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Surfers Surge Late: Sydney Snaps Knights' Home Streak 104-100

Mortensen's Masterclass Aids Sydney's Resounding Road Victory

From Holosports News
Published January 13, 2026

NEW YORK – In a heart-stopping World Pro League clash, the Sydney Surfers weathered a late surge from the New York Knights, ultimately prevailing 104-100 at the Madison Square Garden East. A pivotal run in the final quarter, orchestrated by point guard Rafe Mortensen, proved too much for the Knights, who saw their home winning streak snapped.

The game was a see-saw battle from the outset, with both teams trading blows. The Knights built an early lead thanks to strong inside play from Diego Ramirez and timely perimeter shooting. However, the Surfers, led by the sharp-shooting Noah Suzuki and the all-around brilliance of Mortensen, chipped away throughout the first half, trailing by just four points at the break.

The third quarter saw the Knights extend their lead to double digits, with Stella Dupont providing significant defensive presence with five blocks. But as the fourth quarter began, Sydney flipped the script. Mortensen, who finished with a game-high six assists and 11 points, found his rhythm, initiating a fast-paced offense and distributing the ball effectively. Suzuki added 17 points, including a crucial late three-pointer that swung momentum.

“We knew they would come at us hard, especially at home,” said Surfers guard Fiona Davies. “But we stuck to our game plan, trusted each other, and found a way to execute when it mattered most.”

The Knights fought valiantly, with Ramirez pouring in 18 points and Sofia Clemente adding 17, but costly turnovers and a stifled three-point attack (28.2%) in the final frame proved insurmountable. A late lay-up by Anya Kuznetsova brought the Knights within two, but a clinical finish from the Surfers sealed the road win.

“We left it all on the floor, and credit to Sydney, they made the big shots down the stretch,” said Knights Head Coach Alex Petrov. “We’ll learn from this and get back to work.”

Key Notes:

  • Sydney Surfers shot an efficient 14-of-21 from the free-throw line.
  • Diego Ramirez led all scorers with 18 points for the New York Knights.
  • Rafe Mortensen dished out a game-high 6 assists for the Surfers.
  • Stella Dupont recorded 5 blocks for the New York Knights.
  • Noah Suzuki’s 17 points were crucial for the Sydney Surfers’ offensive output.

Linescore

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Sydney Surfers 26 22 25 31 104
New York Knights 19 30 28 23 100

Team Stats

Stat SYD NEW
Field Goal % 41.3% 44.1%
Three-Point % 29.2% 28.2%
Free Throw % 66.7% 63.6%
Rebounds 53 55
Assists 27 26
Turnovers 10 11
Steals 4 8
Blocks 5 14
Player Pos MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Anya Kuznetsova
G 20:21 14 6 11 54.5% 1 1 100.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
Janos Kovacs
C 18:49 4 2 4 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 - 2 8 10 2 1 0 1 1
Lena Johansson
G 24:09 9 4 10 40.0% 1 4 25.0% 0 0 - 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 4
Axel Jorgensen
C 29:11 2 0 7 0.0% 0 5 0.0% 2 2 100.0% 2 7 9 3 1 3 1 0
Andre Dubois
G 11:33 2 1 2 50.0% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 - 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0
Eva Costa
F 16:39 5 2 5 40.0% 0 3 0.0% 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 1
Sofia Eriksson
G 14:12 9 3 5 60.0% 1 1 100.0% 2 3 66.7% 0 2 2 3 3 0 3 1
Sofia Clemente
G 25:45 17 6 12 50.0% 4 7 57.1% 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
Andre Singh
F 10:37 3 1 4 25.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 - 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Diego Ramirez
F 15:34 18 8 10 80.0% 2 3 66.7% 0 0 - 6 2 8 3 1 0 1 1
Stella Dupont
F 31:21 11 5 11 45.5% 1 5 20.0% 0 0 - 3 3 6 3 0 5 0 2
Casper Jorgensen
F 21:49 6 3 12 25.0% 0 5 0.0% 0 0 - 1 5 6 2 0 0 1 1
Q1 12:00
Sydney Surfers — Kwame Mensah - substitution
Q1 12:00
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen - substitution
Q1 12:00
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki - substitution
Q1 12:00
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole - substitution
Q1 12:00
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen - substitution
Q1 12:00
New York Knights — Stella Dupont - substitution
Q1 12:00
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova - substitution
Q1 12:00
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente - substitution
Q1 11:45
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Ryan Chen
Q1 11:27
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente missed catch and shoot
Q1 11:25
Sydney Surfers — Kwame Mensah defensive rebound
Q1 11:20
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Noah Suzuki
Q1 11:05
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen missed pick and roll
Q1 11:04
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki defensive rebound
Q1 10:59
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Rafe Mortensen
Q1 10:44
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova pick and roll (2 pts)
Q1 10:30
Sydney Surfers — Sofia Clemente BLOCKS Noah Suzuki
Q1 10:29
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 10:26
New York Knights — Stella Dupont catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Casper Jorgensen
Q1 10:11
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole missed pick and roll
Q1 10:08
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 10:03
Sydney Surfers — Non-shooting foul on Brennan Cole
Q1 09:48
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Sofia Clemente
Q1 09:43
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 09:42
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 09:27
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Stella Dupont
Q1 09:05
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen post up (2 pts)
Q1 08:50
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen missed pick and roll
Q1 08:49
New York Knights — Stella Dupont offensive rebound
Q1 08:46
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova missed put back
Q1 08:44
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen offensive rebound
Q1 08:40
New York Knights — Rafe Mortensen BLOCKS Axel Jorgensen
Q1 08:38
Sydney Surfers — Kwame Mensah defensive rebound
Q1 08:36
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Ryan Chen
Q1 08:16
New York Knights — Ball out of bounds
Q1 08:16
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen missed post up
Q1 07:54
Sydney Surfers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 07:54
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki missed post up
Q1 07:37
New York Knights — Ball out of bounds
Q1 07:37
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:19
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki missed catch and shoot
Q1 07:17
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova defensive rebound
Q1 07:11
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova catch and shoot (2 pts)
Q1 06:53
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki TURNOVER
Q1 06:37
Sydney Surfers — Shooting foul on Brennan Cole
Q1 06:37
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova made free throw 2 of 2
Q1 06:37
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova missed free throw 1 of 2
Q1 06:22
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen missed catch and shoot
Q1 06:21
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 06:16
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen TURNOVER
Q1 05:57
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen post up (2 pts)
Q1 05:42
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen missed pick and roll
Q1 05:39
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen defensive rebound
Q1 05:34
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen TURNOVER
Q1 05:19
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova missed pick and roll
Q1 05:18
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 05:15
Sydney Surfers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 05:15
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:57
New York Knights — Ball out of bounds
Q1 04:57
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen missed post up
Q1 04:42
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki pick and roll (2 pts) – Assisted by Rafe Mortensen
Q1 04:24
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente missed post up
Q1 04:22
New York Knights — Stella Dupont offensive rebound
Q1 04:20
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova missed put back
Q1 04:18
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole defensive rebound
Q1 04:16
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen missed catch and shoot
Q1 04:14
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 04:09
New York Knights — Stella Dupont catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Axel Jorgensen
Q1 03:48
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen one on one (3 pts)
Q1 03:30
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Axel Jorgensen
Q1 03:08
Sydney Surfers — Ball out of bounds
Q1 03:08
Sydney Surfers — Casper Jorgensen BLOCKS Rafe Mortensen
Q1 02:51
New York Knights — Ball out of bounds
Q1 02:51
New York Knights — Kwame Mensah BLOCKS Axel Jorgensen
Q1 02:36
Sydney Surfers — Kwame Mensah missed pick and roll
Q1 02:35
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente defensive rebound
Q1 02:28
New York Knights — Ball out of bounds
Q1 02:28
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente missed fast break
Q1 02:10
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:07
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova defensive rebound
Q1 02:04
New York Knights — Stella Dupont missed catch and shoot
Q1 02:03
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente offensive rebound
Q1 02:01
New York Knights — Brennan Cole BLOCKS Axel Jorgensen
Q1 01:59
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen defensive rebound
Q1 01:57
Sydney Surfers — Stella Dupont STEAL from Ryan Chen
Q1 01:54
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente catch and shoot (2 pts) – Assisted by Anya Kuznetsova
Q1 01:54
New York Knights — Lena Johansson - substitution
Q1 01:54
New York Knights — Anya Kuznetsova - substitution
Q1 01:32
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki missed one on one
Q1 01:31
New York Knights — Axel Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 01:29
New York Knights — Stella Dupont missed catch and shoot
Q1 01:28
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 01:23
Sydney Surfers — Axel Jorgensen BLOCKS Kwame Mensah
Q1 01:21
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole offensive rebound
Q1 01:17
Sydney Surfers — Kwame Mensah put back (2 pts)
Q1 01:17
Sydney Surfers — Ivan Reed - substitution
Q1 01:17
Sydney Surfers — Kwame Mensah - substitution
Q1 00:59
New York Knights — Lena Johansson missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:57
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen defensive rebound
Q1 00:53
Sydney Surfers — Rafe Mortensen missed catch and shoot
Q1 00:52
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen defensive rebound
Q1 00:47
New York Knights — Sofia Clemente missed fast break
Q1 00:46
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole defensive rebound
Q1 00:38
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole fast break (2 pts) – Assisted by Ryan Chen
Q1 00:38
Sydney Surfers — Isla Campbell - substitution
Q1 00:38
Sydney Surfers — Brennan Cole - substitution
Q1 00:17
New York Knights — Ball out of bounds
Q1 00:17
New York Knights — Noah Suzuki BLOCKS Lena Johansson
Q1 00:01
Sydney Surfers — Ryan Chen catch and shoot (3 pts) – Assisted by Rafe Mortensen
Q1 00:01
Sydney Surfers — Omar Al-Hassan - substitution
Q1 00:01
Sydney Surfers — Noah Suzuki - substitution
Q1 00:00
New York Knights — Casper Jorgensen missed one on one