2014 WNBL Finals

The 2014 WNBL Finals is the postseason tournament of the WNBL's 2013–14 season.[1] The Bendigo Spirit were the defending champions and they successfully defended their title by defeating the Townsville Fire.

2014 WNBL Finals

Team Coach Wins Bendigo Spirit Bernie Harrower 1 Townsville Fire Chris Lucas 0
Dates	22 February – 9 March 2014
MVP	Kelsey Griffin (BEN)
Preliminary Final	Townsville def. Dandenong, 1–0

Standings

#	WNBL Championship Ladder
	Team	W	L	PCT	GP
1	Bendigo Spirit	22	2	91.7	24
2	Dandenong Rangers	16	8	66.6	24
3	Townsville Fire	16	8	66.6	24
4	Melbourne Boomers	14	10	58.5	24
5	Adelaide Lightning	12	12	50	24
6	Sydney Uni Flames	10	14	41.7	24
7	Canberra Capitals	10	14	41.7	24
8	Logan Thunder	7	17	29.2	24
9	West Coast Waves	1	23	4.2	24

Bracket

Semi-finals					Preliminary final					Grand final
1	Bendigo Spirit	71
2	Dandenong Rangers	62
										9 March 2014 – Bendigo Stadium
					Dandenong Rangers		71			Bendigo Spirit	94
					Townsville Fire		74			Townsville Fire	83
3	Townsville Fire	78
4	Melbourne Boomers	73		Key:		Winning team advances			Losing team advances

Semi Finals

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (2) Dandenong Rangers

23 February, 2014

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	71–62	Dandenong Rangers
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–15, 20–14, 13–10
Pts: Griffin 19 Rebs: Griffin 16 Asts: Harrower 10		Pts: O'Hea 16 Rebs: Pedersen 8 Asts: Mitchell 5

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria

(3) Townsville Fire vs. (4) Melbourne Boomers

22 February, 2014

Boxscore

Townsville Fire	78–73	Melbourne Boomers
Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 15–17, 21–23, 20–14
Pts: Batkovic 24 Rebs: Batkovic 15 Asts: McCully 7		Pts: Allen 22 Rebs: Hegge 10 Asts: Madgen 7

Townsville RSL Stadium, Townsville, Queensland

Preliminary Final

(2) Dandenong Rangers vs. (3) Townsville Fire

2 March, 2014

Boxscore

Dandenong Rangers	71–74	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 15–12, 17–18, 23–22
Pts: O'Hea 27 Rebs: Pedersen 10 Asts: Mitchell, O'Hea 4		Pts: Cumming 15 Rebs: Batkovic 16 Asts: McCully 3

Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria

Grand Final

(1) Bendigo Spirit vs. (3) Townsville Fire

9 March, 2014

Boxscore

Bendigo Spirit	94–83	Townsville Fire
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 21–24, 24–28, 24–14
Pts: Griffin 28 Rebs: Griffin 15 Asts: Harrower 9		Pts: Batkovic 21 Rebs: Batkovic 9 Asts: McCully 6

Bendigo Stadium, Bendigo, Victoria

Rosters

2013–14 Bendigo Spirit roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Lavey, Tessa 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) G 5 Wilson, Andrea 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) G 6 Perera, Chantella 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) G 7 Oliver, Heather 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 9 Garrick, Madeleine 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) G 10 Harrower, Kristi (C) 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) F 14 Aubry, Chelsea 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 15 Blicavs, Sara 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) F/C 20 Richards, Gabrielle 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 22 Wilson, Kelly 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) F 23 Griffin, Kelsey 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) G 24 Chalmers, Jane 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Head coach Bernie Harrower Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

2013–14 Townsville Fire roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G 4 Wilson, Alex 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) G 5 McCully, Rachael 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) G 6 Mangakahia, Tiana 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) G 7 Cumming, Stephanie 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) C 8 Batkovic, Suzy 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) G 10 Newley, Mia 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) F 12 Standish, Kayla 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) F 13 Fadljevic, Rosemary 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) F 15 Thompson, Olivia 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) G 32 Cocks, Micaela 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) C 45 McKenzie, Emma 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Head coach Chris Lucas Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Development player (I) Import player Injured

References

1. "MEDIA GUIDE - WNBL". wnbl.com.au.