2015 Netball Superleague season
Overview
The 2015 Netball Superleague season was the tenth season of the Netball Superleague. It was announced prior to the start of the season that Netball Superleague fixtures would be played to a finish in the 2015 season, meaning that games can no longer be tied. This conformed with current international standards.[1] If the scores are even after 60 minutes of play, the game will continue into extra-time consisting of two 7 minute halves. If the sides are still tied following extra-time, the game will continue until a team has moved ahead of the other, by two clear goals.
Broadcaster Sky Sports committed to a flexible schedule in all of their live broadcasts to ensure fans can watch entire games, including those that head into extra-time.[2] The first round of fixtures started on Monday 26 January 2015, with a repeat of the previous season's Grand Final, and once again Manchester Thunder got the better of Surrey Storm.[3]
The Manchester Thunder, Surrey Storm, Yorkshire Jets and Hertfordshire Mavericks secured the four play-off places, Manchester doing so by completing an unbeaten regular season, winning all fourteen games. However, Manchester suffered a shock defeat in the semi-finals in front of a club-record 4,000 fans at the Manchester Arena, losing 48-41 to the Mavericks. In the other semi-final, Surrey made it to their third final in four seasons with a 76-60 win over the Yorkshire Jets at Guildford's Surrey Sports Park.[4]
In the third-place play-off, Manchester Thunder powered to victory over Yorkshire Jets, winning 55-49.[5]
In the Grand Final, Surrey Storm beat Hertfordshire Mavericks, 56-39, at London's Copper Box Arena to win their first Superleague title.[6] Pamela Cookey was crowned Player of the Match.[7]
Teams
The following teams competed in the 2015 season:
League Table
Regular season
Round 1
Mon 26 Jan |
Manchester Thunder |
55–52 |
Surrey Storm |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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19:45 |
Helen Housby 34/37 (92%) Kathryn Turner 21/25 (84%) |
Report |
Rachel Dunn 30/32 (94%) Pamela Cookey 22/25 (88%) |
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Sat 31 Jan |
Celtic Dragons |
39–54 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
Cardiff City House of Sport |
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19:00 |
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Report |
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Round 2
Sat 7 Feb |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
48–40 |
Loughborough Lightning |
Hertfordshire Sports Village |
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16:00 |
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Report |
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Sat 7 Feb |
Manchester Thunder |
51–32 |
Team Bath |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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17:00 |
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Report |
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Round 3
Mon 9 Feb |
Manchester Thunder |
49–42 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Mon 9 Feb |
Loughborough Lightning |
58–44 |
Celtic Dragons |
Netball Centre, Loughborough University |
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19:30 |
Peace Proscovia 43/47 (91%) Maryka Holtzhausen 13/16 (81%) Vanessa Walker 2/2 (100%) |
Report |
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Mon 9 Feb |
Team Bath |
42–56 |
Surrey Storm |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
Rosie Allison 36/41 (88%) Asha Francis 3/6 (50%) Rachel Shaw 3/5 (60%) |
Report |
Rachel Dunn 38/43 (88%) Pamela Cookey 18/19 (95%) |
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Round 4
Fri 13 Feb |
Team Bath |
34–51 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
Rosie Allison 19/25 (76%) Asha Francis 8/10 (80%) Rachel Shaw 7/12 (58%) |
Report |
Sasha Corbin 27/30 (90%) Louisa Watson 24/27 (89%) |
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Fri 13 Feb |
Yorkshire Jets |
51–54 |
Manchester Thunder |
Beckett University (Headingley Campus), Leeds |
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20:00 |
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Report |
Helen Housby 32/32 (100%) Eleanor Cardwell 10/13 (77%) Krista Enziano 8/10 (80%) Kathryn Turner 4/7 (57%) |
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Mon 16 Feb |
Team Northumbria |
48–57 |
Loughborough Lightning |
Sport Central, Newcastle |
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19:45 |
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Report |
Peace Proscovia 41/41 (100%) |
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Round 5
Fri 20 Feb |
Team Bath |
51–54 |
Yorkshire Jets |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Sat 21 Feb |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
61–35 |
Team Northumbria |
Hertfordshire Sports Village |
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16:00 |
Louisa Watson 30/33 (91%) |
Report |
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Sat 21 Feb |
Loughborough Lightning |
48–68 |
Surrey Storm |
Netball Centre, Loughborough University |
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18:00 |
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Report |
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Mon 23 Feb |
Manchester Thunder |
81–36 |
Celtic Dragons |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Round 6
Sat 28 Feb |
Manchester Thunder |
68–52 |
Loughborough Lightning |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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17:00 |
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Report |
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Sat 28 Feb |
Surrey Storm |
69–35 |
Team Northumbria |
Surrey Sports Park |
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20:00 |
Rachel Dunn 43/53 (81%) Pamela Cookey 20/22 (91%) Katie Harris 6/6 (100%) |
Report |
Jatjinda Toetsie Kambatuku 16/22 (73%) Caroline O'Hanlon 8/14 (57%) Ellie Smith 7/9 (78%) Kayley Moss 5/6 (83%) |
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Mon 2 Mar |
Yorkshire Jets |
56–42 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
University of Huddersfield |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Round 7
Fri 6 Mar |
Team Bath |
45–43 |
Loughborough Lightning |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
Rosie Allison 32/35 (91%) Asha Francis 13/17 (76%) |
Report |
Peace Proscovia 36/38 (95%) Vanessa Walker 5/5 (100%) Maryka Holtzhausen 2/3 (67%) |
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Sat 7 Mar |
Surrey Storm |
55–42 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
Copper Box Arena, London |
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18:00 |
Rachel Dunn 36/38 (95%) Pamela Cookey 19/22 (86%) |
Report |
Louisa Watson 22/24 (92%) Kadeen Corbin 15/18 (83%) Sophie Hankin 4/7 (57%) Sarah East 1/2 (50%) |
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Round 8
Mon 9 Mar |
Loughborough Lightning |
56–65 |
Yorkshire Jets |
David Wallace Sports Hall, Loughborough University |
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19:30 |
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Report |
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Fri 13 Mar |
Team Bath |
63–24 |
Team Northumbria |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Sat 14 Mar |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
67–30 |
Celtic Dragons |
Hertfordshire Sports Village |
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16:00 |
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Report |
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Round 9
Mon 16 Mar |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
43–56 |
Manchester Thunder |
Jean Brown Indoor Arena (Redbridge) |
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20:00 |
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Report |
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Round 10
Fri 20 Mar |
Yorkshire Jets |
56–69 |
Surrey Storm |
Beckett University (Headingley Campus), Leeds |
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20:00 |
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Report |
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Sat 21 Mar |
Loughborough Lightning |
45–58 |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
Netball Centre, Loughborough University |
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18:00 |
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Report |
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Mon 23 Mar |
Team Bath |
37–40 |
Manchester Thunder |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Round 11
Fri 27 Mar |
Loughborough Lightning |
57–36 |
Team Northumbria |
David Wallace Sports Hall, Loughborough University |
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19:30 |
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Report |
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Sat 28 Mar |
Manchester Thunder |
57–56 |
Yorkshire Jets |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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17:00 |
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Report |
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Mon 30 Mar |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
42–33 |
Team Bath |
Hertfordshire Sports Village |
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19:45 |
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Report |
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Round 12
Thu 2 Apr |
Yorkshire Jets |
55–44 |
Team Bath |
Beckett University (Headingley Campus), Leeds |
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20:00 |
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Report |
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Sat 4 Apr |
Surrey Storm |
74–45 |
Loughborough Lightning |
Surrey Sports Park |
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19:00 |
Rachel Dunn 46/56 (82%) Pamela Cookey 23/26 (88%) Katie Harris 5/6 (83%) |
Report |
Peace Proscovia 40/43 (93%) Flo Edwards 2/2 (100%) Vanessa Walker 2/2 (100%) Maryka Holtzhausen 1/1 (100%) |
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Round 13
Mon 6 Apr |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
41–59 |
Surrey Storm |
Hertfordshire Sports Village |
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14:00 |
Sarah East 25/30 (83%) Sophie Hankin 8/10 (80%) Louisa Watson 8/10 (80%) |
Report |
Rachel Dunn 30/43 (70%) Pamela Cookey 29/33 (88%) |
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Mon 6 Apr |
Manchester Thunder |
77–34 |
Team Northumbria |
Manchester Thunderdome |
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17:00 |
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Report |
Jatjinda Toetsie Kambatuku 16/17 (94%) |
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Mon 6 Apr |
Loughborough Lightning |
51–45 |
Team Bath |
Netball Centre, Loughborough University |
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19:30 |
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Report |
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Round 14
Sat 11 Apr |
Loughborough Lightning |
40–51 |
Manchester Thunder |
Netball Centre, Loughborough University |
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18:00 |
Peace Proscovia 24/27 (89%) Maryka Holtzhausen 6/10 (60%) Vanessa Walker 2/3 (67%) |
Report |
Helen Housby 24/27 (89%) Krista Enziano 16/21 (76%) Kathryn Turner 8/11 (73%) Eleanor Cardwell 3/8 (38%) |
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Sat 11 Apr |
Hertfordshire Mavericks |
50–54 |
Yorkshire Jets |
Jean Brown Indoor Arena (Redbridge) |
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16:00 |
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Report |
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Mon 13 Apr |
Team Bath |
50–34 |
Celtic Dragons |
Sports Training Village, University of Bath |
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19:45 |
Shaunagh Craig 21/32 (66%) Asha Francis 15/22 (68%) Rosie Allison 14/16 (88%) |
Report |
Chelsea Lewis 27/38 (71%) Emma Thomas 7/10 (70%) |
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Play-Offs
Semi-finals
Third place match
Statistics
Individual Shooting
Player |
Team |
Attempts |
Goals[16] |
% |
Lottysha Cato | Jets | 741 | 670 | 90% |
Rachel Dunn | Storm | 646 | 552 | 85% |
Peace Proscovia | Lightning | 599 | 548 | 91% |
Chelsea Lewis | Dragons | 534 | 420 | 79% |
Helen Housby | Thunder | 418 | 380 | 91% |
Rosie Allison | Bath | 363 | 300 | 83% |
Pamela Cookey | Storm | 338 | 304 | 90% |
Lisa Bowman | Northumbria | 382 | 282 | 74% |
Louisa Watson | Mavericks | 323 | 276 | 85% |
Sarah East | Mavericks | 217 | 186 | 86% |
See also
References
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