The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have suffered a heavy 65-50 defeat to the Southern Steel, their 10th consecutive loss of the 2021 ANZ Premiership.
The Magic travelled to Invercargill without the experience of former Silver Fern Grace Kara, while goal shoot Caitlin Bassett and goal keep Temalisi Fakahokotau were both on limited minutes due to injury.
Errors came early from the Magic, who were down seven goals at the first-quarter break, and repeated that margin in the second quarter.
Magic captain Sam Winders lamented her side's 27 turnovers, saying they "haven't quite mastered the art of treasuring possession no matter what it looks like and no matter what it takes".
The Magic were targeting Monday night's round-11 game as a chance to record their second win of the season, with the Steel's star goal shoot George Fisher missing the game after suffering a concussion in round 10.