DBA League Preliminary Final result from 27 November 2015
November 28, 2015
Photo: Alysha-Marie Williams in action v Ansett, hit ll points in loss to Jets.
Championship Season
DBA League Results – Friday 20 November 2015
Preliminary Finals
League Women – Tracy Village Jets v Eagles
The minor premier Tracy Village Jets kept the Eagles pretty much on the ground in this match-up, winning the encounter by 41 points 96-55. The Jets took a 23-16 lead after one quarter of play and kept adding to the buffer with a last quarter run of 32-12 to end the affair. Jet Kylie Duggan was on fire, nailing a game and League high 38 points to lead the Jets into yet another Grand Final. The Jets will be shooting for their fourth consecutive Championship Season win when they line up next Saturday at the DBA Stadium. The DBA’s Most Valuable Player, Sam Rioli, added 15 points in support with Frances Fatnowna hitting 10. Rioli also hit another milestone in her DBA career with her 400th League game. For the Eagles it was Trish Graham leading the way with 16 followed by Jasmine Stovall with 14 and Alysha-Marie Williams with 11. The Grand Final will be the ninth consecutive appearance for the Jets since the Challenge Season in 2011…they have won eight straight.
Ladder: Tracy Village Jets 16-2, Ansett 11-6, Uni Rebels 9-8, Eagles 8-10, Lightning 6-10 & Razzle 1-15
Next week (Saturday) Grand Final: Ansett v Tracy Village Jets 7:15pm
Men
League Men – Uni Rebels v Tracy Village Jets
The Uni Rebels are back in the hunt for another Grand Final after defeating the Tracy Village Jets 79-73 in the Men’s Preliminary Final. The game lived up to the pre-game hype of being a close one. There was never more than six points separating the teams and that margin was a winning one for the Rebels. With 3:17 remaining in the game the Jets held a 70-68 lead, but after a timeout the Rebels scored seven unanswered points to take a 75-70 lead that the Jets could not overcome. With 40 seconds left the Jets got within two points at 75-73 when Jai O’Shaughnessy hit two free throws, but that was the last gasp for the Jets as first Thomas Uppena and then Tyler Jefferson both hit two free throws from the stripe to seal the game for the Rebels. Uppena top scored for the Rebels with 22, David Ronchi hit 15 and Jefferson and Jake Kirby had 14 each. Travis Ellis led the Jets with a game high 34 with Michael MacLean adding 17 and Rohan Cropley 10. The Rebels will be looking for a ‘repeat’ Grand Final win with only Palmerston standing in their way.
Uni Rebel Marcus Ch’ng was named the Men’s League Most Valuable Player
Ladder: Uni Rebels 13-5, Palmerston Power 12-5, Tracy Village Jets 10-8, Eagles 8-8, Ansett 6-9, Lightning 6-8 & Razzle 1-13
Next week (Saturday) Grand Final: Palmerston Power v Uni Rebels 8:45pm
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