The Southside Flyers will go into Wednesday's WNBL semi-finals with their confidence high,but could be without captain Jenna O'Hea who is battling a knee problem.
Melbourne rivals Southside Flyers and the Boomers have split their season series,after 35 points and four blocks from Liz Cambage headlined a 94-79 win over the Boomers on Sunday.
Two-time Olympian Rachel Jarry has avoided a potentially career-ending injury but now faces a race against time to return for the WNBL semi-finals.
The Opals star was once again unstoppable,scoring 25 points with seven rebounds and one assist in limited minutes,given the packed WNBL schedule.
The daughter of Australian legend Shane Heal has been one of the standouts in the pandemic-affected season,helping her Townsville Fire side climb to fourth on the ladder with a 4-2 record.
Steph Blicavs and Ashleigh Karaitiana are making their mark this WNBL season and doing so in their return from childbirth.
The Boomers trailed the Flyers by 13 points twice in the second term of the match but dragged themselves back into the contest and ran away with the game in the final quarter,winning 89 -72.
Dual sport athletes Monique Conti (Flyers) and Tessa Lavey (Spirit) will be teammates during the AFLW season but first they have to be opponents in the WNBL.
On the eve of a new WNBL season,Liz Cambage reflects on keeping her Tokyo dream alive,why political statements matter and,on a personal front,how she is considering freezing her eggs to preserve her fertility.
Lauren Jackson has called the WNBL's broadcast deal a"wonderful"development,with all 60 games to be live-streamed and ABC to show two games a week live.
The condensed WNBL season in North Queensland will see teams play three or four games in the opening week.