2001 Southern Sting season

In Round 4 of the regular season, Sting lost 51–48 to an Irene van Dyk inspired Capital Shakers. The loss ended a winning run of 18 matches over two years for Sting.^{[5][8][9][10]} In Round 8, Sting lost a second match, losing 46–44 to Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Two losses meant Sting were in 4th place and in danger of not qualifying for the semi-finals. Sting had to beat the league leaders, Canterbury Flames, in their Round 9 match to make certain they reached the semi-finals.^[5][11]

Round 1

Southern Sting received a bye.

Round 2

31 March	Southern Sting	58–26	Otago Rebels	Stadium Southland
		Report

Round 3

7 April	Auckland Diamonds	51–58	Southern Sting	Auckland
		Report

Round 4

22 April	Capital Shakers	51–48	Southern Sting	Wellington
	Irene van Dyk (Note 1)		Donna Loffhagen  11/11 (100%)	Attendance: 3,000

Source:^[9][10]

Round 5

27 April	Western Flyers	44–68	Southern Sting	New Plymouth

Round 6

29 April	Southern Sting	50–41	Northern Force	Stadium Southland
		Report

Round 7

4 May	Southern Sting	62–42	Counties Manukau Cometz	Stadium Southland
		Report		Attendance: 4,100

Round 8

May 6	Southern Sting	44–46	Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Stadium Southland
				Attendance: 4,100

Round 9

13 May	Canterbury Flames	47–59	Southern Sting	Christchurch
		Report

Source:^[5]

Notes

• ^1 Reports give Irene van Dyk's shooting stats as either  38/40 (95%) or  35/39 (90%).^[9][10]

18 May		Southern Sting	60–49	Capital Shakers		Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,100
		Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 29–24, 46–36, 60–49
		Janine Topia  35/46 (76%)

Sources:^[2]

26 May		Southern Sting	47–44	Canterbury Flames		Stadium Southland Attendance: 4,100
		Scoring by quarter: 13–12, 27–20, 38–33, 47–44

Sources:^[3][4][5]