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Perth book grand final berth with tense semi-final win

The Perth Lynx have made the WNBL grand final for the third time in five years after Han Xu powered them to a semi-final victory against the Bendigo Spirit.

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Timms wary of Bendigo Spirit, Flyers in WNBL finals

Australian basketball legend Michele Timms believes both of the WNBL's semi-final clashes could go to a game three ahead of Saturday's matches.

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'Overwhelmed': Borlase claims historic WNBL MVP gong

Bendigo Spirit's Isobel Borlase has become one of the youngest players to win the WNBL's MVP award, beating out Anneli Maley and Courtney Woods for the honour.

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WNBL finals set as Fire extinguish Griffin-less Spirit

The Townsville Fire have secured the WNBL's minor championship, beating the Bendigo Spirit in a grand final rematch in the last game before the finals.

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Geelong's venom breaks Bendigo's spirit in WNBL stunner

The Bendigo Spirit have been stunned by the Geelong Venom, who have moved off the bottom of the WNBL ladder with their win.

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Fowler reveals meeting that ignited Fire's season

Alex Fowler has described the sit-down session that transformed the young Townsville Fire's season in the WNBL.

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Bendigo coach hails Borlase as best WNBL player

Irrepressible Izzy Borlase dominated from start to finish as Bendigo Spirit got back in the winner's circle, beating the Southside Flyers by 10 in Ballarat.

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Spirit-ual leader focuses on future over title success

Kelsey Griffin has been instrumental for the Bendigo Spirit this season, and one reason is because she's not concentrating on winning a WNBL title.

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Spirit and Flyers crunch match postponed due to weather

The Bendigo Spirit and Southside Melbourne Flyers WNBL clash has been postponed due to poor air quality from bushfires in Victoria.

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Sydney upset Bendigo to keep finals hopes flickering

Unique Thompson has starred for the Sydney Flames as they claimed an unlikely victory against the ladder leading Bendigo Spirit in the WNBL.

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Maley's red-hot Lynx overcome Holmes' 34-point game

The surging Perth Lynx thumped Geelong Venom by 28 points despite a season-high 34-point performance from Mackenzie Holmes.

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The team to beat: Why Bendigo have WNBL comp on edge

The Townsville Fire will host Bendigo in a blockbuster top-of-the-table battle on New Year's Eve, but the Perth Lynx are also in the thick of the title fight.

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Embattled Adelaide unable to overcome brilliant Borlase

A courageous Adelaide Lightning, buoyed by their new head coach, have gone down to the Bendigo Spirit as Izzy Borlase produced another standout performance.

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Tolo delivers final moment magic to down Capitals

The Bendigo Spirit have held on to defeat the UC Capitals in a see-sawing contest, with Izzy Borlase and Marianna Tolo stepping up to claim the WNBL victory.

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'Coolest thing': WNBL building a reputation in WNBA

WNBA player Jade Melbourne says the WNBL is becoming a league which fosters the next batch of stars as her Capitals prepare to start the season.

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Townsville to host all rivals in fresh WNBL tournament

All eight WNBL teams will converge on Townsville in September for a new-look pre-season tournament ahead of Bendigo Spirit's title defence.

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Spirited Bendigo sweep Fire to win third WNBL title

League MVP Sami Whitcomb has scored 26 points to help Bendigo Spirit sweep Townsville Fire with a WNBL championship-sealing eight-point victory.

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Bendigo hose down Fire in WNBL grand-final opener

Veronica Burton starred with 24 points as Bendigo Spirit took a 1-0 grand-final lead over the Townsville Fire with a 12-point win in the series opener.

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Spirit sink Flames to book WNBL grand final spot

For the first time since 2015, Bendigo will contest the WNBL grand final after seeing off Sydney by 17 points in game two of their semi-final series.

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Flyers stun Bendigo in bad week for WNBL ladder leaders

Bendigo's grip on top spot has been loosened significantly after they suffered upset losses to the Perth Lynx and Southside Flyers in round eight.

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Whitcomb's triple-double headlines WNBL round six

Opals guard Sami Whitcomb recorded her first WNBL triple-double in round six of the season, which featured yet another win for her Bendigo Spirit.

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Lynx set up huge WNBL clash with unbeaten Spirit

Two wins from as many games in round five kept Perth Lynx within touching distance of WNBL leaders Bendigo Spirit, who extended their unbeaten run to seven.

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Whitcomb fires unbeaten Spirit to top of WNBL ladder

A pair of wins over Geelong United and the UC Capitals in round two have put the unbeaten Bendigo Spirit on top of the WNBL ladder.

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Tough start for Geelong as Fire snare HoopsFest crown

The Townsville Fire have been crowned the WNBL's HoopsFest champions, with new team Geelong enduring a tough tournament.

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Bendigo Spirit WNBL player Alicia Froling takes career-threatening injury into her own hands

Alicia Froling's basketball career was at a crossroads earlier this year and instead of letting injuries take the game away from her, she decided to make the decision to switch shooting hands.

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