England dig deep for victory over Silver Ferns

England Roses 49 def Silver Ferns 45

A young and less experienced Silver Ferns side have lost an intense encounter with the England Roses, 49-45, in their second game of the Quad Series at The Trusts Arena in Auckland tonight.

Although the Silver Ferns led at every quarter break, the veteran English side held their nerve to take the lead in the last two minutes of the match, and turn it into their first win of the series.

The result has left the New Zealand side with a win and a loss in this Quad Series, after they beat South Africa’s SPAR Proteas at the weekend.

Read the full match report on silverferns.co.nz

CHAMPION DATA MATCH STATISTICS: click here

MVP: Chelsea Pitman (ENG)

Quarter-by-Quarter Scores
SILVER FERNS│ Q1: 14 – Q2 26 (12) – Q3 37 (11) – Q4 45 (8)
ENGLAND ROSES | Q1: 10 – Q2: 23 (13) – Q3 36 (13) – Q4 49 (13)

Shooting Statistics
SILVER FERNS
Mes: 28/33 @ 85%
Selby-Rickit: 17/21 @ 81%

ENGLAND ROSES
Corbin: 23/30 @ 77%
Housby: 26/32 @ 81%

Starting Line-ups
SILVER FERNS│ GS Mes, GA Selby-Rickit, WA Souness, C Francois, WD Sinclair, GD Grant, GK Watson
ENGLAND ROSES | GS K. Corbin, GA Housby, WA Pitman, C Guthrie, WD Cobden, GD Agbeze, GK Mentor

Positional Changes
SILVER FERNS
Q2 Timeout: WD Cullen
Q3: GK Karaka
Q4 timeout: GK Watson

ENGLAND ROSES
Q3 timeout: GD Beckford-Chambers

SILVER FERNS TEAM - NETBALL QUAD SERIES

Gina Crampton
Monica Falkner (on debut)
Shannon Francois
Katrina Grant
Kelly Jury (will miss England match with injury)
Phoenix Karaka
Bailey Mes
Te Paea Selby-Rickit
Samantha Sinclair
Whitney Souness
Maria Tutaia (bereavement leave)
Jane Watson
Maia Wilson

ENDS