U15 C v The Leys

Result: Won 20-12

Review: The U15 C netball team had a convincing win against the Leys. Some of the best teamwork this season was on display, with Annabel Percy playing a key role as centre. The girls took a while to warm up and settle into their positions. Ellen Welsh surprised herself by playing Goal Attack in the first quarter and scoring two goals. Her grasp of the ball was good and she positioned herself well beside the net. Sophia Arthen worked well with her to score another six goals so that after 10 minutes, we were winning 8-1. In the second quarter, the Leys began to fight back but Franca Lienke was everywhere as GD, intercepting their passes and moving the ball out of their D. She should be commended for playing this standard of netball after only seven weeks in the sport. At half time, we were comfortably ahead 11-4. A slight change of defence at half time increased our lead because Georgia Rowe and Genvieve Guest made an impressive pairing in the circle. They exploited free passes and didn't let The Leys get many chances at the net. As the final quarter ran in, our girls fought through the tiredness and kept the passes swift and short. Millie Scarborough played excellently as always at WD and together with Jizi Wu in WA moved the ball up the court to our net. Their jumping to catch the ball meant that the Leys lost a few chances and their spatial awareness contributed to the commendable win, 20-12. The girls have really improved this season and their marking today was so good that they really deserved this win.

U15 C v Culford

Result: Won 25-15 

Review: The U15C netball team had a successful day at Culford, with their biggest win of the season. The team, captained by Genevieve Guest, began the attack well in the first quarter as they made a break a few minutes into the match. The spatial awareness of the girls meant that the ball kept getting into the D and the shooting of Eloise Kingland and Sophia Arthen improved to the extent that we were 7-4 up. In the second quarter Jizi Wu and Millie Scarborough made an excellent pairing in the centre third which meant that Culford often had the ball snatched away from them. Sophia Arthen used her height to advantage, and by half time, we were winning 15-6. Culford came back more strongly in the second half and began to catch up. Their passing was swift and they scored seven goals in quick succession. Felsted responded to the challenge and managed to regain their attacking focus. Genevieve played well as GK and succeeded in making several defensive interceptions. Anabelle Percy used her speed to move the ball quickly into our D and by the end of the match, we had won 25-15. All the girls played well and the teamwork improved throughout. Special mention should go to Jizi Wu who used the space excellently and was a key player in moving the ball into the goal third. 
Star Player: Jizi Wu 

U15 v St.Mary's

Result: Won 22-14 

Review: The U15 B team played st.Mary's Colchester and won 22-14! Gemma Foley was awarded woman of the match closely followed by Tabby Kendrick and Katie Lewis playing extremely well.

Star Player: Gemma Foley

   

U15 A v The Perse

Result: Lost 31-8 

Match report: During the first quarter the Felsted side moved the ball swiftly through the court with some great feeds into the circle from Olivia Schwier and Izzy Moore. However, unfortunately, The Perse quickly warmed up and they became hard to overcome. They had a fantastic GA, who we later found out had just been selected for the England U17 side at just 14 years of age! She was exceptional; our defence consisting of Emily O'Connor and Annabel Dines, worked extremely hard until the final whistle, but they were just unable to stop this side attacking the circle and shooting from every angle. In terms of experience, it was great for Felsted to be stretched against such a side and I hope that they came away inspired by what they saw and excited about how they can progress as a team. 

Star Player: Olivia Schweir