2014 WNBL Finals

2014 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 1 Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 0
Dates	22 February – 9 March 2014
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (BEN)
Preliminary final	Townsville def. Dandenong, 1–0

The 2014 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2013–14 season. 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

	Semifinals					Preliminary final					Grand final
											9 March 2014 – Bendigo Stadium
	Bendigo Spirit		71								Bendigo Spirit		94
	Dandenong Rangers		62								Townsville Fire		83
						Dandenong Rangers		71
						Townsville Fire		74
	Townsville Fire		78
	Melbourne Boomers		73

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

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria

(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

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

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

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

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 Lavey, Tessa 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) G 5 Wilson, Andrea 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 6 Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) G 7 Oliver, Heather 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 9 Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 10 Harrower, Kristi (C) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) F 14 Aubry, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 15 Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 20 Richards, Gabrielle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 24 Chalmers, Jane 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Head coach Bernie Harrower Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2013–14 Townsville Fire roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 5 McCully, Rachael 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G 6 Mangakahia, Tiana 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 7 Cumming, Stephanie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 8 Batkovic, Suzy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) G 10 Newley, Mia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 12 Standish, Kayla 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 13 Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F 15 Thompson, Olivia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 32 Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) C 45 McKenzie, Emma 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Head coach Chris Lucas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured