Townsville Fire defeat Bendigo Spirit in WNBL statement victory

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 11:32 · Archive

Townsville Fire defeated Bendigo Spirit 91-68 in a dominant WNBL performance on Tuesday night.

Townsville Fire defeated Bendigo Spirit 91-68 at Red Energy Arena on Tuesday night, delivering a commanding performance in the 2024-25 grand final rematch. The victory came after the defending champions had won only two of their first three games and coach Shannon Seebohm expressed frustration with how they were playing.

Co-captain Courtney Woods led the Fire with a season-high 27 points, adding seven assists and six rebounds. American Lauren Jensen scored 22 points and Alex Fowler contributed 19 points and nine rebounds. Bendigo's Opal Jade Melbourne had 19 points with eight assists and six rebounds, whilst Kelsey Rees scored 20 points and took six rebounds, but the Spirit shot poorly, making just 37.3 per cent of their field goal attempts.

Seebohm said he saw the hunger return to his team on Tuesday night. The Fire may need to monitor the fitness of German international Marie Gulich after she suffered a knock in the third quarter. Bendigo played without veteran centre Marianna Tolo, who was ruled out pre-game with an Achilles injury.

How it is being reported

• Fire produce statement WNBL victory against SpiritThe Townsville Fire have shown why they are one of the WNBL's championship contenders in a dominant victory over the Bendigo Spirit.Perth Now · 27 Oct, 11:05
• Fire produce statement WNBL victory against SpiritThe Townsville Fire have shown why they are one of the WNBL's championship contenders in a dominant victory over the Bendigo Spirit.The West Australian · 27 Oct, 11:05

In this story: Townsville Fire · Bendigo Spirit · Courtney Woods · Lauren Jensen · Alex Fowler · Shannon Seebohm · Marie Gulich · Red Energy Arena

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