2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship
for Women 2015
16th FIBA Oceanian Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nations New Zealand
Australia
Dates 15–17 August
Teams 2 (from 1 federations)
Venues 2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions  Australia (14th title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Australia Suzy Batkovic (15.5)  Australia (70.5)
Rebounds New Zealand Penina Davidson (10.5)  New Zealand (40.5)
Assists Australia Tessa Lavey (6.0)  Australia (19.0)
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The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women will be the 16th edition of the basketball tournament. In 2015 it took the form of a two-game series between the Australian Opals and New Zealand Tall Ferns.[1] It served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] The first game was in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 August, the second in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 17 August.[1] The Australian Opals won both games,[3][4] and qualified for the Olympics, while the losing Tall Ferns qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.[2]

Venues

Melbourne
Melbourne
Tauranga
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship (Australia and New Zealand)
Tauranga
Rod Laver Arena ASB arena
Capacity: 14,820 capacity 3,116

Results

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  141–104  New Zealand 61–41 80–63

Game 1

All times are local (UTC+10)

15 August 2015
18:30
Australia  6141  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 15–5, 14–12, 21–12, 11–12
Pts: Batkovic 16
Rebs: Lavey 11
Asts: Madgen 6
Pts: Cocks 7
Rebs: Davidson 9
Asts: Cocks 3
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,000

Game 2

All times are local (UTC+12).

17 August 2015
19:30
New Zealand  6380  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 19–26, 14–18, 16–22
Pts: Cocks 21
Rebs: Davidson 12
Asts: Cocks 3
Pts: Hodges 22
Rebs: Hodges & Lavey 5
Asts: Lavey 7
Australia wins series 2–0
ASB Arena, Tauranga

Rosters

 Australia

Australian Opals - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
G 4 Wilson, Kelly 30 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Bendigo Spirit Australia
G 5 Lavey, Tessa 22 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Bendigo Spirit Australia
G 6 Madgen, Tess 25 – (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
G 7 Talbot, Stephanie 21 – (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Canberra Capitals Australia
G 8 Batkovic, Suzy 34 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Townsville Fire Australia
G 9 Burton, Natalie 26 – (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Perth Lynx Australia
F 10 Jarry, Rachel 23 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
F 11 Hodges, Laura 31 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bourges Basket France
G 12 Snell, Belinda 34 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Bendigo Spirit Australia
G 13 Ebzery, Katie-Rae 25 – (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sydney Flames Australia
F 14 Kunek, Alice 24 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
F 15 Blicavs, Sara 22 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Boomers Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Scott Richard Butler
  • Lori Chizik
  • Damian Cotter

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015

 New Zealand

New Zealand Tall Ferns - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
F 1 Bygate, Jess 23 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gladstone Power Australia
G 2 Cocks, Micaela 29 – (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Townsville Fire Australia
F 4 Purcell, Kalani 20 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) BYU Cougars United States
F 6 Boagni, Tessa 19 – (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cal State Northridge Matadors United States
G 7 Hunter, Jordan 24 – (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Auckland Lady Hawks New Zealand
F 8 Taylor, Natalie 32 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gladstone Power Australia
G 9 Beck, Stella 19 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Saint Mary's Gaels United States
F 10 Wallbutton, Lisa 29 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Willeton Tigers Australia
G 11 Gallaher, Samara 22 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Goldrush New Zealand
F 12 Davidson, Penina 19 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) California Golden Bears United States
F 14 Paalvast, Chevanna 23 – (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Southern Peninsula Sharks Australia
C 15 Craig, Megan 22 – (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Lakeside Lightning Australia
Head coach
  • New Zealand Kereama Kennedy
Assistant coaches
  • Australia Chris Lucas
  • New Zealand Aik Ho

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015

Source: "2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women - Players". FIBA. Retrieved 16 August 2015. 

Final rankings

# Team W–L Qualification
1st, gold medalist(s)  Australia 2–0 Qualified to the Olympics
2nd, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand 0–2 Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

References

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