Glasgow Wildcats: Scotland's Superleague Team
Glasgow Wildcats 25 vs 58 Glasgow Wildcats
Kelvin Hall ISA
Saturday, 6th December 2008 :: 14:00
Glasgow Wildcats went down 25-58 on home ground against a well drilled Mavericks side.
Mavericks started their first game ever on Scottish soil extremely well, finding themselves ahead on the scoreboard 5-9 within minutes. Mavericks found their ‘flow’ and fluency by the end of the quarter and went into the first break with a 9 goal lead, 6-15.
The great start from Mavericks set the stage for the remainder of the match with Mavericks Coach Kendra Slawinski choosing to keep her starting seven running into the second quarter so as not to disrupt a flowing combination. Mavericks pushed on in the second quarter and increased their lead to be ahead 26-12 at half time.
Glasgow Wildcats Coach Denise Holland re-shuffled her mid-court at half time in an attempt to rattle a dominant Maverick mid-court and in particular experienced mid-courter and Captain Karen Atkinson who was relentless with poise and precise feeding into shooters Michelle Hall and Louisa Brownfield all match. Chioma Ezeogu entered the game at half time for Mavericks at C.
Mavericks went on to increase their lead in both the 3rd and 4th quarters despite a Glasgow Wildcats outfit determined to force errors from their opposition. Score at 3-quarter time 18-44, and 25-58 at full-time.
Coach Kendra Slawinski was impressed with her squad tonight. She said ‘I was very pleased with the team. We started very well.
‘We found flow and fluency and the end of the first quarter and continued into the second, hence the fact we kept the same team. Karen Atkinson’s work rate with shooters Michelle Hall and Louisa Brownfield opened up the court.’
Denise Holland, Coach of Glasgow Wildcats was pragmatic about her loss. She said ‘Mavericks prevented us from playing a usual fast-release game. It was disappointing but of course we will take much away from the experience.
‘Defensively I was pleased that we forced the powerful England combination of Louisa Brownfield and Karen Atkinson into many errors.’
Starting Line-Ups:
Glasgow Wildcats:
GS: Lesley MacDonald
GA: Nicola Collins
WA: Jenna Storie
C: Fiona Moore
WD: Claire Brownie
GD: Claire Cooper
GK: Hayley Mulheron
Shooting Statistics (shots scored / shots taken)
L.MacDonald: 22/33, 67%
N.Collins: 0/1, 0%
G.Higgins: 2/3, 67%
R.Holmes: 1/3, 33%
Overall Team: 25/40, 63%
Mavericks:
GS: Michelle Hall
GA: Louisa Brownfield
WA: Karen Atkinson
C: Chrissy Fitzgerald
WD: Stefania Bello
GD: Hazel Scholfield
GK: Naida Hutchinson
Shooting Statistics (shots scored / shots taken)
L.Brownfield: 29/35, 83%
M.Hall: 29/38, 76%
Overall Team: 58/73, 79%
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Netball Superleague 08/09
| Team | P | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey Storm | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Team Bath | 16 | 27 |
| 3 | Northern Thunder | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Mavericks | 16 | 22 |
| 5 | Leeds Carnegie | 16 | 15 |
| 6 | Celtic Dragons | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Glasgow Wildcats | 16 | 7 |
| 8 | Loughborough Lightning | 16 | 6 |
| 9 | Team Northumbria | 16 | 6 |
League table last updated: 30/04/10
