The Australian Gliders women’s national wheelchair basketball team have named a 20-player squad to be considered for the final team for the 2014 IWBF Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships to be held in Toronto, Canada in June.
It should be noted that 10 players from the team that claimed the silver medal at the 2012 London Paralympic Games made the squad.
Returning to Australia after last month’s tour of Canada and the USA, Gliders Head Coach Tom Kyle said the opportunity to build depth among the Gliders ranks would help the team in Toronto and beyond.
“I wanted to build the depth of our squad to increase competition within the group, which will strengthen us towards becoming a powerhouse of women’s wheelchair basketball,” Kyle said.
Kyle explained that the Gliders face NWBL teams in May before heading to Europe for a series of warm-up games and final hit outs. Kyle added that in the World Cup Pool Matches the Gliders will be facing Netherlands, USA, Mexico, Peru and France.
Australian Gliders squad for the 2014 IWBF Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships
Mel Adams – Victoria
Natalie Alexander – The Be Active Western Stars
Shelley Chaplin – Victoria
Cobi Crispin – Victoria
Shelley Cronau – MineCraft Comets
Leanne Del Toso – Victoria
Hannah Dodd – Sydney University Flames
Kylie Gauci – Stacks Goudkamp Bears
Melanie Hall – MineCraft Comets
Katie Hill – Sydney University Flames
Georgia Inglis – The Be Active Western Stars
Bridie Kean – MineCraft Comets
Caitlin Lisle – Sydney University Flames
Amber Merritt – The Be Active Western Stars
Clare Nott – The Be Active Western Stars
Kathleen O’Kelly-Kennedy – Stacks Goudkamp Bears
Ella Sabljak – MineCraft Comets
Sarah Stewart – Sydney University Flames
Stephanie van Leeuwen – Sydney University Flames
Sarah Vinci – The Be Active Western Stars