peggy1258
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 Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:53 am Post subject: Mavericks crowned champions |
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Hertfordshire Mavericks are the 2011 FIAT Netball Superleague champions after clinching a 57-46 victory over Surrey Storm in the Grand Final.
Mavericks turned on the style in the final quarter to beat their London rivals on home turf at the University of Hertfordshire.
It was a close contest up until the final 15 minutes of the match when the six-time finalists changed gear to bag their second netball top-flight title.
Having topped the table for most of the campaign, and having won their regular season fixtures against their final opponents, it was perhaps a fitting result.
Storm improved as the rounds went by but didn't quite have enough in the end to upset the odds and beat the favourites.
Mavericks won the toss and made a brisk start to the match to establish an early lead. When they fell three goals down in the first minute of the match it all looked a little ominous for the visitors, who'd nipped around the M25 for the biggest match in their young franchise's history.
Shooters Louisa Brownfield and Rachel Dunn matched each other shot-for-shot, the latter notching her 800th successful shot of the season for Surrey Storm as she dropped the ball in the net to level the score at 4-4.
With a minute and 17 seconds on the clock Storm engineered a mid-court turnover allowing Dunn to convert and take her team ahead for the first time in the match; a straight forward centre pass was also netted before the whistle signalled time up and Surrey had a two-goal lead at the first interval.
The visitors picked up where they left off at the start of the second period that saw a little more cautious approach from both teams.
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