NS SCOREBOARD: Feb 28, 2020

With the Vitality Netball Superleague starting last weekend, we thought it was a good time to begin this new feature. Each week, we’ll be going over the major netball matches played all over the world in the past seven days, not just including the scores, but also the statistics, tables and schedule of upcoming games. So here is the review of Superleague Round 1, all five games played back to back in Birmingham last Saturday and highlighted by the impressive wins of Thunder, Bath and Mavericks.

2020 VITALITY NETBALL SUPERLEAGUE – Round 1

Strathclyde Sirens 51 (12, 11, 14, 14) lost to London Pulse 53 (13, 13, 15, 12)

Sirens
B Goodwin 31/44 (71%)
L Gallagher 20/25 (80%)
Team Total 51/69 (74%)

Intercepts 9 (Z Vimbela 6)
Penalties 52 (Z Vimbella 11)

Pulse
S Burger 44/44 (100%)
C Semple 8/9 (89%)
K Rothwell 1/4 (25%)
Team Total 53/57 (93%)

Intercepts 8 (H Adio 3)
Penalties 61 (H Adio 18)

Points: Pulse 3, Sirens 0

Player of the Match: Zan Vimbella (Sirens)

Celtic Dragons 43 (15, 10, 11, 7) lost to Surrey Storm 44 (12, 8, 11, 13)

Dragons
A Clinton 26/32 (81%)
B Coleman 9/12 (75%)
R Robinson 8/9 (89%)
Team Total 43/54 (80%)

Intercepts 12 (L Wilson 10)
Penalties 44 (L Wilson 11)

Storm
K Bailey 31/34 (91%)
S Hankin 4/8 (50%)
Y Hodge-England 9/14 (64%)
Team Total 44/56 (79%)

Intercepts 6 (L Middleton 3)
Penalties 62 (L Middleton, K Hughes 15)

Points: Storm 3, Dragons 0

Player of the Match: Latanya Wilson (Dragons)

Saracens Mavericks 70 (11, 23, 19, 17) def Severn Stars 49 (17, 8, 12, 12)

Mavericks
G Fisher 51/55 (93%)
K Corbin 19/24 (79%)
C Essam 0/1 (0%)
Team Total 70/80 (88%)

Intercepts 13 (R Quashie 7)
Penalties 46 (R Quashie 11)

Stars
G Rowe 32/35 (91%)
P Reed 17/25 (68%)
Team Total 49/60 (82%)

Intercepts 4 (T Vinkhumbo 4)
Penalties 44 (N Jones 15)

Points: Mavericks 3, Stars 0

Player of the Match: Razia Quashie (Mavericks)

Team Bath 72 (19, 14, 20, 19) def Loughborough Lightning 58 (14, 13, 14, 17)

Bath
K Commane 55/58 (95%)
S Drakeford-Lewis 13/16 (81%)
B Creak 4/6 (67%)
Team Total 72/80 (90%)

Intercepts 5 (I Allison 2)
Penalties 24 (S Artman 7)

Lightning
M Cholhok 48/52 (92%)
E Clark 9/9 (100%)
B Gabriel 1/1 (100%)
Team Total 58/62 (94%)

Intercepts 3 (A Harvey 3)
Penalties 39 (A Harvey 11)

Points: Bath 3, Lightning 0

Player of the Match: Kim Commane (Bath)

Manchester Thunder 62 (17, 14, 16, 15) def Wasps Netball 55 (11, 14, 14, 16)

Thunder
E Cardwell 40/45 (91%)
J Mvula 17/21 (81%)
K Turner 5/8 (63%)
Team Total 62/74 (84%)

Intercepts 8 (L Ngwira 4)
Penalties 59 (L Ngwira 22)

Wasps
R Dunn 34/37 (92%)
K Harris 20/23 (87%)
S Rushton 1/1 (100%)
Team Total 55/61 (90%)

Intercepts 6 (F Williams 2)
Penalties 41 (F Williams 15)

Points: Thunder 3, Wasps 0

Player of the Match: Eleanor Cardwell (Thunder)

Table:
1 – Saracens Mavericks . 3 points
2 – Team Bath . 3 points
3 – Manchester Thunder . 3 points
4 – London Pulse . 3 points
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5 – Surrey Storm . 3 points
6 – Celtic Dragons . 0 points
7 – Strathclyde Sirens . 0 points
8 – Wasps Netball . 0 points
9 – Loughborough Lightning . 0 points
10- Severn Stars . 0 points

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

(all local times check your guides for broadcast information)

Vitality Netball Superleague Round 2 (UK)
6:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Stars v Thunder
6:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Lightning v Sirens
6:30 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Dragons v Bath
7:00 pm, Mon Mar 02 – Storm v Pulse (Sky Sports)
7:30 pm, Mon Mar 02 – Wasps v Mavericks

Bushfire Relief Charity Match (Sydney, Aus)
1:00 pm, Sun Mar 01 – Aus Diamonds v SSN All-Stars (Channel 9)

Pulse Pre-season Tournament (Otaki, NZ)
11:00 am, Fri Feb 28 – Pulse v Tactix
1:00 pm, Fri Feb 28 – Mystics v Steel
4:00 pm, Fri Feb 28 – Stars v Magic
6:00 pm, Fri Feb 28 – Pulse v Steel
11:00 am, Sat Feb 29 – Pulse v Stars
1:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Steel v Magic
4:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Mystics v Tactix
6:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Pulse v Magic
9:00 am, Sun Mar 01 – Steel v Stars
11:00 am, Sun Mar 01 – Tactix v Magic
1:00 pm, Sun Mar 01 – Pulse v Mystics

Netball Europe U17 Challenge (Isle of Man)
3:00 pm, Fri Feb 28 – Gibraltar v Ireland
5:00 pm, Fri Feb 28 – Isle of Man v Malta
3:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Isle of Man v Ireland
5:00 pm, Sat Feb 29 – Gibraltar v Malta
10:00 am, Sun Mar 01 – Ireland v Malta
12:00 pm, Sun Mar 01 – Isle of Man v Gibraltar