It came down to the final day of the WNBL regular season, but the postseason seeding is set.
The No. 1 seed Townsville Fire (14-7) will face the No. 4 seed Perth Lynx (11-10) and the No. 2 seed Southside Flyers (13-8) will face the No. 3 seed Melbourne Boomers (12-9) in the semi-finals. The Flyers-Boomers best-of-three series will tip off on Wednesday, while the Fire-Lynx series is set for Thursday.
Townsville Fire vs. Perth Lynx
The Townsville Fire (14-7) should be the heavy favorite in their semi-final matchup against the Perth Lynx (11-10). The Fire hold the best record in the league, and defeated the Lynx by double-digits all three times the teams faced off this season.
The Fire have five players who average double digits led by Sami Whitcomb, who’s averaging 14.5 points per game and was just named to the All WNBL Second Team. Whitcomb will face her former team in this matchup. Courtney Woods also has been outstanding for Townsville, averaging 13.4 points on 51.3 percent shooting,…
