2008 WNBL Finals

The 2008 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2007–08 season.[1] The Canberra Capitals were the two-time defending champions but were defeated by Dandenong in the Semi Finals. The Adelaide Lightning won their fifth WNBL championship with a 92–82 win over the Sydney Uni Flames.[2]

2008 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Adelaide Lightning Vicki Valk 1 Sydney Uni Flames Karen Dalton 0
Dates	23 February – 8 March 2008
MVP	Renae Camino (Adelaide)
Preliminary Final	Adelaide def. Dandenong, 74–64

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Adelaide Lightning	21	3	87.5	24
2	Sydney Uni Flames	17	7	70.83	24
3	Canberra Capitals	17	7	70.83	24
4	Dandenong Rangers	12	12	50	24
5	Bulleen Boomers	11	13	45.83	24
6	Townsville Fire	10	14	41.67	24
7	Bendigo Spirit	10	14	41.67	24
8	Christchurch Sirens	9	15	37.5	24
9	AIS	8	16	33.33	24
10	Perth Lynx	5	19	20.83	24

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Adelaide Lightning	71
2	Sydney Uni Flames	90
					Adelaide Lightning		74			Sydney Uni Flames	82
					Dandenong Rangers		64			Adelaide Lightning	92
3	Canberra Capitals	54
4	Dandenong Rangers	60		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

23 February, 2008

Report

Adelaide Lightning	71–90	Sydney Uni Flames
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 20–19, 21–31, 18–23
Pts: Camino 20 Rebs: Camino 10 Asts: Phillips 5		Pts: Porter, Poto 17 Rebs: Poto 8 Asts: Veal 7

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

(3) Canberra Capitals vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

22 February, 2008

Report

Canberra Capitals	54–60	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 17–10, 9–20, 12–22
Pts: Bishop 15 Rebs: Beatty 10 Asts: Bevilaqua 4		Pts: Ryan 18 Rebs: Brogan 7 Asts: Three tied 2

AIS Arena, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Preliminary Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (4) Dandenong Rangers

1 March, 2008

Report

Adelaide Lightning	74–64	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 21–19, 22–19, 10–14
Pts: Camino 24 Rebs: Woosnam 12 Asts: Woosnam 9		Pts: Brogan 18 Rebs: Brogan 11 Asts: McInerny 5

Distinctive Homes Dome, Adelaide, South Australia

Grand Final

(1) Adelaide Lightning vs. (2) Sydney Uni Flames

8 March, 2008

Report

Sydney Uni Flames	82–92	Adelaide Lightning
Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 19–10, 17–24, 30–28
Pts: Porter 23 Rebs: Musselwhite 9 Asts: Poto 6		Pts: Camino 32 Rebs: Camino, Whittle 9 Asts: Foley 6

Wollongong Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, New South Wales

Rosters

2007–08 Sydney Uni Flames roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. F 4 Shiels, Kiera 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) F 5 Rice, Molly 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 6 Poto, Alicia 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) G 8 Afeaki, Eva 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) G 11 Dombkins, Mikaela 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) F 12 Smith, Melissa 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) C 13 Herrick, Rachel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 14 Porter, Natalie (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G/F 15 Musselwhite, Michelle 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) G 23 Lorenzini, Erin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) G 32 Veal, Kristen 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Head coach Karen Dalton Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2007–08 Adelaide Lightning roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 5 Mahony, Jessica 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) G 6 King, Lauren 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G/F 7 Duke, Rebecca 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 8 Camino, Renae 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) F 9 Woosnam, Samantha (C) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 11 Marino, Angela 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) C 12 Whittle, Jenny 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) G 13 Phillips, Erin 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) F 21 Gahan, Tracy 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) G 24 Foley, Jess 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Head coach Vicki Valk Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE – WNBL". wnbl.com.au.
2. "Rampant Adelaide score grand final triumph". abc.net.au.