Saturday 9th January – HLNC Match report

B vs C Hinckley

 

Hinckley Ladies A team began the New Year away at Coventry Sphinx. The first quarter was fast paced and it took both teams a while to settle. Sphinx were leading 10-6 at the end of the first quarter and with many accurate interceptions in the second, pulled away to a 21-11 advantage by half time. Hinckley made inspired, tactical changes for the second half, resulting in a stronger third quarter, with increased possession and more control of the game, closing the gap to 7 goals going into the final period. The last quarter was extremely tense with players pushing themselves to make every goal count. Hinckley’s dynamic shooting duo pulled together to shoot 14 successful goals and get level 35-35 with only 20 seconds to go on the clock. Sharp action from Hinckley’s Centre and Wing Attack fed the last ball of the game straight to their Shooter who converted to give Hinckley the goal for a 36-35 victory. Player of the match went to interception superstar Ashleigh Oakes.

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Saturday 12th December – HLNC Match report

Going into the Christmas break it was a good final match of 2015 for the Hinckley Ladies teams this weekend. Hinckley A were at Home to Leamington B this week, looking for a win after a loss to Leamington’s C team earlier this season. Hinckley had a slow start to the match, going down 12 goals to 6 but after the first quarter Hinckley stepped up their game and fantastic defence allowed Hinckley to shorten the gap by half time to 14-12. A great all round third quarter and on form shooting from player of the match Carmen Whitaker gave Hinckley the lead by a single goal going into the final 15 minutes. It was a nerve racking last quarter as Hinckley pulled ahead by four then fell behind by one, Hinckley managed to remain calm and with a tight defence and conversion of opportunities by the Hinckley shooters ensured themselves a 29-28 victory.

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Saturday 5th December – HLNC Match Report

 

Hinckley Ladies had two games cancelled this week due to the high winds, at one venue the post was actually blown over. However, the remaining three teams excelled under the extreme conditions and were rewarded with three wins.

Hinckley B team took on second in the league Leamington E at home in very blustery conditions. Play was steady to take into account the weather conditions. Hinckley took a small lead and due to tactical play from Centre Sadie Baker maintained it throughout. Player of the match went to Goal Attack Emily Harrison whose shooting was on target despite the wind doing it’s best to make things difficult. Final score 20-16 to Hinckley.

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Saturday 23rd October – HLNC F Team Match Report

Hinckley Ladies F team played away to Cherry Bombs this week in what was a game of two halves.  The first game in the rain proved to be a challenge for both teams and whilst a determined Cherry bombs team started to take the lead in the first 5 minutes of the game, Hinckley managed to pull this back with hard defending forcing a number of errors by the Cherry Bombs attackers followed by some great shots at goal achieved for Hinckley.  At half time the score was 14–13 to Hinckley.  The third quarter started to prove difficult with Cherry Bombs getting some great interceptions and moving ahead to 23–18.  Hinckley came out in the fourth quarter and pushed hard in both defence and attack, losing the quarter by just one goal, however this was not quite enough with the final score 32–26 to Cherry Bombs. Player of the match was awarded to GA Anna Poulsen.

Saturday 10th October – HLNC Match Report

A Team

After last week’s win, Hinckley A were looking to continue their league success this season. At home to Nuneaton Old Eds, Hinckley started out strong at both attacking and defensive ends ensuring  a clear lead of 14 goals to 1 after the first quarter. Despite Old Eds attacking hard in the second, Hinckley’s defence circle duo of Claire Aspinall and Kate Randle ensured Hinckley’s lead remained through their tight defence and fantastic interceptions.  Going into the final quarter Hinckley had a 29-14 lead and with Hinckley’s Centre linking the attack and defence perfectly, controlling play and ensuring Hinckley secured a 38-21 victory. Player of the match was WA Ashleigh Oakes

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Saturday 3rd October – HLNC Match Report

HLNC E vs F Home Game

A Team

Hinckley Ladies Netball A team started the new season away at Harbury, who were new into Division 2 this season. Hinckley went out hard in the first quarter and great movement and accurate shooting from the shooting duo of Carmen Whitaker and Carole Payne created a 14-8 lead after the first quarter. Great defending and movement down the court allowed Hinckley a half time lead of 29-21. Despite better play by Harbury in the second half Hinckley maintained their composure to take the first win of the season 53-39. Player of the match was Ashleigh Oakes at WA.

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