze, Canterbury Wildcats, Otago Gold Rush and Taranaki Trojans will battle it out for the inaugural Women’s Basketball Championship title on the final day of the Wellington Tournament on Saturday.

Follow results from day three on www.basketball.org.nz:

Women’s Basketball Championship

Wellington Tournament

Southwest Stadium, Wellington

Saturday, August 22

Semifinals
Harbour Breeze 72 (Charmian Purcell 23, Karlene Kingi 12, Noni Wharemate 10, Jodi Cameron 10) Canterbury Wildcats 51 (Megan Shea 14, Georgina Richards 10)
1Q: 23-14
HT: 35-29 (12-15)
3Q: 52-42 (17-13)
FT: 72-51 (20-9)

Otago Gold Rush 63 (Suzie Bates 25, Janet Main 11, Danielle Calnan 10) Taranaki Trojans 50 (Zoe Kensington 9)
1Q: 18-14
HT: 29-27 (11-13)
3Q: 50-37 (21-10)
FT: 63-50 (13-13)

7th-8th Classification
Wellington Swish 88 (Molly McCallum 19, Renee Leota 17, Fairen Lepaio 15, Jasmine Davis 15) NZ Academy 83 (Jelena Vucinic 24, Milika Nathan 14, Anna Lacey 14, Lisa Scott 10)
1Q: 14-24
HT: 50-38 (36-14)
3Q: 71-62 (21-24)
FT: 88-83 (17-21)

9th-10th Classification
GABBA Gators 72 (Stevee Theyers 22, Adoniah Lewis 13, Emma Gillespie 12, Ema Bryant 10) Hutt Valley 53 (Mariana Cowan 14, Ava Filipo 10, Liz McKie 10)
1Q: 14-7
HT: 30-30 (16-23)
3Q: 47-39 (17-9)
FT: 72-53 (25-14)

Plate Final
Waikato Wizards 73 (Miriam Slatter 21, Leanne Walker 19, Natasha Lenden 16) Waikato Cougars 65 (Moengaroa Subritzky 19, Letava Whippy 18, Shiana Harris 15)
1Q: 21-22
HT: 42-29 (21-7)
3Q: 57-49 (15-20)
FT: 73-65 (16-16)

Championship Final
Harbour Breeze 80 (Karlene Kingi 22, Charmian Purcell 21, Chanel Pompallier 12, Pip Connell 10) Otago Gold Rush 53 (Suzie Bates 14, Elise Cassidy 13, Samara Gallaher 11)
1Q: 18-17
HT: 44-28 (26-11)
3Q: 67-39 (23-11)
FT: 80-53 (13-14)