WOODVILLE, Australia (Interstat) — The West Adelaide Bears will seek to extend their perfect start to the season when they host the win-starved North Adelaide Rockets in a women’s professional basketball game Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Woodville.

West Adelaide enters the matchup with a 9-0 record across all competitions, having outscored opponents by an average of more than 30 points per game. North Adelaide, conversely, sits at 1-8, its sole victory coming April 11 against Norwood.

The Bears last played May 9, routing Sturt 93-66. Guard Coco Hodges recorded 22 points, 12 rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes. Hodges has been a consistent force: She also posted 17 points and six rebounds in a 104-47 win at Eastern on May 2, and 25 points, two rebounds and five assists in a 92-63 victory at Noarlunga City on April 25.

Morgan Yaeger contributed 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the win over Sturt. Chloe Hodges added 13 points and eight rebounds.

North Adelaide is coming off a 78-60 loss to Forestville on May 9. Forward Jordyn Freer played 35 minutes, producing 17 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. Freer has been the Rockets’ most productive player, averaging 34.5 minutes over her last four games and posting double-doubles in two of them — 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 72-58 loss to Woodville on April 25, and 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Forestville defeat.

But North Adelaide has struggled to generate consistent secondary scoring. Abbey Jones contributed 13 points and nine rebounds against Forestville, while Maria Barneda added 14 points and three assists.

In the teams’ most recent head-to-head meeting, West Adelaide won 76-53 at North Adelaide on March 21. That result was the Rockets’ season opener.

North Adelaide plays six of its next eight games on the road after Saturday, beginning with a home contest against Norwood on May 30. West Adelaide will host South Adelaide on the same date before traveling to Woodville on May 31.