20th March 2012
Woods Panthers have posted their first win
of the Subway Cup season fighting off a very determined Garville side by 15
goals on Friday night at Netball SA stadium.
In what was at times a scrappy match, the
Panthers ultimately showed more control in attack and poise through the
mid-court then their high spirited opponents.
Although Woods held the lead from early in
the first quarter, Garville remained persistent and often came back at Woods
just when they looked in control.
Garville opened the scoring from the
opening centre pass and were again on the attack after some good defence from
GK Tamika Arias. Woods soon settled and took the lead as the shifted the ball
well around their attacking circle.
In an entertaining but scrappy first
quarter Woods were executing with the ball better then their counterparts and
took a 2 goal lead into the first break.
Woods were much more composed at the start
of the second quarter extending their lead to 8 goals. Their ball control was
much improved allowing GS Kathleen Knott to continue her fine match in the
circle.
Woods goal scoring slowed during the middle
of the quarter as Garville lifted in the mid-court where space for each side
was hard to find due to close marking. Garville appeared to be frustrating
Woods who went into half-time 10 goals in front.
The third quarter was a shooting battle
between Knott and young Garville shooter Georgie Virgo as both sides continued
to battle through the mid-court.
The quarter was Garville’s best for the
match as they created more scoring opportunities and outscored Woods by 1 goal
in the quarter. Virgo was excellent for her side, showing great athleticism to gather
lob passes all match.
Although Woods were not playing their best
netball, consolidated late in the quarter and went to the final break with a 9
goal lead.
The final quarter was much better for Woods
as Knott and GA Emma Thomas built their combination in the attacking third.
Centre Alice Murt kept the ball flowing through transitional play, providing
the link to keep the ball moving.
After an up and down game for Woods they
finished the match well scoring 18 goals in the quarter. Garville’s effort was
good and they produced a tough battle for Woods as well as playing their best
match so far this season.
Woods coach Trudy Barker said that while
her side was a little up and down, ball movement improved towards the end of
the match.
“We had our ups and downs but I think we
pulled out of them when we could, I think we started to move the ball quite
fluently in the and credit to our defenders who kept us in the game with a
solid performance.”
Barker was also happy with the building
combination of Kathleen Knott and Emma Thomas in their attacking circle.
“I think their vision and respect for each
other really shone through in the end, a good performance from both of them.”
She said.
Garville coach Jackie Blyth said that while
they are still yet to play for a full four quarters there is definite improvement
in the side.
Blyth said, “Every week we’re getting
better, it’s just taking us a while to get there and we have a lot of juniors
in our group that we are introducing gradually.”
“I thought tonight even though we were
down, the girls were starting to put things into effect that we’ve done at
training.”
In other the other matches for the round,
Matrics had a close win against Newton Jaguars prevailing 56 – 51 on Friday
night, while ETSA Contax continued their good form with an impressive victory
defeating Health and Life Phoenix 54 – 32.
Quarter
by quarter scores:
Q1: Pan 11 –
9 Gar
Q2: Pan 25 –
15 Gar
Q3: Pan 38 –
29 Gar
Q4: Pan 56 –
41 Gar
Shooting
Percentages:
Woods: 56/64 (87.50%)
K.Knott: 45/48
(93.75%)
K. Walker: 1/3
(33.33%)
E. Thomas: 10/13
(76.92%)
Garville: 41/51 (80.39%)
G. Virgo: 27/36
(75%)
H. Edge: 14/15
(93.33%)
