WNBL Round 5 (Regular Season): Siglap hands first loss to Hillcrest Grays

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The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Hillcrest Grays (5-1) against third ranked Siglap on Tuesday night. Siglap were defeated by Siglap 59-47. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hillcrest Grays. They outrebounded Hillcrest Grays 43-28 including a 35-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international Edna Lim (-1995) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds. Amanda Lim contributed with 15 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the winners. Guard Crystal Yeow (170-2000) answered with 11 points and 5 rebounds for Hillcrest Grays. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains third place with 4-1 record behind leader Blazers. Hillcrest Grays at the other side keep the second position with one game lost. Siglap are looking forward to face Warriors (#4) in the next round. Hillcrest Grays will play against the league's leader Blazers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Proform's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after five consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they defeated Starbalm (1-6) 59-46. Calla Pentzien stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 22 rebounds for the winners and Byeolha Chang chipped in 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jeslyn Ho-Jia responded with 9 points and 14 rebounds. Starbalm's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Proform (1-5) left bottom position moving up to seventh place. Starbalm at the other side dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. Proform will play against league's second-placed Hillcrest Grays in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Starbalm will have a break next round.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Leader Blazers (5-0) played at the court of 8th ranked Proform (1-5). Blazers smashed Proform 111-24 on Sunday. Patricia Jusay nailed 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Blazers' coach felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Calla Pentzien came up with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks for Proform in the defeat. Undefeated Blazers have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Proform lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with five games lost. Blazers will meet league's second-placed Hillcrest Grays in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Proform will play against the league's second-placed Hillcrest Grays (#2) and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 5 Kembangan smashed Starbalm 56-33. Warriors destroyed Kembangan 45-23.
The most impressive performance of 5th round was 16 points and 6 rebounds by Marsya Alia of Warriors.

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Proform - Blazers 24-111

The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Leader Blazers (5-0) played at the court of 8th ranked Proform (1-5). Blazers smashed Proform 111-24 on Sunday. Blazers held Proform to an opponent 16.9 percent shooting from the field compared to 38.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Blazers forced 31 Proform turnovers and outrebounded them 70-36 including a 35-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Blazers looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 4 passes made by Proform's players. Patricia Jusay nailed 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and the former international point guard Jia-Min Lim (167-1991) accounted for 12 points and 9 rebounds. Five Blazers players scored in double figures. Blazers' coach felt very confident using 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Calla Pentzien came up with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks and Jovina See-Xin added 2 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Proform in the defeat. Blazers have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Proform lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with five games lost. Blazers will meet league's second-placed Hillcrest Grays in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Proform will play against the league's second-placed Hillcrest Grays (#2) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Blazers: A.Tang-Jia 18+3reb+2ast, S.Lee 16+4reb+3ast, P.Jusay 15+6reb+5ast, L.Yeoh 14+6reb, V.Wong Shuting 13+8reb+3ast, J.Lim 12+9reb+3ast
Proform: C.Pentzien 17+8reb, G.Woo-Hoi 3+3reb, J.See-Xin 2+8reb+1ast, C.Alphonso 2+5reb+1ast, Y.New 0+3reb+1ast, S.Kirk-Shann 0+2reb+1ast

Siglap - Hillcrest Grays 59-47

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Hillcrest Grays (5-1) against third ranked Siglap on Tuesday night. Siglap were defeated by Siglap 59-47. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Hillcrest Grays. They outrebounded Hillcrest Grays 43-28 including a 35-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international Edna Lim (-1995) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds. Amanda Lim contributed with 15 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the winners. Guard Crystal Yeow (170-2000) answered with 11 points and 5 rebounds and guard Rachel Tan (159-2002) added 9 points in the effort for Hillcrest Grays. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Defending champion maintains third place with 4-1 record behind leader Blazers. Hillcrest Grays at the other side keep the second position with one game lost. Siglap are looking forward to face Warriors (#4) in the next round. Hillcrest Grays will play against the league's leader Blazers and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Siglap: E.Lim 26+14reb+1ast, A.Lim 15+2reb, C.Poon 6+8reb+2ast, Y.Sugianto 4+4reb+1ast, X.Tan 4+5reb+1ast, K.Tay 2+2reb
Hillcrest Grays: C.Yeow 11+5reb, R.Tan 9+3reb+1ast, C.Chan 7+3reb+1ast, D.Wan 5+2reb+1ast, C.Chan 4+5reb+1ast, W.Tsang 3+2reb

Starbalm - Kembangan 33-56

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Kembangan (2-4) crushed bottom-ranked Starbalm (1-6) 56-33 on Tuesday. Kembangan held Starbalm to an opponent 16.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 30.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Kembangan forced 26 Starbalm turnovers. Wong-Xiu Wen-Adeline nailed 18 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and Lynette Lau-Yu accounted for 8 points and 14 rebounds. Ong Choo-Lian came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 rebounds and Jeslyn Ho-Jia added 7 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Starbalm in the defeat. Kembangan maintains fifth place with 2-4 record. Loser Starbalm dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. Kembangan will meet Radin Mas (#6) in the next round. Starbalm will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Kembangan: W.Wen-Adeline 18+5reb+3ast, H.Kaining 10+5reb+4ast, L.Lau-Yu 8+14reb, C.Rui-En 8+5reb+1ast, J.Nar-Jie 8+12reb+1ast, E.Chow 2+3reb+1ast
Starbalm: O.Choo-Lian 10+10reb, R.Ysabella 7+4reb, Y.Jia-Hui 7+7reb+1ast, J.Ho-Jia 7+11reb, F.Lai-Jia 2+9reb+2ast, S.Zi-Hui 0

Starbalm - Proform 46-59

Proform's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after five consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they defeated Starbalm (1-6) 59-46. Proform held Starbalm to an opponent 18.1 percent shooting from the field compared to 31.5 percent accuracy of the winners. Proform had a 48-35 advantage in offensive rebounds. Calla Pentzien stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 22 rebounds for the winners and Byeolha Chang chipped in 14 points and 12 rebounds. Jeslyn Ho-Jia responded with 9 points and 14 rebounds and Yek Jia-Hui scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Starbalm's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Proform (1-5) left bottom position moving up to seventh place. Starbalm at the other side dropped to the bottom position with six games lost. Proform will play against league's second-placed Hillcrest Grays in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Starbalm will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Proform: C.Pentzien 27+22reb+3ast, B.Chang 14+12reb+3ast, Y.New 11+1reb, C.Tham-Jing 3+2reb, J.See-Xin 2+6reb+1ast, G.Woo-Hoi 2+2ast
Starbalm: Y.Jia-Hui 14+7reb+3ast, J.Ho-Jia 9+14reb+1ast, O.Choo-Lian 7+6reb, J.Chu 5+8reb+3ast, C.Tay 3+12reb, F.Lai-Jia 3+4reb+1ast

Warriors - Kembangan 45-23

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 5th ranked Kembangan's (2-4) loss to fourth ranked Warriors (4-2) 23-45 on Thursday. Warriors held Kembangan to an opponent 16.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 30.0 percent accuracy of the winners. Warriors forced 20 Kembangan turnovers and outrebounded them 45-28 including 33 on the defensive glass. Marsya Alia nailed 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and Sze Chia-Pei accounted for 7 points and 11 rebounds. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. Julianne Chu came up with 2 points and 7 rebounds and Jessie Nar-Jie added 6 points respectively for Kembangan in the defeat. Newly promoted Warriors maintains fourth place with 4-2 record. Loser Kembangan keeps the fifth position with four games lost. Warriors will meet higher ranked Siglap (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kembangan will play against Radin Mas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Warriors: M.Alia 16+6reb+3ast, V.Lim-Xin 9+5reb, S.Chia-Pei 7+11reb+1ast, E.Tan 4+6reb+2ast, A.Quek-Jia 4+5reb, A.Siew-Mun 3+1reb
Kembangan: J.Nar-Jie 6+4reb, C.Rui-En 4+1ast, H.Kaining 4+1reb+1ast, W.Wen-Adeline 4+5reb, L.Lau-Yu 3+4reb+2ast, J.Chu 2+7reb+1ast