Frankston Blues NBL1 South 2023 Round 9 Recap

Bibby helps Frankston to big win in Hobart

Chloe Bibby kept her hot form going and so did her Frankston Blues team on the way to the eventual 94-59 road victory against the Hobart Chargers.

Hobart came into the clash at Hobart Netball and Sports Centre looking for a bounce back win to stay in the finals hunt while Frankston arrived across Bass Strait in terrific form, which they were able to continue.

The Blues were leading 26-20 by quarter-time and then scored another 22 points to 12 in the second term to head into the half-time interval leading 48-32.

It was more of the same throughout the second half with Frankston outscoring Hobart 46 points to 27 to end up claiming the 35-point win away from home.

WNBL star Chloe Bibby kept her terrific form going for the Blues with another 28 points and seven rebounds while knocking down 5/11 from three-point range.

Louise Brown contributed 16 points and 19 boards, Tori Jackson 13 points, four rebounds and two steals, and Chelsea D'Angelo 12 points, four boards, three assists and three steals.

Sarah O'Neill put up 16 points and three rebounds for Hobart with Paige Bradley ending up with 15 points and four assists, Lauren Mills 12 points and eight rebounds, and Cori Coleman 12 points, two assists and two steals.

Frankston go top with big win in Hobart

The Frankston Blues moved to the top of the NBL1 South with the 99-75 victory in Hobart on Friday night on the back of six players delivering starring performances.

Frankston had the chance to nab top spot at least for 24 hours by playing on Friday night and the Eltham Wildcats not as the Blues took on the defending champion Chargers at Hobart Netball and Sports Centre.

The Blues were only leading by three points at quarter-time but then pulled away with 27 points to 16 in the second period to head into half-time leading 54-40.

The Frankston lead didn’t get beyond 15 in the third quarter but the Blues went on with the job with another 22 points to 13 in the fourth term to lead by as much as 25 and to end up winning by 24.

The victory improves Frankston to a 10-3 record to jump over Eltham into top spot while Hobart 6-7 having lost four in-a-row.

Jordan Evans ended up top-scoring for Frankston with 24 points and two steals while hitting 4/9 of his three-point opportunities.

Brad Newley also put up 22 points and six rebounds with Lachlan Barker contributing 16 points, two boards and two assists, Lucas Barker 14 points, six rebounds and six assists, Igor Hadziomerovic 11 points, five boards and four assists, and Daniel Trist 10 points and five rebounds.

Devin Watson finished with 28 points for Hobart while hitting 11/20 from the floor with Jacob Richards contributing 13 points and four boards, and Sam McDaniel eight points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

Bibby brilliant as Frankston make it double win weekend

Chloe Bibby continued her dazzling NBL1 South form with another 35-point performance to help the Frankston Blues beat the Launceston Tornadoes 77-65 on Saturday night.

Frankston opened their double road trip weekend in Tasmania beating the Hobart Chargers by 35 points on Friday night while the Tornadoes started their home weekend defeating the Ringwood Hawks by eight points.

So both teams came into the match up in winning form but ultimately the difference between the two sides proved to be Bibby who is fresh off a strong WNBL season at the Perth Lynx.

Frankston started strongly on Saturday night to lead 20-10 by quarter-time but Launceston turned the tide to tie scores up at the half-time interval.

The Blues took charge once more to outscore the Tornadoes 44 points to 32 in the second half to secure the 12-point win and make it four wins in succession, and to improve to a 10-4 record.

The Tornadoes slip to 5-9 with the defeat to remain outside of a playoff position.

Chloe Bibby produced a remarkable performance for Frankston made up of 35 points, four rebounds and three assists on the back of shooting 13/22 from the field and 8/9 at the foul line.

Micaela Cocks added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Blues, and Louise Brown 15 points and 18 rebounds.

Micah Simpson produced 14 points, three rebounds and three assists for Launceston, but they dearly missed the presence of Keely Froling.

Riley Lupfer also had 14 points and six rebounds, Macey Crawford 13 points and seven boards, and Olivia West 11 points and six rebounds.

Trist dominates as Blues keep on winning

The Frankston Blues made it a double-win weekend in Tasmania by beating the North West Tasmania Thunder 76-69 on Saturday night.

Both teams were coming off Friday night victories with the Thunder beating the Ringwood Hawks while the Blues started their road double defeating the defending champion Hobart Chargers by 24 points.

That set up a fascinating match up on Saturday at Elphin Sports Stadium and it was a tight contest throughout the majority of the evening.

Each team had their time on top throughout the first three quarters but no more than nine points ever separated them which was what Frankston managed to lead by during the second quarter.

However, during the fourth quarter Frankston was able to pull away to lead by a game-high 13 points and then hold on to win by seven to improve to 11-3 as a result of the two wins in Tasmania for the weekend.

North West Tasmania slips to 6-8 with the defeat after splitting their home double-header.

Daniel Trist was a dominant force for Frankston in the win finishing with 20 points, 20 rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

Brad Newley also put up 15 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists while Igor Hadziomerovic added 12 points, nine boards and two steals, and Lucas Barker 11 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Sekou Sylla also had an impressive showing for North West Tasmania with 17 points, 18 rebounds, three assists and two blocks with Joe Chilcott contributing 16 points, four boards, three steals and two assists.