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West Coast Fever overcome slow start to down Giants and stay in top-two hunt
Adrian WarrenAAP June 30, 2024 6:00PM
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One huge quarter has propelled the West Coast Fever to a 68-65 home win over the Giants in Perth and kept them in contention for a Super Netball top-two placing.
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After losing three of their last five games, the Fever again looked shaky after a poor start at RAC Arena on Sunday.
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They trailed by three and eight at quarter and halftime respectively and the margin swelled to ten two minutes into the second half.
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But the reintroduction of England captain and circle defender Fran Williams at the start of the third quarter proved a winning move from Fever coach Dan Ryan.
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Williams, who was benched in the first term, produced some big plays, finishing with three intercepts and was pivotal in a match-tilting 18-3 run that set up a 53-50 Fever lead at the last change.
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“I knew I was going to raise my game and fully embrace the challenge of scraping us back in to the contest and I feel like I did that,” Williams told Fox Sports.
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Goalkeeper Kadie-Ann Dehany also had plenty of impact, tallying two interceptions and seven deflections.
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Camera IconShooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard was almost perfect in the Fever’s win over the Giants. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP
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Wing attack Alice Teague-Neeld piled up 36 goal assists, providing great service to prolific shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard (55/59), with the Jamaican missing just one of her 56 shots from one-point range.
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The loss left the Giants (3-9) last on the ladder on percentage behind local rivals NSW Swifts, with both teams almost certain to miss the finals.
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