By JARROD POTTER
SEABL – ROUND 3
FINALLY on the winner’s list after three attempts, Dandenong got its SEABL season going with a 93-79 triumph over Kilsyth.
The men’s side switched on in the second half to breeze past the Cobras, but it wasn’t all easy going as the visitors fought tooth and nail to stick to the Rangers.
Daequon Montreal (30 points) posted one of his mammoth tallies – terrorising the visitors at both ends of the court.
In league with Lucas Walker (17 points, five rebounds) and Andrew Harms (16 points, nine assists) the Rangers charged to the finish line to break its small, but frustrating, two-game losing streak.
Dandenong’s women on the other hand squandered an amazing start to fall 73-78 to Kilsyth. After at one stage leading 17-6, the Rangers’ lead was chipped away piece by piece by the resurgent Cobras.
From team mates to foes in the blink of an eye, Dandenong WNBL co-captains Aimie Clydesdale (13 points) and Steph Cumming (25 points) took to a friendly on-court rivalry. Kilsyth’s Cumming showed her experience as the born-and-bred Endeavour Hills guard shot the lights out down the stretch in league with Jasmine Gill (29 points).
Lauren Scherf (21 points, 17 rebounds) continued her extraordinary start to life in SEABL 2016, rattling off another supreme double-double in tandem with Clare Papavs (19 points, eight rebounds) – who rattled off a full 40 minute-game in her 286th SEABL match.
Dandenong heads down the highway on Sunday to battle Frankston in round 4 action from 1.30pm.
