Holmes Powers Geelong to Decisive Win Over Sydney
GEELONG, Australia (Interstat) — Mackenzie Holmes delivered a dominant performance with 28 points and 15 rebounds Friday night to lead the Geelong women’s basketball team to a 105-77 victory over the Sydney Flames in a National Basketball League game.
Holmes added five assists and four blocks. Alissa Pili matched Holmes’ 28 points and dished seven assists for Geelong, which improved to 5-14. Jazmin Shelley contributed 12 points and seven assists.
Unique Thompson recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Sydney. Keely Froling led the Flames with 14 points. Sydney fell to 6-14 with the loss.
Geelong controlled the game throughout, avenging an earlier season loss to the Flames. The teams will meet again Feb. 1 in Sydney.