VNSL 2022 - Saracens Mavericks v Surrey Storm

SAT 14th may | 14:00 | hertfordshire sports village

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coach’s comment KATHRYN RATNAPALA

Head Coach & Director of Netball

Welcome to University of Hertfordshire for our penultimate home game of the season!

It’s great to have you all here, we can’t wait to hear you in full voice and are looking forward to playing at home.

Thanks for all your support as always, it’s been a rollercoaster of a season and we are looking forward to coming together and putting out a performance we are proud of and we can get you all cheering from the stands.

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match reporT TEAM BATH 50 - 49 SARACENS MAVERICKS

Agonising 1 goal defeat to Team Bath as Mavericks rue missed opportunity.

This rearranged Round 10 match was a critical clash in the battle for a top four finish. Level on points, these established teams were looking to the Friday night fixture to strengthen their claim to a place in the play-offs.

Agonisingly for Kat Ratnapala’s side, it was Team Bath who left the arena with those precious three points.

Unsurprisingly, the teams were perfectly matched in a contest that proved to be both athletic and intelligent. However, it was the defensive play that characterised this meeting.

Quashie, Gibson and Zaranyika (replaced by Marshall from the second quarter) worked tirelessly to deny any easy feeds into the circle for the Blue and Golds.

Frustratingly, Bath’s defensive players were doing exactly the same at the other end of the court with South Africa’s Phumza Maweni being awarded Gilbert Player of the Match for her defensive exhibition.

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Team Bath got the upper hand in the opening quarter but the Black and Reds responded with gritty determination to go into the half time break level at 26-26.

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More of the same in the third quarter as the teams continued to go toe-to-toe. However, the visiting team found a way through and claimed another quarter, notably helped by the mid-to-long range shots of a cool-headed Kadeen Corbin.

Mavericks held tight to their fourgoal advantage in the fourth.

However, the home crowd got behind their team and the momentum shifted in Team Bath’s favour in the closing minutes.

Blue and gold dresses found their way to net four times in the final

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three minutes to steal victory

from under Mavericks’ noses. An unbearable end to such a wellfought contest.

Saracens Mavericks can take solace from having a game in hand as they regroup.

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match reporT saracens mavericks 51 - 59 lOUGHBOROUGH lIGHTNING With Loughborough in their away whites, and Mavericks in black, the chess board was set for a match of skill and strategy.

Fifth placed Mavericks made the first move, dictating play in the opening quarter with pace in attack and impenetrability in defence.

Second placed Loughborough responded with a couple of intelligent substitutions. Creativity from their Centre players, and height in their shooting circle, frustrated Mavericks’ game plan.

Ultimately, the Black and Reds missed out on three valuable points in their campaign for a play-off finish.

Head Coach Kat Ratnapala reflected on the match:

“Disappointing that we couldn’t continue the consistency after the 1st quarter today against a resilient Loughborough side. We definitely had opportunities to bring the game back into contention with our defensive pressure in the third and fourth quarters in particular.

Britney Clarke once again stood

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up and took a high volume of shots with accuracy and Player of the Match went to Jodie Gibson for her continual grit and determination in the defensive end, who was relentless with her game.”

The home supporters in the Hertfordshire Sports Village were treated to the style of netball that characterises their team: fast pace, forceful defence and crowd-pleasing flair. In the opening fifteen minutes Ratnapala’s side were firmly in the driving seat, forcing loose passes and missed shots from the rattled VNSL champions.

Mavericks asked the same questions of the Leicestershire side in the second quarter but, regrettably, Loughborough began to formulate a response.

Lightning brought on Panagarry to replace Williams and to recharge the champions’ attacking play. Emma Thacker replaced Liverseidge in the shooting circle giving her and Clark the vertical advantage.

Mavericks went into a muchneeded half time break trailing Loughborough by two goals. But

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only two goals: the game was poised for the second half…

As play resumed Loughborough made yet another change to their Centre player, reinserting Hannah Williams to deny Saracens the opportunity to adjust to any one style of play. Panagarry came back on in the closing quarter: fresh legs and ever-changing play makers.

Quashie made some outstanding interceptions in the third quarter to interrupt Loughborough’s charge. However, a tiring Mavericks side were unable to convert those interceptions into points. As the third quarter ended Victoria Burgess’ team had extended their lead to 8 goals

The Black and Reds refused to roll over in the final quarter.

Georgia Lees came on for Sasha Corbin and fed balls up and over into Clarke’s dependable hands.

Jodie Gibson, later awarded Version 2 Player of the Match, was subbed off for debutant Odiri Atirene (#100! Welcome to the team!).

Loughborough refused to relinquish their 8-point lead and

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closed out the game 51-59.Sirens.

Ratnapala is pleased to have “a full week of training ahead before our trip up north and are looking forward to righting some wrongs and ensuring we finish off games as we know we can.”

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