2015 WNBL Finals

The 2015 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2014–15 season.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the two-time defending champions, however they were defeated in the Grand Final by the Townsville Fire. The 2014–15 WNBL Championship was Townsville's first title.

2015 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 1 Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 0
Dates	21 February – 8 March 2015
MVP	Mia Newley (TSV)
Preliminary Final	Bendigo def. Sydney, 1–0

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Townsville Fire	17	5	77.27	22
2	Bendigo Spirit	15	7	68.18	22
3	Dandenong Rangers	12	10	54.55	22
4	Sydney Uni Flames	11	11	50.00	22
5	Canberra Capitals	11	11	50.00	22
6	Melbourne Boomers	11	11	50.00	22
7	Adelaide Lightning	7	15	31.82	22
8	West Coast Waves	4	18	18.18	22

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
22 February 2015 – Townsville RSL Stadium
1	Townsville Fire	82
2	Bendigo Spirit	63
					1 March 2015 – Bendigo Stadium					8 March 2015 – Townsville RSL Stadium
					Bendigo Spirit		85			Townsville Fire	75
					Sydney Uni Flames		77			Bendigo Spirit	65
21 February 2015 – Dandenong Basketball Stadium
3	Dandenong Rangers	80
4	Sydney Uni Flames	89		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Townsville Fire vs. (2) Bendigo Spirit

22 February, 2015 2:00PM (AEST)

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	82–63	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 12–23, 22–7, 22–17
Pts: Francis 20 Rebs: Francis 14 Asts: McCully 10		Pts: Griffin 21 Rebs: Griffin 9 Asts: Oliver 3

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Toni Caldwell, Sean Myers

(3) Dandenong Rangers vs. (4) Sydney Uni Flames

21 February, 2015 3:00PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	80–89	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–16, 13–21, 18–32
Pts: Pondexter 27 Rebs: Taylor 7 Asts: Pondexter, Taylor 3		Pts: Cox 24 Rebs: Ruef 9 Asts: Mitchell 4

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria Referees: Scott Brown, Peter Houghton, Sarah Carey

Preliminary Final

(2) Bendigo Spirit vs. (4) Sydney Uni Flames

1 March, 2015 3:00PM (AEDT)

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	85–77	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 33–24, 20–26, 17–12, 15–15
Pts: Wilson 32 Rebs: Richards 15 Asts: Griffin 6		Pts: Johnson, Ruef 17 Rebs: Johnson 8 Asts: Ebzery 5

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria Referees: Sarah Carey, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Grand Final

(1) Townsville Fire vs. (2) Bendigo Spirit

8 March, 2015 2:00PM (AEST)

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	75–65	Bendigo Spirit
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–16, 12–12, 16–14
Pts: Newley 23 Rebs: Batkovic 11 Asts: McCully 9		Pts: Snell 17 Rebs: Richards 17 Asts: Wilson 5

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland Referees: Scott Brown, Jason Kelly, Sean Myers

Rosters

2014–15 Townsville Fire roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 5 McCully, Rachael 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 6 Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.83 m (6 ft 0 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) G 11 Gaze, Kate 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) F 12 Zelenka, Jacqui 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F/C 22 Francis, Cayla 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) G 32 Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) F 33 Harmon, Jillian 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Head coach Chris Lucas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2014–15 Bendigo Spirit roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. 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 7 Oliver, Heather 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 9 Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 11 Roberts, Tayla 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G/F 12 Snell, Belinda 1.80 m (5 ft 11 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

References

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