Sunday 06 November 2022
In the 5th round of premier 3 league, Eagles travelled to Loughborough to face TFC Leicester. Eagles started strong in the first quarter with Sophia Shalabi and Summer Knight taking the ball quickly through court and delivering well-timed and accurate feeds into the circle. Whilst at the other end, the defensive duo of Leah Middleton and Tori Fisher hassled the TFC attackers well, leading to a 17-8 lead for Eagles at the end of Q1.
There were no changes to the Eagles team at the start of quarter 2. TFC had settled into the game during this quarter, looking more confident and putting the pressure on Eagles throughout the court. Katie Fisher came on at GD and the first half finished with a score of 33-22 to Eagles.
Q3 saw fresh legs in the center court, with Jemma Nightingale on at WA and Jasmine Nightingale at WD. The increased speed in centre court helped Regan Peters and Libby Burgess to capitalize with consistent shooting. Georgie Maxfield took to court at GA in Q3 ending with the score of 51-32.
Eagles’ intensity dropped slightly in the last 15 minutes with TFC challenging them on their errors and winning the final quarter. The game ended with a final score of 59-44 to Eagles. Libby Burgess was Eagles’ player of the match and TFC’s player of the match was Meg Perry.
