The Manchester Thunder won 60-27 over Severn Stars on Sunday
The Manchester Thunder remain unbeaten after another impressive performance in the Vitality Superleague, as did Sirens, Wasps, and Loughborough.
Bath were top of the hill with three winners from their three opening games and with the leaders out of action this week, it was the defending champions who took the opportunity to take over at the top with a display. blow to leave Severn Stars without a win.
After the first bye week of the season, the Superleague returns on Friday March 12 when Manchester Thunder and Team Bath made an unannounced debut on the line.
Also on Sunday, Strathclyde Sirens extended their best-ever start to the season, while the four favorite hopes Loughborough Lightning and Wasps combined to record wins.
Round Four continues Monday night with two games back and Celtic Dragons meet Saracens Mavericks and Severn Stars take on Loughborough Lightning. Watch it live Sky Sports Mix from 5pm, with the action also broadcast to UK and Irish viewers on Sky Sports’ YouTube channel.
Vitality Network Excellence – Round and Four Outcomes
| Sunday | Severn stars 27-60 Manchester Thunder |
|---|---|
| Strathclyde Valley 35-30 London Pulse | |
| Wasps 47-33 Storm Surrey netball | |
| Leeds Rhinos Netball 41-70 electronic Loughborough | |
| Monday | Celtic Dragons vs Saracens Mavericks |
| Loughborough Lightning vs Severn Stars |
Dominant Thunder overpower Stars
5:31 Hear Karen Greig’s thoughts on the Manchester Thunder victory over Severn Stars
Karen Greig’s 2019 Vitality Netball Superleague winners remain undefeated and moving to the top of the table, after a 60-27 victory over Severn Stars who maintained their 100% start to the season.
After last weekend’s 27-weekend win over London Pulse, the Manchester Thunder took the track again and recorded a 33-goal victory against a Stars team that was penalized for errors and in need of a rematch. before returning against Lightning at Wakefield on Monday.
As a defense, Rebekah Airey, Emma Dovey and Kerry Almond took full advantage of the Stars ’need to launch a new rotating offensive line, after Georgia Rowe was ruled out of the fixture. In attack, Thunder remained as steady and effective as ever, with Laura Malcolm and Amy Carter getting the Joyce Mvula easily non-stop.
Compared to Thunder’s focused work, Stars ’result was more sporadic, unaided by the injury to captain Liana Leota, who along with Nia Jones had been looking to keep the team competitive. However, as the game progressed, they lost their way.
Leota’s scatterbrain has forced more changes for Melissa Bessell – perhaps with Monday’s game already in mind – but with Thunder holding a 32-14 half-time lead, captain Dovey added her side to keep the foot down,
Severn Stars vs Manchester Thunder – Quarter scores
| Stars | Thunder | |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 7 | 14 |
| Q2 | 7 | 18 |
| Q3 | 6 | 15 |
| Q4 | 7 | 13 |
While Issy Eaton worked well the first time, Stars ’second-half changes didn’t have much of an impact on the course of the game. Instead, Thunder held the intensity and when their talented youngsters reappeared from the bench, they inadvertently stepped in to make a big impact.
Thunder are now heading into a free weekend with three perfect wins from three, and in perfect position for a big double header against Wasps and Team Bath in a fortnight.
You can’t win games at this point when you appear brilliant [periods] of about 30 seconds, and that is exactly what we are doing. From my point of view, I’m happy with small pieces and pieces but I’m not happy with things like breaking and missing goals, that’s inappropriate.
Sirens march forward with another victory
Strath Strath remain the surprise package of the Superleague as they added another win to their tally, leaving them with three wins from four with a win over the London Pulse team who have just one win from all three of their games. .
The 35-30 result of the Scottish outfit against Pulse was secured through a strong team performance.
After maintaining a 20-16 lead at the interval, and a 29-20 win over three quarters, the Sirens then passed a period of Pulse pressure well after Sam Bird reached the final stages of the third quarter. used to change their image as an attack.
Olivia Tchine, Lefebre Rademan and Ash Dekker worked well but the Sirens remained a defense, with Towera Vinkhumbo cheering again.
5:21 Listen to the opinion of the two head coaches after the Strathclyde Sirens result against London Pulse
In offensive, they kept up their work admirably, with Bethan Goodwin taking creative focus from attacking goals and both Nicola McCleery and Gia Abernethy continuing well into the season.
The two midfielders used their nous to limit the influence of Halimat Adio and Funmi Fadoju. The sharpness of their passing was coupled with the knowledge of when they dropped the ball, and once they did, Barrie and Goodwin fired well.
In a meeting with low scores, that certainly proved because Sirens shut out a win to leave all three of their winners from the 2019 season and leave Atkinson promising more from her outfit that she is looking for. getting better.
I still think we can push games out a bit more when we have a little momentum and a little bit of control. Maybe it shows where we are [that we didn’t] and I thought we could be won by a little more. Pulse’s reputation, they fought hard. It was a difficult game.
Lightning struck 70 to leave Rhinos reel
Loughborough Lightning cemented their credentials as title contestants with a 70-41 visible victory over Leeds Rhinos, whose injured team had no response after even the first quarter.
In their starter season, Rhinos have already seen Donnel Wallam, Fi Toner and Tuaine Keenan rule for an extended period through injury and lost England international Vicky Oyesola to illness in the second quarter on Sunday.
At that point, Loughborough had ridden stormy early Rhinos who had the league’s latest franchise within three goals in the final stages of the first period.
Inspired by the brilliance of Mary Cholhok, the opening 12 minutes ended 7-1 in the second quarter of 17-9 with Loughborough’s 17 goals well before half-time, despite the best efforts made by the Rhinos’ talented youngsters Amelia Hall and Sienna Rushton.
Sara Bayman used her bench throughout the second half as she looked into the groove on Monday night with Severn Stars, where a win will take them clear at the top of the table.
Lightning ‘s only loss came at the hands of Team Bath, but with Ella Clark brought in from the bench, the pace of their play was undeveloped, leaving Rhinos unanswered but to learn a valuable lesson from their experienced opponents.
Loughborough scored 20 goals in the third quarter and 15 in the final period and while their defense gave Rhinos plenty of chances, the lead was big enough to allow the Bayman team to reach their highest goal of the season. so far and more importantly, three valuable points.
Wasps return to winning methods
Wasps bounced back from consecutive defenses with a classy 47-33 win over Storm Surrey to get their season back on track in perfect style.
All 11 teams will have a weekend off after Monday’s games and Wasps coach Mel Mansfield had asked her team to get an answer after beating Bath and Loughborough. She will have been pleased with what she saw.
With the start of controversy, Storm, with teenage consciousness Sophie Kelly leading the way, began to take an early lead but it wasn’t long before the Wasps experience began to tell how they finished the opening quarterback on the front leg and with three goals .
In an early turn in the second period they extended the lead to three, with Rachel Dunn and Katie Harris taking advantage of the impressive work at their defensive end. A storm, by contrast, could not make the most of their chances and despite an effective normal finish from Karyn Bailey, Wasps were to pull into a 26-17 lead.
Just like the opening quarterback, Storm were competitive as they lived a brisk pace through the third, Mansfield taking the opportunity to turn her squad and maintain the lead.
Sophia Candappa and Iona Christian maintained the impressive pressure of the Wasps throughout the second half, and in Fran Williams their strong defensive talent was on display as they shut out a second win of the season in style.
Sky Sports is your home of online football. The Vitality Netball Superleague continues Monday with two more back games – Celtic Dragons vs Saracens Mavericks and Loughborough Lightning vs Severn Stars – live on Sky Sports Mix and on the Sky Sports YouTube channel from 5pm.