Toowoomba's Krystal Watson looks for an open player against Rockhampton. Kevin Farmer THE Toowoomba Mountaineers women are charging towards the QBL finals after beating Rockhampton 82-74 at USQ on Friday night.
The Mountaineers grabbed the lead early and never let it go as they shook off the disappointment of last weekend's one-point loss.
Chelsie Schweers was back to her best with 33 points while it was business as usual for Kisha Lee with 24 points and 14 rebounds.
But coach Anthony Corcoran said it had been a great team effort with Chelsie Orbell also contributing 11 points and eight rebounds.
"One of our goals as a team was to get 15 assists and we finished with 19. ... our passing was much better," he said.
"It was more about sharing the ball so we had multiple options in attacking the hoop.
"Chelsie (Schweers) really stepped up in sharing the ball around and her intensity on defence was a lot better."
The Mountaineers now face four weeks of tough road trips heading into the finals.
They are yet to win an away game in 2013 and Corcoran said it was crucial they finish the regular season strongly.
"I don't want to be in a situation where we're relying on other results," he said.
"If we keep building on what we've been working on, then we'll get there."
Meanwhile, the finals hopes of the men's team took a hit as they lost to Rockhampton 98-81.
Toowoomba dominated the opening exchanges but the visitors were able to fight back to draw level at the first break.
But Rockhampton turned up the heat in the second, outscoring the Mountaineers by 21 points to hit the front.
The Mountaineers showed some heart with a blistering 32-21 final quarter but the game was already out of reach.
James Legan was the standout for Toowoomba with 24 points.
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