2014 WNBL Finals

2014 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 1
Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 0
Dates22 February – 9 March 2014
MVPKelsey Griffin (BEN)
Preliminary FinalTownsville def. Dandenong, 1–0
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The 2014 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2013–14 season.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title by defeating the Townsville Fire.

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Bendigo Spirit 22 2 91.7 24
2 Dandenong Rangers 16 8 66.6 24
3 Townsville Fire 16 8 66.6 24
4 Melbourne Boomers 14 10 58.5 24
5 Adelaide Lightning 12 12 50 24
6 Sydney Uni Flames 10 14 41.7 24
7 Canberra Capitals 10 14 41.7 24
8 Logan Thunder 7 17 29.2 24
9 West Coast Waves 1 23 4.2 24

Bracket

Semi-finals

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

23 February 2014
Boxscore
Bendigo Spirit 71–62 Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–15, 20–14, 13–10
Pts: Griffin 19
Rebs: Griffin 16
Asts: Harrower 10
Pts: O'Hea 16
Rebs: Pedersen 8
Asts: Mitchell 5

(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers

22 February 2014
Boxscore
Townsville Fire 78–73 Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 15–17, 21–23, 20–14
Pts: Batkovic 24
Rebs: Batkovic 15
Asts: McCully 7
Pts: Allen 22
Rebs: Hegge 10
Asts: Madgen 7

Preliminary final

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Townsville Fire

2 March 2014
Boxscore
Dandenong Rangers 71–74 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 15–12, 17–18, 23–22
Pts: O'Hea 27
Rebs: Pedersen 10
Asts: Mitchell, O'Hea 4
Pts: Cumming 15
Rebs: Batkovic 16
Asts: McCully 3

Grand Final

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (3) Townsville Fire

9 March 2014
Boxscore Report 1
Bendigo Spirit 94–83 Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 21–24, 24–28, 24–14
Pts: Griffin 28
Rebs: Griffin 15
Asts: Harrower 9
Pts: Batkovic 21
Rebs: Batkovic 9
Asts: McCully 6
Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria
Attendance: 2,500

Rosters

2013–14 Bendigo Spirit roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 Australia Lavey, Tessa 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
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 Oliver, Heather 1.78 m (5 ft 10 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 15 Australia Blicavs, Sara 1.89 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)
Head coach
  • Australia Bernie Harrower

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
2013–14 Townsville Fire roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 Australia Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 5 Australia McCully, Rachael 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 6 Australia Mangakahia, Tiana 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
G 7 Australia Cumming, Stephanie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 8 Australia Batkovic, Suzy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 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)
F 13 Australia Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 15 Australia Thompson, Olivia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
G 32 New Zealand Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
C 45 Australia McKenzie, Emma 1.89 m (6 ft 2 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 2019-02-16.
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