Team Bath Netball produced a storming final quarter to finally tame a determined Celtic Dragons outfit and get back to winning ways in the Vitality Netball Superleague. Just one goal separated the teams at the end of each of the first three quarters, with Dragons holding a narrow 37-36 advantage going into the last 15 minutes. However, roared on by another four-figure home crowd, the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold were finally able to pull clear...
Head Coach Anna Stembridge admits Team Bath Netball are “hurting” after a run of four successive Vitality Superleague defeats but says they have not given up on a place in the end-of-season play-offs. Easter Monday’s battling 49-40 defeat to league leaders Loughborough Lightning has left the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold nine points adrift of the top four with eight games of the regular season remaining. The first two of those games are at home to...
Team Bath Netball found their mojo in the final quarter of another thrilling Vitality Superleague match at the University of Bath Sports Training Village but fell an agonising goal short of denying Hertfordshire Mavericks victory. Mavericks had led by nine going into the final 15 minutes before the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold finally found the form that had eluded them earlier in the encounter, closing the final deficit to just 46-45. The visitors had seemingly...
Team Bath Netball lost ground on the Vitality Superleague’s top four after slipping to a frustrating 48-41 home defeat to in-form Manchester Thunder at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Friday. The Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold were the better team in the first period and opened up a 12-8 lead but Thunder fought back in the second quarter to go 23-20 up, despite having shooter Joyce Mvula sent off for two minutes. The...
Head Coach Anna Stembridge says Team Bath Netball are looking forward to “righting the wrongs” of their first Vitality Superleague away defeat of 2017 when they play host to Manchester Thunder this week. The Blue and Gold – sponsored by Sitec – were beaten 51-45 in Glasgow by new Scottish franchise Sirens on Friday but they have responded positively to their two previous losses this season, going on to win their following matches. They will...
Team Bath Netball clocked up their fourth Vitality Superleague win of the season and their first at home as they overcame Team Northumbria 47-38 at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Friday night. The Sitec-sponsored side had to dig deep in front of the 1,200 spectators in what proved to be a physical and often scrappy contest in which Team Bath at time stuttered in attack. There were just two points in it...
An Olympic gold medallist was among the hundreds of athletes from across the country competing at the University of Bath this week as it hosted BUCS Big Wednesday, the culmination of the student sporting season. More than 100 teams contested a total of 52 finals across 14 different sports during two outstanding days of competition across the Claverton Down campus, with action taking place in the £30m Sports Training Village, the Founders’ Hall and on...
Team Bath Netball gave Superleague leaders Surrey Storm the toughest test of their season so far but fell to a narrow 52-46 defeat at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Monday night. In a physical and fast-paced match, the Blue and Gold – sponsored by Sitec - reduced an eight-point half-time deficit to just two goals during another emphatic third quarter but Storm held on for victory. The result leaves Team Bath -...
The University of Bath has become the latest university to complete UK Anti-Doping (UKAD)’s Accreditation Programme. The University has shown its firm commitment and dedication to clean sport by completing the programme and achieving the highest level of ‘elite status’. The Accreditation Programme was launched in 2012 to recognise and enhance the work being conducted by universities, colleges and schools in the UK, in support of UKAD’s prevention strategy and vision of clean sport. The...
Head Coach Anna Stembridge praised her players for showing “true character” as Team Bath Netball got back to winning ways with a 48-39 victory in their first-ever Vitality Netball Superleague derby encounter with new franchise Severn Stars. A remarkable run of 14 unanswered goals in the third quarter proved decisive as the Blue and Gold – sponsored by Sitec – turned a 23-21 half-time deficit into an emphatic 40-27 lead going into the final period...
