WNBL Round 1: Hillcrest Grays keep a leadership position

The Regular Season in WNBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Hillcrest Grays smashed Kembangan at home 59-37. Hillcrest Grays forced 23 Kembangan turnovers. Li-Wen Tan stepped up and scored 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Ariel Loiter (165-2002, college: Colgate) chipped in 13 points. At the losing side Yi-Theint Tin responded with 6 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kembangan will play next round against Adroit SG trying to get back on the winning streak. Hillcrest Grays will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Blazers on the court of Qian Xi Red. Visitors were rolled over by Qian Xi Red 104-26. Choy-Ting Tang nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Jia-Min Lim accounted for 20 points, 5 assists and 10 steals. Wan-Ting Tan came up with 7 points for Blazers in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last two games of round 1 winless Radin Mas lost to undefeated Siglap Black on the opponent's court 27-54. Winless Whye Nam lost to undefeated Qian Xi Blue in a home game 58-64.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points and 20 rebounds by Pei-Sze Chia of Qian Xi Blue.

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Hillcrest Grays - Kembangan 59-37

Hillcrest Grays smashed Kembangan at home 59-37. Hillcrest Grays forced 23 Kembangan turnovers. Li-Wen Tan stepped up and scored 12 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and the former international guard Ariel Loiter (165-2002, college: Colgate) chipped in 13 points. At the losing side Yi-Theint Tin responded with 6 points and 5 rebounds and Chu-Yin Chan scored 4 points and 9 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Kembangan will play next round against Adroit SG trying to get back on the winning streak. Hillcrest Grays will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game.
Top scorers:
Kembangan: N.Jessie 7+1reb, W.Adeline 7+1reb, L.Wei-Ling 6+4reb+1ast, T.Yi-Theint 6+5reb+2ast, C.Chu-Yin 4+9reb, I.Iffah 3+1reb
Hillcrest Grays: A.Loiter 13+1reb, T.Li-Wen 12+6reb+2ast, L.Engie 6+2reb+1ast, O.Helene 6+4reb, C.Angela 5+1reb+2ast, S.Kai-Ting 5+3reb+4ast

Qian Xi Red - Blazers 104-26

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Blazers on the court of Qian Xi Red. Visitors were rolled over by Qian Xi Red 104-26. Qian Xi Red held Blazers to an opponent 23.7 percent shooting from the field compared to 46.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Qian Xi Red forced 42 Blazers turnovers and outrebounded them 46-26 including a 20-2 advantage in offensive rebounds. Choy-Ting Tang nailed a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Jia-Min Lim accounted for 20 points, 5 assists and 10 steals. Five Qian Xi Red players scored in double figures. Wan-Ting Tan came up with 7 points and Shervonne Lee added 6 points respectively for Blazers in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Blazers: Y.Shu-Shan 7+1reb, T.Wan-Ting 7+2reb+1ast, L.Shervonne 6+2reb+1ast, M.Mayuri 2+5reb, W.Yi-Xuan 2+2reb, K.Celest 2+4reb+1ast
Qian Xi Red: L.Jia-Min 20+3reb+5ast, L.Sharon 19+5reb+2ast, P.Ang 16+10reb+1ast, A.Lydia 15+6reb+1ast, T.Choy-Ting 14+12reb+2ast, S.Choong 7+3reb+3ast

Siglap Black - Radin Mas 54-27

Siglap Black used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from 54-27. Siglap Black held Radin Mas to an opponent 19.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 29.7 percent accuracy of the winners. Siglap Black forced 31 Radin Mas turnovers. Priscilla Han nailed 8 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Murphy Murad (165, college: S.Connecticut) accounted for 5 points and 6 rebounds. Tabitha Tay came up with 5 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks and Panmeline Liew added 6 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Radin Mas in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Siglap Black will play against Proform in the next round which should be theoretically another easy game. Radin Mas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Radin Mas: C.Michelle 8+3reb+1ast, L.Panmeline 6+7reb, T.Tabitha 5+12reb+1ast, L.Ying-Xin 4+3reb, T.Lydia 3+7reb, T.Amanda 1+1reb
Siglap Black: V.Si-Xu 10+2reb+1ast, H.Priscilla 8+7reb+1ast, P.Cheryl 7+2reb+1ast, L.Amanda 6+3reb+2ast, M.Murad 5+6reb+3ast, L.Edna 4+7reb+2ast

Whye Nam - Qian Xi Blue 58-64

But Whye Nam was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from 64-58. Qian Xi Blue dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Whye Nam's 26. They outrebounded Whye Nam 53-41 including a 37-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Pei-Sze Chia nailed a double-double by scoring 23 points and 20 rebounds for the winning side and Wei-Bin Koh accounted for 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jacqueline Chu came up with 22 points and 6 rebounds and Akashah Nurul added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Whye Nam in the defeat. Whye Nam's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Qian Xi Blue will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Whye Nam will play against Kembangan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Whye Nam: C.Jacqueline 22+6reb+2ast, N.Akashah 13+8reb, T.Ke-Ning 8+2reb+2ast, C.Shi-Ya 5+1reb+1ast, A.Wenyi 4+4reb, E.Mun-Ling 3+11reb+2ast
Qian Xi Blue: C.Pei-Sze 23+20reb+2ast, K.Wei-Bin 13+7reb+6ast, L.Briana 12+2reb+1ast, T.Jayne 7+5reb+1ast, S.Amelia 5+6reb+3ast, Y.Leshane 4+2reb



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