DEFENDING CHAMPIONS UWI Signia Blackbirds will battle Pine Hill St Barnabas in Saturday’s finals of the senior netball knockouts after both teams advanced to a replay of the 2016 finals with relative ease on Monday night at the Netball Stadium.
Blackbirds, who won every senior title in 2016, destroyed the newly promoted Spooners Hill Firebirds 51-28, with goal shooter Shonica Wharton leading the way with 34 goals from 37 attempts before taking a rest in the final quarter.
Her replacement, the acrobatic Rieah Holder, scored 6 from 8 attempts, while Sheniqua Thomas sank 11 of 16.
However, it was Blackbirds’ fast-paced midcourt artistry and mean circle defence which denied and frustrated Firebirds, allowing the feared Lydia Bishop and young Quantya Rudder one shot less than the goals scored by Wharton. (KB)
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