The 2018 Team Bath netball season saw Team Bath finish fourth in the 2018 Netball Superleague regular season. They subsequently lost to Wasps in a play-off semi-final.[1] During their pre-season, Team Bath also played in the inaugural Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship and finished as runners up after losing the final to Loughborough Lightning.[2][3][4]
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2018 season | |
Head coach | Anna Stembridge |
Captain | Eboni Beckford-Chambers |
Main venue | Team Bath Arena Sports Training Village University of Bath |
Season results | |
Wins–losses | 11–8 |
Regular season | 4th |
Finals placing | Semi-finals |
Squad
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Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 13 February 2020 |
Preseason
editFast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
editOn 24 September 2017, Team Bath played in the inaugural Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. Team Bath reached the final but lost to Loughborough Lightning.[2][3][4]
- Double Elimination Stage
24 September 2017 | Team Bath | 19–18 | Team Northumbria | The O2 Arena |
24 September 2017 | Team Bath | 26–5 | benecosMavericks | The O2 Arena |
- Semi-final
24 September 2017 | Team Bath | 34–26 | Severn Stars | The O2 Arena |
- Final
24 September 2017 | Team Bath | 33–35 | Loughborough Lightning | The O2 Arena[4] |
Tri-Tournament
editOn 6 January 2018 Team Bath hosted and won a three team tournament which also featured Severn Stars and Wasps. The tournament was broadcast live on BBC Sport.[9]
6 January 2018 | Team Bath | 35–27 | Severn Stars | Team Bath Arena | BBC Sport |
6 January 2018 | Team Bath | 29–25 | Wasps | Team Bath Arena | BBC Sport |
Mike Greenwood Trophy
editTeam Bath played three games at the 2018 Mike Greenwood Trophy tournament but failed to register a win. Traditionally a pre-season tournament, the 2018 event, was switched to April this season to act as a warm-up for the restart of the 2018 Netball Superleague season, following the five-week Commonwealth Games break.[10][11]
14 April 2018 | Team Bath | 24–27 | Team Northumbria |
14 April 2018 | Team Bath | 24–31 | Manchester Thunder |
14 April 2018 | Team Bath | 20–31 | benecosMavericks |
Regular season
editFixtures and results
editDate | Opponents | H/A | Result | Win/loss |
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10 February 2018 | Team Northumbria | A | 39–52 | W |
19 February 2018 | Celtic Dragons | A | 35–54 | W |
23 February 2018 | Surrey Storm | H | 60–44 | W |
26 February 2018 | Severn Stars | A | 47–48 | W |
9 March 2018 | Manchester Thunder | H | 51–60 | L |
17 March 2018 | Loughborough Lightning | A | 54–59 | W |
22 April 2018 | Wasps | A | 61–44 | L |
29 April 2018 | benecosMavericks | A | 57–41 | L |
4 May 2018 | Celtic Dragons | H | 66–39 | W |
7 May 2018 | Severn Stars | H | 51–35 | W |
12 May 2018 | Surrey Storm | A | 56–51 | W |
21 May 2018 | Team Northumbria | H | 54–42 | W |
26 May 2018 | Sirens | A | 51–43 | L |
1 June 2018 | benecosMavericks | H | 54–45 | W |
4 June 2018 | Sirens | H | 60–34 | W |
8 June 2018 | Loughborough Lightning | H | 42–43 | L |
15 June 2018 | Wasps | H | 40–58 | L |
23 June 2018 | Manchester Thunder | A | 54–47 | L |
Final table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Wasps Netball (Q) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1123 | 821 | 302 | 48 | Qualify for the play-offs |
2 | Loughborough Lightning (Q) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1054 | 852 | 202 | 45 | |
3 | Manchester Thunder (Q) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1056 | 887 | 169 | 45 | |
4 | Team Bath (Q) | 18 | 11 | 7 | 922 | 849 | 73 | 33 | |
5 | benecosMavericks (Q) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 979 | 912 | 67 | 30 | |
6 | Severn Stars (Q) | 18 | 8 | 10 | 904 | 883 | 21 | 24 | |
7 | Surrey Storm (Q) | 18 | 5 | 13 | 904 | 1004 | −100 | 15 | |
8 | Sirens (Q) | 18 | 5 | 13 | 815 | 962 | −147 | 15 | |
9 | Team Northumbria[a] | 18 | 3 | 15 | 817 | 1022 | −205 | 9 | |
10 | Celtic Dragons | 18 | 2 | 16 | 768 | 1150 | −382 | 6 |
- ^ London Pulse replaced Team Northumbria for the 2019 Netball Superleague season
Playoffs
editSemi-final
edit30 June 2018 | Team Bath | 39–54 | Wasps | University of Worcester Arena[1] | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 13–29, 25–41, 39–54 | ||||||
Scoring by half: 13, 29 |
Team Bath end-of-season awards
editAward | Winners |
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Players' Player of the Year | Mia Ritchie |
Coaches' Player of the Year | Layla Guscoth |
Fans' Player of the Year | Kadeen Corbin |
Endeavour Award | Jazz Scott |
Source:[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Blue and Gold keep fighting to the end but buzzing Wasps prove too strong in Superleague semi-final". www.teambath.com. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Results". www.fast5allstars.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Final flourish as Team Bath Netball impress at first British Fast5 All-Stars Championships". www.teambath.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lightning crowned British Fast5 All-Stars Champions". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 26 September 2017.
- ^ "International stars join Team Bath Netball as 2018 Superleague tickets go on sale". www.teambath.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Our region, your team – here's your Team Bath Netball squad for 2018 Superleague season". www.teambath.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "South Africa international Zanele Vimbela joins Team Bath". www.skysports.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "International defender Zanele Vimbela joins Team Bath Netball Superleague squad ahead of Thunder clash". www.teambath.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Sell-out crowd and TV audience watch Team Bath Netball win hugely-entertaining home tri-tournament". www.teambath.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Preview: Mike Greenwood Trophy 2018". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Thunder win 2018 Mike Greenwood Trophy". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Team Bath". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Team Bath Netball Superleague stars reflect on 2018 at end-of-season awards dinner". www.teambath.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.