AMBERS MATCH REPORTS
18/02/12
Ambers had a good game today against local rivals Mercury. After a slow first quarter, Ambers settled into the game with good teamwork in the attacking end and excellent shooting from Adele Ranford and Megan Walford meant that their shots found the net. Both Chelsie Coombes and Paige Pople, playing out of position for the 1st half of the game, defended well, but with accurate shooting from Mercury they moved into the lead at the end of the first half 20-15. With a team change going into the 3rd quarter bringing on Leanne Wegg to WD, Katie Dennison back to GD and Paige Pople transferring back to GA this meant that Ambers could apply strong pressure to Mercury's attackers as Ambers fought well to level the score before moving into the lead as their defenders forced Mercury into errors, and bringing the score to 31-26. Going into the final quarter. Mercury regrouped, and fought back well, to level the scores once again, and with errors at both ends, neither team pulled into a clear lead. Ambers capitalised on some of these errors and with seconds left in the game, Mercury were unable to level the game, with the final score 38-37 to Ambers. Katie Dennison and Megan Walford shared the player of the match vote and Umpire vote going to Paige Pople.
11/02/12
Ambers played Monmouth from Taunton and got off to a slow start. Trudy McDowell, Sophie McDowell and Katie Dennison linked well in defence, but Monmouth ended the quarter ahead. During the second quarter, Monmouth's defensive duo pressured Ambers’ shooters Adele Ranford and Megan Walford and shots were being missed. A few changes were made in the third quarter with Michelle Martin and Steph Elkins moving to WD and WA respectively and Leanne Wegg coming on at centre. This gave Ambers momentum and confidence. Unfortunatley, although the movement of the ball increased, the gap in the score line couldn’t be reduced during the last quarter despite good play from everyone. The game finished 38-18 to Monmouth, with Player of the match vote going to Megan Walford.
14/01/12
Ambers had another slight change to their team, with Trudy McDowell stepping in at GS for their game against Reckleford, linking well with Megan Walford, both players working hard to gain space against strong defenders. Although the game was close throughout, Reckleford held onto a 8 – 4 lead at the end of the first quarter. Both Chelsie Coombes and Addie Doyle had excellent games in defence, keeping close to their opponents throughout and making vital interceptions. The midcourt players, Katie Dennison, Steph Elkins and Michelle Martin, kept the game under control, passing the ball patiently into good spaces. The team worked hard to bring the score to a level 14 all at half time, and to maintain this during the third quarter to keep the game level at 20 all going into the last 15 minutes. Millie Burridge worked well in the half game that she played, making great passes. Ambers continued to push their opponents all the way, forcing errors, and had an excellent start to the last quarter with accurate shooting from both teams, it took strong play from the defenders to force Reckleford into errors, and with great interceptions from both players Ambers pushed forward and won the game with the final score being 30-27. Addie Doyle and Megan Walford were voted players of the game and they also shared the umpire vote.
07/01/12
Ambers had a slight change to their team, with Adele Ranford stepping in at GS, linking well with Megan Walford, both players working hard to gain space against strong defenders. Although the game was close throughout, Ambers held onto a 1 goal lead at the end of the first quarter. Both Addie Doyle and Chelsie Coombes had excellent games in defence, keeping close to their opponents throughout and making vital interceptions. The midcourt players, Katie Dennison, Steph Elkins in her new position of Centre, and Michelle Martin, kept the game under control, passing the ball patiently into good spaces. Sophie McDowell worked well in the half game that she played, making great passes. Ambers continued to push their opponents all the way, forcing errors, and had an excellent start to the last quarter with accurate shooting to bring the scores level . The game then went goal for goal, with the score level in the final seconds, and the ball moving into Canons circle, Chelsie Coombes made a vital interception to prevent Canons the opportunity of scoring. The final score was a 23 all draw. Addie Doyle was voted player of the game.
10/12/11
Ambers had a different shooting combination for their final league game of 2011, wth Helen Martin and Sandra Fry filling in at GA and GS respectively, they linked well together and both players had their eye in with accurate shooting. The first quarter finished well with Ambers leading 17 - 8. During the second quarter, Ambers defensive players Chelsie Coombes, Addie Moran and Katie Dennison restricted Monmouth’s scoring with well timed interceptions as the score moved on to 32 - 19 at half time. The third quarter proved a slow one for Ambers, as Monmouth stepped up their game, however, Emily Hoare and Michelle Martin still found space and made good passes into the circle despite Monmouth’s increased pressure. The team continued to work hard to the end of the game and deserved to win the match 56 - 36. Player of the match was Addie Moran and the umpire vote went to Katie Dennison.
03/12/11
Ambers met priory this Saturday at home. Ambers had a strong first quarter with excellent play from Michelle Martin at WA and ClareTottle at C, linking in with shooters Megan Walford and Helen Martin to get the ball into the net. Ambers were leading at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was slower for ambers but then they picked their game back up and played at their own pace with some great interceptions from Addie Moran at GD and Chelsie Coombes at GK. Katie Dennison continued her good run of games WD. The final score was 41 – 24 to Ambers and Addie Moran received both the team and umpire vote.
19/11/11
Both teams started well for this match against club mates Garnets, with good passing down the court to both shooting ends with Ambers taking the lead after the first quarter. However, Garnets pulled ahead in the second quarter, and Ambers had little fight back, being restricted to just a few attempts on target towards the end of the quarter. With some changes to both teams Ambers started to pull back with good defensive play from Emily Hoare and Chelsie Coombes linking up well with Clare Tottle and Michelle Martin to get the ball into the attacking end. Accurate shooting from Trudy McDowell and Megan Walford, saw Ambers begin to reudce the deficit, and by the end of the third quarter, they had brought the score within 1. Both teams gave a final push in the last quarter but Ambers were always playing catch up. However, Ambers continued to fight strongly during the final minutes, and with real determination they succeeded in levelling the game to make the result a 46 all draw. Emily Hoare was player of match for Ambers.
12/11/11
Ambers drove to victory against local rivals Mercury from Bridgwater NC. After a slow first quarter, Ambers settled into the game with good teamwork around the attacking circle and excellent work between Trudy McDowell (GS) and Megan Walford (GA) meant their shots found the net and the score was 18-9 to Ambers at half time. Adele Ranford stepped in at GA for the third quarter and worked well with Amy Edmundson at C and Michelle Martin at WA who continued to pass the ball through strongly to the shooters. The whole team increased the pressure during the second half of the game, limiting Mercury’s attempts at goal, and moved to a 24-11 lead going into the final quarter. Defenders Katie Dennison (WD), Addie Moran (GD) and Emily Hoare (GK) put great pressure on the Mercury attackers, forcing errors which the Ambers players capitalised taking the final score to 39-13 reflecting the hard work that all Ambers played had put in. Trudy McDowell, Megan Walford and Emily Hoare shared the player of the match vote.
29/10/11
Ambers played Walton Greens who are a new team into the league. A few changes to the team saw Emily Hoare move to GD teaming well with Addie Moran and Katie Dennison to prevent Walton scoring, whilst Trudy McDowell linked together with Megan Walford in the shooing circle to help Ambers to a 13 - 1 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Ambers continued with steady play and extended their lead to 23 – 1. In the third quarter, Walton found some pace and staged a fight back, although Clare Tottle, playing her second game of the day, and Michelle Martin helped Ambers to keep the majority of possession. The whole team upped their game and continued to extend their lead to 31 – 6 going into the final quarter. Ambers made a few positional changes with Emily Hoare moving out to C and Clare Tottle back to GK, and with Walton playing a hard last quarter and capitalising on a few Ambers’ mistakes, they began to reduce the deficit at the start of the quarter. However, Ambers pushed themselves hard and finished the game with a 40 - 9 win. Addie Moran gained the Player of the Match vote and Katie Dennison the Umpires vote. A very good team effort from all who played in Ambers.
15/10/11
Reckleford from Yeovil, started the game strongly against Ambers who were missing 3 regular players. The team started very well, with Adele Ranford stepping in at GS for the first half of the game and working hard with Megan Walford, both scoring some good goals. Defensively, Chelsie Coombes linked well with Katie Dennison, who had a great game at WD, and Addie Moran. Reckleford held a 10 – 5 lead at the end of the first quarter, despite the hard work that Ambers were putting in. After a level second quarter, Reckleford still held a 5 goal lead, so after a few team changes, Ambers came out for the third quarter with renewed energy. Millie Burridge worked hard at GD making some good intercetpions, and Leanne Wegg slotted in well at centre, linking with Georgia Edmundson. Excellent shooting by Justine Pearn and Megan Walford brought the score level at 23 all going into the final quarter. Emily Hoare came back onto the court at WA and worked hard to find the shooters with strong and accurate passing. The defenders continued to pressure the Reckleford shooters forcing errors, which the Ambers players capitalized on with great team play, taking the lead with a tense 7 minutes to go. Ambers kept possession of the ball, scoring on their remaining centre passes, to win the game 32 – 28. A very good whole team effort, with Chelsie Coombes and Emily Hoare earning the player of the match award.
01/10/11
On Saturday Ambers travelled away to Paulton. The team started strongly and paced themselves through the hot weather. However Paulton took an early 13 – 4 lead and Ambers found it hard to fight back. Going into the second quarter Ambers had good teamwork around the attacking circle, and excellent work between Trudy McDowell and Megan Walford meant their shots found the net. The Defence circle battled hard and continued to pile on the pressure. Chelsie Coombes and Megan Reid-Prescott had many tips and rebounds to bring the ball down through the court linking well with Michelle Martin in the last stages of the game. Emily Hoare at C and Katie Dennison at WD worked hard to close down Paulton, and made some brilliant interceptions. A well deserved Player of the Match was awarded to Megan Walford and Umprire Vote was Michelle Martin. Final score 43 – 24 to Paulton.
24/09/11
Ambers started strongly with a great team effort, defending the ball strongly, and with excellent movement from Carly Langdon and safe and accurate shooting, Ambers took a 10 – 8 lead at the first quarter, which they extended to 22 – 15 at half time. A switch of GA, gave Justine Pearn her first game this season, and Clare Tottle replaced WA, and Ambers continued to play well together with great movement and support from Katie Dennison at WD. Newbarn fought back during the second half, and there were several anxious moments for the spectators, however, Ambers applied great pressure and held onto their lead to win 40 – 37. A well deserved win for the team. The player of the match vote was shared between Addie Moran (GD) and Carly Langdon (GA), showing the good play in both ends of the court, and the umpire vote was given to Katie Dennison.
17/09/11
Ambers first game of the season was against Queensway from Galmington, who had been relegated from Division 2. After a nervy start for the newly formed Ambers line up, shooters Megan Walford and Carly Langdon found confidence and their shots started to go in, aided by strong passing from Emily Hoare (c ) and Michelle Martin (WA). Defensively, Chelsie Coombes and Addie Moran worked well together, getting interceptions and rebounds, and found Katie Dennison at WD to help take the ball down the court. At half time, Georgia Edmundson came on at Centre, with changes in the defence due to an injury, she worked well linking the two halves of the court and made some great interceptions. At the end of the third quarter, more injuries brought Paige Pople on as GS with Carly Langdon moving to GA, and both players played well using their height to receive passes into the circle. Trudy McDowell played in defence and helped the team limit Queensway’s progress. The final score was 45 – 14 to Queensway, but it was a good team effort from Ambers, and particularly Chelsie Coombes who received both team and umpire player of the match award for her consistent play throughout the game.