ICENI VICTORIOUS AGAINST LINCOLNSHIRE’S BRIGG AND DISTRICT

Sunday 28th October saw Iceni take on Brigg and District in their East Midlands Netball Regional League Division 2 fixture at Loughborough University. This was a much-awaited match as both teams were on the same points going into the game.

Iceni got off to a good start and took the first quarter, 11-4. The team continued to pull away in the second quarter and were 20-8 up at half time. The third quarter saw Brigg and District fight back hard though. They won the quarter to close the gap to within six points with the match finely poised at 29-23 in Iceni’s favour. However, Iceni once again upped their game for the final quarter and played some strong and consistent netball throughout the court. Iceni’s control of the game during the last fifteen minutes was reflected in the final score: Iceni 43 – 30 Brigg.

Iceni’s Player of the Match went to Chantelle Smithen who played a strong defence role.