Karen Greig’s aspect beat Loughborough Lightning 71-63 at Belle Vue in Spherical 20 of the competitors on Monday night time; they now face Staff Tub Netball within the semi-finals on Friday night, reside on Sky Sports activities; the Grand Closing takes place on Sunday on the Copper Field Enviornment in London
By Emma Thurston
Final Up to date: 30/05/22 9:15pm
Highlights of the Vitality Netball Superleague match between the Manchester Thunder and Loughborough Lightning
Highlights of the Vitality Netball Superleague match between the Manchester Thunder and Loughborough Lightning
Manchester Thunder secured their twentieth win of the Vitality Netball Superleague season in opposition to Loughborough Lightning and go into the semi-finals unbeaten.
On a house court docket at Belle Vue, the outfit’s trademark tenacity and energy in depth enabled them to recover from the road 71-63 in opposition to final yr’s champions.
Worldwide shooter Joyce Mvula picked up the participant of the match award, with Emilia Roscoe and Millie Sanders sharing the purpose defence bib within the absence of Shadine van der Merwe.
Lightning’s head coach Victoria Burgess pointed to some errors in decision-making which in the end halted their possibilities of ending Thunder’s spectacular regular-season run.
Thunder end the common season having averaged 69 targets per sport over the course of their 20 matches (Picture credit score: Ben Lumley)
“The crew have been unbelievable,” Karen Greig, Thunder’s head coach, advised Sky Sports activities. “I really feel like I say the identical factor each week, however these gamers are a credit score to themselves.
“The crew speak earlier than the sport was to depart nothing on the market. Sure, we knew that we have been going to complete high of the league anyway, but it surely was about how we went about that so as to take us into the semi-finals on Friday.”
Vitality Netball Superleague Fixtures
| Friday at 6pm | Manchester Thunder vs Staff Tub Netball | Dwell on Sky Sports activities Motion |
|---|---|---|
| Friday at 8pm | Loughborough Lightning vs London Pulse | Dwell on Sky Sports activities Motion |
| Sunday at 1.45pm | Third place play-off | Dwell on Sky Sports activities Enviornment |
| Sunday at 3.45pm | Superleague Grand Closing | Dwell on Sky Sports activities Enviornment |
Thunder will take to their dwelling court docket once more at Belle Vue to face Staff Tub Netball within the first of the 2 Superleague semi-finals on Friday,
“We have an enormous job to do over the subsequent 4 days to get our bodies match and make it possible for we put a very sturdy sport plan in place,” Greig added.
“You do not wish to get overwhelmed within the subsequent match [the semi-final], that is the worst one is not it!? The semi-final is the toughest sport to get by means of and we all know it may be robust.
“It’ll be pedal to the steel this week, hopefully we are able to do a job after which come dwelling with the trophy.”
Loughborough Lightning shall be internet hosting the opposite semi-final on the Sir David Wallace Enviornment in a while Friday night. Final yr’s champions shall be taking over first-time semi-finalists London Pulse.
The Grand Closing takes place on the Copper Field Enviornment on Sunday, with protection reside on Sky Sports activities from 3.45pm. The match may even be streamed on the Sky Sports activities YouTube channel and the third-place play-off shall be proven from 1.45pm.
