2019–20 Southside Flyers season
2019–20 Southside Flyers season | |||
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Head Coach | Cheryl Chambers | ||
Captain | Jenna O'Hea | ||
Venue | Dandenong Stadium | ||
Results | |||
Record | 17–4 | ||
Ladder | 1st | ||
Finals | Grand Final (defeated by Canberra, 0–2) | ||
Leaders | |||
Points | Cole (17.3) | ||
Rebounds | Russell (9.8) | ||
Assists | Mitchell (5.2) | ||
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The 2019–20 Southside Flyers season is the 28th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).[1] 2019–20 will be their first season as the Southside Flyers, concluding 27 seasons as the Dandenong Rangers.[2]
Roster
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Standings
# | WNBL Championship ladder | ||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GP | |||||
1 | Southside Flyers | 17 | 4 | 80.9 | 21 | ||||
2 | Canberra Capitals | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
3 | Melbourne Boomers | 15 | 6 | 71.4 | 21 | ||||
4 | Adelaide Lightning | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 21 | ||||
5 | Perth Lynx | 8 | 13 | 38.0 | 21 | ||||
6 | Sydney Uni Flames | 7 | 14 | 33.3 | 21 | ||||
7 | Bendigo Spirit | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 | ||||
8 | Townsville Fire | 5 | 16 | 23.8 | 21 |
Results
Pre-season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | August 31 | NBL1 All-Stars | 89–50 | Rowe (19) | Maley (19) | Cole, Reid (3) | Frankston Stadium | 1–0 |
2 | October 3 | Bendigo | 56–73 | Clydesdale (13) | Maley (14) | Cole (5) | Dandenong Stadium | 1–1 |
3 | October 5 | @ Melbourne | 70–66 | Clydesdale, Cole (19) | Russell (12) | Clydesdale, Cole (3) | State Basketball Centre | 2–1 |
Regular season
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Record |
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1 | October 12 | Townsville | 81–72 | Mitchell (21) | O'Hea (8) | Cole (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 1–0 |
2 | October 17 | Perth | 97–93 (OT) | O'Hea (19) | Russell (15) | Mitchell (10) | Dandenong Stadium | 2–0 |
3 | October 19 | @ Sydney | 85–72 | O'Hea (22) | Russell (11) | Mitchell (10) | Brydens Stadium | 3–0 |
4 | October 26 | Bendigo | 85–77 | Blicavs (23) | Russell (11) | Mitchell (7) | Traralgon Sports Stadium | 4–0 |
5 | November 3 | Bendigo | 93–80 | Cole (23) | Russell (15) | Mitchell (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 5–0 |
6 | November 4 | @ Melbourne | 81–74 | Russell (19) | Russell (11) | Cole (6) | State Basketball Centre | 6–0 |
7 | November 7 | Canberra | 72–91 | Mitchell (23) | Blicavs (6) | Mitchell, O'Hea (3) | Dandenong Stadium | 6–1 |
8 | November 23 | @ Townsville | 91–59 | O'Hea (21) | Blicavs (13) | Mitchell (8) | Townsville Stadium | 7–1 |
9 | November 30 | @ Perth | 82–68 | Cole (21) | Blicavs (8) | Mitchell (7) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 8–1 |
10 | December 1 | @ Adelaide | 91–85 | Russell (24) | Russell (14) | Cole (8) | Titanium Security Arena | 9–1 |
11 | December 7 | Melbourne | 89–82 | O'Hea (22) | Blicavs (10) | O'Hea (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 10–1 |
12 | December 13 | Townsville | 81–62 | O'Hea (17) | Blicavs, Russell (8) | Mitchell (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 11–1 |
13 | December 15 | @ Canberra | 70–65 | Cole (21) | Russell (10) | Clydesdale, O'Hea (3) | National Convention Centre | 12–1 |
14 | December 21 | Sydney | 79–86 | Blicavs (23) | Blicavs (9) | Mitchell (8) | Dandenong Stadium | 12–2 |
15 | January 3 | @ Perth | 90–75 | Cole (30) | Russell (11) | Cole (4) | Bendat Basketball Centre | 13–2 |
16 | January 5 | @ Adelaide | 93–104 | Russell (28) | Russell (10) | Mitchell (8) | Titanium Security Arena | 13–3 |
17 | January 12 | @ Melbourne | 75–73 (OT) | Mitchell (21) | Russell (11) | Cole (6) | State Basketball Centre | 14–3 |
18 | January 18 | @ Bendigo | 91–76 | Cole (22) | Russell (12) | Mitchell (6) | Bendigo Stadium | 15–3 |
19 | January 19 | Canberra | 74–98 | Russell (18) | Russell (10) | Mitchell (5) | Dandenong Stadium | 15–4 |
20 | January 25 | Adelaide | 81–69 | Cole (28) | Blicavs (9) | Cole (5) | Dandenong Stadium | 16–4 |
21 | February 1 | Sydney | 78–61 | Blicavs (18) | Blicavs (8) | Blicavs (6) | Dandenong Stadium | 17–4 |
Finals
Semi-finals
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Series |
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1 | February 18 | Adelaide | 68–65 | Russell (20) | Russell (19) | Cole, Mitchell (4) | Dandenong Stadium | 1–0 |
2 | February 22 | @ Adelaide | 82–79 | Cole (19) | Cole (10) | Mitchell (9) | Titanium Security Arena | 2–0 |
Grand Final
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location | Series |
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1 | March 1 | Canberra | 80–82 | Cole (23) | Russell (9) | Cole (7) | Dandenong Stadium | 0–1 |
2 | March 4 | @ Canberra | 68–71 | Cole (23) | Russell (13) | Cole, O'Hea (3) | AIS Arena | 0–2 |
Awards
In-season
Award | Recipient | Round(s) | Ref. |
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Player of the Week | Jenna O'Hea | Round 2 | [3] |
Mercedes Russell | Round 7 | [4] | |
Rebecca Cole | Round 15 | [5] | |
Sara Blicavs | Round 16 | [6] | |
Team of the Week | Leilani Mitchell | Rounds 1, 7 & 13 | |
Jenna O'Hea | Rounds 2, 6 & 8 | ||
Sara Blicavs | Rounds 3 & 16 | ||
Rebecca Cole | Rounds 4, 12 & 15 | ||
Mercedes Russell | Rounds 4, 7, 9 & 12 |
Post-season
Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
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Defensive Player of the Year | Mercedes Russell | 17 February 2020 | [7] |
All-WNBL First Team | Leilani Mitchell | ||
Jenna O'Hea | |||
All-WNBL Second Team | Rebecca Cole | ||
Mercedes Russell |
Club Awards
Award | Recipient | Date | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Leilani Mitchell | 11 March 2020 | [8] |
X-Factor Award | Mercedes Russell | ||
Val Ryan Players Player Award | Aimie Clydesdale |
References
- ^ "THE 2019/20 SCHEDULE HAS ARRIVED". Women's National Basketball League. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "SOUTHSIDE FLYERS – A NEW LOOK TEAM IN THE WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
- ^ "iAthletic Player of the Week for Round 2". facebook.com.
- ^ "#WNBL20 Round 7 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
- ^ "#WNBL20 iAthletic Rd15 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
- ^ "#WNBL20 Round 16 Player of the Week". facebook.com.
- ^ "WNBL NAMES END OF SEASON AWARDS AND WNBL ALL-STAR FIRST & SECOND TEAMS". wnbl.basketball.
- ^ "LEILANI MITCHELL TAKES HOME FLYERS MVP AT SOUTHSIDE AWARDS NIGHT". wnbl.basketball.
External links
- Southside Flyers Official website