The squad has been recently been announced for the Australian Gliders women’s national wheelchair basketball team who will be completing at the 2014 IWBF Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto, Canada.
“I’m very happy with the squad selected – we have a good mix of high, mid and low pointers plus a good mix of youth and experience, with nine players returning from the London Paralympic campaign,” Australian Gliders Head Coach, Tom Kyle commented.
Kyle pointed out that there is a depth of experience with team veterans Kylie Gauci, Sarah Stewart and Shelley Chaplin, who bring nine Paralympic Games appearances to the team, compared to Stephanie van Leeuwin and Shelley Cronau who are making their major tournament debut
“This is a very exciting time for the Gliders. The group has bonded behind our goal extremely well over the past 10 months and I feel this is the closest the group has been in years.
In the preliminary rounds The Gliders have matches against The Netherlands, USA, Mexico, Peru and France.

Australian Gliders Team for the 2014 IWBF Women’s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

Shelley Chaplin – VIC
Cobi Crispin – VIC
Shelley Cronau – VIC
Leanne Del Toso – VIC
Kylie Gauci – NSW
Bridie Kean – QLD
Amber Merritt – WA
Clare Nott – WA
Kathleen O’Kelly-Kennedy – WA
Sarah Stewart – NSW
Stephanie van Leeuwen – NSW
Sarah Vinci – WA