Silver Ferns - Day 8

Silver Ferns | Day 8

Friday 14 August, 2015

Silver Ferns 76 defeated Uganda 33

The Silver Ferns have defeated Uganda 76-33 on Day 8 of Netball World Cup SYDNEY 2015.

This victory sees them finish at the top of Pool E for the Qualification Rounds, and they will now progress to play England in Semi-Final 1 on Saturday 15 August at 12.10pm (local time).

The winner of Semi-Final 1 will progress through to the Gold Medal match on Sunday 16 August.

Read the match report on silverferns.co.nz

Quarter-by-Quarter Scores
SILVER FERNS Q1: 20 – Q2: 39 (19) – Q3: 56 (17) – Q4: 76 (20)
UGANDA Q1: 3 – Q2: 16 (13) – Q3: 24 (8) – Q4: 33 (9)

Shooting Statistics
SILVER FERNS: 76/91 @ 84%
Paseka: 49/55 @ 89%
Brown: 22/29 @ 76%
Tutaia: 5/7 @ 71%

UGANDA: 33/46 @ 72%
Oyella: 1/2 @ 50%
Amono: 2/4 @ 50%
Peace: 19/22 @ 86%
Nanyonga: 11/18 @ 61%

Starting Line-ups
SILVER FERNS GS Paseka, GA Brown, WA Rasmussen, C Francois, WD Langman, GD Grant, GK Karaka

UGANDA GS Oyella, GA Amono, WA Nakachwa, C Apako, WD Aschan, GD Ajio, GK Nanteza

Positional Changes
SILVER FERNS
Q2 – GD de Bruin
Q3 – WD Grant,
Q4 – GA Tutaia, C Langman, WA Francois

UGANDA
Q2 – C Meeme, GD Namukasa, GS Peace, GA Nanyonga
Q3 – WD Ajio

UPCOMING MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Saturday 15 August - post-match press conference
Semi-Final 1: Silver Ferns v England
First centre pass: 12.10pm (local time)
Venue: Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

USEFUL INFO
Silver Ferns NWC2015 Media Guide - click here
Online home of the Silver Ferns - silverferns.co.nz
NWC2015 official website - click here

ENDS

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