The Werribee Devils opened their new season’s account on Saturday with a 24-point win over Sunbury Jets in Big V basketball women’s division 1.
Then Devils coach Lloyd Klaman brought his team back to earth with a brutal assessment of their performance.
“Even though we won the game, I wasn’t very happy,” he said. “I thought we were average at best. If we play like that against Geelong next week, we’re going to be in a lot of trouble.”
The Devils were indecisive for most of the game, committing an unseemly 19 turnovers. They shot a strong 44 per cent from the field but also missed countless easy baskets under the hoop.
“Offensively, we didn’t look very cohesive,” Klaman said. “We were pretty sloppy with the ball. We should’ve done a lot more damage than we did.
“There’s not many times you have a
24-point win and you’re not happy, but this is one of those times.”
The Devils secured the win thanks to a strong second period and a purple patch in the third.
Elisha Burnette was the diamond in the rough for the Devils.
The guard posted an impressive line of 22 points, five rebounds and five steals.
She was one of the few efficient scorers, hitting seven-from-12 from the field and a perfect seven-from-seven from the free- throw line in her comeback game from an ankle complaint.
Alex Moss provided spark off the bench for the Devils with 11 points and two three-pointers.
Lisa Troyahn notched her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
The Devils will face one of the hot premiership fancies, Geelong, away at The Arena on Saturday night.
