Glasgow Wildcats: Scotland's Superleague Team
Celtic Dragons 39 vs 30 Celtic Dragons
Welsh Institute of Sport
Saturday, 13th December 2008 :: 14:00
13th December 2008
Game 1, Round 8: Celtic Dragons v Glasgow Wildcats
Saturday 13th December 2008, 2pm.
Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff.
UMPIRES: Kim Burns / Heather Gleadall
Q1: 8-8
Q2: 16-13
Q3: 30-22
Q4: 39-30
The Celtic Dragons came away with a win in Cardiff tonight, beating Glasgow Wildcats 39-30.
It was a bottom of the table clash, a game important for both teams who had a genuine chance to grab two points for their tally on The Co-operative Superleague table. As a result, the intensity, attitude and excitement of the match was felt from both sides and coaching staff alike.
The first quarter was a tell-tale sign of the two teams in competitive spirits. The quarter went goal for goal and finishing even on 8 goals each.
By the end of the second quarter the home team, Celtic Dragons, began their dominance on the game, eliminating much of the inconsistent play and unforced errors seen in their previous matches. The score was 16-13 at half time.
The third and fourth quarters continued similarly to the second, Celtic Dragons building on their lead, capitalizing on lost Glasgow possession. The score at 3 quarter time, 30-22, and at full time 39-30.
At the end of the match both coaches of the two sides were looking for improvements and into the future.
Glasgow Wildcats Coach Denise Holland said ‘Every player will be disappointed with the performance today especially having defended and won as much possession yet again.
‘We will re-group and focus on taking better care of possession as we head into next week’s game.’ Holland continued, who will take her side north next week to challenge Northern Thunder.
Coach of Celtic Dragons Sue Gaudion was pleased for the win despite seeing more potential in her side. Gaudion said ‘We played much better, we had better ball. We had more consistent patches of play, created some good space on court and brought the ball out well from the defense end.’
Gaudion also said ‘our goal percentage was still down but we had more opportunity than them (Glasgow). It was better stuff and we want to continue from next week.’ Next week Gaudion’s side face Team Northumbria in Newcastle.
Starting Line-Ups:
Glasgow Wildcats:
GS: Jennifer Dingwall
GA: Lesley MacDonald
WA: Jenna Storey
C: Fiona Moore
WD: Claire Brownie
GD: Claire Cooper
GK: Hayley Mulheron
Changes :
Quarter time
Sharyn Lyon to GS
Gillian Douglas to WA
Halftine
Lesley MacDonald to GS
Nicola Collins to GA
Stephanie Docherty to WD
3 Quarter time
Rhona Watson to WA
Jenna Storie to C
Shooting Percentages:
J. Dingwall: 3/6, 50%
L. MacDonald: 26/34, 76%
S. Lyon: 0/2, 0%
N. Collins: 1/6, 17%
Overall Team: 48%
Celtic Dragons:
GS: Carlie Ennis
GA: Cara Lea Moseley
WA: Amanda Trounce
C: Suzanne Drane
WD: Emily Rose
GD: Stephanie Williams
GK: Sara Hale
Shooting Percentages:
C. Ennis: 18/30, 60%
C. Lea Moseley: 21/33, 64%
Overall Team: 39/63, 62%
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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
