South Adelaide vs. West Adelaide

WOODVILLE, Australia (Interstat) — The undefeated West Adelaide Bears host the South Adelaide Panthers on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball matchup organized by the National Basketball League at Woodville.

West Adelaide (10-0 across all competitions) enters the 7 p.m. contest as the league’s lone unbeaten team, while South Adelaide (6-4) looks to rebound from consecutive losses, including a 109-54 defeat to West Adelaide on April 11.

Guard Morgan Yaeger leads a Bears’ offense that has averaged 97.8 points per game. Yaeger posted 21 points, three rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes during West Adelaide’s 105-42 win over North Adelaide on May 23. She scored 17 points with eight rebounds and four assists against Sturt on May 9, and dropped 23 points with six rebounds and three assists at Eastern on May 2. Yaeger has scored at least 17 points in each of her past three outings.

The Panthers counter with forward Keira Gardiner, who recorded 14 points, five rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes during South Adelaide’s 82-66 loss at Woodville on May 2. Gardiner posted 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a 100-56 victory over Eastern on May 9, but was held to six points and eight rebounds in 25 minutes during a 79-55 loss to Sturt on May 23. She has averaged 12.7 points and 7.3 rebounds over her past three games.

South Adelaide has struggled defensively against top competition, surrendering an average of 80.5 points in its four losses. The Panthers’ last win came May 9 against Eastern, and they are 3-3 in their past six games.

West Adelaide has won its past two games by a combined 90 points. The Bears’ closest contest this season was an 83-63 victory over Norwood on April 24.

The April 11 head-to-head saw West Adelaide shoot 51.4% from the field and force 18 turnovers.