2016 Youth League One Women Grand Final
Werribee Devils 57 lost to Altona Gators 66
Werribee Devils 57 lost to Altona Gators 66
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Werribee
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21
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18
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7
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11
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57
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Altona
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7
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23
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22
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14
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66
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Charlotte Vincent-Lord - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks
Natasha Currao - 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Alex Moss - 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Teaghan Doyle - 6 points, 4 rebounds
Eliza Herne - 6 points, 12 rebounds
Rachel Miller - 6 points, 5 rebounds
Tegan Hindle - 5 points, 4 rebounds
Taylah Lea - 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
The Werribee Devils Youth League Women faced off against western suburbs rivals Altona Gators in the Youth League One Women Grand Final.
The Devils lost four in a row to close out the regular season but surprised many by toppling ladder-leaders Warrandyte Venom in the semi-final. Altona had the wood on Werribee during the season, winning all three of their contests:
Round 6: 71-61
Round 10: 74-60
Round 16: 61-54
However, as we know, anything can happen on Grand Final day. The Devils showed little sign of nerves and started with energy and enthusiasm, skipping out to an early 6-0 lead through Eliza Herne (two rebounds), Taylah Lea and Alex Moss. Moss had a huge opening term, leading the way for the Devils with six points, three assists, three rebounds and two steals. Dana Lindemann got the Gators on the board and scored her team’s first five points. Neither team scored much through the middle stages of the quarter, and Lindemann got the Gators within three points with under four minutes to play. Moss, Teaghan Doyle and Rachel Miller (two steals, three rebounds) all scored in quick time, then a Natasha Currao (five points) free throw pushed the margin out to double digits. The Devils defensive pressure was getting to the Gators, forcing a couple of turnovers in the last 30 seconds, allowing Charlotte Vincent-Lord (two blocks) to score a basket and the Devils crowd was brought to its feet when Currao sank a three-pointer on the quarter-time buzzer, giving the Devils a dream start with a 21-7 lead.
Vincent-Lord (six points) increased the Devils lead to 17 with a three-pointer inside the first 20 seconds of the second term, but then Kobe King-Hawea brought the Gators back into the game with six points in 30 seconds. A Doyle free throw was answered by four points from Jessica Rarity and all of a sudden the margin was back in single-digits in the first two minutes of the quarter. Things quietened down over the next three minutes. Vincent Lord and Doyle scored for the Devils, while up the other end Rarity added five more points and Lindemann chipped in, bringing the Gators within five points with three minutes to play. Miller (four points, two rebounds) went to work inside for the Devils, scoring a couple of baskets and Lea (two rebounds) landed a three-pointer, giving the Devils some breathing space. Currao (two assists) and Herne (three rebounds) put in some free throws, finishing off a 10-1 Devils run entering the last minute of the half. Two free throws from Claudia Armato and a three-pointer from Monique Boldiston brought the Gators within nine points at half time, 39-30.
Sensing a momentum swing, the Gators were all business in the third quarter, scoring the first eight points inside the opening two minutes and the Devils lead, which had been 17 at one stage, was now one solitary point. The two sides went goal-for-goal over the next few minutes, with Vincent-Lord (five points) and Herne (four rebounds) doing their best to keep the Devils in the game. The Gators finally hit the lead with 1.47 remaining, and the home side scored the last ten points of the quarter to take a six point lead into three-quarter time.
Gould struck first for the Gators in the final term, extending the lead, but was answered by a couple of free throws from Doyle. Tegan Hindle (three rebounds) lit up for five points in quick time, getting the Devils within four points with four minutes to play. However, a 7-0 Gators streak in the space of a minute took the margin back out to double-digits. Other contributors during the quarter included Herne (three rebounds) and Lea (two assists). Vincent-Lord (two rebounds) and Currao added late baskets for the Devils but it wasn’t enough, as the Gators took the Grand Final with a 66-57 victory.
Well done on a great season representing the Werribee Devils to all the players, as well as coaches Elisha Hogan, Rachelle Bellin and Jacinta Paul.
Photo credit: Joy Miller
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