By JARROD POTTER
DANDENONG Rangers has received their schedule for the upcoming Women’s National Basketball League season.
The 17-round season, including a bye, will give Rangers fans ample chance to watch their team – with 10 home matches including the season-opener.
Mark Wright’s charges will face cross-town rivals Melbourne Boomers three times – including their 2014/15 WNBL season opener on Saturday 18 October from 3pm at home.
The Rangers will have to contend with six weekend double-headers across the season including the traditional Perth-Adelaide swing on 12-14 December.
Star recruit Liz Cambage will return to the Dandenong court for the first time as a Ranger since her junior days and pundits and fans alike are savouring the prospect of Cambage squaring off with the likes of Townsville’s Suzy Batkovic and Uni of Canberra’s superstar centre Lauren Jackson.
The reduced competition – down to eight teams with the off-season loss of Logan – will conclude on Sunday 8 March.
DANDENONG RANGERS 2014/15 WNBL SCHEDULEROUND 1
2 Sat Oct 18 3:00 PM DAN DANDENONG v MELBOURNE
ROUND 2
8 Sat Oct 25 6:30 PM DAN DANDENONG v SYDNEY UNI
ROUND 3
12 Fri Oct 31 7:30 PM BEN BENDIGO v DANDENONG
13 Sat Nov 1 3:00 PM AIS UNI OF CANBERRA v DANDENONG
ROUND 4
18 Sat Nov 8 3:00 PM DAN DANDENONG v TOWNSVILLE
21 Sun Nov 9 2:00 PM SBC MELBOURNE v DANDENONG
ROUND 5
26 Sun Nov 16 2:00 PM DAN DANDENONG v BENDIGO
ROUND 6
29 Sat Nov 22 6:30 PM DAN DANDENONG v UNI OF CANBERRA
ROUND 7
DANDENONG BYE
ROUND 8
38 Fri Dec 5 7:30 PM DAN DANDENONG v WEST COAST
42 Sun Dec 7 1:00 PM RSL TOWNSVILLE v DANDENONG
ROUND 9
44 Fri Dec 12 7:30 PM WABC WEST COAST v DANDENONG
47 Sun Dec 14 TBA WHY ADELAIDE v DANDENONG
ROUND 10
50 Sat Dec 20 3:00 PM DAN DANDENONG v SYDNEY UNI
ROUND 11
55 Sat Jan 3 7:00 PM BRY SYDNEY UNI v DANDENONG
57 Sun Jan 4 1:00 PM AIS UNI OF CANBERRA v DANDENONG
ROUND 12
61 Sat Jan 10 7:00 PM RSL TOWNSVILLE v DANDENONG
ROUND 13
65 Fri Jan 16 7:30 PM DAN DANDENONG v BENDIGO
ROUND 14
69 Fri Jan 23 7:30 PM DAN DANDENONG v ADELAIDE
ROUND 15
74 Sat Jan 31 3:00 PM DAN DANDENONG v WEST COAST
ROUND 16
81 Sat Feb 7 3:00 PM SBC MELBOURNE v DANDENONG
ROUND 17
85 Fri Feb 13 7:30 PM WHY ADELAIDE v DANDENONG
88 Sun Feb 15 2:00 PM DAN DANDENONG v TOWNSVILLEFINALS SCHEDULE
SEMI FINAL 1 Sat Feb 21 3rd vs 4th
SEMI FINAL 2 Sun Feb 22 1st vs 2nd
PRELIMINARY FINAL Sun Mar 1 Loser SF2 v Winner SF1
GRAND FINAL Sun Mar 8 Winner SF2 v Winner PF
