England dig deep for victory over Silver Ferns
England Roses 49 def Silver Ferns 45
A young and less experienced Silver Ferns side have lost an intense encounter with the England Roses, 49-45, in their
second game of the Quad Series at The Trusts Arena in Auckland tonight.
Although the Silver Ferns led at every quarter break, the veteran English side held their nerve to take the lead in the
last two minutes of the match, and turn it into their first win of the series.
The result has left the New Zealand side with a win and a loss in this Quad Series, after they beat South Africa’s SPAR
Proteas at the weekend.
CHAMPION DATA MATCH STATISTICS: click here
MVP: Chelsea Pitman (ENG)
Quarter-by-Quarter Scores
SILVER FERNS Q1: 14 – Q2 26 (12) – Q3 37 (11) – Q4 45 (8)
ENGLAND ROSES | Q1: 10 – Q2: 23 (13) – Q3 36 (13) – Q4 49 (13)
Shooting Statistics
SILVER FERNS
Mes: 28/33 @ 85%
Selby-Rickit: 17/21 @ 81%
ENGLAND ROSES
Corbin: 23/30 @ 77%
Housby: 26/32 @ 81%
Starting Line-ups
SILVER FERNS GS Mes, GA Selby-Rickit, WA Souness, C Francois, WD Sinclair, GD Grant, GK Watson
ENGLAND ROSES | GS K. Corbin, GA Housby, WA Pitman, C Guthrie, WD Cobden, GD Agbeze, GK Mentor
Positional Changes
SILVER FERNS
Q2 Timeout: WD Cullen
Q3: GK Karaka
Q4 timeout: GK Watson
ENGLAND ROSES
Q3 timeout: GD Beckford-Chambers
Gina Crampton
Monica Falkner (on debut)
Shannon Francois
Katrina Grant
Kelly Jury (will miss England match with injury)
Phoenix Karaka
Bailey Mes
Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Samantha Sinclair
Whitney Souness
Maria Tutaia (bereavement leave)
Jane Watson
Maia Wilson
ENDS