A great contest and hard fought game. Newbury were tough competition but Eagles held their own.
Eagles 43 - 52 Newbury
Sunday 15th December 2019
St George’s School Ascot
Q1 Eagles were quick to find their stride and once the first goal had been given away they soon begun to apply pressure at the centre pass with good defence from Georgia, Keira and Nya winning back the ball.
There were some great interceptions from Izzy feeding into the D leading to some strong shooting from Grace and then Sophie.
There were some missed rebound opportunities and Eagles knew stronger passes were required.
Keira continued to provide strong interceptions leading to some positive drives down the court with some good movement from Sophie leading to further strong shooting from Grace.
It felt like Eagles were beginning to warm up.
Q1 Score: 8-16 Newbury
Q2 Eagles had definitely found their feet for and Q2 proved to be their strongest.
Eagles applied plenty of pressure forcing errors from Newbury, with some great centre passes from Amelia driving the ball into the D and providing plenty of shooting opportunities for Grace and Sophie.
On the defence Nya and Keira provided more brilliant interceptions with strong feeding up court from Georgia.
The quarter was feisty and combative with a few impressive falls and a dramatic toss up pushing the ball back into Eagles advantage.
The game certainly was gaining pace with a strong performance from Eagles
Q2 Score: 20-25 Newbury. ( 12-9 to Eagles)
Q3 A strong start for Q3 with excellent centre passes from Helena being picked up by Keira with further interceptions. Good placement from Izzy and Lottie resulting in some easy goals for Grace and Lottie.
Unfortunately there were some careless passes losing the centre pass advantage and Newbury started pulling away driving their ball back to the D to score further goals. Newbury’s height advantage was apparent this quarter and Eagles missed opportunities to win the ball back in the D.
Q3 Score: 30-41 Newbury
Q4 Was a tight contest with good ball placement from Georgia driving goals. A careless launch ended surprisingly well for Eagles.
Pressure continued on the centre pass and Helena drove the ball well but a few foot work errors were made and Eagles lost a few good opportunities to shoot.
Despite some great effort from Nya, Georgia and Keira in defence and some strong shooting Eagles struggled to narrow Newbury’s lead.
A fantastic battle and great end to the term for Eagles. A match they should be proud of.
Final score: 42-53 to Newbury
Congratulations to Keira for player of the match
Newbury’s player of the match was awarded to their Centre
Post match comments:
Nice and controlled match
Good interceptions
Winning the second quarter!
Good contest and hard fought game.
