Diamond Valley 69 defeated Waverley 56
An upset was on the cards in State Championship Women as the Diamond Valley Eagles had an away win over 2009 runner-up Waverley Falcons on Saturday night. Diamond Valley, desperate for a play-off birth in 2010 started the better of the two sides, and aided by a dreadful first period of shooting at only 22% from the field from the Falcons, raced out to an early lead. It was a tight contest for most of the night but it was the Eagles ability to push the lead out by a few points every period saw them come away with a handy 13 point win. New recruit Sally Laing was impressive on debut for the Eagles with 14 points including 2 of her trade mark 3-pointers and 7 boards. Laura Thomas was the best for the home side with 17 points and 9 boards but the night belonged to Diamond Valley.
Waverley 78 defeated Melbourne 50
Backing up for their second game of the weekend the Falcons were in control of a Tigers team who struggled for the majority of the game. The Falcons were able to take advantage of the Tigers 32 turnovers and convert these in to fast break points. Laura Thomas asserted her authority on the game, only missing out on a triple double by one assist. She achieved 16 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists along with a handy 3 steals. Stonehouse fought hard for Tigers with 13 points and 7 rebounds. The Falcons had a great team performance with 6 players in double figures.
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