The verdict is in!

Folks around the Big V are impressed with the Devils’ season-opening win over Mildura.

Here are some press clippings from the win.

Lance Jenkinson with the Star Weekly said the Devils’ new players shined bright in the win.

“The Devils used the opening weekend to showcase new skipper Rohanee Cox and star import Sumar Leslie in an eye-catching 88-79 win over Mildura Heat at the notoriously difficult away trip to Toyota Hothouse.

Cox, a former Australian Opals player and the WNBL’s most valuable player of 2009, showed her quality with a double-double 28 points and 13 rebounds.”

Leslie, a graduate of Nicholls State University in the US and a former Puerto Rico Pro League player, had a hot start to life with the Devils, with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists.

See Jenkinson’s full story below:

http://www.starweekly.com.au/sports/new-look-werribee-devils-make-immediate-impression/pub/wyndham/

On the official site of the Werribee Devils, Rohanee Cox said she is excited to be a member of the Devils. 

Cox is a former Olympian and is considered one of the best Australian women’s basketball players of recent years.

A highly decorated player at all levels, most notably as the WNBL MVP in 2009 and also awarded WNBL All Star Five honours in 2008 and 2009.

 Rohanee said: “I’m looking forward to this season with the Werribee Devils, I feel as though I can help mentor the girls and women on the team.  Coming to the end of my career I want to help as much as I can to be a role model and mentor my teammates. Beating Mildura was a great start and I hope we can continue to play that way for the rest of the season.”

See the full game recap at the Werribee Basketball site below:

http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4742-0-0-0&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=53668091

David Chalmers with the DC Sports Journal said Sumar Leslie was a closer in Werribee’s win, helping the get improve to 1-0 in the second half of Saturday’s win: 

The new Devils point-guard continued dominating, scoring five more points and giving her 10 for the quarter. … Getting a win on the road at any time is great for a basketball team, but the Werribee Devils Division One Women were out to make a statement and achieved the perfect start. In Round 2 the Devils host the Camberwell Dragons at 6.30 on Saturday night.

See the DC Sports Journal’s full recap of the game below:

http://dcsportsjourno.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/big-v-division-one-women-werribee.html