moments of play cost the team dearly in the third quarter. The girls rallied brilliantly in the final quarter, with Mimi scoring several fantastic goals; however time was not on the girls’ side and sadly the match ended 18‑20 to Bradfield. Although it was a very mixed season with regard to results, the girls should take pride in their strong winning margins and their resilience during the more challenging matches. Players’ Player: Georgie Blumer
It was a joy to coach the team and I hope that the Upper Sixth students will continue to play and enjoy their netball skills at university or socially in the future.
Miss Lara Beere
4th VII
Record: played 5; won 2; lost 3; goals for 113, goals against 106; goal difference 7
Most Consistent Player: Annabel Mundy
Miss Claire Rowland
Mrs Phoebe Aitken
3rd VII
5th and 6th VII
Record: played 8; won 5; lost 3; goals for 141; goals against 121; goal difference 20
Squad: Adelaide Sheilds (L6, W), Aiym Kopbayeva (L6, W), Charlotte Ball (5th, Ch), Emily Wilford (L6, W), Gabi Lushington (U6, A), Georgina Hacker (L6, Ch), Isabel Tudsbery (U6, Ch), Issy Dickson (U6, A), Izzi Winstanley (L6, Q), Milly Fair (5th, A), Poppy Alltimes (L6, A), Sophie Baillie-Hamilton (5th, Q)
It was a joy to work with the 3rd VII; the girls were passionate about their games and really pulled together as a team. In training they always stepped up to train hard and gave the 2nd VII a good fight, showing that they were never the 3rd VII by much! The initial few games saw some excellent displays of netball and a hat trick of wins, comfortably beating King’s Worcester, Wycliffe and The Cheltenham Ladies’ College (CLC). In many of the girls’ minds their greatest win was that against CLC, coming back from losing in the first quarter to a final 14‑12 win, in very windy and cold conditions. Sadly from there our winning streak was broken by matches against St Edward’s School, Oxford, Marlborough College and Bradfield College. Final wins however against Rugby School and Dean Close School meant that we celebrated until the end of the season. The Players’ Player award went to Catriona for her coverage of the centre court, her dedication and her excitement for the game. The Coaches’ Player award went to Tashia for not only being a nominated Players’ Player, but also for her ability to change the game and turn the ball around repeatedly in centre court, putting us back into an attacking position. Taya was also highly commended by being a third nomination for Players’ Player and for being incredibly versatile, playing goal-keeper, centre court and in attack, depending what was needed, and holding a strong position in all cases.
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Our next fixture, home against Dean Close School, was a convincing 38‑3 win. The final fixture away against Bradfield College, was a closely-contested match. Poppy defended well and Isabel, in her debut for the team, added to the goal score. The final quarter saw College come within one goal of drawing the match but Bradfield prevailed 25‑19. The girls should take great pride in their overall performance. They worked with commitment and enthusiasm throughout the season and their team spirit and exemplary attitude was a credit to all of them.
Coaches’ Player: Minty Lawson-Smith
Squad: Imogen Barnes (captain, U6, Q), Catriona Brown (vice-captain, U6, Q), Genevieve James (L6, Q), Tashia Suleyman (L6, Q), Taya Sellers (L6, W), Harriet Lacey (U6, A), Lucy Gray (U6, A), Chloe Holliday (L6, Q), Millie Powell (U6, A), Sophie Mathews (L6, A), Jana Bourhill (L6, Q)
skilful opponent. The girls kept their heads high and persevered throughout the game; the final score was 49‑12.
Most of the squad had not played together as a team until their first fixture, against St Edward’s School, Oxford, and Aiym, Adelaide and Emily represented College at netball for the first time. The squad gelled immediately, and excellent team-play was evident, resulting in a 28‑7 win. Izzi, Emily and Milly played extremely well in the centre, getting the ball powerfully and swiftly up the court. Sophie and Charlotte, as goal attack and goal shooter, were a force to be reckoned with, scoring from every goal attempt. In the match against Rugby School at home, Issy, Georgina and Gabi defended strongly to keep the Rugby shooters at bay but Rugby achieved a final 22‑16 win. The Marlborough College away fixture was a challenging match and the team played extremely well but was outclassed by a stronger and more
5th Squad: Florence Jacobs (L6, A), Isabella Firth (L6, W), Pippy Kohler (L6, Q), Alicia Williams (L6, Ch), Oyinkansola Oladapo (L6, W), Ines Oliver (L6, A), Sophie Caws (U6, Q), Louise Underwood (L6, W), Chloe Ward (L6, W), Tabitha Gillett (U6, W), Yulia Ovchinnikova (U6, Ch), Isabel Tudsbery (U6, Ch), Rosie Pratt (L6, A) 6th Squad: Anouska Ashmead-Bartlett (5th, Ch), Zoe Boulton (5th, Q), Lucy Kirkpatrick (5th, A), Alicia Lee (5th, Q), Ankita Mediratta (5th, W), Jasmine Murphy (5th, Ch), Raphaella Parker (5th, Ch), Amy Small (5th, W), Isabelle Stannett (5th, A), Georgia Whittal (5th, A) The senior girls managed to fill a 5th and 6th team, with training sessions designed to develop and enhance their netball skills. The girls benefited from expert coaching, and took part in conditioning, and speed, agility and quickness (SAQ) sessions. The 5ths were captained by Isabel Tudsbery and played a match against Marlborough College. They narrowly lost in the last quarter of the game but throughout showed determination and excellent team-work. The improvement made to the girls’ game was so good that some of the girls were moved up to the 4th VII. The ability to field a 5th and 6th team demonstrates how College ensures all abilities are catered for and are enabled to develop to a competitive standard.
Mrs Annette Poulain