{"id":281420,"date":"2025-11-14T00:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/281420\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T00:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:03:10","slug":"borlase-off-to-a-dream-start-with-defending-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/281420\/","title":{"rendered":"Borlase off to a &#8216;Dream&#8217; start with defending champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Izzy Borlase prepares for her WNBA jump while powering Bendigo\u2019s strong WNBL26 start.<\/p>\n<p>Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/leagues\/australian-opals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Opals<\/a> guard Izzy Borlase preparing herself for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/leagues\/wnba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA<\/a> and the defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/leagues\/wnbl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WNBL<\/a>\u00a0champions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/bendigo-spirit-wnbl-profile-five-things-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bendigo<\/a> are reaping the rewards.<\/p>\n<p>Borlase, 21, was drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/atlanta-dream-wnba-profile-five-things-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Dream<\/a> last year and moved from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/news\/adelaide-lightning-wnbl-profile-five-things-you-need-to-know\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adelaide Lightning<\/a> to the Spirit before the start of WNBL26. She is off to a flier, averaging 22 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists in four games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to make a WNBA roster,&#8221; Borlase told basketball.com.au&#8217;s Bec Cole in the latest episode of It&#8217;s a Cole World.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s where the best players are, I\u2019m lucky enough that I did get drafted, Atlanta have my rights so I do have a team to go to when I\u2019m I\u2019m ready to to make that jump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really sure if there\u2019s like a deadline of how long they can hold my rights for. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven\u2019t had heaps of communication with the Dream\u2026 I\u2019m pretty sure they can hold them for as long as unless they trade you away or something like that but from what I\u2019m aware of, they can hold them for as long as they want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/69166fc9635782cd01dc01e5_GettyImages-2244556890.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/>Isobel Borlase of the Spirit shoots during the round three WNBL match between Bendigo Spirit and Sydney Flames at Red Energy Arena on November 02, 2025 in Bendigo, Australia. Photo: Kelly Defina\/Getty ImagesIzzy Borlase \u2013 Bendigo Spirit (WNBL 2025\u201326)<\/p>\n<p>Games Played: 4 \u2502 Points per Game: 22 \u2502 FG: 8.75\u201319.0 (46.1%) \u2502 3PT: 1.5\u20135.25 (28.6%) \u2502 FT: 3.0\u20133.75 (80.0%) I Rebounds: 5.5 \u2502 Assists: 3.8 \u2502 Steals: 2.0 \u2502 Blocks: 1.0 \u2502 Turnovers: 2.0<\/p>\n<p>Season Snapshot<\/p>\n<p>Averaging 22 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists through four games.Shooting 46.1% from the field and 80% from the line.Emerging as Bendigo\u2019s primary scoring option and offensive engine.Providing consistency and leadership as the Spirit climb the early-season WNBL ladder.<\/p>\n<p>To hear all of Cole&#8217;s interview with Borlase, watch the video in the player above.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a Cole World Episodes: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball.com.au\/search?query=Cole+World\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Izzy Borlase prepares for her WNBA jump while powering Bendigo\u2019s strong WNBL26 start. 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