Launceston Energy Bank Tornadoes vs Hobart Lady Chargers (16/03/2013)

On the 16th of March 2013, the Launceston Energy Bank Tornadoes played their season opener against the Hobart Lady Chargers at Action Packed Stadium, situated in Elphin, Launceston.  At Half Time, the Tornadoes had scored 38 points to the Chargers 35 points.

However, much to the disappointment of the local audience, the Tornadoes were unable to win their first game of the season, losing the game with 66 points to the Chargers 83 points.

The top scorer for the Launceston Tornadoes was Olivia Howard scoring 20 points, with 3 fouls under her belt.  Her performance was top notch when compared with the previous season, due to recovering from a knee injuring that plagued her career previously.

Hobart's Kylie McCauley was the Chargers' top scorer, scoring 22 points with 4 fouls.

Although Hobart won by a decent margin, the game was close until the start of the final quarter.  This was appreciated by the local crowd; looking forward to the Torns' next local show down.

Grace Lennox (in black) tries to guard a driving number 10 for the Torns. (Her name is currently unknown to me due to her name missing from the handout).

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Coach Peta Sinclair (left) provides guidance to Lauren Faulkner (right).

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Grace Lennox (5) looks for an opening from the top of the key.

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Grace Lennox (5) finds her opening and drives in, giving Olivia Howard (11) the slip.

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[All images captured with Canon 600D with EF-S 55-250mm f4.5-5.6 II]

[Images at full size appear grainy due to having to use the "H" ISO level (12800) caused by the limited aperture size of the kit lens]