Centre of Excellence crushes Central Coast 92‑53 in NBL One
TERRIGAL, Australia (Interstat) — Centre of Excellence defeated Central Coast 92-53 on Saturday in Australia NBL One women’s basketball. Centre of Excellence improved to 13-4, while Central Coast fell to 2-13. Lily Mapp led the visitors with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Zara Russell added 17 points, three rebounds and three assists. Eliza Shanahan also scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Jessica Stone paced Central Coast with 17 points. Jemyma Manyok collected nine rebounds for Centre of Excellence. Reece Anticevic scored nine points, Olivia Olechnowicz added eight points and two assists, and Aspen Crase had six points, four rebounds and three assists. Jasmine Jones dished six assists. Leila Hefferman contributed six points and five rebounds for Central Coast. Centre of Excellence shot efficiently from the floor, three-point range and the free throw line. The win marked the second blowout of Central Coast this season, following a 94-53 victory on May 9. Mapp, the game’s top star, previously posted 22 rebounds in a June 4 win.