Mount Burr 50 d Port MacDonnell 43
Port MacDonnell hosted Mount Burr in Round 13 of Mid South East netball and the Mozzies showed their strength with an impressive win on the road.
competitive game on Saturday.
With Demon Liza Mutch absent, Brooke Williams took the centre and played on the speedy Mozzie, Laura Schultz.
Mount Burr’s line up has been unsettled in past weeks but the mid-season addition of Sarah Nulty has worked in the Mozzies’ favour.
The goalie combo of Nulty and Ebony Clarke worked in sync and were on from the first whistle.
Port MacDonnell’s defensive combo of Belinda O’Dine and Alana Winter worked hard to combat the Mozzies.
However Mount Burr was too good in the first quarter as it went first break with a seven-goal lead.
Both sides started strongly in the second quarter and shot with impressive accuracy.
Kirby Carrison did not miss a shot in the quarter for Port MacDonnell, even amidst the high levels of defensive pressure created from Madi Haggett and Olivia Dean.
The Demons’ court transition was smooth as Williams and Narelle Lewis got their hands on the ball regularly.
However, the precision of Nulty, Clarke and Meg Fennel challenged the Bay’s defence.
Schultz and Williams battled through the centre and were both pivotal players for their teams.
Schultz and Simone Westerman at wing defence, combined well and made it difficult for Port MacDonnell.
Mount Burr built on its lead and went into halftime with a 10-goal lead.
Port MacDonnell surged out of the blocks at the start of the second half and looked to change the game.
Both teams played great netball in an entertaining contest.
The Bay’s experienced goalie, Toni Gilmore, took over the shooting for the quarter as Dean had Carrison under control.
Schultz was consistent through the middle and was a strong leader on the court.
A few missed goals from the Mozzies created rebounding opportunities for the Bay.
Haggett and Dean continued to apply pressure as they worked hard to limit the opportunities for the home side.
After a tight quarter, Mount Burr held a 10-goal lead as it went into the final term.
The Mozzies looked to build on their lead in the fourth quarter while the Demons fought hard to try and reduce the deficit.
Port MacDonnell’s Williams and Lewis stepped up in the final quarter, while Haggett took control in defence for Mount Burr.
A few missed opportunities allowed the Bay’s defence to gain crucial rebounds and managed to close the margin but it was too little, too late as the Mozzies held on to win.
Winter and Williams were the best on court for Port MacDonnell, while Nulty and Schultz put in strong performance to be named Mount Burr’s best.
