WHEN: Thursday 15 January, 2026
TIME: 7pm AEDT
WHERE: RAC Arena, Perth
WATCH: 9NOW, ESPN on Disney+
The Bendigo Spirit are set to take the court in Perth to open HoopsFest on Thursday evening, when they take on the Perth Lynx at RAC Arena.
After the opportunity to regain winning composure was put on hold when the Spirit's Round 13 game against the Southside Melbourne Flyers was postponed due to weather complications arising from the bushfires in regional Victoria, the Bendigo team are ready and raring to re-join the winners list once again.
Remaining the team-to-beat atop the WNBL standings, the Spirit will bring their all to the RAC Arena, looking to correct their deficits after ending their 10-game winning streak to the Sydney Flames.
Despite their winning ways temporarily coming to an end, the Spirit remains one of the toughest contests in WNBL26, bolstered by rising star Izzy Borlase, who dominated the scoreboard with season-high figures last time she hit the court (32 points, six rebounds).
In their Round 13 match, the Lynx took the win against the Adelaide Lightning by 15 points, with massive performances from double-double stealer Anneli Maley (25 points, 12 rebounds) and soon-to-be 150th gamer Alex Ciabattoni (16 points, seven assists) holding off the Lightning.
With a much-needed return to their home court last round allowing the group to regain their winning composure, the Lynx will enter this round with confidence, despite playing on the relatively unfamiliar RAC Arena surface, while top-of-the-table reigning Champs, the Spirit, will bring a competition just as fierce.
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