Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders

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Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders
Leagues NBL1 East
Location Hornsby, Australia
Team colorsgreen, white
  
ChampionshipsNBL1 East Women: 3 (2007, 2009, 2014)

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Spiders is an Australian basketball club based in Hornsby, Australia. The Spiders play in the NBL1 East conference within the Australian NBL1. [1]

The club operates across six venues and are the main users of the Brickpit Sports Stadium in Thornleigh. [2] [3]

History

The Spiders have won three championships in the NBL1 East Women's league (formerly the Waratah League) in 2007, 2009, and 2014. In 2007, Hornsby defeated the Bankstown Bruins to win the 2007 championship. In 2009, the Spiders defeated the Bruins again to win the 2009 title. [4] In 2014, Hornsby defeated the Hills Hornets 94-63 in the finals to win the championship. [5]

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References

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