Spirits were high and the Eagles girls were eager for a win after a close game the last time they played Finch Green. A close, nail biting intense match. Eagles fought hard.
Finch Green 33 – 24 Eagles
12 January 2020
Wellington College
Q1 – Eagles took a few minutes to get into their stride but it wasn’t long before they found their rhythm and there was some great passing from Helena to Izzy to Lottie and to Grace who produced some great shooting. Finch produced some great defence but Eagles put on the pressure and managed to drive the ball down the court into the D. A great intercept from Kiera turned the ball around and produced another goal from Lottie. However Eagles had a couple of penalties due to being too close to Finch players and Finch were then able to get the ball to their end finishing the first quarter 9 - 7 to Finch.
Q2 – There were no position changes going into the second quarter. Eagles got off to a great start with a quick interception from Georgia, fast play from Helena to Izzy to Lottie and into the D and a great goal from Grace. Followed by further great interceptions from Kiera and Lottie which resulted in 2 more goals. Eagles managed to get the ball down the court but Finch’s defence was good and this proved difficult for Eagles to get it to the shooters. Finch really put on the pressure and pulled forward with a quick succession of goals but Eagles didn’t let up and there was great defending from Nya and Georgia when the ball reached Finch’s end. There were a few silly mistakes and Eagles made it hard for themselves. End of second quarter Finch 16 – 13 Eagles
Q3 – Eagles came into this quarter fighting. There were a couple of changes Lottie to WA, Izzy to C and Sophie GA. To start there was some great fluid, precise play from Izzy to Lottie to Sophie and a goal from Grace. Eagles kept up the pressure as Finch attacked strongly but with an interception from Kiera managed to get the ball back to the Eagles end and a great goal from Sophie. Eagles found their feet and produced some excellent play with quick, sure passes down the court scoring 4 goals in quick succession, drawing 3rd quarter 22 – 22. Hopes were high as Eagles had managed to push forward!
Q4 – A couple of changes with Helena back as C, Izzy back as WA. This time Finch came into the quarter fighting and it was a quick start with Finch attacking hard and scoring 3 quick goals. Tiredness and fatigue was showing on the Eagles side, with not as many subs as the Finch team, this caused some mistakes in ball placement and some high passing from Eagles enabled Finch to intercept and get the ball into their net. Finch defended well and this made it difficult for Eagles to find players to pass to. However, Eagles didn’t give up with Nya, Georgia and Kiera defending well and managing some great intercepts. Eagles persevere but they really have to work hard to get the ball to the shooters and keep the pressure on but Finch manage to score 11 goals this quarter and Eagles 2 ending the quarter Finch 33 – 24 Eagles.
All girls played an excellent game with confidence, great team work and perseverance. Player of the match went to Georgia.
