Australian goal shooter Caitlin Bassett had reason to stand even taller than usual after a record performance in the Netball Quad Series title win over New Zealand.
With the Diamonds winning 60-55, Bassett shot all of the Diamonds' 30 goals in the second half at Margaret Court Arena in Mebourne on Sunday to post a total of 53, four better than her previous best Test mark.
That mark was set in the 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medal match and again in the semi-final of last year's Netball World Cup.
The 193cm tall Bassett said she was shocked by the benchmark haul, given it was against the world No 2 team.
"I came close against England and I was asked if I was going to reach the record and I said 'absolutely not' because it's going to be really tight in defence so I was really surprised," the 28-year-old West Australian said.
"I'm super stoked with (Sunday's) win and the amount of ball the defenders turned over and then got down to me, it made my life a lot easier."
But the perfectionist said there was room for improvement after only shooting at 88%, with her 53 goals coming from 60 attempts.
"I was a little bit angry because I could have shot 60 goals so there's more to work on," she said.
"Percentage wise I don't think I shot what I normally would and so I was a little disappointed but to get the win and to win the series and finish with that game I'm really proud."
