Mia Loyd leads Cairns to 95‑49 rout of South West Metro
CAIRNS, Australia (Interstat) — Mia Loyd scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Cairns to a 95-49 victory over South West Metro on Friday night in an Australia NBL One women’s basketball game. Cairns improved to 2-0 this season while South West Metro fell to 0-2. The home team shot 50% from the field to South West Metro’s 30.6% and made all 16 free throws. Cairns held a 14-7 edge in offensive rebounds. Summah Evans added 19 points and seven rebounds, Brooke Basham had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Taryn Bond scored 15 points. Kate Head led South West Metro with nine points and seven assists, and Jema Sebasio had six points and five rebounds. Cairns committed 14 turnovers and recorded 10 steals. South West Metro next travels to Townsville on Saturday. Cairns visits S.C. Phoenix on May 1.