September 3, 2025

WNBL Champion Spirit to face Perth Lynx in Traralgon

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The Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium will host a thrilling regular season clash this upcoming Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) season, when reigning Champs, Bendigo Spirit, take on the Perth Lynx.

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The Round 6 clash on Sunday 23 November will mark a significant milestone in bringing elite women's basketball back to the Gippsland region.

Dan Jackson, General Manager of Bendigo Spirit, shared his thoughts on the upcoming game.

"This game in Traralgon is in line with our strategy of the Spirit being Regional Victoria's team. This area has been starved of elite female basketball since the Melbourne Boomers ceased operating, so we wanted to ensure the people of Gippsland had access to high level female basketball once again.

“We would have loved to be taking on the Canberra Capitals in this clash so that we could face Jade Melbourne in front of her home crowd, but unfortunately, the schedules couldn't align this season.

“We are facing an exceptional team in the Lynx however - who were again semi-finalists last season - so we are confident that the people of Gippsland will show up in numbers to watch a high-quality game of basketball, so that we can make a regular fixture in Traralgon a reality for seasons to come.”

The Spirit also acknowledged Gippsland local, Asha Nightingale, who was part of the Championship-winning team last season.

"We absolutely loved Asha, who was a big part of our group last year,” Jackson continued. “She's now off to new challenges at Davidson College in the US, but we hope to see her playing for the Spirit in her home town sometime in future."

The Spirit’s home game in Traralgon is proudly supported by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), with the Spirit highlighting important road safety messaging throughout the event.

"TAC have been great supporters of ours for years now, and this opportunity to spread the word of road safety – particularly throughout regional Victorian communities - is extremely important,” Jackson concluded.

In addition to the game, the Spirit will travel to Traralgon earlier to deliver a range of community engagement activities, including clinics, coaching seminars and school visits.

Tickets for this blockbuster event are available at https://www.intix.com.au/event/bendigo-spirit-vs-perth-lynx-23rd-november/information

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