Lightning banks Waves with a thud in 52-point WNBL 'revenge' rout Darcee Garbin, Laura Hodges and Zoe Harper fight for the ball during the Lightning-Waves clash. ADELAIDE made a mockery of its first round aberration against West Coast with an emphatic 93-41 humiliation of the Waves at Adelaide Arena today. Mindful West Coast had unsettled Lightning's WNBL season with a 69-65 upset at the same venue in the season-opener, Adelaide was ruthless from the outset, holding the Waves to two field goals in the first quarter. Laura Hodges (26 points at 79 per cent, nine rebounds, five assists) dominated the keyway with 13 first-quarter points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting as Lightning belted West Coast 26-4. Angela Marino (16 points, three assists) created off the dribble for teammates, Lightning's ball movement immaculate. Consecutive Jess Foley triples had the Waves down 4-8 with 7:05 left in the first period. But West Coast could not score again while Adelaide hit 10 field goals and nine of them were from assists. "Yeah, I was pretty happy with that," Lightning coach Peter Buckle said of his team's comprehensive rout. Adelaide started with great urgency, took its foot off the pedal somewhat in a 20-18 second quarter, then resumed the second half with its initial degree of hostility for a 26-6 third period. Stephanie Talbot was extremely active for her nine points, four boards, six assists and three steals, Nadeen Payne and Foley also snaring four steals. West Coast had 25 turnovers and was extraordinarily loose with the ball at times, Adrienne Jones, Darcee Garbin and Kate Fielding the worst offenders, frustrating with their almost frivolous mishandlings. Melissa Marsh fought hard for the Waves who were not even a shadow of the confident, competent outfit which sent Adelaide's season into an immediate tailspin in the opening round. Lightning assistant-coach Simon Pritchard assuredly predicted a 50-point win pre-game and clearly had correctly judged the mood of the team which is now very much back in the finals hunt. Lightning dominated the boards 38-15 and had 27 assists, working as a well-oiled machine through major portions of this no-contest.