Saturday 11 April 2015 18:56, UK
Yorkshire Jets secured a third-place finish in the Superleague after a thrilling 54-50 win over Hertfordshire Mavericks.
Kadeen Corbin edged the Mavericks into a 39-38 lead at the end of the third quarter, but Timmy Cato snatched victory for the Jets, who travel to second-placed Surrey Storm for next Saturday's semi-final.
Samantha May’s player-of-the-match performance was in vain and the fourth-placed Mavericks must face a daunting semi-final trip to Manchester Thunder next weekend.
Yorkshire’s head coach Anna Carter heaped praise on her players after they pulled clear of Hertfordshire in the table.
“Everyone at Jets is delighted to be in the Netball Superleague semi-finals and we are looking forward to our game against Surrey Storm on Saturday,” she said.
“Reaching the top four is a huge achievement for the Jets and netball generally across Yorkshire. We are grateful for the support and hard work of everyone in the region that has helped us achieve our goal of being in this position.
“We now have an exciting two weeks with the semi-final on Saturday and then a game at The Copper Box Arena on London’s Olympic Park the week after. All of the players are thrilled at the prospect and looking forward to showing true Yorkshire grit on the court in our remaining games.”
The Netball Superleague semi-final between Surrey Storm and Yorkshire Jets will take place at Surrey Sports Park on Saturday 18 April at 4.10pm.
