A seven-point loss at house has value Mandurah Magic’s girls an opportunity to strengthen their grip on a spot on this yr’s NBL1 West finals.
The Magic slipped to sixth on the ladder after taking place to Joondalup Wolves 75-68 final Saturday and with a prime 4 spot now out of attain, discover themselves in a three-way tussle with Warwick Senators and Perry Lakes Hawks to complete fifth.
Mandurah have misplaced 5 of the previous eight video games and their run house with simply two video games to play doesn’t get any simpler, beginning this Saturday with a tough conflict away in opposition to trendsetters Willetton.
At Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre on Saturday, the house workforce was minus each Rachel Halleen and Carly Boag however nonetheless received the higher of the begin to lead by as a lot as seven within the first quarter and nonetheless by two on the finish of it.
Joondalup misplaced star import Robbi Ryan within the second quarter to make the duty harder for the finals-bound guests, however by the half they’d labored their approach on prime to steer 41-40.
Mandurah emerged from a see-sawing third quarter with a two-point lead after but it surely was all of the Wolfpack within the last stanza as the house aspect was outscored 22 factors to 13.
Sarah Toeaina top-scored for Mandurah with 19 factors, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, with Kat Tudor producing 18 factors, six boards, 4 assists, two steals and two blocks.
Casey Mihovilovich supplied one other 13 factors, 9 assists, six rebounds, 4 steals and two blocks within the 548th sport of her record-setting profession.
Teige Morrell had one other standout efficiency for Joondalup with 25 factors, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, with Emma Klasztorny excellent in opposition to her former workforce with 18 factors, 10 boards, three assists and two steals as she approaches sport 250.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
