2014 WNBL Finals

2014 WNBL Finals
Dates	22 February – 9 March 2014
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (BEN)
Preliminary Final	Townsville def. Dandenong, 1–0

The 2014 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2013–14 season.[1] 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

Semi-finals				Preliminary final					Grand final


1	Bendigo Spirit	71
2	Dandenong Rangers	62
									9 March 2014 – Bendigo Stadium
				Dandenong Rangers		71			Bendigo Spirit	94
					Townsville Fire		74			Townsville Fire	83

3	Townsville Fire	78
4	Melbourne Boomers	73	Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

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

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

Rosters

2013–14 Bendigo Spirit roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	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.	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

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References

"MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.

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[1] "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.