The first of the series of double headers the Rush will be forced to play over coming weeks due to the recent lockdown, the squad will be content to walk away with split points, despite the alarming nature of the collapse on Saturday night.

On Sunday, stars Alicia Froling and Kasey Burton (both 17 points) and Taylah Wynne (14 points) saw the Rush jump out of the blocks with 52 points in the first half, seeing the team hold a 21-point lead at the main break.

Froling was at her best, also bringing down 20 rebounds, no doubt making her NBL coaches in Canberra sit up and take notice of the full capabilities she possesses.

While Melbourne was always going to fight back in the second half, the Rush players held their nerves continuing their good form on the road.

On Saturday night at home it was a different story with the Rush down 20-7 with 4 minutes 28 seconds to go in the opening period.

Kilsyth centre, the 196cm Lauren Scherf started with the hot hand and had 10 points on the board within the first few moments, but for the most part she was kept in check after she found herself in early foul trouble.

From that point though, the Rush looked to be getting back into contest. Wynne started to find her rhythm and first gamer, Jasmine Simmons, while she would only finish with two points, was arguably the team's best player as she constantly brought her teammates into the contest, finishing with seven rebounds and six assists in an impressive start with her new club.

Deep into the third quarter, the Rush found themselves just six points down, with seemingly all the momentum.

But inexplicably, they lost it. Kilsyth's strong defence meant the Rush were simply unable to penetrate under the basket, being forced to take long shots, meanwhile the Cobras stepped up its attacking games, going on a 13-3 run to close out the quarter.

The last quarter unfortunately for the home fans was a procession for the visitors who at times walked through sloppy Rush defence.

Coach Eric Hayes threw the youngsters on in the final minutes, and it must be said, first-gamer Jemma Amoore and fellow youngster Amelia Jarvis gave their side a bit of a spark, but the game was long gone.

Next weekend is another double header with the Rush to meet Nunawading on Saturday night at home, before backing-up away to Diamond Valley Eagles on Sunday afternoon.