Mandurah vs. Perry Lakes

FLOREAT, Australia (Interstat) — The Mandurah Magic women’s team, riding a 7-5 record across all competitions, face the Perry Lakes Hawks in an NBL1 Australia matchup Saturday at Floreat. The Hawks enter with a 4-8 mark.

Mandurah guard Mikayla Pivec is a player to watch. In her last five games, Pivec averaged 18.6 points, 12.2 rebounds and 9.6 assists. She posted a near triple-double on June 6 against Lakeside, logging 31 minutes, 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists in a 93-63 win. She had a triple-double on May 30 against Southwest with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 26 minutes, and another on May 22 against the Perth Redbacks with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in 37 minutes.

Perry Lakes forward Bridgette Rettstatt has been a consistent double-double producer for the Hawks, who have lost five of their last six. In her most recent game June 6 at Southwest, a 80-61 win, Rettstatt played 30 minutes and posted 21 points and 19 rebounds. She had 15 points and 14 rebounds in 30 minutes in a 76-66 win at Kalamunda on May 30, and 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 97-85 loss at Cockburn on May 23.

Mandurah, which has won three of its last five, most recently routed Lakeside 93-63 on June 6. Claire Jacobs contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds in that victory, and Sharn Hayward added 19 points.

Perry Lakes’s last game was also a win, 80-61 at Southwest on June 6. Makenna Marisa added 20 points and six rebounds, and Mila Wawszkowicz chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds.

The teams will meet again July 18 at Mandurah.