CRANBOURNE, Australia (Interstat) — Casey defeated Melbourne 83-70 on Friday in NBL1 action behind center Samantha Bowman’s 18 points, 17 rebounds and six assists. Vanessa Tavete scored 20 points and Dallas Loughridge added 17 points, six rebounds and three assists for Casey, which improved to 10-3. Chelsea DAngelo contributed 15 points and six rebounds, and Hailey Wynd grabbed seven rebounds with two blocks.

Isabella Brancatisano led Melbourne with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. Shuyu Yang added 12 points and six rebounds, while Mingling Chen scored 14 points. Eve Braslis chipped in 10 points and three rebounds. Melbourne fell to 7-6. The game was played at Cranbourne.