Sunshine Coast Lightning remain unbeaten in Super Netball after recording a 65-55 victory over the Firebirds to lift the Queensland Cup.
abc.net.au/news/super-netball-saturday-sunshine-coast-win-queensland-derby/102145652Diamonds shooters Cara Koenen and Steph Wood have put on a first-half clinic to set up the Sunshine Coast Lightning's 65-55 Super Netball away win over the Queensland Firebirds.
Lightning won the inaugural Queensland Cup and took derby bragging rights as they went to 2-0 and the Firebirds dropped to 0-2. The Firebirds were unable to slow the speed of the Lightning's ball movement and when the ball got into the circle, the visitors did not miss.Overall, the Lightning shot at 95 per cent, as Koenen made 52 of 53 attempts and Wood 11 of 13, with the latter adding a game-high 25 assists.
Lightning surged away from the mid-point of the first quarter, turning a two-point lead into seven by quarter-time. It was one-way traffic in the second, with Lightning outscoring the Firebirds 18-7 to build a 39-21 half-time lead.
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