The York side stormed to their second victory yesterday, beating an overpowered Teesside team by an astounding 56 goals to 12.
The York girls got off to an impressive start, leading the Teesside team 15 goals to 1 at the end of the first quarter. Amy Moll oozed agility and pace as she danced around the shooting circle, teasing the Teesside defence with quick turns and dodges.
The girls demonstrated their determination from the starting whistle to come out fighting and it was evident from the beginning that a victory was well within their grasp.
With both unforced errors from the Teesside team and well timed interceptions from the York seconds, the Yorkshire girls continued confidently into the second quarter. Despite consistent shooting from the Teesside goal shooter, the York defence remained resilient and grabbed every rebound.
Eleanor Bell Jones orchestrated mid court, making endless interceptions to ensure York maintained their solid lead. Olivia Rainey’s shooting was on top form, with perfectly timed passing from both Emily Shipwright and Elissa Bryan from the edge of the circle.
Diana Webber made a striking appearance at centre at half time, storming into position with fantastic interceptions from the moment her trainers touched the court.
Despite charging even further ahead in the third quarter, the girls kept their focus and fought even harder for a larger goal difference. York’s passing flowed effortlessly up court, with beautiful dodges and drives from all members of the team.
In the final quarter, Captain, Elissa Bryan mixed the team around completely to try some new combinations, moving Sarah from goal keeper to goal shooter. York continued to pressure the Teesside team, forcing turn overs in all three thirds.
Despite a loss of motivation from the Teesside team, York pushed on, demonstrating their high level of fitness to maintain a confident performance throughout all four quarters of the game.
With wins from all of the York University netball teams, the girls were even more elated with their win. Elissa Bryan gave an overjoyed team talk at the end of the match, celebrating the continuous determination of her team throughout the whole match.
Goal shooter for the first three quarters, Olivia Rainey, proclaimed “it was our best game yet!” The York girls are really starting to demonstrate their determination and team spirit and cannot wait to come out fighting in their next match against Leeds Trinity in two weeks time.