MVP Borlase returns to 0-5 Spirit as they host ladder-leading Sydney
WNBL MVP Isobel Borlase plays her first game for 0-5 Bendigo Spirit on Saturday against Sydney.
Reigning WNBL MVP Isobel Borlase returns to Bendigo Spirit on Saturday after missing the team's first five games. The Spirit hosts ladder leaders Sydney at 3pm at Red Energy Arena.
Bendigo has lost all five matches this season and is 0-5 for only the second time in club history. Borlase played WNBA finals in America with the Atlanta Dream before arriving back in Bendigo on Wednesday to rejoin her teammates.
She averaged 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in her MVP season last year. Borlase said the team understood she would need time to readjust and that fixing defensive mistakes against Perth could help against Sydney.
- 22
- Borlase age
- 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
- MVP stats
- 0-5
- Spirit record
- 5-1
- Sydney record
Why it mattersBorlase is one of Australia's best basketball players, and her return transforms Bendigo's chances of climbing off the bottom of the ladder.
AustraliaAustralians who follow women's basketball will see a top-tier talent back in the WNBL after her first year in the US league.
