{"id":4440,"date":"2025-04-10T13:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/?p=4440"},"modified":"2025-04-10T13:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:47:38","slug":"spectres-edge-hawks-in-opening-leg-of-gebc-cup-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/spectres-edge-hawks-in-opening-leg-of-gebc-cup-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectres Edge Hawks in Opening Leg of GEBC Cup Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"112\" data-end=\"297\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Nunawading Spectres have drawn first blood in the 2025 GEBC Cup, claiming a clean sweep over local rivals the Ringwood Hawks in a pair of heart-stopping contests on Wednesday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"302\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"355\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"355\">Women\u2019s Game: Spectres Grind Out Gritty Win<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"453\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"357\" data-end=\"405\">Nunawading Spectres 61 def Ringwood Hawks 58<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"601\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">In a low-scoring, high-pressure clash, the Spectres Women held off a fast-finishing Hawks outfit to take a narrow three-point victory on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"870\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rachel Antoniadou was the difference-maker, stuffing the stat sheet with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and delivering when it mattered most down the stretch. Faith Dut and Rachel Brewster added 10 points apiece, with Dut also pulling in 7 rebounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1042\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Laina Snyder controlled the glass with 12 rebounds and chipped in 3 assists, providing vital second-chance opportunities in a game where every possession counted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1199\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The win gives Nunawading a crucial edge heading into the return leg, with the group showing composure and cohesion under pressure in a hostile environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1204\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1263\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1263\">Men\u2019s Game: Spectres Survive Last-Second Thriller<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1362\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1313\">Nunawading Spectres 98 def Ringwood Hawks 97<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1517\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The men\u2019s clash was nothing short of an instant classic, with Nunawading holding their nerve to escape with a one-point win in a back-and-forth shootout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1825\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Rising star Christian D\u2019Angelo lit up the scoreboard with 28 points, showcasing his scoring arsenal and fearless shot-making. Big man BJ Mack II added 22 points and monstered the boards with 16 rebounds, while Jack Gandolfo (21 points, 9 assists) played the role of floor general to perfection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1968\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Cameron Cranston was a steady contributor with 10 points and 8 rebounds, helping the Spectres stay composed in the frantic final minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"2089\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The win extends Nunawading\u2019s early dominance over Ringwood and sets up a mouth-watering second leg later in the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2094\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2096\" data-end=\"2149\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2149\">Next Up: NBL1 South Home Opener This Saturday<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2151\" data-end=\"2287\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Spectres now turn their attention to <em data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2207\">The Graveyard<\/em> this Saturday for their NBL1 South home opener against the Casey Cavaliers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2348\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2320\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2291\" data-end=\"2320\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Women tip-off at 5:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2321\" data-end=\"2348\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2348\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Men tip-off at 7:30pm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2350\" data-end=\"2453\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Be part of the action and experience what it means to #JoinTheInnerSanctum \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intix.com.au\/org\/nunawading-spectres\">tickets available now!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nunawading Spectres have drawn first blood in the 2025 GEBC Cup, claiming a clean sweep over local rivals the Ringwood Hawks in a pair\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/spectres-edge-hawks-in-opening-leg-of-gebc-cup-thriller\/\">Lee mas &quot;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nbl1","category-slider"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4442,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4440\/revisions\/4442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nunawadingbasketball.com.au\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}