Fever finish ANZ Championship Summer Shootout undefeated

Media Release
Sunday 8 February 2015

Fever finish ANZ Championship Summer Shootout undefeated

West Coast Fever has finished the ANZ Championship Pre-Season Summer Shootout as the only unbeaten side after the tournament wrapped up at Netball Central on Sunday.

Fever went through the three days undefeated from their five outings in an encouraging sign for the upcoming season.

The Fever, which has never contested Finals in the ANZ Championship, were made to work hard for their last victory over the Central Pulse this morning before a final quarter blitz saw them power away to a 52-41 win.

“We’ve been setting little goals and taking little steps forward each and every time we get out there on court," Fever coach Stacey Rosman said.

“We’re really pleased with the condition of the team, physically we’re running hard and running for four quarters and that’s a big thing that we’ve been aiming for. We want to be a four quarter team and we want our combinations to be seamless and that’s what we’ve been able to put out there.”

Close matches was the theme of the final day of play of what has been an action-packed weekend of netball.

The NSW Swifts denied the Melbourne Vixens an unbeaten weekend by beating the reigning ANZ Championship champions in the final game of the tournament contested on their home court next door at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre.

The Swifts hauled in an eight-goal deficit early in the second quarter to claim a 49-46 win over the Vixens in a fitting climax to the Summer Shootout.

The Queensland Firebirds survived a spirited second half fightback from the Adelaide Thunderbirds to record a 46-44 victory.

In a high-scoring match, the Southern Steel claimed its second victory of the weekend with a 62-60 win over the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic while the Tactix also finished their tournament on a high after upstaging the Northern Mystics 55-50.

The 2015 ANZ Championship season gets underway on Saturday 28 February with the Adelaide Thunderbirds hosting the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic at Adelaide’s Netball SA Stadium.

For more information visit www.anz-championship.com.

SESSION 4 RESULTS
Queensland Firebirds 46 def Adelaide Thunderbirds 44
Southern Steel 62 def Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 60
Tactix 55 def Northern Mystics 50
West Coast Fever 52 def Central Pulse 41
NSW Swifts 49 def Melbourne Vixens 46

END

© Scoop Media