From the start, Phys Ed’s processes brought the ball through the court with precision timing.
It always had two options to the ball — one long and one short choice — and was up 23-8 after the first quarter.
Phys Ed wing attack Ella McCall played a blinder and her placement of the ball into goal shoot Sarah Boomer was perfect, setting her up beautifully under the post every time. Her ability to take the centre pass cleanly and track her pass into the pocket allowed her to hit the circle edge for prime feeding position. Phys Ed goal keep Laura Overton came away with several gains for her team through tips from her outside arm.
A goal on the halftime buzzer from Boomer meant Phys Ed went into the break leading 45-24. McCall continued her perfect feeding into Boomer when she moved across to goal attack in the second half. Boomer held an impressive workload, shooting 38 out of 42 attempts, while McCall was the most accurate on court scoring 17 from 20.
St Hilda’s had a strong final quarter, only losing 15-13 in the last spell. Goal attack Megan Borst found strong angles and went to the post every time she entered the circle. She finished the game with 25 from 34 attempts. St Hilda’s goal defence Millie Scully grabbed a great tip and followed up with an intercept, helping her team gain some momentum in the fourth quarter. Phys Ed’s processes appeared to falter in the final quarter with the option of pass and accuracy in timing not being as seamless as the other three quarters.
Earlier in the day, University Albion A narrowly beat South Pacific Titans A 59-54.Albion appeared to have the game in the bag after the first quarter, being up 21-10. Albion goal shoot Bridget Thayer provided a calm stable option under the post for her team, dictating the pace of the game.
Titans changed its shooting circle in the second quarter, putting Kelly Laurence at goal shoot and Nadia Lyders at goal attack, which changed the game. Centre Dora Nafatali took the right option of pass into the circle, switching it up between a bounce and a lob to the holding shooter. Titans fought back to win the second and third quarters but was down 43-40 at the third-quarter break. The fourth quarter was level pegging until the final three minutes, when Albion was able to gain the momentum through an intercept from wing defence Bethany Robertson.
Thayer’s ability to swing the ball wide into the pocket and roll the top of the circle to gain closer ground to the post made the difference and saw Albion take the game.
- Kayla Hodge
