Melbourne tops Nunawading 80‑66 behind Yang’s 26 points

MELBOURNE, Australia (Interstat) — Shuyu Yang scored 26 points with five rebounds and five assists to lead Melbourne to an 80-66 victory over Nunawading on Sunday in Australia NBL One women’s basketball. Mingling Chen added 20 points and seven rebounds, while Isabella Brancatisano contributed nine points, eight rebounds and four assists. Leila Davis grabbed nine rebounds off the bench for Melbourne, which improved to 7-5. Nunawading’s Charlise Dunn led all scorers with 29 points and nine rebounds, adding a block. Kylee Blacksten scored 12 points and Eliza Hollingsworth finished with seven points, six rebounds and two assists. Rilley Lupfer added seven points and three rebounds for Nunawading, which fell to 5-9. Hannah Giddey scored nine points and Rachel Brewster had six points for Melbourne. The loss extended Nunawading’s losing streak to four games.