THE Bendigo Spirit made it two-from-two in the WNBL Spring Shield pre-season tournament at the Bendigo Stadium on Saturday night.
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The Spirit defeated the Sydney Uni Flames 75-65 to book a berth in Sunday's grand final.
Kelsey Griffin led the Spirit scoring with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while Belinda Snell came off the bench to score 15 points.
Sara Blicavs (10) also scored in double figures for the Spirit, who led at each of the quarter breaks.
Griffin and captain Gabe Richards both hauled down eight rebounds apiece.
Saturday night's win followed the Spirit opening their tournament on Friday night with a 73-64 victory over Adelaide.
The tournament concludes with finals day on Sunday from 9.30am.
The Spirit will take on the West Coast Waves from noon in the championship game.
Saturday's day two results:
West Coast 67 d Melbourne 61.
Canberra 86 d Adelaide 81.
Townsville 87 d Dandenong 57.
Bendigo 75 d Sydney Uni 65.
Sunday's finals draw:
9.30am (Court 6) - Townsville Fire v Melbourne Boomers
10.00am (Showcourt) - Uni Of Canberra v Dandenong Rangers
11.30am (Court 6) - Sydney Uni v Adelaide
12.00pm (Showcourt) - Bendigo Spirit v West Coast Waves (grand final)
