Left battered and bruised by the Kalamunda Eastern Suns, South West Slammers' Women's side fell to its seventh loss of the season on Saturday night.
Imports Makailah Dyer (top scoring with 29) and Brittni Montgomery (9) got the Slammers off to a cracking start in the opening term.
With Katlyn Yohn (22) steering the ship, the Suns quickly found their groove. A late burst of energy saw Kalamunda claim a nine-point lead at the first change.
The Suns shot the first six points of the second term, before the home side recovered to close the gap.
Captain Courtney Bayliss (collecting a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds) and Adele East (5) were both effective around the court.
After a sublime three-point effort from Montgomery, the Slammers trailed by eight at half time.
In the third term, Slammer Nation reacted to several decisions made by the referees.
Tensions soon reached boiling point, after Slammers' coach Nathan Grover was ejected from the game.
Unfazed by the situation, Suns' captain Jennie Rintala (17), Jewell Williams (17), and Lauren Jeffers (15) put the visitors ahead by 15 at three quarter time.
Kalamunda stood its ground and went on to claim a decisive 92 to 74 win.
New import Terrell Carter provided some much-needed support for the Slammers' Men's side against the Suns in Round 11.
The 'Man Mountain' picked up a remarkable 27 points and nine rebounds in his State Basketball League debut.
Slammers' star Tyler Livingston (17) and captain Cory Richardson (6) excelled in the opening term, before Ryan Blanchett (11) and Logan Viskovich (10) put the visitors firmly in front.
Hampered by a second-term slump, the Slammers watched as Kalamunda clinched an 11-point half time lead
Kalamunda's Louis Timms claimed an eight-point haul in the third term and 23 points for the game.
Meanwhile, teammate Joshua Braun earned himself a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Stung by costly errors and near misses, the Slammers suffered a 66 to 84 defeat.
The Slammers' women are inside the top eight, while the men are stranded at the bottom of the ladder.
Last week, Livingston was picked for the 2019 World All-Star Reserves by coach Dave Daniels.
The team will face off against Australia in the Murdoch University SBL All-Star Games, for Red Frogs Australia, at the Bendat Basketball Centre next month.
Both Slammers' sides will travel to HBF Arena on Saturday, ahead of their clashes with the Joondalup Wolves.
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