Team Bath Netball battle back to take important Superleague win against Hertfordshire Mavericks

Team Bath were made to fight every step of the way to keep their winning Superleague streak intact tonight at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. After losing the opening quarter 9-13, they pulled back to 23-23 at half-time before grinding out the victory at 52-38. “It was good that questions were asked of us today”, said coach Jess Thirlby after the encounter. “That’s the way it should be in the top four and...

18 April 2013

Team Bath Netball get Superleague Showdown off to a strong start with emphatic win over Surrey Storm

Team Bath buried memories of their only Superleague defeat this season by thrashing Surrey Storm 65-39 at the University of Bath tonight (Monday). Team Bath topped Phase One of the Superleague with Surrey Storm finishing second. But with Storm winning the Phase One fixture between the two teams 61-46, the signs suggested we were in store for a close encounter at the Sports Training Village. But starting with a seven featuring five players just back...

15 April 2013

Team Bath Netball to host Storm, Mavericks and Dragons in Phase Two of 2013 Superleague

Team Bath’s netballers will continue their quest for a fifth Superleague title with what promise to be three thrilling home fixtures against Surrey Storm, Hertfordshire Mavericks and Celtic Dragons next month. The action gets underway in Phase Two of the Superleague, the Showdown League, with a televised game against Surrey Storm at the Sports Training Village on Monday 15 April. Three days later, on Thursday 18 April, Team Bath host Hertfordshire Mavericks. And on Monday...

26 March 2013

Team Bath Netball secure place in 2013 Superleague Showdown League with victory over Yorkshire Jets

Team Bath’s netballers have made sure of a top-three finish in phase one of the Superleague – and with it a place in the Showdown League for phase two. Team Bath overcame Yorkshire Jets 54-51 in Friday night’s penultimate phase one game. They travel to Hertfordshire Mavericks on Friday (22 March) for their last game of phase one in joint first place with Surrey Storm. Defender Samantha Cook made a welcome return from injury against...

19 March 2013

Team Bath Judo’s Ben Fletcher strikes gold at Pan-American Open in Uruguay

Team Bath judo player Ben Fletcher has secured the biggest win of his career to date by taking gold at the Pan-American Open in Uruguay. Fletcher (pictured) beat Brazil’s 2007 world champion Luciano Correa in the final of the over the under-100kg class to take gold in Montevideo. Juergen Klinger, head judo coach at the University of Bath, said: “It was a fantastic result for Ben, especially as it’s his first year as a senior...

19 March 2013

Team Bath Netball secure another Superleague win as 2013 season progresses

Team Bath kept that winning feeling going today for the home fans with a solid but not spectacular 61-35 netball Superleague victory over Team Northumbria at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. Mia Ritchie, the all-action pocket-rocket in the mid-court for the home team, summed up the mood in the post-match camp when she said that they were “not as happy as we would have liked to be”. “We didn’t put them under enough...

08 March 2013

Gold and silver haul for Bath athlete Eilidh Child at 2013 European Indoor Championships

University of Bath-based hurdler Eilidh Child will return to the city from the European Indoor Championships in Sweden with two medals – and without clearing a single jump. The Scot, who is coached by Malcolm Arnold – British Athletics’ Lead Hurdles Coach, runs the 400m hurdles in the outdoor season but has been enjoying an impressive flat season indoors during the winter. She looked good in qualifying through the heats and semis of the 400m...

04 March 2013

Team Bath Netball impress in beating Loughborough during 2013 Superleague showdown

It was a case of normal service resumed for Team Bath as they ran out 69-30 winners over Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague at the University of Bath tonight (Friday). Playing in front of a sell-out crowd of almost 1400 fans, Team Bath quickly erased memories of last week’s defeat. The two teams looked evenly matched early on as they probed each other for weaknesses. Team Bath took the first quarter 13-8. Team Bath...

01 March 2013

Team Bath Netball looking for immediate response after first defeat of 2013 Superleague season

Head coach Jess Thirlby is looking for an instant response from her team in Friday’s Netball Superleague fixture against Loughborough Lightning after her side suffered their first defeat of the season at Surrey Storm at the weekend. Team Bath host Loughborough at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Friday 1st March. The game comes just days after eight Team Bath Superleague players were selected for forthcoming England tours – five for the senior...

27 February 2013

Team Bath Netball beat reigning Superleague champions to make it two from two at start of 2013 season

Team Bath’s netballers made it two wins from two with a thrilling one-goal victory over defending Superleague champions Manchester Thunder. Team Bath edged Saturday night’s contest in Manchester 55-54, with Kadeen Corbin netting the decisive goal in the dying moments of the game after a strong team performance. Jess Thirlby, Team Bath’s head coach, said: “It was great to beat Thunder on their own turf. We had to work hard for it though, and we’re...

19 February 2013