Wyndham limped to the line in the Big V championship on the weekend.
After a tough season results wise both their women’s and men’s, injuries and players heading overseas for opportunities left them low on numbers for the last few rounds.
Both sides gave it all in the three matches, but ultimately the lack of numbers hurt them come the end of the games,
Wyndham’s women’s side finished with a tough double header.
On Saturday night, it faced the Warrandyte Venom.
Wyndham threw everything at the Venom before following short, 74-70.
Coach Jason Bryant said they were challenged by injury and illness and took in a reduced squad.
“In a very physical encounter the team started strong to take a lead through the first three breaks,” he said.
“Foul trouble in the fourth quarter cost us with [Alana] Anthony and [Chelsea] Suemai fouling out of the game.
“That was enough to give Warrandyte the opportunity they needed to take the lead in the dying parts of the game and get the win.”
Holly Dolny top scored with 26 points for Wyndham, while three other players scored double figures.
Wyndham was again short on numbers as it faced the Warrnambool Mermaids on Sunday,
Both sides were keen to get a win to finish the season, with only two wins each and the match would decide which team finished on the bottom of the ladder.
The Mermaids managed to get the win in a thriller, 71-70.
Bryant said there wasn’t much in it in the second half.
“We gave Warrnambool an early lead in the game they held through the first half,” he said.
“A hard fought third quarter saw us take a two point lead into the last break.
“The final quarter was close with the lead changing many times, in the end, Warrnambool took the win by one point.”
Bryant said Ella Macleod and Dolny kept them in the game with them scoring 34 and 22 points respectively and filling the other stats columns but it wasn’t enough to get the win.
The loss means Wyndham finishes bottom with two wins for the year.
The men’s side finished its season with a loss to Camberwell Dragons on Saturday night.
Wyndham was able to stick with the Dragons throughout the match but the Dragons were able to do enough to come away with an 89-78 win, narrowly winning each of the last three quarters.
Wyndham had just seven players lining up, with all having to play a lot of minutes.
Junior Garbrah had a sensational night for Wyndham, scoring 33 points.
Wyndham finished the season in 11th spot with six wins for the season.
