2013 WNBL Finals

2013 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 1
Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 0
Dates23 February – 10 March 2013
MVPKelsey Griffin (Bendigo)
Preliminary FinalTownsville def. Dandenong, 1–0
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The 2013 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2012–13 season.[1] The Dandenong Rangers were the defending champions but were defeated in the preliminary final by Townsville.

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Bendigo Spirit 21 3 87.5 24
2 Dandenong Rangers 19 5 79.2 24
3 Adelaide Lightning 18 6 75.0 24
4 Townsville Fire 13 11 54.2 24
5 Bulleen Boomers 10 14 41.7 24
6 Logan Thunder 8 16 33.3 24
7 Sydney Uni Flames 8 16 33.3 24
8 Canberra Capitals 7 17 29.2 24
9 West Coast Waves 4 20 16.7 24

Bracket

Semi-finals

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

23 February 2013
Boxscore
Bendigo Spirit 78–71 Dandenong Rangers
Pts: K. Wilson 21
Rebs: Griffin 14
Asts: Harrower 9		 Pts: O'Hea 23
Rebs: O'Hea 12
Asts: O'Hea 7

(3) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Townsville Fire

23 February 2013
Boxscore
Adelaide Lightning 53–60 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 16–16, 14–15, 12–15
Pts: Batkovic 15
Rebs: Hill 8
Asts: Batkovic, Marino 3		 Pts: Flanagan 17
Rebs: Adair 9
Asts: Cocks, Foley 4

Preliminary final

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Townsville Fire

3 March 2013
Boxscore
Dandenong Rangers 64–78 Townsville Fire
Pts: Cumming 11
Rebs: O'Hea 9
Asts: MacLeod, O'Hea 3		 Pts: Cocks 20
Rebs: Adair 12
Asts: Foley 4

Grand Final

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (4) Townsville Fire

10 March 2013
Boxscore
Bendigo Spirit 71–57 Townsville Fire
Pts: Griffin, Richards 20
Rebs: Griffin 11
Asts: Harrower, K. Wilson 5		 Pts: Adair, Foley 11
Rebs: Adair 10
Asts: Cocks 3
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria
Attendance: 2,800

Rosters

2012–13 Bendigo Spirit roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 5 Australia Wilson, Andrea 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 6 Australia Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
G 7 Australia Camino, Renae 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G/F 8 Australia Munro, Hayley 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 9 Australia Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 10 Australia Harrower, Kristi (C) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
F 14 Canada Aubry, Chelsea 1.88 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)
C 33 Australia Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Bernie Harrower
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
2012–13 Townsville Fire roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
C 1 United States Adair, Jessica 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 5 Australia Flanagan, Rachael (C) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G/F 6 Australia Bowen, Kelly 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 8 Australia Thompson, Olivia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 10 Australia Newley, Mia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 12 United States Standish, Kayla 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 14 Australia Romeo, Nicole 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
F 22 Australia Gallagher, Cherie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 24 Australia Foley, Jess 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
G 32 New Zealand Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Chris Lucas
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 2020-02-24.
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