PREVIEW ROUND 6

The UC Capitals are back in Canberra to take on the Southside Flyers Wednesday 4th of December at the AIS Arena, in what is set to be a deciding factor heading to the mid-point of the 2024/2025 WNBL season.

Capitals had their work cut out for them these past two weeks, taking on Victorian based teams down south. After very little time to recuperate between these games the Capitals where thrusted into Bendigo to face the red-hot Spirit at Home, going down 78-98.

The Capitals headed into the game off the back of a two-game win streak. But that confidence was quickly dispersed, with the No.1 in the WNBL taking UC head on to pile a massive 35 points in the 1st quarter alone. Despite UC best efforts from Nyadiew Puoch (16pts,6reb,2ast) and Monique Bobongie (10pts,4reb,4ast) the Bendigo Spirts lock up defence showed no weakness as UC was unable to keep up.

Captain Jade Melbourne (5pts,10reb,8ast) was limited in her offensive power, forced to utilise Collier and Bowyer to get around some of Bendigo court control. But it was ultimately no match as the Sprit created a 3-point roll to catch UC out to close the game.

On the opposing side the Southside Flyers have just come off a narrow loss to the Perth Lynx 82-89. With one less game played then the Capitals this season and weeklong break between their last hit-out, the Flyers are coming into Wednesday’s competition the fresher team.

Southside’s Naz Hillmon (20pts,13reb,5ast) gave UC trouble in their last hit-out in round three, and with her now leading Offensive rebounds at 4.0, Average steals of 2.5 and Average Points of 19.7 the Capitals have to keep her quite to gain the upper-hand. Bec Cole (22pts,7reb,3ast) and Maddi Rocci (19pts,4reb,1ast) have found their form at the mid-season turning point, resulting in the Southside Flyers coming Wednesday with some momentum.

However, the Flyers have had to test their roster depth with Carley Ernst (back injury) and Opals representative Alice Kunek (calf soreness) unable to take the court against Perth.

Both teams are coming into this game sitting on 2-wins, and with the result polling a middle of the table position, it’s all systems go. The offensive powerhouse’s that UC and Southside have in their arsenal in conjunction with their well-known defensive prowess, its set to be a match up that is set for another Canberra classic.

The UC Capitals will be taking on the Southside Flyers at the AIS Arena on Wednesday the 4th of December at the AIS Arena. Get your tickets here.

Pos Team   Played Points Won Lost
1 Bendigo Spirit 7 629 7 0
2 Perth Lynx 7 637 6 1
3 Townsville Fire 7 526 4 3
4 Sydney Flames 6 470 2 4
5 Southside Flyers 6 500 2 5
6 Geelong United 6 413 2 4
7 UC Capitals 7 560 2 4
8 Adelaide Lightning 6 407 1 4
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5

Jade
Melbourne

Height 175CM
Date of Birth 18/08/2002
Position point guard
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10

Nicole
Munger

Height 178CM
Date of Birth 19/08/1997
Position guard
<br>
1

Chantel
Horvat

Height 188CM
Date of Birth 01/06/1998
Position forward
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35

Charli
Collier

Height 195CM
Date of Birth 22/09/1999
Position centre
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13

Nyadiew
Puoch

Height 190CM
Date of Birth 23/06/2004
Position forward
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41

Ella
Tofaeono

Height 190CM
Date of Birth 11/03/1998
Position forward
<br>
1

Indiah
Bowyer

Height 173CM
Date of Birth 16/04/2003
Position guard
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9

Monique
Bobongie

Height 178CM
Date of Birth 27/12/2006
Position guard
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12

Meg
Jefferson

Height 185CM
Date of Birth 16/02/2001
Position forward
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4

Katie
Deeble

Height 172CM
Date of Birth 19/08/2003
Position guard
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3

Claudea
Waihape
Andrews

Height 167CM
Date of Birth 09/09/2003
Position guard
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17

Nikki
Worner

Height 179CM
Date of Birth 17/09/2000
Position forward
10

Alice
Kunek

Height 187CM
Position forward
11

Carley
Ernst

Height 196CM
Position centre
0

Dallas
Loughridge

Height 192CM
Position centre
33

Imogen
Rock

Height 183CM
Position guard
9

Maddison
Rocci

Height 169CM
Position guard
32

Manuela
Puoch

Height 187CM
Position forward
17

Mikayla
Vaughn

Height 192CM
Position centre
00

Naz
Hillmon

Height 188CM
Position forward
3

Nakita
Young

Position guard
2

Paige
Burrows

Height 168CM
Position guard
1

Rebecca
Cole

Height 178CM
Position guard
14

Tayah
Burrows

Height 173CM
Position guard
24

Tera
Reed

Height 183CM
Position guard