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Team Bath topple champions Surrey Storm in opening Superleague fixture

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Team Bath came from 10 goals behind to beat defending Superleague champions Surrey Storm 47-44

Team Bath staged a dramatic late rally to seal a thrilling 47-44 Superleague win over Surrey Storm on Super Saturday.

The opening day of the season produced a dramatic encounter, which saw Bath overturn a 10-goal deficit in the closing 15 minutes to inflict defeat on the reigning champions.

Jo Vann, Mia Ritchie and Claire Brownie all worked tirelessly in the mid-court and began to fire in the final quarter to feed the ever-reliable Asha Francis at goal-attack and goal-shooter Chelsea Lewis.

Bath's player of the match Karla Mostert said: "The girls had such great spirit and were fighting back goal by goal.

"To be honest, we have had a game plan from the very beginning of the season and in the second half today we just stuck to it. Earlier, there were too many unforced errors."

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