Saturday Night Basketball

It’s our second-last home game of the 2025 season, and the Suns are fired up to flip the script when the Warwick Senators come to town. After going down in our last match-up at Warwick Stadium, both teams will be keen to make a statement as the regular season hits the business end.

FORM GUIDE

Women
Our Eastern Suns Women’s team put up a fight in last weekend’s double-header against the Flames and Wolves but couldn’t quite get over the line. Expect the team to come out determined against a Senators squad who are sitting 2nd on the ladder at 13-2 and fresh off a big win over the Tigers.

Men
The Suns Men are in hot form — riding a four-game winning streak after two BIG wins against Rockingham and Joondalup last weekend. Warwick are no easy target, though: they’re 13-3 and also coming off a big 29-point win, so Saturday is shaping up as a massive clash with top-four implications.

LAST TIME THEY MET

Game 1: Women
Warwick Stadium | June 20, 2025
Final Score: Senators 119 – Suns 74

The Senators showed their class from the outset, but the Suns kept fighting with Karly Murphy delivering another big MVP-level performance.

Key Performers:

  • Karly Murphy: 28 pts, 9 reb, 2 ast
  • Emma Strelein: 11 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast
  • Danae Civich: 6 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast

Game 2: Men
Warwick Stadium | June 20, 2025
Final Score: Senators 112 – Suns 94

In a high-scoring affair, the Suns showed plenty of positives with new faces Randy Bell and Colin Howells stepping up in their first outings for 2025. Expect the team to build on that and bring the energy this Saturday night in front of the Furnace crowd.

Key Performers:

  • Marshall Nelson: 22 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast
  • Travis Fee: 18 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast
  • Terrico White: 17 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast
  • Randy Bell: 17 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast (2025 debut)

ONES TO WATCH

Women
Karly Murphy – Karly keeps delivering week after week. Last time against her old squad, she was outstanding and expect her to bring the same high level on both ends of the floor.

Men
Randy Bell — Fresh off claiming the NBL1 West Footlocker Player of the Week, Bell went 10/16 from deep across last weekend’s games, shooting 62.5% from three! If he keeps that up, the Furnace will be rocking.

Your Suns need your energy as they chase a big finish to the home season — see you Saturday at Ray Owen!