Misplaced Pages

2015 WNBL Finals

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
2015 women's basketball finals
2015 WNBL finals
TeamCoachWins
Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 1
Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 0
Dates21 February – 8 March 2015
MVPMia Newley (TSV)
Preliminary finalBendigo def. Sydney, 1–0
← 2014 WNBL finals 2016 →

The 2015 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2014–15 season. The Bendigo Spirit were the two-time defending champions, however they were defeated in the Grand Final by the Townsville Fire. The 2014–15 WNBL Championship was Townsville's first title.

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Townsville Fire 17 5 77.27 22
2 Bendigo Spirit 15 7 68.18 22
3 Dandenong Rangers 12 10 54.55 22
4 Sydney Uni Flames 11 11 50.00 22
5 Canberra Capitals 11 11 50.00 22
6 Melbourne Boomers 11 11 50.00 22
7 Adelaide Lightning 7 15 31.82 22
8 West Coast Waves 4 18 18.18 22

Bracket

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
22 February – Townsville RSL Stadium 8 March – Townsville RSL Stadium
Townsville Fire82Townsville Fire75
Bendigo Spirit63 1 March – Bendigo StadiumBendigo Spirit65
Bendigo Spirit85
21 February – Dandenong Basketball StadiumSydney Uni Flames77
Dandenong Rangers80
Sydney Uni Flames89

Semi-finals

(1) Townsville Fire vs. (2) Bendigo Spirit

22 February 2015
2:00PM (AEST)
Boxscore
Townsville Fire 82–63 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 12–23, 22–7, 22–17
Pts: Francis 20
Rebs: Francis 14
Asts: McCully 10		 Pts: Griffin 21
Rebs: Griffin 9
Asts: Oliver 3
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Referees: Toni Caldwell, Sean Myers

(3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Sydney Uni Flames

21 February 2015
3:00PM (AEDT)
Boxscore
Dandenong Rangers 80–89 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–16, 13–21, 18–32
Pts: Pondexter 27
Rebs: Taylor 7
Asts: Pondexter, Taylor 3		 Pts: Cox 24
Rebs: Ruef 9
Asts: Mitchell 4
Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria
Referees: Scott Brown, Peter Houghton, Sarah Carey

Preliminary final

(2) Bendigo Spirit vs. (4) Sydney Uni Flames

1 March 2015
3:00PM (AEDT)
Boxscore
Bendigo Spirit 85–77 Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 33–24, 20–26, 17–12, 15–15
Pts: Wilson 32
Rebs: Richards 15
Asts: Griffin 6		 Pts: Johnson, Ruef 17
Rebs: Johnson 8
Asts: Ebzery 5
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria
Referees: Sarah Carey, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Grand Final

(1) Townsville Fire vs. (2) Bendigo Spirit

8 March 2015
2:00PM (AEST)
Boxscore
Townsville Fire 75–65 Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–16, 12–12, 16–14
Pts: Newley 23
Rebs: Batkovic 11
Asts: McCully 9		 Pts: Snell 17
Rebs: Richards 17
Asts: Wilson 5
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Scott Brown, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Rosters

2014–15 Townsville Fire roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 Australia Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 5 Australia McCully, Rachael 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 6 Australia Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 7 Australia Cumming, Stephanie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 8 Australia Batkovic, Suzy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 10 Australia Newley, Mia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 11 Australia Gaze, Kate 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 12 Australia Zelenka, Jacqui 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F/C 22 Australia Francis, Cayla 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 32 New Zealand Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
F 33 New Zealand Harmon, Jillian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
2014–15 Bendigo Spirit roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 Australia Lavey, Tessa 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 5 Australia Wilson, Andrea 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 7 Australia Oliver, Heather 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 9 Australia Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 11 Australia Roberts, Tayla 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G/F 12 Australia Snell, Belinda 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 14 Canada Aubry, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 15 Australia Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
F/C 20 Australia Richards, Gabrielle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 22 Australia Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 23 United States Griffin, Kelsey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 24 Australia Chalmers, Jane 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

References

  1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
WNBL Finals
1980s
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s
2019–20 2020 2022 2023 2024
Categories:
2015 WNBL Finals Add topic