Week 1 - Under 20 Women Game Report

The first game of the season was an exciting and beneficial game for the Northside U20 girls. The score was relatively even throughout the first quarter, their defence remained quite strong and considering the players lack of height the team rebounded well. However on offence the girls began to struggle with both fitness and organisation, leaving them 15 points down at half time.

For the second half of the game, the Wizards came out in a full court press, resulting in many turnovers. Northside took time to set up and run through their offence and exploited gaps in Caboolture’s defence. With a quarter to go it was anyone’s game, the girls tried their best and never gave up and with a final score of 66 -65, lost by only one point. After their narrow loss this week the girls will be determined to go out and beat Redlands next week.

Player of the match goes to Emily Purton, who showed outstanding leadership and determination to try and get the girls over the line.