West Wrap | Women's Round 9

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East Perth Eagles made it an NBL1 West double while Cierra Walker and Sharn Hayward hit eight triples each in Cockburn Cougars and Mandurah Magic wins, and Hana Lacey-Rameka was huge for South West Slammers and Rockingham Flames kept on winning.

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FRIDAY

Perry Lakes Hawks (82) lost to East Perth Eagles (84)

Makenna Marisa made an immediate impact on debut for the Perry Lakes Hawks and her team made a late charge but the East Perth Eagles just managed to hold on for the 84-82 victory.

Marisa provided a significant boost for Friday night's match up at Bendat Basketball Centre as they tried to avoid a third straight loss up against an Eagles team having won six of eight games so far in 2026 and being on top of the defending champion Cockburn Cougars for three quarters last week.

Perry Lakes then managed to open up an eight-point lead and to still be on top by five at half-time and one at three quarter-time but then the Eagles took over.

East Perth went up by 10 themselves in the last term but then a late 7-0 Perry Lakes run had the margin two but neither team could execute down the stretch leaving the Eagles to hold on and win by two.

The victory improves East Perth to a 7-2 record on the season with a replacement for Jasmin Fejo still to arrive while Perry Lakes are now 2-7 but they will be looking forward to seeing what the duo of Marisa and Bridgette Rettstatt can deliver moving forward.

Brooke Malone made a hot start for East Perth to have 20 of her team's 43 points to half-time on her way to 23 in the game to go with six rebounds and two steals on 9/16 field goal shooting and 3/5 from three-point range which she already had by half-time.

Jade Williams also finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks for East Perth, Sarah Mortensen 15 points, 12 boards and six assists, Sydney Wright 17 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Stacey Barr seven points, 10 boards and seven assists despite 3/15 shooting.

It was an impressive debut from Makenna Marisa for Perry Lakes who played this past WNBL season for the Southside Melbourne Flyers before then heading straight to Germany where her season with Keltern only just wrapped up earlier this month.

So it's been quite the hectic schedule for the 24-year-old scoring guard out of Penn State but she wasted no time making an impact for the Hawks with 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists with 19 of her points up to three quarter-time.

Bridgette Rettstatt also had 17 points, 14 rebounds and two assists with Mila Wawszkowicz finishing with 12 points, four steals, two assists and two blocks, and Eva Smith 10 points and two steals.

Mandurah Magic (96) defeated Perth Redbacks (84)

Mikayla Pivec had another might impressive triple double and Sharn Hayward scored 32 points with eight three-pointers for the Mandurah Magic to beat the Perth Redbacks 96-84.

The Magic were back home at Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre trying to return to the winner's list up against a Redbacks team also having lost their past three.

Mandurah made a strong start with a 13-0 run in the first quarter before leading 29-19 by quarter-time before another 36 points to 25 in the second frame to head into half-time leading 65-44.

The Redbacks did breathe life back into the contest with 33 points in the third quarter but then managed just seven in the fourth with Mandurah doing enough for the 12-point win to improve to a 5-4 record.

Sharn Hayward knocked down 8/12 from behind the three-point line for Mandurah on her way to 32 points to go with six assists.

Mikayla Pivec had her second triple double already in just five games for the Magic with 20 points, 14 rebound and 13 assists with 6/10 shooting from the field and 7/10 at the free-throw line.

Jade Gowland also had 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks, and Claire Jacobs 13 points, eight boards and three assists despite the 3/15 shooting.

The Redbacks are now 2-7 after the fourth consecutive defeat despite 21 points, three rebounds and two assists from Olivia Berry.

Sam Ashby also produced another 20 points and five rebounds with 5/7 three-point shooting while Patty Brossmann was fresh off the plane to make her first appearance of the season for 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Joondalup Wolves (104) defeated Willetton Tigers (62)

The Joondalup Wolves might have entered the round in last place but they were also one win from eighth place and showed what they are capable of with a commanding 104-62 home win over the Willetton Tigers.

The Wolfpack might have been last at 2-7 entering Round 9 but with the Eastern Suns in eighth place at 3-6, they remained within touch ahead of hosting the Tigers at Arena Joondalup.

Willetton were once again without Emma Gandini while the signing of Alex Fowler won't be eventuating with her now signing a WNBA deal, and the Wolves didn’t take long to get on top after a good Tigers start.

Willetton did lead by 11 early on but then Joondalup scores 14 straight points to be leading 24-21 by quarter-time and then went on with the job from there to take total control.

The Wolves put up 26 points to 14 in the second quarter to be leading 50-35 by half-time and then another 20 to 14 in the third frame, and 34 to 13 in the last on the way to the 42-point victory.

The win improves the Wolfpack to a 3-7 record with Kim Pierre-Louis delivering 26 points, nine rebounds and six steals with 10/17 field goal shooting.

Rosie Deegan also showed what she's still capable of with 24 points, six rebounds and three steals with Asianae Johnson adding 16 points, five boards, three assists and two steals, and Awatea Leach 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.

The Tigers are now 3-7 having lost the last four with Emma Calvert ending up with 17 points and eight rebounds with Ruby Porter adding 12 points, six boards, four assists and three steals, and Remy Hearn eight points.

SATURDAY

South West Slammers (68) defeated Lakeside Lightning (64)

The South West Slammers started and finished strongly to score their third win of the season with the 68-64 home win against the Lakeside Lightning.

The Lightning did arrive at Eaton Recreation Centre having won their past couple of games to be comfortably inside a playoff position but it was the Slammers who had the better of the start on their home floor.

South West were leading 24-14 by the end of the first quarter and then went out to a 15-point advantage in the second term before Lakeside did fire back with an 8-0 run.

The Slammers remained leading 40-33 by half-time but the Lightning had the better of the third period with 16 points to 11.

The Lightning then completed an 13-0 run to early in the fourth quarter but South West responded once more with 12 points of their own to open up a match-winning 14-point edge and then holding on to win by four.

The win improves the Slammers to a 3-6 record to remain right in the playoff hunt with Hana Lacey-Rameka outstanding with 23 points, 22 rebounds and two steals.

Melanie Hoyt made an immediate first impact with 17 points, three rebounds and two assists with Bri Bailey adding eight points, seven boards and four assists, and Marshaun Bostic seven points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Lightning couldn’t quite with a third straight to be now 5-5 with Esme Morales delivering another 24 points, five rebounds and three assists while shooting 5/17 from behind the arc.

Kiriana Hawaikirangi also had 13 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists, Sam Lubcke 10 points and 12 boards, and Delanie Crawford seven points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals.

East Perth Eagles (93) defeated Joondalup Wolves (78)

Both teams were fresh off Friday night wins and it was the East Perth Eagles who kept the momentum going with the 93-78 win over the Joondalup Wolves to remain undefeated at home in 2026.

The Eagles beat the Perry Lakes to open the weekend on Friday night with the Wolves also winning big over the Willetton Tigers ahead of the match up at Willetton Basketball Stadium.

The two teams had met earlier in the season too with the Wolves handing the Eagles a first loss of the season so it did always shape as a fascinating contest.

Joondalup then got the better of the start too with 24 points to 19 in the first quarter and then it was the visitors still leading 49-44 heading into the half-time break.

It was in the third quarter when East Perth made their move with 33 points to 10 including going on a 13-0 scoring run to all of a sudden open up a 21-point lead and convert that into the 15-point victory.

The pair of wins for the weekend improve the Eagles to an 8-2 record with Sydney Wright delivering 26 points and five assists with 4/6 three-point shooting.

Two-time championship winner and All-First Team member Sarah Mortensen also put up 20 points, 14 rebounds and three assists with Stacey Barr delivering 17 points, six boards, six assists and four steals with Jade Williams providing 13 points, seven boards, three assists and two steals, and Brooke Malone 11 points and eight rebounds.

Joondalup are now 3-8 after splitting their weekend double with Kim Pierre-Louis finishing with 22 points, six rebounds and two steals with Asianae Johnson contributing 15 points, four boards, four assists and four steals, and Yemiyah Morris 15 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two assists.

Cockburn Cougars (97) defeated Perry Lakes Hawks (85)

The Cockburn Cougars were in a unique situation of trying to bounce back from a loss but they got the job done with a big finish to beat the Perry Lakes Hawks 97-85.

The Cougars hadn’t lost a game in the NBL1 West since the 2024 Grand Final until last Saturday night against the Warwick Senators when their 30-game streak came to an end.

They then had seven days to plot their revenge on the Hawks at Wally Hagan Stadium with Perry Lakes arriving following a tight loss to another top four team, the East Perth Eagles, on Friday.

The Cougars did end up leading 27-21 by quarter-time before turning that into the 53-44 advantage going into half-time.

Perry Lakes were up for the fight, though, and had 20 points to 13 in the third quarter to cut the Cockburn advantage to just two at three quarter-time.

The Hawks then even grabbed the lead early in the fourth term but Cockburn responded and soon scored eight points in-a-row to complete the 12-point victory and improve to 8-1 on the season to retain top spot.

Cierra Walker had her best NBL1 West performance for the Cougars with 28 points, four steals and three rebounds with 8/11 three-point shooting.

Jessie Edwards produced another 19 points and 10 rebounds with 6/9 field goal shooting and going 7/8 at the foul line with Daniel Raber contributing 18 points, eight boards, four steals and three assists.

Jewel Williams also had 11 points and four assists.

Perry Lakes are now 2-8 following the two losses this weekend with Makenna Marisa playing her second game for her new team and delivering 29 points and three rebounds with 11/17 shooting from the field and 4/8 from downtown.

Bridgette Rettstatt also had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Mila Wawszkowicz nine points, four boards, three assists and two steals, Emilie Beggs eight points and three assists, and Ellie Newman seven points and three rebounds.

Goldfields Giants (84) defeated Kalamunda Eastern Suns (64)

Sierra Moore starred once again as the Goldfields Giants continued their impressive form at home with the 84-64 win in Kalgoorlie over the Kalamunda Eastern Suns.

The Giants were back home at Evolution Mining Stadium having split their road double last weekend with the Eastern Suns arriving fresh off beating the Mandurah Magic to sit inside the top eight.

It was Goldfields who got on top from the outset, though, with 30 points to 13 in the opening period before going into half-time still on top 50-35.

The two teams only combined for 22 points in a low-scoring third quarter but the Giants then had 22 points to 19 in the last term on the way to the 20-point victory to improve to a 6-3 record.

Sierra Moore continued her brilliant season with another 25 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three steals with 11/18 shooting from the field while only going 3/12 at the free-throw line.

Rachel Pettit also had 16 points, three assists and two rebounds with Delaynie Byrne contributing 15 points, 11 boards, two assists and two blocks, Lexi Pana 11 points, four assists and three rebounds, and Hazelle Yam nine points, four assists and three rebounds.

Kalamunda are now 3-7 following the loss with Trista Hull putting up 25 points, 18 rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals, Gaby Bronson 11 points, six boards, two assists and two steals, and Alyssa Bowen nine points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Rockingham Flames (99) defeated Warwick Senators (76)

Teige Morrell, Amy Atwell and Sara Puckett all scored 21 points each as the Rockingham Flames took charge in the second half to beat the Warwick Senators 99-76 to make it six straight wins.

It had all the hallmarks of one of the games of the season at Mike Barnett Sports Complex with Rockingham at home and having won five straight while Warwick had won three in-a-row.

That included the Senators ending the winning streak of the Cockburn Cougars stretching back to the 2024 Grand Final where ironically it was Rockingham they lost to.

It was a tight first half with Rockingham leading by a point at half-time with nothing more than five points separating the teams, but it was in the third frame where the Flames took charge.

Rockingham scored 27 points to 12 in the third quarter and 29 to 22 in the last to end up securing the 23-point victory that gives them six straight wins to improve them to a 9-2 record with the Senators now 7-4 following the defeat.

Teige Morrell was a force inside for Rockingham finishing with 21 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two blocks with 9/17 field goal shooting.

Sara Puckett then continued her impressive form with 21 points, three rebounds and two assists with 4/7 three-point shooting while Amy Atwell delivered 21 points and nine rebounds ahead of playing for the Australian Gangurrus at the upcoming World Cup.

Tiana Wilson-Palmer also added 13 points and two steals for the Flames, Stef Berberabe 10 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals, and Lesila Finau six points, nine boards, four assists and two steals.

The Senators couldn’t quite back up being the team that snapped the winning run of Cockburn last Saturday night with a 12-point third quarter ultimately being their downfall despite new import Greta Kampschroeder showing exciting signs with 23 points and four rebounds on 4/7 three-point shooting.

Chloe Forster added 16 points, five rebounds and four assists, Kiara Waite 12 points and three boards, Jayda Clark 10 points and five rebounds, and Izzy Miotti six points and two boards.