2016–17 Dandenong Rangers season

2016–17 Dandenong Rangers season
Head CoachLarissa Anderson
CaptainAimie Clydesdale
Stephanie Cumming
VenueDandenong Stadium
Results
Record15–9
Ladder2nd
FinalsGrand Final
(defeated by Sydney, 0–2)
Leaders
PointsCumming (17.5)
ReboundsBlicavs (7.0)
AssistsCumming (3.3)
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The 2016–17 Dandenong Rangers season was the 25th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The Rangers finished the regular season with a 15–9 record, securing the 2nd seed going into the finals. After defeating the Perth Lynx 2–1 in the Semi-finals, they then faced the Sydney Uni Flames in the Grand Final series where they lost the series 0–2.

Roster

2016–17 Dandenong Rangers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 5 Australia Clydesdale, Aimie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 6 Australia Antoniadou, Rachel 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
G 7 Australia Whatman, Briahna 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 8 Australia Cumming, Stephanie (C) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
C 9 Australia Kennedy, Jacinta 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 10 Australia Bibby, Chloe 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
C 11 Australia Scherf, Lauren 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
G 14 Australia Todhunter, Amelia 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 15 Australia Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
G 21 United States Novosel, Natalie 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
G/F 22 Australia Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
F 33 United States Malott, Ally 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Development player
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 27 November 2016

Standings

# WNBL Championship Ladder
Team W L PCT GP
1 Sydney Uni Flames 18 6 75.00 24
2 Dandenong Rangers 15 9 62.50 24
3 Perth Lynx 15 9 62.50 24
4 Townsville Fire 14 10 58.33 24
5 Canberra Capitals 13 11 54.17 24
6 Bendigo Spirit 13 11 54.17 24
7 Melbourne Boomers 5 19 20.83 24
8 Adelaide Lightning 3 21 12.50 24

Results

Regular season

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Record
1 October
8 		@ Canberra 71–69 Blicavs (23) Scherf (9) Novosel (2) Southern Cross Stadium 1–0
2 October
15 		@ Bendigo 44–59 Novosel (9) Clydesdale,
Cumming, Scherf (4) 		Clydesdale,
Novosel (2) 		Bendigo Stadium 1–1
3 October
16 		Perth 94–74 Cumming (31) Cumming (12) Novosel (9) Dandenong Stadium 2–1
4 October
21 		Townsville 92–65 Cumming (21) Blicavs, Scherf (8) Clydesdale,
Cumming (6) 		Dandenong Stadium 3–1
5 October
28 		Bendigo 85–94 Cumming (24) Scherf (5) Blicavs, Cumming (5) Dandenong Stadium 3–2
6 October
31 		@ Melbourne 69–67 Blicavs (28) Todhunter (12) Clydesdale (4) State Basketball Centre 4–2
7 November
6 		Canberra 70–83 Cumming (22) Blicavs (11) Cumming (6) Dandenong Stadium 4–3
8 November
12 		Canberra 82–63 Cumming (18) Blicavs (8) Cumming (5) Traralgon Sports Stadium 5–3
9 November
20 		Melbourne 78–69 Cumming (22) Malott (8) Todhunter (5) Dandenong Stadium 6–3
10 November
26 		Adelaide 77–64 Scherf (21) Blicavs (16) Todhunter (4) Dandenong Stadium 7–3
11 December
3 		Sydney 91–83 Malott (22) Todhunter (11) Cumming (6) Dandenong Stadium 8–3
12 December
4 		@ Bendigo 77–69 Blicavs (20) Cumming (8) Blicavs, Cumming (3) Bendigo Stadium 9–3
13 December
9 		@ Adelaide 79–64 Blicavs (25) Blicavs (13) Clydesdale (3) Adelaide Arena 10–3
14 December
11 		@ Perth 92–71 Cumming (22) Cumming (11) Todhunter (5) Bendat Basketball Centre 11–3
15 December
17 		@ Sydney 67–82 Clydesdale,
Cumming (15) 		Blicavs (12) Clydesdale (4) Brydens Stadium 11–4
16 January
8 		Adelaide 73–80 Blicavs (19) Malott (8) Novosel (6) Dandenong Stadium 11–5
17 January
14 		Melbourne 73–61
(OT) 		Malott (24) Blicavs (9) Cumming (5) Dandenong Stadium 12–5
18 January
21 		@ Adelaide 85–58 Cumming (22) Kennedy (7) Blicavs (4) Adelaide Arena 13–5
19 January
25 		@ Melbourne 78–66 Blicavs (25) Blicavs, Cumming (6) Clydesdale, Cumming, Novosel, Scherf (3) State Basketball Centre 14–5
20 January
29 		@ Perth 77–87 Novosel (20) Blicavs, Malott (5) Novosel (5) Bendat Basketball Centre 14–6
21 February
5 		Townsville 78–92 Blicavs (24) Novosel (7) Cumming (5) Dandenong Stadium 14–7
22 February
10 		@ Townsville 66–83 Blicavs (12) Blicavs (11) Blicavs, Clydesdale, Kennedy, Todhunter (3) Townsville RSL Stadium 14–8
23 February
11 		@ Sydney 77–81 Cumming (25) Scherf (9) Cumming (5) Brydens Stadium 14–9
24 December
30 		Perth 81–59 Blicavs (20) Novosel (7) Clydesdale (6) Dandenong Stadium 15–9

Finals

Semifinals

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 February
25 		Perth 73–66 Cumming (25) Blicavs (8) Clydesdale (5) Dandenong Stadium 1–0
2 March
3 		@ Perth 71–91 Cumming (30) Kennedy (9) Clydesdale (5) Bendat Basketball Centre 1–1
3 March
5 		Perth 81–63 Cumming (22) Kennedy (8) Cumming (4) Dandenong Stadium 2–1

Grand Final

Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March
11 		@ Sydney 82–91 Blicavs (25) Blicavs (8) Cumming,
Todhunter (6) 		Brydens Stadium 0–1
2 March
17 		Sydney 62–75 Cumming (17) Blicavs, Novosel (6) Novosel (3) Dandenong Stadium 0–2

Awards

In-season

Award Recipient Round(s) / Date Ref.
Team of the Week Natalie Novosel Rounds: 1, 19
Stephanie Cumming Rounds: 2, 3, 6, 10
Sara Blicavs Rounds: 4, 9, 10, 15
Lauren Scherf Round 8
Ally Malott Round 14
Player of the Week Stephanie Cumming Round 10 [1][2]
Ally Malott Round 14
Coach of the Month Larissa Anderson December

References

  1. ^ "WNBL: Steph Cumming leads Dandenong to 7 in a row". pickandroll.com.au.
  2. ^ "ROUND 14 PLAYER OF THE WEEK- ALLY MALOTT". wnbl.com.au.