Swan Aqua (U12)
Matches
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Swan Netball Club
Swan Aqua (U12)
20
16
Fareham Fireflies White
Aquas win v. Fireflies 20-16

Aquas win v. Fireflies 20-16

Stephanie Smith18 Nov 2017 - 15:35
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Feisty team stay strong against U13 side to clinch win

Another grey and chilly day saw the Aquas assemble to take on another U13 side. Unintimidated, they took control of the match almost from the start. Charlotte's centre passes were taken with practised precision, allowing Amy and Emilia to feed the ball consistently into our D, where Sienna and Emilia started ratcheting up the goals. When the ball did get down into the Fareham third, Erin's assertive defensive play and and key interceptions from Ella and Sophie in the D saved the situation repeatedly, allowing Swan to finish the quarter 9-4 up. Zahra came on as GD in the second quarter to tackle Fareham's very tall GA; however in this quarter Fareham started to fight back much more determinedly, and with an excellent shooter in their GS, cut Aqua's lead to four goals by half time.

The Aquas were not prepared to give in of course, and came out strongly in the third quarter, with Emilia moving to GK to strengthen the defence, and Amy and Erin's terrier-like determination much in evidence as they fought for every ball. Sienna's consistent shooting continuing unabated, Aquas increased their lead again to finish the third quarter 17-11 ahead. Fareham gave it everything they had in the final quarter, and created a number of scoring opportunities for themselves. When we did manage to get the ball down into our third, Izzy and Sienna worked well together in the D to grab a few more crucial goals, however, and Aquas finished the game well-deserved winners at 20-16, having never lost the lead.

We would like to thank Gwen for stepping in at the last minute to coach. She gave the girls every encouragement!

Team: Sienna, Erin, Charlotte (c), Emilia, Zahra, Sophie, Ella, Amy, Izzy

Player of the match: Erin

Match details

Match date

Sat 18 Nov 2017

Kickoff

13:30

Meet time

12:55

Instructions

The Southampton Netball Centre (Southampton Sports Centre) at 12.55 am for a 1.30 am game on Court 5.
As usual, please wear Swan netball kit, white ankle socks showing above the trainer (not trainer socks) and hoodies or tracksuit. Please also ensure fingernails are trimmed, hair up and tired back. Your match fee. Don't forget to bring plenty of fluids.
If anyone has an illness or injury, please let Steph know asap. mobile number is 07856286324 . If raining please keep an eye on your phones & Pitchero as Steph will need to let you know if the game will go ahead. Thank You

"Please ensure your daughter eats a good carbohydrate and protein meal the night before a game and eats breakfast at least 2 hours before warm up".

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