2016 WNBL Finals

2016 WNBL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 2
Perth Lynx Andy Stewart 0
DatesMarch 12 – 18
MVPMicaela Cocks Fire
Preliminary FinalTownsville defeated SEQ, 91–71
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The 2016 WNBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2015–16 season.

Playoff qualifying

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Townsville Fire 17 7 70.83 24
2 Perth Lynx 16 8 66.67 24
3 Dandenong Rangers 15 9 62.50 24
4 South East Queensland Stars 15 9 62.50 24
5 Sydney Uni Flames 13 11 54.17 24
6 Bendigo Spirit 12 12 50.00 24
7 Adelaide Lightning 10 14 41.67 24
8 Melbourne Boomers 8 16 33.33 24
9 University of Canberra Capitals 2 22 8.33 24

Bracket

SemifinalsPreliminary finalGrand final
28 February – Townsville 12, 18 March – Perth / Townsville
Townsville Fire72Perth Lynx0
Perth Lynx91 5 March – TownsvilleTownsville Fire2
Townsville Fire91
27 February – DandenongSouth East Queensland Stars71
Dandenong Rangers82
South East Queensland Stars86

Semifinals

Major semifinal: (1) Townsville vs. (2) Perth

February 28, 2016
3:00 PM
SF1
Townsville Fire 72, Perth Lynx 91
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 18–27, 17–23, 17–15
Pts: Novosel 15
Rebs: George 11
Asts: Novosel 5		 Pts: Laney 23
Rebs: Mijovic 9
Asts: Lavey 4
Perth wins
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Referees: Sean Myers, Sarah Carey, Nathan Durant
Regular-season series
Townsville won 2–1 in the regular-season series

Elimination semifinal: (3) Dandenong vs. (4) South East Queensland

February 27, 2016
7:00 PM
SF2
Dandenong Rangers 82, South East Queensland Stars 86
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 19–17, 21–22, 20–31
Pts: Blicavs 38
Rebs: Blicavs 9
Asts: Pickrel 4		 Pts: Jarry 25
Rebs: Ibekwe 14
Asts: Ibekwe 5
SEQ wins
Dandenong Stadium, Dandenong, Victoria
Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Jon Chapman
Regular-season series
Dandenong won 2–1 in the regular-season series

Preliminary final

(1) Townsville vs. (4) South East Queensland

March 6, 2016
3:00 PM
PF
Townsville Fire 91, South East Queensland Stars 71
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 21–21, 22–21, 17–15
Pts: Batkovic 31
Rebs: George 16
Asts: Cocks 8		 Pts: Hooper 20
Rebs: two tied 8
Asts: Jarry 7
Townsville wins
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Referees: David Bull, Jason Kelly, Todd Spain
Regular-season series
SEQ won 2–1 in the regular-season series

Grand Final

Perth Lynx vs. Townsville Fire

Game 1

March 12, 2016
7:00 PM
Game 1
Perth Lynx 57, Townsville Fire 73
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 16–20, 16–7, 7–28
Pts: Whitcomb 20
Rebs: Laney 14
Asts: Whitcomb 4		 Pts: Batkovic 25
Rebs: George 12
Asts: Cocks 5
Townsville leads series, 1–0
Bendat Basketball Centre, Perth, Western Australia
Referees: Damian Lyons, Robyn Manhire, Sarah Carey

Game 2

March 18, 2016
7:00 PM
Game 2
Townsville Fire 80, Perth Lynx 70
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–19, 12–25, 23–9
Pts: Novosel 18
Rebs: Batkovic 16
Asts: Murray 4		 Pts: two tied 16
Rebs: Whitcomb 10
Asts: two tied 4
Townsville wins series, 2–0
Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Damian Lyons, Nathan Duranti, Sarah Carey

Rosters

2015–16 Perth Lynx roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
C 2 Australia Tomlinson, Louella 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 3 New Zealand Edmondson, Antonia 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 5 Australia Lavey, Tessa (C) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
F 6 Australia Wischer, Klara 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 7 Australia Moyes, Brianna 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 9 Australia Chilcott, Izzy 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F/C 10 Australia Burton, Natalie 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 11 Australia Mijović, Carley 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 15 Australia Barr, Stacey 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
F/C 25 Australia Grant, Ashleigh 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F 32 United States Whitcomb, Sami 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G/F 44 United States Laney, Betnijah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Andy Stewart
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
  • Roster
2015–16 Townsville Fire roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 6 Australia Walsh, Ainsley 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
C 8 Australia Batkovic, Suzy (C) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
F 9 Australia Gallagher, Cherie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 10 Australia Murray, Mia 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 11 Australia Gaze, Kate 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
F 12 Australia Zelenka, Jacqui 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 14 Australia Garbin, Darcee 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
G/F 20 New Zealand Paalvast, Chevannah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
G 21 United States Novosel, Natalie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
F 22 Australia George, Cayla 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
G 32 New Zealand Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Head coach
  • Australia Chris Lucas
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured

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