GARNETS MATCH REPORTS
18/02/12
11/02/12
An evenly contested game against Priory away saw Garnets unfortunately just missing out on win in the dying few minutes. Garnets approached the game very confidently and it showed from the beginning with Leanne Wegg (C) proving timely interceptions and strong passes into Trudy McDowell (GS) and Paige Pople (GA). They had a natural partnership and worked well to produce some excellent goals. By the end of the first half Garnets had pulled the game back to draw 20-20. Fantastic movement from Lucy McCabe (WA), Mia Bennett (WD) helped Sophie McDowell (GD) and Vicky Evans (GK) to switch game play effectively once they had received the rebounds and backline passes. The 3rd quarter flowed nicely with Garnets taking the lead 30-27. Georgia Edmunson came on as (WA). Her fresh pace and ability to dodge her opponent did not go unnoticed. Nicky Elkins also came on this quarter as WD. She provided some lovely passes but was unable to continue due to injury. The final quarter was extremely tense with every Garnet player giving their all to try and keep their 3 goal lead. The girls fought hard with some great play they were able to switch the ball and keep the goals flowing, but unfortunately Priory’s defence picked their game up and intercepted one or two loose passes, which Priory took advantage off to win the match 39-37. All of the team should be extremely proud of their performance as the game really flowed with everyone reading the game and responding appropriately. Players of the match Vicky Evans & Paige Pople.
07/01/12
Garnets had another tough game against strong opponents Paulton B who are the current leaders in the division, but the young team showed their strength, by fighting until the final whistle. There was good individual play from all the team, but due to injuries, Garnets do not have their selected defenders. A well played second half with Paige Pople showing strength and maturity and Leanne Wegg at centre holding the the two ends of the court together, however, the final score was 84 – 19 to Paulton, with the player of the match vote going to Leanne Wegg.
17/12/11
Garnets had a tough start to their last game of 2011 against Canons with the final score line not reflecting the effort that everyone put into the game. The first half saw some good linking play from Leanne Wegg (C), Lucy McCabe(WA) and Mia Bennett (WD) however the ball was not making it through to the shooters due to Canons strong defence and ability to switch the play quickly leaving Garnets unable to keep up. The half time score was 39-5 to Canons. However after half time Garnets really started to settle into their game and started to apply more pressure. A few changes were made starting with Tanisha Birch coming on as (GA) and partnering Paige Pople (GS). The pair worked well together and really started to read each other’s play resulting in a number of goals being scored. The defence also saw a change with Adele Ranford moving to GD and partnering Vicky Evans (GK). The fourth quarter saw more changes made with Amber Lovell having an extremely strong game at GD. She fought hard and made some fantastic interceptions. She partnered Nicky Elkins well in GK with them both fighting hard to try and force the Canons shooters to mistakes, however, the Final score was a disappointing 62 – 18 to Canons, with the player of the match deservedly going to Amber Lovell and Leanne Wegg.
10/12/11
Garnets got off to slow start in this game against Reckleford, even though from the 2nd quarter onwards Garnets started to even out the play. By this stage Reckleford were maintaining the lead that they had gained from the 1st quarter. There was some good interlinking play from Lucy McCabe in her first game for the club, through to shooters Paige Pople and Tasmin Hembery. Leanne Wegg at centre, had another good game, fighting hard for the ball throughout the entire game, and helping to get the ball from the defending end of Mia Bennett, Nicky Elkins and Vicky Evans. There were some changes to the team with the use of Beth Fella for most of the match as GD giving support and experience to the defensive end, Nicky Elkins moved to both WD & eventually GK, and Vicky Evans moved into her normal position of WA to try and make a final push in the last quarter. Reckleford managed to maintain their lead throughout despite some individually good performances from the young Garnets players. The final score was 37-16 to Reckleford. Player of the match went to Paige Pople, Leanne Wegg and Vicky Evans with the umpires vote also going to Leanne Wegg.
03/12/11
Garnets had a tough game against a strong Monmouth side. As a few players were unavailable for Garnets due to injury, a young team was fielded. Garnets fought well with a relatively inexperienced defence of Vicky Evans (GK) and Nicky Elkins (GD), both playing out of their natural positions, putting in a strong performance with the first quarter ending 6 -12 to Monmouth. The second quarter saw Helen Martin replace Tanisha Birch as GS partnered with Adele Ranford at GA, Monmouth made it very difficult for Garnets to get the ball to the shooting end which led to Monmouth extending their lead to 28 – 10. The third quarter saw Mia Bennett who had a good solid game as WD be replaced by Georgia Edmundson who again made some good interceptions on the ball and Tanisha Birch coming back on at GS with the third quarter ending 39 - 16 to Monmouth. The fourth quarter saw Garnets start to feel their feet with stronger passes through from the defence to the attacking end. Leanne Wegg (C) worked hard throughout the entire game and deservedly receive both players and umpires vote, the final score ending 53 - 24 to Monmouth.
19/11/11
Garnets played their club mates Ambers in this interclub match, with good passing down the court to both shooting ends with Ambers taking the lead after the first quarter. Garnets pulled ahead in the second with good defensive play from Helen Martin and Vicky Evans, enjoying her first match back after pregnancy, they managed to retsrict Ambers attacking players throughout the quarter, and with excellent shooting from Paige Pople and Adele Ranford Garnets led by ten goals at half time. With some changes to both teams Ambers started to pull back, despite continued strong play from Leanne Wegg at C, Tasmin Hembery at WA and Mia Bennett at WD, although Garnets still held the lead by a goal as the teams went into the final quarter. Both teams gave a final push in the last quarter with great interceptions from Nicky Elkins playing at GD, with hands tipping many passes to her opponent, and picking up numerous missed shots, Garnets remained slightly ahead to the last minute of the game. However, Ambers fought strongly too, and held their nerve during the final minutes, to make the result a 46 all draw. Nicky Elkins was voted player of match.
05/11/11
Garnets had an evenly fought match against local rivals Mercury with the lead continually switching between the two teams, making it an exciting game to watch. Both attacking ends rarely missed the net and the defence Kim Lawrence, Millie Burridge and Mia Bennett worked hard to try to make that vital interception to try and turn the game over. Good passes from Leanne Wegg and Tasmin Hembery to shooters Paige Pople and Trudy McDowell, kept the game close, but with Garnets just ahead 18 – 17. The second half of the game saw some changes to the team with Trudy McDowell moving back into defence, Nicky Elkins coming on at WD, Georgia Edmundson replacing at WA and Tanisha Birch at GS. The lead still continued to swap between the two teams with eventually Mercury taking the lead in the last few seconds, leaving Garnets insufficient time to make draw level. The final score line was 39-38 to Mercury. Player of the match was given to Millie Burridge and Umpires vote deservedly went to both Millie and Paige Pople. The team would like to thank Michelle Martin for her coaching, support and encouragement.
29/10/11
Garnets had a good game against Priory which reflected in the score line, with good
defensive play from Kim Lawrence (GK) and Megan Reid-Prescott (GD) preventing the
ball from getting through Priory shooters. Both players linked well with Nicky Elkins
& Mia Bennett who shared the game at WD and put in good performances. Leanne Wegg
(C) again had a great game getting a lot of interceptions through each third of the
court, and passing the ball through stongly to Tasmin Hembery and Dominique Creedy.
Nicky Elkins stepped into an unfamiliar position for her as GK when Megan Reid-Prescott
had to come off due to injury, both Adele Ranford and Paige Pople reading each other’s
play effectively and not often missing their shots against a hard defence saw Garnets
win 41-23.
Paige Pople received player of the match and joint umpires’ man of the
match with Leanne Wegg.
15/10/11
Garnets had an evenly fought game against Paulton 'B' with good solid passes from Leanne Wegg (C) through to Tasmin Hembery (WA) in her first senior game for Garnets, this was followed through with some great shooting from both Paige Pople (GS) and Adele Ranford (GA) but Paulton still took a 12 – 8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw great defending from Addie Moran (GD) and Megan Reid-Prescott , linking well with Mia Bennett (WD), and resulted in a real come back from Garnets and continued excellent shooting from Ranford and Pople, allowing Garnets to take a 1 goal lead at half time 20 – 19. Paulton B continued to pressure Garnets during the third quarter, and with fresh legs of Nicky Elkins and Georgia Edmundson, Garnets fought hard as their opponents retook the lead by 3 goals at the start of the final quarter. Despite some great interceptions, and positive play, Garnets however, they could not quite reach Paulton, who won the game 40 – 38. Leanne Wegg and Adele Ranford received the player of the match awards.
24/09/11
Garnets had a tough game against relegated Queensway, with a number of the Garnets
team unavailable this allowed some of the younger players to gain some match experience,
of which they held their own against a much more experienced team which reflected
in the score line at the end of the first quarter - 10 - 4 to Queensway. Leanne
Wegg (C) had a great game pushing the ball forward to the attacking end with Tanisha
Birch (GA) in her first game with Garnets and Trudy McDowell (GS) but the strong
defence from Queensway often prevented the ball finding its way into Garnets’ circle,
and Queensway extended their lead to 26 - 7. In the 3rd quarter Justine Pearn came
on as GS in her return to netball after pregnancy, Jo Hall came on at WA, Mia Bennett
in her first senior game was replaced by Nicky Elkins at WD where both players had
a good solid performance which helped Megan Reid-Prescott (GD) and Kim Lawrence (GK)
playing well against a strong Queensway attack. This helped Queensway to increase
the lead to 42 - 10. The final quarter saw more changes for Garnets, with Trudy
McDowell moving to GK to add a bit of height to the defensive circle, although thi
s was a tough game for Garnets they kept pushing until the end with Queensway winning
58 - 15.
Leanne Wegg had an outstanding game getting both player and umpire vote for
player of the match.
17/09/11
Garnets got off to a good start on their first game of the season against Newbarn from Galmington, with an evenly fought game between both teams. The defence worked well together with Kim Lawrence (GK), Megan Reid-Prescott (GD)and Nicky Elkins making great passes through to the central and attacking end playing in her first senior game as Wing Defence.
In the second quarter Trudy McDowell came on as Goal Keeper which gave us additional height in defence allowing the team to gain some interceptions so the team could push the ball forward and try to create some space allowing Leanne Wegg (C) and Jo Hall (WA) to make some great passes forward and into the shooting circle. In the third quarter Kim Lawrence replaced Nicky Elkins who made a great solid performance, Garnets pushed forward to gain the lead with Adele Ranford (GA) and Paige Pople (GS) getting some good passes between them to get the space they required to shoot, and to retake the lead 25 - 23.
The fourth quarter saw Newbarn start to make a comeback but Garnets fought hard and continued to apply great pressure to secure a win for Garnets in their first game 33 - 30.
Player of the match went to Leanne Wegg, with Paige Pople receiving the umpire vote.