Omega Netball Club News

Turnford started the game with the first centre pass, but a tip from C, Lisa Short gained Omega possession of the ball and a quick pass into the circle for the first goal of the match.   Having converted our own centre pass into a goal, the third one was intercepted again by Omega’s GD, Claire Statham, in the circle, which the team then controlled as they passed it down the court and into the shooting circle for the third consecutive goal!  Omega took an early lead with the score being 6-0 minutes into the game, but Turnford came back, stealing the ball by forcing Omega to make simple errors, quickly closing the gap to 6-4.   Turnford lost another centre pass, due to great defending by the Omega centre court players, forcing the ball out of court.  Omega then lost the next centre pass, but control of the ball was won back in the defensive circle and passed back down the court, but good defending by Turnford, forced a free pass due to a held ball by Omega.   Next was  Turnford’s attempt at a goal, but fantastic marking of the shot by GK, Louise Cousins, won the ball again for the team, tipping and gaining possession of the ball.    The ball was passed down to the shooters, but Omega failed to convert the goal, resulting in Turnford regaining possession.  This was short lived as GS, Hannah Brown intercepted the ball, threw the ball straight into the shooting circle to GA, Anna Rogers, who converted the goal.  Strong defending by Omega saw Turnford struggling to pass the ball forward, forcing them to pass back.  Omega took advantage with C,Lisa Short stealing the ball, the team linking well, but throwing the ball off the goal line at the last hurdle.   Turnford GS, then suffered an injury to the knee and the game stopped.  Turnford brought on their sub as GS and the game started again with Turnford struggling to feed the circle and Omega gaining possession once again, but failed to convert due to a foot fault, giving the ball back to Turnford.  Turnford brought the ball down the court and into their shooting third, but tight defence from Omega resulted in the ball being forced off the goal line.  Omega seized the advantage, linking the passes well from the defensive third, through mid-court and into the shooting circle for yet another goal!  Omega kept the lead through the quarter, with the score at the end of the first quarter being 13-4 to Omega.  Turnford had failed to score a goal since the opening minutes.

The first centre pass of the second quarter was Turnford’s,  but yet again, they failed to convert it to a goal as the ball was forced off the goal line.  Omega gaining the advantage for a short time from the goal line, lost control of the ball, so Turnford capitalised on the error and gained a much needed goal.  Omega retained ownership of the next centre pass to match the Turnford goal.  Turnford then lost yet another centre pass, with the ball not being received.  Omega took control, but lost possession just outside their shooting circle.  Turnford tried hard to retain ownership of play, but a steal from WD, Molly Brett gave back control to Omega.  Again this was short lived, with Turnford gaining control of the ball once more and moving the ball into their shooting circle and converting the shot.    Superb teamwork with great movement and interpassing in the circle from GS, Hannah Brown and GA, Anna Rogers, meant a safe goal for Omega.  Next was Turnford’s shot at a goal, but a missed shot gave GD, Claire Statham the steal via a rebound, which Omega swiftly passed up court to their shooters.  A penalty for contact by Turnford GK, saw another goal for Omega.     Omega’s centre pass saw great linking from the C, Lisa Short to WA, Lisa Doust, passing to GS, Hannah Brown who cleared the circle for space for GA, Anna Rogers to receive the feed and convert the goal.  More great feeds from WA, Lisa Doust were seen in this quarter, feeding into the shooting circle.  The score at the end of the 2nd quarter was 25-12 to Omega.

The original Turnford GS returned to court to start the 3rd quarter and the first goal was won by Turnford. Omega intercepted the next Turnford centre pass, gaining yet another goal from their opposition.  After only 4 goals being scored in this quarter, the Turnford GS was injured again and this time left the court for the rest of the game.  The game restarted and a quick interception from GD, Claire Statham in the Turnford shooting circle, went down the court like the Stansted Express, with Omega lucky to retain ownership of the ball and score the goal.  Great defending on the edge of the Turnford shooting circle saw WD, Molly Brett tip and grab the ball from outside the circle and once again, Omega converted it into valued goals.  Turnford gained possession of a ball in the Omega Shooting third, but C, Lisa Short read the game well, timing her jump to intercept the ball and passed into the Shooters for another goal.  Omega continued to defend and read the play throughout the quarter and gained control of play for majority of the period.  With 22 seconds remaining, it was Omega’s centre pass and they took heed of the time, making sure the ball went into the circle quickly to take the last goal of the quarter.  The score going into the final quarter was 38-21 to Omega.

Omega’s first starting centre pass and it was lost with the ball traversing the side line.  Turnford took advantage of the error, taking the first goal of the quarter.  Omega’s centre pass and great defending from Turnford, saw Omega struggle to pass the ball forward, but great support from WD, Molly Brett, meant they retained possession and scored.    A long ball in from GA, Anna Rogers, straight into GS, Hannah Brown who was holding her space well, meant another goal for Omega.  Turnford’s attempt at a goal, but superb marking of the shot by GK, Louise Cousins, timing her jump to precision to intercept the shot and take hold of the ball.  The rest of the game saw Omega force Turnford to make errors, capitalising on their gain and scoring the goal.  More, timed jumping by Louise Cousins, strong shooting and great teamwork all round resulted in the final score being 53 – 32 to Omega.

Wow!  An outstanding performance by Omega 2 today.    The game started with a fantastic feed from WA, Leanne Mansfield, straight into GS, Hannah Brown and although they did not convert on the first attempt, they won the ball back, pushed it back into the GA, Anna Rogers, scoring the first goal.  The first few minutes of play were matched goal for goal by both teams, who were both up for a competitive game of netball.   Omega then raised the pressure on a Baldock centre pass, resulting in an interception from WD, Molly Brett, but Baldock fought hard, winning back the ball.  Another error by Baldock with their GA breaking on their centre pass, allowed C, Lisa Short a fantastic feed of the ball from mid-court, directly into the shooting circle, with Anna successfully converting yet another goal.  Omega took a one goal lead for a short time, but Baldock put the pressure on, defending well on the next centre pass and taking advantage of an error by Omega, scoring a goal to bring the game back to level scores.  The rest of the quarter saw tight defending by GK, Lindsey Light and GD, Julie Stanbridge in the circle, putting the pressure on the Baldock Shooters and several deflections of the ball by  WD, Molly Brett.  The score by end of the 1st quarter was 16-13 to Baldock.

The start of the second quarter saw Omega come out fighting, with the first centre pass being Baldock’s, which was intercepted by Molly, who was two-hand marking the ball.   Initial forcing of the ball into the Omega shooting circle, resulted in Omega loosing of control of the game, but they quickly realised their error, playing the safer pass, gaining back the ball control and converting their shots.  Another great interception from Molly, which Omega converted into a goal.    Hannah took a stronger hold of her position in the shooting circle, allowing more space for the attack to feed the ball to her under the post.   Omega took advantage of the many interceptions during the 2nd quarter, leaving them one goal behind at the end of half time, with the score at 28 -27.

In the third quarter, Omega defence raised the pressure, with Julie blocking the Baldock GA out of the circle, forcing an error by Baldock feeding their shooter, resulting in the ball traversing the goal line.  Omega controlled the ball well from the goal line throw in, linking the ball with great control all the way down the court and finishing it off with a well deserved goal.    More defensive pressure by Lindsey and Julie in the defensive circle, forced Baldock to make more errors, which Lindsey and Julie both took advantage of, gaining ownership of the ball to lead controlled passing back down the court and into the shooting circle, converting into precious goals for the team.  Omega took a seven goal lead, but Baldock fought back, closing the gap to just one goal, demonstrating controlled play, outplaying the Omega side for several minutes, leaving the score by the end of the 3rd quarter at 39-38 to Omega.

The determination of the entire Omega team in the final quarter was second to none!  They converted the goal on the first centre pass and on the second, Baldock centre pass, Omega defended well, allowing Leanne to steal the ball, giving control of the game back to Omega.  Tight defending in the Omega defensive circle resulted in Lindsey tipping the ball towards Julie, winning possession for Omega once again, but that was short lived with Baldock intercepting a pass.    Molly read the play of a long ball from Baldock centre court to the edge of their shooting circle,  giving the advantage to Omega who once again converted it to a goal.  By mid quarter, Omega were ahead of the game and showed no signs of letting up.  They fought hard to maintain and grow their lead, with Lisa picking up another interception on the centre pass, linking it to Leanne, who fed it straight in to Hannah, who scored the goal.  Lindsey won many rebounds and with the win within their grasp, Omega began possession play to retain control of the ball, which threw Baldock.  Omega increased the lead by eight goals in the final quarter with the final score being 53-45.  An awesome performance by the Omega team, particularly in the last quarter, beating Baldock, who did not concede a game last season.

What a start to the season!  When SAS missed the shot to convert their first goal, Omega was quick to capitalise on the rebound by Louise Cousins.   Omega then lost their first centre pass, but it was quickly won back by Claire Statham and converted to a goal.  SAS failed to convert their second centre pass, with the ball crossing the goal line, so Omega took advantage of the error, bringing the ball safely down court and converting it to a goal, once again.  The first quarter saw Omega displaying strong defensive play, with many an interception from GD, Julie Stanbridge, WD, Claire Statham and even GA, Leanne Mansfield, all winning the ball comfortably.   The attack settled in well with fantastic linking of play from centre court into the shooting circle by Leanne Mansfield, finished with consistently strong shooting by Hannah Brown.  The 1st quarter ended 16-6 , with Omega taking the lead.

The start of the second quarter saw SAS coming out fighting and matching the Omega court play equally.  Slowly, Omega settled back into the game and with fantastic feeding from WA, Lisa Short and C, Queenie Pearce, they began to increase their lead.    Again, Omega took advantage of forced errors by SAS, with Claire Statham picking up more interceptions to turn the game over.    The SAS defenders were becoming frustrated with the strong positioning, control and finishing by the Omega GS, Hannah Brown, but Omega kept control of the game, increasing their lead by half time, taking the score to 14-27 to Omega.

In  the third quarter, SAS were fighting back once again, converting their first centre pass, but Omega responded by  taking the next three goals.   Omega were consistent in successfully winning every rebound at both ends of the court, resulting in a further increase in their lead by end of the third quarter, taking the score to 21-43 to Omega.

In the 4th quarter, Omega continued to capitalise on errors made and displayed great control of the ball in moving it towards their goal.  An awesome display of netball with great skill demonstrated by the whole team, resulting in the final score being Omega 54 – SAS 24.