Amy Atwell’s devastating third quarter taking pictures effort has helped Perth Lynx previous the Southside Flyers 95-85 within the battle for outright second spot.
Atwell scored 27 factors and added 4 steals on Saturday evening, breaking open a decent WNBL contest with a sequence of powerful pictures.
The Lynx guard made five-of-nine triples, one specifically from the nook, in heavy visitors, a nail within the coffin of a Flyers aspect that had been clinging on.
Aari McDonald (25 factors, eight assists, six rebounds) was all over the place for the victors whereas centre Mercedes Russell (20 factors, 12 rebounds, 4 steals) and Bec Cole (19 factors, six assists) paced the Flyers.
Victory improved Perth to 7-3, forward of the Flyers (6-4) and behind the top-ranked Townsville Fire (8-2) who had been upset 82-62 on Saturday evening because the Melbourne Boomers ended a three-game shedding streak.
Atwell’s effort continued per week of good solo efforts throughout the league, kick-started by Lauren Nicholson in Sydney’s 86-58 drubbing of the Boomers on Wednesday.
She drilled six-of-eight triples on her strategy to 24 factors, whereas Emma Clarke had 16 factors, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and three steals for the winners.
Jade Melbourne then trumped Nicholson’s effort, making six of her seven long-range makes an attempt in a 31-point haul for UC Capitals.
The 21-year-old had seven rebounds and 5 assists in an 86-73 win over Adelaide, the Capitals’ second victory in a row after eight losses to start the season.
It was Melbourne’s second straight sport of 30-plus factors.
The Flames made it two-from-two throughout the spherical, Cayla George (17 factors, 9 assists, eight rebounds) guiding them previous Bendigo Spirit 79-67 on Friday.
Nicholson capped a high-quality week’s work with 20 factors, six rebounds, 4 assists for Sydney, who moved to 6-5 and on the cusp of the highest 4.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
