AS is the case with every NBL1 competition in Australia at the moment, the South Women’s league held its semi-finals over the weekend, and it was the Mt. Gambier Pioneers that advanced after downing the Ringwood Hawks by two points.
The game took place at Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre on Friday night, with a spot in the preliminary final on the line, while the losing side would see their 2023 campaign come to an end. Naturally, the Pioneers entered the game as favourites given their better performance over the fixture and home court advantage. However, the Hawks had been in good form themselves, coming off a bit of a winning streak so there was plenty of intrigue ahead of this contest.
In one of the most exciting games of the entire 2023 season, things went down to the wire in an enthralling. After a see-sawing first three quarters of the match,…