Knox vs. Nunawading
EAST BURWOOD, Australia (Interstat) — The Knox women’s basketball team, riding a four-game winning streak, visits Nunawading on Sunday in an Australia NBL matchup at East Burwood.
Knox (13-4) enters as one of the league’s top teams, having won seven of its last eight contests. The visitors’ most recent victory came May 31, a 91-84 win at Ballarat in which guard Paige Bradley posted a near triple-double with 19 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists in 34 minutes. The 13-4 mark includes an 81-86 loss at Melbourne on May 3 as the lone defeat in the last eight games.
Nunawading (5-10) has lost nine of its last 10 games, most recently a 78-86 loss at Waverley on Saturday. The home team’s sole win during that span came May 16, a 91-85 victory over Casey.
Sunday’s game is the second meeting this season between the teams. Knox defeated Nunawading 78-55 on April 18.
The player to watch for Knox is Bradley, a guard averaging strong all-around production. In addition to her 19-point, 11-assist effort against Ballarat, Bradley scored 27 points with four assists and two rebounds in a 91-73 win at Dandenong on May 23.
For Nunawading, forward Kylee Blacksten is the key performer. In the loss at Waverley, she scored 21 points with seven rebounds and one block in 35 minutes. Blacksten also scored 18 points in a one-point loss to Dandenong on May 30 and 16 points against Sandringham on May 23.
Knox’s other key contributors in the Ballarat win included forward Alicia Froling, who had 20 points and four rebounds, and guard Agnes Emma Nnopu, who added 10 points and six rebounds.
Nunawading’s most productive players against Waverley included guard Charlise Dunn, who scored 20 points with six rebounds and three assists, and guard Riley Lupfer, who added 14 points and three rebounds.
The game tips off at East Burwood, with Knox looking to extend its winning streak and Nunawading seeking to reverse its recent slide. Knox’s next game after Sunday is against Waverley on June 20. Nunawading faces Ringwood on the same date.