WHEN: Sunday 7 December, 2025
TIME: 6.30pm AEDT
WHERE: VIC State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
WATCH: 9NOW, Disney+ on ESPN
The Bendigo Spirit remains on Victorian soil for their second game of Round 8 as they prepare to take on the South Melbourne Flyers at the VIC State Basketball Centre on Sunday night.
The Spirit, who on Friday demolished Geelong Venom’s play to land themselves ahead by 35 points at the final buzzer at Selkirk Stadium (93-58), head into their second match of Round 8 after another triumph.
An incredible display of skill from WNBL points leader Mackenzie Holmes - collecting a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds - was not enough for the Venom to hold of the fierce and fighting Spirit.
Kelsey Griffin had a monumental day out, well and truly solidifying herself as Player of the Match with a double-double, providing 19 points and 11 rebounds to the scoreboard. In a similar fashion, Kelsey Rees added another double-double to the Spirit tally (14 points, 11 rebounds), and expert play from Izzy Borlase (19 points, four rebounds, four assists) and Meg McConnell (16 points, eight rebounds, three assists) assisted the Spirit in taking home a significant win.
The Spirit will hit the court against the fourth-standing Flyers who fell to the Perth Lynx on Friday night, bringing major efforts to fend off the skill of Australian Opal stars Maddi Rocci (24 points, eight rebounds, eight assists) and double-double scoring Cayla George (16 points, 15 rebounds).
With only one loss separating the Spirit from top spot on the ladder (prior to Townsville Fire's home match on Saturday night), the well-oiled machine that is the Bendigo line-up will be well and truly ready to hit the court against the Flyers, who will be coming off the back of a brutal road trip back from Perth.
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