2026-02-01

Bendigo 64 - 88 Perth

Perth used a dominant rebounding effort to secure a 24-point victory over Bendigo. The Lynx outrebounded the Spirit 57-41, including 19 offensive boards that led to repeated second-chance opportunities. Anneli Maley was central to this effort, pulling down 22 rebounds to go along with 13 points. Perth’s defensive pressure also forced Bendigo into a difficult shooting afternoon, as the Spirit managed just 32.8% from the field and 23.3% from three-point range.

Amy Atwell led the scoring for Perth with 23 points, supported by 18 points and three blocks from Han Xu. Bendigo struggled to find offensive rhythm, as Isobel Borlase was the only significant scoring threat with 16 points but also committed eight turnovers. The Lynx’s ability to move the ball resulted in 20 assists, nearly doubling Bendigo’s total of 11, facilitating a balanced attack where four Perth players reached double figures.

Score Flow

Bendigo

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Isobel BorlaseI. Borlase (#14) 33:14 16 5 4 6-15 40.0 0-2 0.0 4-7 57.1 1 4 2 0 8 1 -29
Abbey WehrungA. Wehrung (#13) 29:09 12 1 0 4-7 57.1 4-5 80.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -16
Kelsey GriffinK. Griffin (#23) (C) 20:23 9 7 1 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 1 6 0 0 1 1 -23
Megan McConnellM. McConnell (#4) 28:53 4 10 3 1-10 10.0 1-7 14.3 1-2 50.0 2 8 0 0 1 0 -25
Olivia PollerdO. Pollerd (#7) 20:50 2 3 1 1-7 14.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 3 0 0 1 4 -22
Kelsey ReesK. Rees (#53) 29:17 11 5 0 4-15 26.7 0-6 0.0 3-3 100.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 -7
Kelly WilsonK. Wilson (#1) 08:50 3 0 1 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 +0
Emma ClarkeE. Clarke (#10) 09:32 3 3 0 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 2 +4
Hayley McDowell-WhiteH. McDowell-White 02:00 2 0 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +4
Georgia BoothG. Booth (#3) 15:59 2 2 0 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -10
Catherine MacGregorC. MacGregor (#8) 02:00 0 0 1 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +4
TEAM TOTALS - 64 41 11 22-67 32.8 7-30 23.3 13-18 72.2 8 33 5 1 12 14 -

Perth

Player MIN PTS REB AST FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OR DR STL BLK TO PF +/-
Amy AtwellA. Atwell (#25) 27:17 23 1 1 7-15 46.7 4-8 50.0 5-5 100.0 0 1 0 0 0 2 +18
Han XuH. Xu (#21) 25:29 18 6 3 9-15 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 3 3 0 3 3 2 +22
Alex CiabattoniA. Ciabattoni (#8) 28:30 16 7 4 6-11 54.5 4-5 80.0 0-0 0.0 3 4 0 1 0 2 +18
Ally WilsonA. Wilson (#5) 32:56 13 5 4 4-12 33.3 2-7 28.6 3-3 100.0 1 4 1 0 0 1 +22
Anneli MaleyA. Maley (#24) (C) 32:17 13 22 3 5-13 38.5 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 8 14 2 0 1 1 +24
Stephanie GormanS. Gorman (#2) 13:56 5 2 3 2-9 22.2 1-8 12.5 0-0 0.0 1 1 2 0 1 1 +11
Kiara WaiteK. Waite (#9) 09:59 0 1 1 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -2
Tegan GrahamT. Graham (#10) 13:41 0 1 0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 1 0 1 2 +3
Yemiyah MorrisY. Morris (#20) 12:20 0 5 1 0-4 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 3 2 0 0 2 5 +4
Alira FotuA. Fotu (#42) 03:47 0 1 0 0-2 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 +0
TEAM TOTALS - 88 57 20 33-84 39.3 13-38 34.2 9-12 75.0 19 38 6 4 9 17 -

Four Factors

Team eFG% TOV% ORB% FT Rate
Bendigo 38.1% 13.8% 17.4% 26.9%
Perth 47.0% 9.2% 36.5% 14.3%

eFG% (Effective Field Goal %): Adjusts FG% for 3-pointers being worth more

TOV% (Turnover Rate): Turnovers per 100 possessions (lower is better)

ORB% (Offensive Rebound Rate): % of available offensive rebounds grabbed

FT Rate: Free throw attempts relative to field goal attempts