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The Advertiser
28-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Perfect 10: Fever torch Lightning in record fashion
Rampant West Coast Fever have created Super Netball history, winning a single-season record 10th straight game with a 69-54 trouncing of Sunshine Coast Lightning. The Fever hushed the sold-out UniSC Arena early with a commanding opening salvo, before finishing with a heavy flourish to move to 10-2. Since the current format superseded the old Trans-Tasman Championship in 2017, no team had won 10 in a row in one year until West Coast's history-making performance on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. In-form Alice Teague-Neeld celebrated her 100th game by amassing 26 assists and 40 feeds, her dominance at wing attack capitalised on by star goaler Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who hit 51 goals The previous best by any team was nine consecutive victories, a three-way tie between the NSW Swifts (2023, 2025) and the Lightning (2019). With two more regular-season games to come before finals, the Fever are in no hurry to end the streak. "Definitely going for (wins) 11 and 12," said Teague-Neeld, who was named player of the match. "Every team knows it's important to finish the season strong leading into finals. "Definitely looking for a couple more wins." Teague-Neeld's combination with centre Jordan Cransberg was lethal from the start, forcing Sunshine Coast's midcourt into costly cough-ups as the Fever strolled to a 22-13 quarter-time lead. Diamonds captain Liz Watson lifted the Lightning in the second term, having the better of West Coast skipper Jess Anstiss, but the home side's errant finishing from long range meant the margin was still nine goals at halftime. Sunshine Coast trimmed the deficit to seven in the third quarter, but continued to be hit-and-miss with their goal-shooting before being snowed under in the final period. Attacking trio Teague-Neeld, Fowler-Nembhard and Shanice Beckford ran riot as the Fever blew the margin out to 69-50 late, inflicting the Lightning's equal-heaviest defeat of the season and leaving them barely clinging to a spot in the top four at 6-6. Rampant West Coast Fever have created Super Netball history, winning a single-season record 10th straight game with a 69-54 trouncing of Sunshine Coast Lightning. The Fever hushed the sold-out UniSC Arena early with a commanding opening salvo, before finishing with a heavy flourish to move to 10-2. Since the current format superseded the old Trans-Tasman Championship in 2017, no team had won 10 in a row in one year until West Coast's history-making performance on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. In-form Alice Teague-Neeld celebrated her 100th game by amassing 26 assists and 40 feeds, her dominance at wing attack capitalised on by star goaler Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who hit 51 goals The previous best by any team was nine consecutive victories, a three-way tie between the NSW Swifts (2023, 2025) and the Lightning (2019). With two more regular-season games to come before finals, the Fever are in no hurry to end the streak. "Definitely going for (wins) 11 and 12," said Teague-Neeld, who was named player of the match. "Every team knows it's important to finish the season strong leading into finals. "Definitely looking for a couple more wins." Teague-Neeld's combination with centre Jordan Cransberg was lethal from the start, forcing Sunshine Coast's midcourt into costly cough-ups as the Fever strolled to a 22-13 quarter-time lead. Diamonds captain Liz Watson lifted the Lightning in the second term, having the better of West Coast skipper Jess Anstiss, but the home side's errant finishing from long range meant the margin was still nine goals at halftime. Sunshine Coast trimmed the deficit to seven in the third quarter, but continued to be hit-and-miss with their goal-shooting before being snowed under in the final period. Attacking trio Teague-Neeld, Fowler-Nembhard and Shanice Beckford ran riot as the Fever blew the margin out to 69-50 late, inflicting the Lightning's equal-heaviest defeat of the season and leaving them barely clinging to a spot in the top four at 6-6. Rampant West Coast Fever have created Super Netball history, winning a single-season record 10th straight game with a 69-54 trouncing of Sunshine Coast Lightning. The Fever hushed the sold-out UniSC Arena early with a commanding opening salvo, before finishing with a heavy flourish to move to 10-2. Since the current format superseded the old Trans-Tasman Championship in 2017, no team had won 10 in a row in one year until West Coast's history-making performance on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. In-form Alice Teague-Neeld celebrated her 100th game by amassing 26 assists and 40 feeds, her dominance at wing attack capitalised on by star goaler Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who hit 51 goals The previous best by any team was nine consecutive victories, a three-way tie between the NSW Swifts (2023, 2025) and the Lightning (2019). With two more regular-season games to come before finals, the Fever are in no hurry to end the streak. "Definitely going for (wins) 11 and 12," said Teague-Neeld, who was named player of the match. "Every team knows it's important to finish the season strong leading into finals. "Definitely looking for a couple more wins." Teague-Neeld's combination with centre Jordan Cransberg was lethal from the start, forcing Sunshine Coast's midcourt into costly cough-ups as the Fever strolled to a 22-13 quarter-time lead. Diamonds captain Liz Watson lifted the Lightning in the second term, having the better of West Coast skipper Jess Anstiss, but the home side's errant finishing from long range meant the margin was still nine goals at halftime. Sunshine Coast trimmed the deficit to seven in the third quarter, but continued to be hit-and-miss with their goal-shooting before being snowed under in the final period. Attacking trio Teague-Neeld, Fowler-Nembhard and Shanice Beckford ran riot as the Fever blew the margin out to 69-50 late, inflicting the Lightning's equal-heaviest defeat of the season and leaving them barely clinging to a spot in the top four at 6-6.
The Advertiser
14-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Fever too hot for Mavs, make it eight straight
White-hot West Coast Fever have stretched their Super Netball winning streak to eight with a 69-63 win over the Melbourne Mavericks at John Cain Arena. The second-ranked Fever (8-2) started with a bang on Saturday, dominating the first half before warding off a late Mavericks rally with relative ease. Wing attack Alice Teague-Neeld racked up 23 assists from 33 feeds, connecting superbly with star shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who buried all 57 of her one-point attempts. West Coast joined the ladder-leading NSW Swifts on 32 points, although the Sydneysiders boast a superior percentage and have a game in hand (on Sunday against the Giants). "That was a massive grind for us," Teague-Neeld said. "We really wanted to back up our performance (from) last week (against the Swifts) and the Mavs really made us work for that. "A little bit inconsistent but really happy to get the win." West Coast rode a clinical 6-1 head start to a 22-15 quarter-time cushion. Melbourne's defence gave up too many early penalties as they tried in vain to curb the Fever's attacking trio of Teague-Neeld, Fowler-Nembhard and Shanice Beckford. Turnovers piled up for the home side in the second stanza, allowing West Coast to extend their advantage to 38-27 at halftime. The gap swelled to 13 early in the third before the Mavs shifted some magnets around in attack and seized the initiative for the first time. Molly Jovic was brilliant through the middle, Shimona Jok clinical in the circle and long-range specialist Sasha Glasgow's super-shot on the three-quarter time horn trimmed the Fever's lead to 52-44. The fourth stanza started as a goal-for-goal shootout before a flurry of Uneeq Palavi two-pointers - she went 4-of-5 from long range for the term and 6-of-8 overall - dragged Melbourne to within five goals in the dying stages. But time - and their substandard start - was always the Mavericks' enemy. White-hot West Coast Fever have stretched their Super Netball winning streak to eight with a 69-63 win over the Melbourne Mavericks at John Cain Arena. The second-ranked Fever (8-2) started with a bang on Saturday, dominating the first half before warding off a late Mavericks rally with relative ease. Wing attack Alice Teague-Neeld racked up 23 assists from 33 feeds, connecting superbly with star shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who buried all 57 of her one-point attempts. West Coast joined the ladder-leading NSW Swifts on 32 points, although the Sydneysiders boast a superior percentage and have a game in hand (on Sunday against the Giants). "That was a massive grind for us," Teague-Neeld said. "We really wanted to back up our performance (from) last week (against the Swifts) and the Mavs really made us work for that. "A little bit inconsistent but really happy to get the win." West Coast rode a clinical 6-1 head start to a 22-15 quarter-time cushion. Melbourne's defence gave up too many early penalties as they tried in vain to curb the Fever's attacking trio of Teague-Neeld, Fowler-Nembhard and Shanice Beckford. Turnovers piled up for the home side in the second stanza, allowing West Coast to extend their advantage to 38-27 at halftime. The gap swelled to 13 early in the third before the Mavs shifted some magnets around in attack and seized the initiative for the first time. Molly Jovic was brilliant through the middle, Shimona Jok clinical in the circle and long-range specialist Sasha Glasgow's super-shot on the three-quarter time horn trimmed the Fever's lead to 52-44. The fourth stanza started as a goal-for-goal shootout before a flurry of Uneeq Palavi two-pointers - she went 4-of-5 from long range for the term and 6-of-8 overall - dragged Melbourne to within five goals in the dying stages. But time - and their substandard start - was always the Mavericks' enemy. White-hot West Coast Fever have stretched their Super Netball winning streak to eight with a 69-63 win over the Melbourne Mavericks at John Cain Arena. The second-ranked Fever (8-2) started with a bang on Saturday, dominating the first half before warding off a late Mavericks rally with relative ease. Wing attack Alice Teague-Neeld racked up 23 assists from 33 feeds, connecting superbly with star shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard, who buried all 57 of her one-point attempts. West Coast joined the ladder-leading NSW Swifts on 32 points, although the Sydneysiders boast a superior percentage and have a game in hand (on Sunday against the Giants). "That was a massive grind for us," Teague-Neeld said. "We really wanted to back up our performance (from) last week (against the Swifts) and the Mavs really made us work for that. "A little bit inconsistent but really happy to get the win." West Coast rode a clinical 6-1 head start to a 22-15 quarter-time cushion. Melbourne's defence gave up too many early penalties as they tried in vain to curb the Fever's attacking trio of Teague-Neeld, Fowler-Nembhard and Shanice Beckford. Turnovers piled up for the home side in the second stanza, allowing West Coast to extend their advantage to 38-27 at halftime. The gap swelled to 13 early in the third before the Mavs shifted some magnets around in attack and seized the initiative for the first time. Molly Jovic was brilliant through the middle, Shimona Jok clinical in the circle and long-range specialist Sasha Glasgow's super-shot on the three-quarter time horn trimmed the Fever's lead to 52-44. The fourth stanza started as a goal-for-goal shootout before a flurry of Uneeq Palavi two-pointers - she went 4-of-5 from long range for the term and 6-of-8 overall - dragged Melbourne to within five goals in the dying stages. But time - and their substandard start - was always the Mavericks' enemy.
