A FIRST-half lapse confirmed to be too costly for the Mildura Heat women’s team on Saturday night, as Altona Gators handed them an 84-70 defeat at the Hothouse.

Another monster shooting spree from Asia Avinger with a game leading 34 points wasn’t enough to drag Heat back into the contest with the Gators taking a 50-31 advantage going into the halftime break.

The Heat, sporting commemorative ...