Trojans march on at WBC
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Taranaki Trojans brought up their third victory of the weekend, defeating Canterbury Wildcats 67-48 as the 2012 Women’s Basketball Championship entered the second day of its second tournament.
Forwards Josie Stockill and Terai Sadler each had 17 points as their team improved their record to 6-3 for the season.
In the other early game of the day, Nelson Sparks accounted for Waikato Wizards 51-43, behind 15 points from Jelena Vucinic.
Hutt Valley continued their momentum, suffering just the one loss so far, with a win over Southland Kelvin Hotel Pearls, while titleholders Otago Oceana Goldrush kept their slim hopes alive over Palmerston North.
Women’s Basketball Championship
Tournament Two, Lower Hutt
Saturday, July 21
9am
Waikato Wizards 43 (Natasha Lenden 17) Nelson Sparks 51 (Jelen Vucinic 15, Jess Bygate 12)
Taranaki Trojans 67 (Jose Stockill 17, Terai Sadler 17, Cara Stonnell 10) Canterbury Wildcats 48 (Dallas Fredriksen 16)
11am
Hutt Valley Flyers 54 (Stella Beck 16, Jacinta Beckley 10) Southland Kelvin Hotel Pearls 37 (Elise Cassidy 10, Te Huinga Selby-Rickett 10)
Otago Oceana Goldrush 69 (Te Paea Selby-Rickett 15, Soraya Jensen 12, Jodi Brown 12) Palmerston North Storm 50 (Rachel Craig 9, Danielle Pomare-Mackay 9, Alicia McEwen 9)
2pm
Waitakere West Auckland Rangers 62 (Chevannah Paalvast 13, Adoniah Lewis 11) Rotorua Lady Vols 46 (Aroha Jennings 26, Makayla Daysh 13)
3pm
Nelson Sparks 64 (Jess Bygate 20, Jelena Vucinic 10) Harbour Breeze 52 (Karlene Kingi 12, Brooke Blaire 11)
5pm
Canterbury Wildcats 48 (Hannah McKay 10, Hayley Gray 10) Hutt Valley Flyers 75 (Milomilo Nanai 15, Stella Beck 15, Margaret Scott 15)
Otago Oceana Goldrush 64 (Soraya Jensen 17, Te Paea Selby-Rickett 16) Taranaki Trojans 51 (Terai Sadler 20, Hannah Flemming 12, Jose Stockill 10)
7pm
Rotorua Lady Vols 51 (Aroha Jennings 27) Palmerston North Storm 36 (Danielle Pomare-Mackay 14)
Southland Kelvin Hotel Pearls 62 (Te Huinga Selby-Rickett 16, Elise Cassidy 14, Morgan Hunter 14, Bailey McDougall 11) Waikato Wizards 74 (Natasha Lenden 20, Camella Shortland 13, Miriam Slatter 12, Dionne Martin 12)
Standings
Hutt Valley Flyers 8-1
Waitakere West Auckland Flyers 7-2
Nelson Sparks 7-2
Taranaki Trojans 6-4
Waikato Wizards 5-4
Harbour Breeze 4-4
Otago Oceana Goldrush 4-4
Canterbury Wildcats 3-5
Palmerston North Storm 2-6
Rotorua Lady Volcanoes 2-7
Southland Kelvin Hotel Pearls 0-9
Click here to view the online results.
