Taunton Tigers Womens Team 2008/09
England Basketball National League Division Two Midlands/Southwest
The 2008/09 Season was the third successive season for the Taunton Tigers Womens team playing in England Basketball National League Dividsion Two Midlands/South West Conference. They finished with a total record of 16 wins and 5 losses. They finished 2nd in their Division (Div 2 Midlands/Southwest) and were knocked out in the first round of the play–offs by Wellingborough Phoenix who went on to lose narrowly by 1 point to Brixton Topcats in the Final. Tigers also reached the third round of the National Cup but lost to Division One UWIC Archers. Overall a great season for the ladies and a massive improvement on 2007/08.
The full list of the teams results from this season can be seen below in the Schedule/Results table which includes all match reports. View the team Roster, including player photos and the final League Table which is shown at the bottom of the page. View team pages from previous and following seasons by using the navigation at the bottom ↓ of the page.
Team Photo
Roster
Schedule/Results
| Day |
Date |
Time |
Opposition |
Competition |
Venue |
Result |
Report |
| Saturday |
27/09/08 |
17:00 |
Bristol Storm |
League |
Away |
55 – 49 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
18/10/08 |
15:45 |
Bristol Storm |
Trophy |
Away |
48 – 54 (L) |
Report |
| Sunday |
19/10/08 |
13:45 |
UWIC Archers II |
League |
Home |
72 – 35 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
02/11/08 |
13:45 |
South Birmingham Bears |
League |
Home |
59 – 49 (W) |
Report |
| Sunday |
09/11/08 |
13:00 |
Guernsey |
League |
Away |
74 – 59 (W) |
Report |
| Thursday |
13/11/08 |
20:00 |
Bristol Storm |
National Cup |
Away |
46 – 40 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
15/11/08 |
13:30 |
Cardiff Celts |
League |
Away |
94 – 58 (W) |
Report |
| Sunday |
23/11/08 |
16:00 |
UWIC Archers |
National Cup |
Away |
59 – 105 (L) |
Report |
| Sunday |
30/11/08 |
15:45 |
Bristol Storm |
League |
Home |
70 – 47 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
14/12/08 |
15:45 |
Guernsey |
League |
Home |
59 – 49 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
20/12/08 |
12:30 |
South Birmingham Bears |
League |
Away |
61 – 69 (L) |
|
| Sunday |
11/01/09 |
13:45 |
Cardiff Celts |
League |
Home |
88 – 69 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
17/01/09 |
15:00 |
UWIC Archers II |
League |
Away |
47 – 29 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
24/01/09 |
15:45 |
Guildford Heat |
League |
Home |
65 – 47 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
31/01/09 |
17:00 |
Bristol Storm |
League |
Away |
65 – 59 (W) |
|
| Saturday |
14/02/09 |
14:00 |
Cardiff Celts |
League |
Away |
79 – 76 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
21/02/09 |
15:45 |
South Birmingham Bears |
League |
Home |
48 – 78 (L) |
Report |
| Saturday |
28/02/09 |
15:45 |
UWIC Archers II |
League |
Home |
63 – 53 (W) |
Report |
| Saturday |
07/03/09 |
15:45 |
Guildford Heat |
League |
Home |
20 – 0 (W) |
|
| Sunday |
08/03/09 |
13:00 |
Guernsey |
League |
Away |
70 – 75 (L) |
Report |
| Saturday |
14/03/09 |
14:00 |
Guildford Heat |
League |
Away |
69 – 62 (W) |
Report |
| Sunday |
22/03/09 |
17:00 |
Wellingborough Pheonix |
Play–offs |
Away |
43 – 88 (L) |
|
League Table
| Team |
Wins |
Losses |
% |
For |
Against |
Difference |
Points |
| South Birmingham Bears |
17 |
1 |
.944 |
1341 |
897 |
444 |
34 |
| Taunton Tigers |
15 |
3 |
.833 |
1158 |
963 |
195 |
30 |
| City of Bristol Storm |
11 |
7 |
.611 |
1157 |
1057 |
100 |
22 |
| Guernsey |
9 |
9 |
.500 |
1110 |
1173 |
−63 |
18 |
| UWIC Archers II |
6 |
12 |
.333 |
1007 |
1176 |
−169 |
12 |
| Guildford Heat |
4 |
14 |
.222 |
1002 |
1171 |
−169 |
8 |
| Cardiff Celts |
1 |
17 |
.056 |
948 |
1286 |
−338 |
2 |
