By REDintern Lynn Chia. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports
Ayshath (SSP GD) and Sophie Chia (CGS GA) fighting for the rebound. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)
Republic Polytechnic, Monday, March 31, 2014 — Singapore Sports School (SSP) beat Crescent Girls’ School (CGS) 29–20 in the National B Division Netball Championship.
SSP achieved 3rd place in the B Div Nationals last year, placing high expectations on their performance.
The first two quarters saw Sports School put together good team play and effective passing. Their accurate shooting saw them lead 20–8 by half time.
Crescent Girls’ managed to up their game in the third quarter by mirroring Sports School’s swift passing, outscoring Sports School 5–4 in the quarter to reduce the deficit to nine points heading into the final quarter.
The last quarter saw Crescent Girls’ fighting hard for ball possession and pinning Sports School in their own half. Sports School fouls also provided an opportunity for Crescent Girls’ to catch up. At one point in the final quarter, Crescent Girls’ scored five consecutive points and eventually outscored Sports School 7–5, but the early lead allowed Sports School to wrap up a 29–20 victory.
Captain of Sports School, Tan Zay Hua, said, “Though we played well in the first two quarters, it was evident that Crescent Girls’ played better in the last two quarters. I think it was the lack of communication between the defenders and attackers. The transition from the second to third quarter saw the substitution of players and I guess we couldn’t adapt to the changes fast enough.”
Score by Quarter
Sports School vs Crescent Girls’
1st Q: 9–3
2nd Q: 11–5 (20–8)
3rd Q: 4–5 (24–13)
4th Q: 5–7
Final Score: 29–20
Sports School Roster
Cheryl Lee Wen Qing, Law Cher Sinn, May Lim, Fatin Nurdiyana, Jeraldine Lee Sze Kee, Aysnath Zaseela, Ho Ning, Merilyn Cheong Jia Ping, Mabel Ho Hui Yin, Nur Khalisah, Shafina Mahesh, Tan Zay Hua
Crescent Girls’ Roster
Brenda Lim, Sophie Chia, Shena Tan, Shu Lin Trantfa, Amans Wong, Ng Wei Lin, Chelsea Ong, Ashley How, Sarah Ang, Suthershinii, Syazwani, Sharleena
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