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Scoop
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Scoop
Tactix Prepare For ‘Do Or Die' Game Against Magic
The ANZ Premiership has entered the ninth week of play, and the VIP Frames and Trusses Tactix have their eyes on a win against the Magic as they stride towards securing a top three spot, and a chance to play in the elusive final series. For head coach Donna Wilkins, last week's loss to the Pulse was hard but she is happy with her side who have been working hard in training and taking the learnings from the defeat. 'It was a hard one, the Pulse badly wanted the game and our second quarter was not up to scratch with nine turnovers that had a big impact. So we have to fix that and win on Monday, it is do or die for us, we want to secure a spot in the finals ahead,' Wilkins said. When the Tactix last met the Magic in Round 3, the South Island side took the win 48-44 in Hamilton, representing the Tactix 25th win against their northern rival. Heading into Monday night's game, Wilkins can breathe a sigh of relief that her team is heading into Round 9 injury-free. 'Everyone is fit and ready to go, we have a strong ten-player squad and we will be taking a couple of extras to the game as well, and to have everyone to select from is massive at this point in the competition,' she said. Tactix senior player Te Paea Selby-Rickit expects the Magic will be out for a win just like the Pulse were, and the fifth placed team cannot be underestimated. 'The Pulse were desperate for the win and we didn't do our jobs on attack and defence, so now we work on those connections so we can get more ball on attack and defence in the next game,' Selby-Rickit said. Having played 177 National League games and holding the title of Tactix most capped (current) player, Selby-Rickit takes her role within the team to heart, both on and off the court. 'I like to be a leader down our end of the court (on attack), and we are desperate for the final at home,' she said. If the Tactix were to make the final, this would be the team's third attempt at taking the Premiership but Selby-Rickit said the team is focusing on taking the weekly wins first. 'We just worry about our own game, and turning up for our home crowd. We have to win to secure top-3 and to secure the final and we are ready to defend our home court.'
Otago Daily Times
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Selby-Rickit leads attack on former team
Te Paea Selby-Rickit used to be a game winner for the Southern Steel. Now she has punished them as a playmaker for the Mainland Tactix and led her new team to a 57-49 victory in Invercargill on Saturday. The goal attack was utterly dominant across the court for the Tactix, who retained the Hutton Family Trophy and stayed at the top of the ANZ Premiership ladder. Selby-Rickit might have slotted only nine goals, but she dominated the attack end with 36 feeds, 27 goal assists and 17 centre pass receives. It was a frustrating result for the Steel, who let the Tactix get a roll on and were fighting back for much of the game. Steel co-captain Kate Heffernan made a welcome return from injury, albeit on managed minutes. Steel coach Wendy Frew said the result was a "tough one to swallow". "It's a tough one," Frew told TVNZ. "The girls really brought the energy and the hype, and we just couldn't get over the line. "It felt like it was a game we were coming back into. I never thought it was out of our reach. "When we get down by that, we're chasing twos and we missed a couple of rebounds on that two. "In terms of our defence game, we just need to be more united and get ball for each other. We're not working as units as well as we need to." Paris Lokotui — in her 50th game — came up with an intercept in the pocket and the Tactix moved swiftly to find Ellie Bird on the base. When the Steel let the ball do the work and moved it around the circle edge, it opened up their attacking end to find Georgia Heffernan on the base. Centre Kimiora Poi split the circle with a nice feed to Aliyah Dunn. Carys Stythe picked up an outside arm tip, but the Steel squandered the gain at the other end. But the Steel came home strongly at the tail end of the quarter to trail 16-14 at the first break. Selby-Rickit burnt the Steel on the centre pass, popping out the middle channel to allow depth on the Tactix second phase. That helped Bird, who held high in the circle to give herself space along the base. Lokotui again snaffled a cross-court ball and Selby-Rickit's shooter-to-shooter offloads were perfect. The Steel players put one another under pressure on the pass and the take, and Tactix defenders Jane Watson and Karin Burger confused the space. That helped give the visitors a 26-19 lead, their biggest of the game. Abby Lawson came on at goal defence in a bid to shut down Selby-Rickit and Kate Heffernan at wing defence. There was a lift in the defence pressure thanks to the changes. They put on a strong zone to shut down the middle for the Tactix attackers. But the Tactix's ball placement split the zone open to find a way to their shooters. They withstood the pressure and forged ahead for a 32-26 lead at halftime. Kate Heffernan moved into centre, shifting Poi back to wing attack for the Steel to start the third quarter. The Tactix picked up where they left off, finding Bird far too easily under the post. Once Stythe moved her feet around Bird, she grabbed a deflection — but again the Steel could not make it count. The Tactix went on a six-one run and suddenly led by 10. The Steel got stuck running, and not making any direct movements on attack, and defensively, they struggled to come off the body and pick up any ball. After a slow start to the quarter, the Steel came right in the final minutes. It took until the end of the third quarter before Dunn slotted the first accurate two-pointer of the game. The Steel picked up a good rebound at the other end, and Dunn followed up with another two to to trail 45-37 at the break. The Steel came back to level the final quarter 12-12 but were unable to get within five for a bonus point. ANZ Premiership The scores Mainland Tactix 57 Ellie Bird 37 (37/42), Te Paea Selby-Rickit 9 (9/11), Martina Salmon 11 (11/14) Southern Steel 49 Aliyah Dunn 42 (39/45), Georgia Heffernan 7 (7/14) Quarter scores: Tactix 16-14, 32-26, 47-37.
Otago Daily Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Frustrating result for Steel as Tactix stay on top
Te Paea Selby-Rickit used to be a game winner for the Southern Steel. Nowadays she is punishing them as a playmaker for the Mainland Tactix and leading them to a 57-49 victory in Invercargill this afternoon. The goal attack was utterly dominant across the court for the Tactix, who retain the Hutton Family Trophy and stay at the top of the ANZ Premiership ladder. Selby-Rickit might have only slotted nine goals, but she dominated the attack end with 36 feeds, 27 goal assists and 17 centre pass receives. It was a frustrating result for the Steel, who let the Tactix get a roll on and were fighting back for much of the game. Steel co-captain Kate Heffernan made a welcome return from injury, albeit on managed minutes, in the second quarter. Paris Lokotui – in her 50th game – came up with an intercept in the pocket and the Tactix moved swiftly to find Ellie Bird on the base. Erikana Pederson's quick release to Bird at the back helped the visitors. When the Steel let the ball do the work and moved it around the circle edge, it opened up their attacking end to find Georgia Heffernan on the base. Centre Kimiora Poi split the circle with a nice feed to Aliyah Dunn. But the Tactix still held a 13-9 lead heading into the two-point time. Carys Stythe picked up an outside arm tip, but the Steel squandered the gain at the other end. But the Steel came home strong to the tail end of the quarter to trail 16-4 at the first break. Selby-Rickit burnt the Steel on the centre pass, popping out the middle channel to allow Pederson to get depth in the Tactix' second phase. That in turn helped Bird, who held high in the circle to give herself space along the base. Lokotui again snaffled a cross-court ball and Selby-Rickit's shooter-to-shooter offloads to Bird were perfect. The Steel put each other under pressure on the pass and the take, and Tactix defenders Jane Watson and Karin Burger confused the space. That gave the visitors a 26-19 lead, the biggest lead of the game. That saw the introduction of Abby Lawson at goal defence in a bid to shut down Selby-Rickit's dominance and Kate Heffernan at wing defence. The Steel came within three forcing the Tactix to call a time-out. There was a lift in the defence pressure thanks to the changes. They put on a strong zone to shut down the middle for the Tactix attackers. But the Tactix ball placement split the zone, and the circle, open to always find a way to their shooters. They withstood the pressure and forged ahead for a 32-26 lead at halftime. Kate Heffernan moved into centre, shifting Poi back to wing attack for the Steel to start the third quarter. The Tactix picked up where they left off, finding Bird far too easily under the post. But once Stythe moved her feet around Bird she grabbed a deflection – but again the Steel could not make it count. Their turnover to conversion rate hurt them and the Tactix went on a six-one run to open and suddenly led by 10. The Steel got stuck running, and not making any direct movements on attack. Defensively, they struggled to come off the body and pick up any ball. After a slow start to the quarter, the Steel came right in the final minutes. It took until end of the third quarter before Dunn slotted the first accurate two-pointer of the game. The Steel picked up a good rebound at the other end, and Dunn followed up with another two to trail 45-37 at the break. The Steel came back to level the final quarter 12-12, but were unable to get within five for a bonus point. Northern Stars defender Kate Burley has been ruled out for the rest of the season after re-aggravating her foot injury at training.
Otago Daily Times
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Tactix stay on top in frustrating result for Steel
Te Paea Selby-Rickit used to be a game winner for the Southern Steel. Nowadays she is punishing them as a playmaker for the Mainland Tactix and leading them to a 57-49 victory in Invercargill this afternoon. The goal attack was utterly dominant across the court for the Tactix, who retain the Hutton Family Trophy and stay at the top of the ANZ Premiership ladder. Selby-Rickit might have only slotted nine goals, but she dominated the attack end with 36 feeds, 27 goal assists and 17 centre pass receives. It was a frustrating result for the Steel, who let the Tactix get a roll on and were fighting back for much of the game. Steel co-captain Kate Heffernan made a welcome return from injury, albeit on managed minutes, in the second quarter. Paris Lokotui – in her 50th game – came up with an intercept in the pocket and the Tactix moved swiftly to find Ellie Bird on the base. Erikana Pederson's quick release to Bird at the back helped the visitors. When the Steel let the ball do the work and moved it around the circle edge, it opened up their attacking end to find Georgia Heffernan on the base. Centre Kimiora Poi split the circle with a nice feed to Aliyah Dunn. But the Tactix still held a 13-9 lead heading into the two-point time. Carys Stythe picked up an outside arm tip, but the Steel squandered the gain at the other end. But the Steel came home strong to the tail end of the quarter to trail 16-4 at the first break. Selby-Rickit burnt the Steel on the centre pass, popping out the middle channel to allow Pederson to get depth in the Tactix' second phase. That in turn helped Bird, who held high in the circle to give herself space along the base. Lokotui again snaffled a cross-court ball and Selby-Rickit's shooter-to-shooter offloads to Bird were perfect. The Steel put each other under pressure on the pass and the take, and Tactix defenders Jane Watson and Karin Burger confused the space. That gave the visitors a 26-19 lead, the biggest lead of the game. That saw the introduction of Abby Lawson at goal defence in a bid to shut down Selby-Rickit's dominance and Kate Heffernan at wing defence. The Steel came within three forcing the Tactix to call a time-out. There was a lift in the defence pressure thanks to the changes. They put on a strong zone to shut down the middle for the Tactix attackers. But the Tactix ball placement split the zone, and the circle, open to always find a way to their shooters. They withstood the pressure and forged ahead for a 32-26 lead at halftime. Kate Heffernan moved into centre, shifting Poi back to wing attack for the Steel to start the third quarter. The Tactix picked up where they left off, finding Bird far too easily under the post. But once Stythe moved her feet around Bird she grabbed a deflection – but again the Steel could not make it count. Their turnover to conversion rate hurt them and the Tactix went on a six-one run to open and suddenly led by 10. The Steel got stuck running, and not making any direct movements on attack. Defensively, they struggled to come off the body and pick up any ball. After a slow start to the quarter, the Steel came right in the final minutes. It took until end of the third quarter before Dunn slotted the first accurate two-pointer of the game. The Steel picked up a good rebound at the other end, and Dunn followed up with another two to trail 45-37 at the break. The Steel came back to level the final quarter 12-12, but were unable to get within five for a bonus point. Northern Stars defender Kate Burley has been ruled out for the rest of the season after re-aggravating her foot injury at training.
