Wasps defeat Northumbria while Mavericks overcome Bath in Vitality Netball Superleague
Saturday 15 April 2017 13:04, UK
Wasps cemented second spot in the Vitality Superleague with a comfortable win against Northumbria, while Mavericks held off Bath on Friday night.
One of this season's title contenders, Wasps Netball, closed out a convincing 68-46 victory over Team Northumbria at the Ricoh Arena.
The big spending top flight rookies turned up the heat with the score at 28-25 in the second quarter to blow their opponents away and close the gap to three points on leaders Loughborough Lightning, who travel to Severn Stars on Saturday.
In the night's other match, Hertfordshire Mavericks held off a storming fightback from Team Bath to hold out for a 46-45 victory on the road.
The blue and gold were nine goals behind going into the final 15 minutes and almost produced mission impossible as Jamaican international Shantal Slater found her range, but the Mavericks held on to move level on points with their opponents.
On Saturday, Manchester Thunder host Surrey Storm while Severn Stars will look to stop the Loughborough Lightning juggernaut.
You can follow the next Vitality Superleague clash between Loughborough Lightning v Team Bath on Sky Sports Mix from 3.45pm on Monday, April 17, and don't forget to catch all the action across our Sky Sports platforms. 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.
