LEADERS NEXT UP AT TEAM BATH NETBALL

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Created on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 08:43

Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 09:31

Published on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 08:51

Team Bath will be hoping for third time lucky and an upset when they host pace setters Surrey Storm in Friday evening’s Fiat Netball Superleague clash at the University of Bath Sports Training Village.

Jess Garland’s new-look Bath side lost 55-45 at home to Northern Thunder last night following an opening 61-49 league defeat at Celtic Dragons in Cardiff.

Surrey have made a storming start to the season with big wins over Loughborough Lightning (66-38) and at Hertfordshire Mavericks (62-47).

Coach Garland experimented with a number of combinations last night as her side showed flashes of brilliance but also inexperience.

Garland explained: “This early in the season we need to know what options there are. Some of the combinations we tried were not as cohesive as others but against a side like Thunder - who are tipped to finish in the top four - we had to use the opportunity to get more players out on court.”

Bath trailed 16-9 following the first quarter, 30-22 at half time and 46-30 after the third quarter.

Friday’s pre-match entertainment starts at 1915, game 2000.

Starting seven GS Kadeen Corbin, GA Asha Francis WA Amanda Trounce, C Mia Ritchie, WD Becky Watkins, GD Gemma Fletcher, GK Sam Cook. Bench Scarlett Williams, Kat Hayes, Kerry Walsh, Emily Rose, Kate McGinley.

Switches Q2 Trounce to C from WA, Ritchie from WA to C, Francis from GA to GS, Corbin from GS to GA; Q3: Cook from GK to GD, Fletcher from GD to GK, Ritchie from WA to C, Corbin from GS to GA, Francis from GA to WA, Hayes from bench to GS, Walsh from bench to WD, Watkins from WD to bench. Q4: Watkins from bench to WD, Francis from WA to GS, Ritchie from C to WA, Trounce from bench to C, Hayes from GS to bench.

Shooting stars Corbin 27 from 35, 79.41%; Francis 15 from 16, 93.75%; Hayes 3 from 4, 75%.

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