Basketball New Zealand

Women's Basketball Championship

The venue changed but little else did as the Harbour Breeze repeated as champions at the second tournament of the Women’s Basketball Championship on Saturday.

Even without Tall Ferns forward Charmian Purcell, who was ruled out after breaking her nose, Harbour rolled to the Dunedin Tournament title with a 58-46 win over the Taranaki Trojans at The Edgar Centre.

Former Tall Fern Karlene Kingi was the star on the final day for the Breeze, with a pair of 20-point games.

Kingi was one of three double-digit scorers as Harbour put away the Trojans with a 19-8 third quarter. Another former Tall Fern, Jodi Tini, had 12 points and Emerging Tall Fern Chelsea Terei finished with 11, while Amber Bellringer led Taranaki with 14 points.

Kingi also had 20 points as Harbour advanced to a second straight WBC final with a 63-51 win over the Waikato Wizards in the morning. The Trojans got by the host Otago Gold Rush 83-64 thanks to 25 points from Bellringer and 24 points from Emerging Tall Fern Zoe Kensington.

Women’s Basketball Championship

Dunedin Tournament

The Edgar Centre, Dunedin

Saturday, July 25

5th-8th Playoff
Canterbury Wildcats 77 (Miranda Caldwell 19, Erin Rooney 13, Georgina Richards 11) South Canterbury 36 (Libby Stuck 14)
1Q: 25-14
HT: 40-21 (15-7)
3Q: 62-26 (22-5)
FT: 77-36 (15-10)

NZ Academy 104 (Milika Nathan 41, Jelena Vucinic 19) Wellington Swish 91 (Molly McCallum 19, Donna Fermanis 18, Melissa LeToa 15, Rebecca van Kuyk 11) OT
1Q: 22-18
HT: 45-40 (23-22)
3Q: 71-63 (26-23)
FT: 87-87 (16-24)
OT: 104-91 (17-4)

Semifinals
Harbour Breeze 63 (Karlene Kingi 20, Mieke Elkington 13, Jodi Tini 11) Waikato Wizards 51 (Natasha Lenden 22)
1Q: 18-13
HT: 31-26 (13-13)
3Q: 44-35 (13-9)
HT: 63-51 (19-16)

Taranaki Trojans 83 (Amber Bellringer 25, Zoe Kensington 24, Jenna Kensington 11) Otago Gold Rush 64 (Samara Gallaher 21, Janet Main 17, Renee Johnson 8)
1Q: 22-13
HT: 42-26 (20-13)
3Q: 57-41 (15-15)
FT: 83-64 (26-23)

7th-8th Playoff
Wellington Swish 111 (Jasmine Davis 25, Melissa LeToa 16, TeAmo Amaru Tibble 16, Donna Fermanis 16) South Canterbury 33 (Libby Stuck 8)
1Q: 28-6
HT: 49-11 (21-5)
3Q: 75-20 (26-9)
FT: 111-33 (36-13)

5th-6th Playoff
Canterbury Wildcats 89 (Erin Rooney 25, Hannah McKay 21, Stacey Costain 12, Miranda Caldwell 11) NZ Academy 68 (Jelena Vucinic 23, Milika Nathan 12)
1Q: 22-17
HT: 51-35 (29-18)
3Q: 77-50 (26-15)
FT: 89-68 (12-18)

3rd-4th Playoff
Waikato Wizards 78 (Alana Auld 15, Natasha Lenden 14, Miriam Slatter 14) Otago Gold Rush 71 (Samara Gallaher 24, Janet Main 12)
1Q: 19-22
HT: 42-39 (23-17)
3Q: 56-57 (14-18)
FT: 78-71 (22-14)

Final
Harbour Breeze 58 (Karlene Kingi 20, Jodi Tini 12, Chelsea Terei 11) Taranaki Trojans 46 (Amber Bellringer 14, Zoe Kensington 12, Megan Jones 12)
1Q: 18-10
HT: 29-24 (11-14)
3Q: 48-32 (19-8)
FT: 58-46 (10-14)

Final Placings
1 Harbour Breeze
2 Taranaki Trojans
3 Waikato Wizards
4 Otago Gold Rush
5 Canterbury Wildcats
6 NZ Academy
7 Wellington Swish
8 South Canterbury