Wandsworth C vs. All Stars

Wandsworth C vs. All Stars: 44-35 (by Hannah)
Anna, Faye, Hannah, Harri, Max, Anneka, Jules, Amy, Imo
POM: Imo
PP: Amy

We started the game knowing it was going to be a very physical one so we went on there with our heads in the zone. We put a lot of pressure on their attacking centres with a strong zonal defence with Faye and Anna just picking off the interceptions meaning we were able to take a convincing lead in the first quarter with Amy and Imo not missing a shot! The first quarter we were up by 7 goals 12- 5.

The second quarter our aim was to keep a lot of pressure on the All Stars attack and keep them high up the court. Anneka, Jules and Harri bringing the ball down court into Amy and Imo putting up some great shots and going for every rebound. We remained 7 goals up. 21-14 half time.

We were aiming on increasing our lead further in the third quarter but some errors were creeping in and the All Stars shooter was starting to find her groove and their defence were really putting the pressure on our shooters. However, we were still keeping the pressure on with Amy making some flying interceptions up the court to turn it over. Unfortunately with some very questionable umpiring decisions against our defence All Stars closed in on us finishing the third quarter at 33-29.

At quarter time we got refocused – Harri telling the team to keep their attack up high to avoid them sending in the high ball to their shooter and to not let their constant negative comments get to us. We started the quarter all guns blazing with a few goals and turnovers to increase our lead once again. Defence were putting great pressure on All Stars causing them to make a few bad passes and picking up any loose balls. Defence were getting some good tips, centre court working the ball well into Amy and Imo. We fought hard for every ball and managed to increase our lead further. It was a great win which was thoroughly deserved by the team!