Team Bath hold their Final Four destiny in their own hands after beating Manchester Thunder 57-45 on Monday.
The result sees Team Bath leapfrog Surrey Storm into fourth place after the defending champions were beaten by Scottish Sirens over the weekend.
Team Bath will now qualify for the Final Four if they beat Wasps in the final round of fixtures.
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Team Bath head coach Anna Stembridge felt that the win was the most important thing tonight and not their goal average
There was a minute's silence before Monday's match at the Thunderdome in memory of those killed in the attack at the Manchester Arena a week ago.
It was Team Bath who made the brighter start as they opened up a 19-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. Their advantage was 29-19 at half-time and Thunder struggled to close the gap.
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Layla Guscoth picked up the player of the match award for Team Bath
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Kathryn Turner helped keep the home side in touch but Team Bath remained in front and won 57-45 to boost their Final Four hopes.
Chelsea Lewis top scored for Bath with 27 points while Layla Guscoth was named as player of the match.
Manchester are already assured of their place in the Final Four on June 10 and 11, and face Severn Stars in the last round.
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Karen Greig felt Thunder were too slow out of the blocks against Bath
Vitality Superleague - Round 18 fixtures
| Sirens v Hertfordshire Mavericks (Thursday, 5.30pm) |
| Celtic Dragons v Team Northumbria (Saturday, 4pm) |
| Wasps v Team Bath (Saturday, 5pm) |
| Manchester Thunder v Severn Stars (Saturday, 5pm) |
| Loughborough Lightning v Surrey Storm (Saturday, 6pm, live on Sky Sports Mix) |
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Pamela Cookey and Tamsin Greenway discuss next week’s final fixtures and give their predictions on who will finish in the top four
Follow the action on Sky Sports Mix from 6pm on Saturday when Loughborough Lightning take on Surrey Storm, and if you are out and about follow us @SkyNetball
The regular season league home and away matches run from February to June, culminating in semi-finals and a Grand Final to determine the league champion.
