Monday, June 29, 2009
| AUS | 59 | 97 | 149 | 198 | 261 |
| NZL | 57 | 106 | 159 | 217 | 252 |
Melbourne Vixens v Mercury Energy Tactix
Hisense Arena, Melbourne 7.00pm
Melbourne Vixens (63) defeated Mercury Energy Tactix (35)
Melbourne Vixens Shooting Stats
Sharelle McMahon 32/37 (86%)
Caitlin Thwaites 23/28 (82%)
Kathleen Knott 8/12 (67%)
Mercury Energy Tactix Shooting Statistics
Jodi Brown 20/29 (69%)
Angela Mitchell 15/23 (65%)
Anna Thompson 0/1 (0%)
Monday 29th June
Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel v Adelaide Thunderbirds
Edgar Centre, Dunedin 7.00pm local time
Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel (58) def. Adelaide Thunderbirds (49)
Steel Shooting Stats;
Megan Dehn 22/28 (79%)
Donna Wilkins 36/41 (88%)
Thunderbirds Shooting Statistics;
Kate Beveridge 26/31 (84%)
Natalie Medhurst 23/26 (88%)
Sunday 28th June
Central Pulse v NSW Swifts
Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua 6.30pmlocal time
Central Pulse (53) def. NSW Swifts (52)
Central Pulse Shooting Stats;
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble 18/21 (86%)
Paula Griffin 35/39 (90%)
NSW Swifts Shooting Statistics;
Catherine Cox 26/36 (72%)
Susan Pratley 26/32 (81%)
Sunday 28th June;
West Coast Fever v Colourplus Waikato / Bay of Plenty Magic
Challenge Stadium, Perth 12.30pm local time.
Colourplus Waikato / Bay of Plenty Magic (49) defeated West Coast Fever (38)
NOTE: First ANZ Championship win for a New Zealand team playing in Australia
Magic shooting statistics;
Irene van Dyk 30/32 94%
Maria Tutaia 19/24 79%
Fever shooting statistics;
Caitlin Bassett 30/40 75%
Nikala Smith 7/17 41%
Jasmine Keene 1/1 100%
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Rivalry Round inaugural winners: Australia
Total
Australia -198 (Firebirds 59 + Fever 38 + Swifts 52 + Thunderbirds 49 + Vixens 63)
New Zealand -217 (Mystics 57 + Magic 49 + Pulse 53 + Steel 58 + Tactix 35)
Melbourne Vixens co-captain Sharelle McMahon has been awarded the ANZ Championship Rivalry Round Trophy after the Vixens secured Australia’s victory with a 28-point win over Mercury Energy Tactix.
Australia finished nine goals ahead of New Zealand after the five scores for each country were tallied together for a national total.
