Hothead Cambage needs to cool off
M E L B O U R N E B o o m e r s coach Guy Molloy will meet Liz Cambage to address her disciplinary issues after the star was ejected in Sunday’s WNBL loss to Sydney Uni.
Returning from a onematch suspension for unduly rough play, the 2011 league MVP was forced out of the game after picking up her second technical foul in the closing stages of Melbourne’s 10189 home loss to the Flames.
It was Cambage’s second ejection of the season, having also received two technical fouls in the Boomers’ openinground win against Dandenong. Molloy would not be drawn on the refereeing decisions that resulted in Cambage’s ejection.
“It’s a really complicated question and, to be honest, I’d rather not say anything in this forum because the threat of a $ 5000 fine is there,” Molloy told reporters after the match.
“But on the other side of things, it just feels like we lost our way a little bit over the last week or so.”
With the game tied early in the fourth quarter, Sydney Uni’s Alex Wilson nailed three triples in a crucial 11- 0 scoring run and Cambage remonstrated with the officials after a nocall on a missed shot, resulting in her ejection from the match.
Wilson ( 24 points) combined with Asia Taylor ( 29 points) and Belinda Snell ( 28 points) to drill 16 three- pointers with the Flames shooting at 60 per cent from long range.
Riding a four- match winning streak before Cambage’s suspension, the Boomers have now lost two straight games to fall outside the top four with five rounds remaining.
“We have got a lot to play for so I’ll have to address those things with Liz personally and with the team during the week,” Molloy said.