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2016–17 Dandenong Rangers season

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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

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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

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# 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

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Regular season

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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

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Semifinals

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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

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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

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In-season

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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

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  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.
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