Silver Ferns fall just short in Netball Quad Series decider
Silver Ferns fall just short in Netball Quad Series
decider
MEDIA
UPDATE
Sunday 4 September,
2016
Australian Diamonds 60 def Silver
Ferns 55
Champion Data Match Statistics:
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The Silver Ferns came agonisingly close after losing 60-55 in the closing minutes to the Australian Diamonds in the inaugural Netball Quad Series decider in Melbourne on Sunday.
In a thrilling clash, where the lead changed hands 10 times, the new-look Silver Ferns produced an impressive brand of Netball as they head into a new era.
Level-pegging throughout, it was only in the dying minutes that Australia gained the edge, the Silver Ferns delivering plenty of optimism for the road ahead after the successful introduction of a new coach, new captain and new young talent.
Read the full match report on silverferns.co.nz
MVP: Natalie Medhurst (AUS)
Quarter-by-Quarter Scores
SILVER
FERNS Q1: 14 – Q2: 30 (16) – Q3: 43 (13) – Q4: 55
(12)
AUS DIAMONDS Q1: 17 – Q2: 30 (13) – Q3: 44
(14) – Q4: 60 (16)
Shooting
Statistics
SILVER FERNS
Bailey Mes: 23/34 @
68%
Ameliaranne Ekenasio: 32/37 @ 86%
AUS
DIAMONDS
Caitlin Bassett: 53/60 @ 88%
Natalie
Medhurst: 7/8 @ 88%
Starting
Line-ups
SILVER FERNS GS Mes, GA Ekenasio, WA
Rasmussen, C Langman, WD Cullen, GD Grant, GK Watson
AUS
DIAMONDS GS Bassett, GA Medhurst, WA Robinson, C
Ravaillion, WD Simpson, GD McMeniman, GK Layton
Positional Changes
AUS
DIAMONDS
Q3 – WD McMeniman, GD
Brandley