Team Bath through to netball’s showdown superleague weekend
14th May 2012
Team Bath are through to the Showdown Weekend – the climax of this season’s Fiat Netball Super League – after beating Celtic Dragons 52-50 last night at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village.
Roared on by the home crowd they made a stunning start to the must-win fixture, leading 6-0 before closing out the opening quarter 16-9.
By half-time they were 28-19 ahead, using some aggressive and powerful play out of defence into attack.
At three-quarter time they had created a big buffer at 44-29 but Dragons fought back to push the home side to the wire.
The win for Team Bath means they will now play a semi-final against Surrey Storm on Saturday 19 May in Dagenham with a place in the grand final at stake.
Starting seven
Team Bath:
GK: Kadeen Corbin; GD: Gemma Fletcher; WD: Millie Grey; C: Mia Ritchie; WA Yasmin Parsons; GA: Asha Francis; GS Kat Hayes
Coach: Jess Garland