2018 Team Bath netball season

Team Bath netball season

Team Bath netball

2018 season
Head coach| Anna Stembridge
Captain| Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Main venue| Team Bath Arena
Sports Training Village
University of Bath
Season results
Wins–losses| 11–8
Regular season| 4th
Finals placing| Semi-finals

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The 2018 Team Bath netball season saw Team Bath finish fourth in the 2018 Netball Superleague regular season. They subsequently lost to Wasps in a play-off semi-final.[1] During their pre-season, Team Bath also played in the inaugural Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship and finished as runners up after losing the final to Loughborough Lightning.[2][3][4]

## Squad

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2018 Team Bath roster

Players | Coaching staff
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| Imogen Allison | WD, C, WA  |  (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 19)  | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Eboni Beckford-Chambers (c) | GD, GK  |  (1988-02-04)4 February 1988 (aged 30)  | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Kadeen Corbin | GA, GS  |  (1991-11-27)27 November 1991 (aged 26)  | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Sophie Drakeford-Lewis | WA, GA  |  (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 (aged 19)  | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Asha Francis  | GA, WA  |  (1986-03-20)20 March 1986 (aged 31)  | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Layla Guscoth | GD, GK  |  (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 25)  | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Josie Janz-Dawson | GD, GK  |  (1988-02-24)24 February 1988 (aged 29)  | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
| Chelsea Lewis | GS, GA  |  (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 24)  | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Tash Pavelin  | GD, GK, WD  |  (1998-04-22)22 April 1998 (aged 19)  | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Paige Reed  | GS, GA  |  (1997-07-09)9 July 1997 (aged 20)  | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Mia Ritchie  | C, WA  |  (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 28)  | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
| Abi Robson  | WD, C  |  (1998-09-15)15 September 1998 (aged 19)  | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Jess Shaw  | C, WA  |  (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 21)  | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Rachel Shaw  | GA, WA  |  (1992-04-29)29 April 1992 (aged 25)  | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Jazz Scott  | C, WA  |  (1994-03-21)21 March 1994 (aged 23)  | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
| Zanele Vimbela | GD, GK  |  (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 28)  | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Head coach

* Anna Stembridge
Director Of Netball: Jess Thirlby

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Notes

* (c) – Captain
* (cc) – Co-captain
* (vc) – Vice-captain
* – Injury / maternity leave
* (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 13 February 2020

Source:[5][6][7][8]

## Preseason

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### Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

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On 24 September 2017, Team Bath played in the inaugural Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. Team Bath reached the final but lost to Loughborough Lightning.[2][3][4]

Double Elimination Stage
24 September 2017  |  | Team Bath | 19–18 | Team Northumbria |    | The O2 Arena

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24 September 2017  |  | Team Bath | 26–5 | benecosMavericks |    | The O2 Arena

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Semi-final
24 September 2017  |  | Team Bath | 34–26 | Severn Stars |    | The O2 Arena

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Final
24 September 2017  |  | Team Bath | 33–35 | Loughborough Lightning |    | The O2 Arena[4]

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### Tri-Tournament

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On 6 January 2018 Team Bath hosted and won a three team tournament which also featured Severn Stars and Wasps. The tournament was broadcast live on BBC Sport.[9]

6 January 2018  |  | Team Bath | 35–27 | Severn Stars |    | Team Bath Arena  | BBC Sport

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6 January 2018  |  | Team Bath | 29–25 | Wasps |    | Team Bath Arena  | BBC Sport

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## Mike Greenwood Trophy

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Team Bath played three games at the 2018 Mike Greenwood Trophy tournament but failed to register a win. Traditionally a pre-season tournament, the 2018 event, was switched to April this season to act as a warm-up for the restart of the 2018 Netball Superleague season, following the five-week Commonwealth Games break.[10][11]

14 April 2018  |  | Team Bath | 24–27 | Team Northumbria |    |

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14 April 2018  |  | Team Bath | 24–31 | Manchester Thunder |    |

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14 April 2018  |  | Team Bath | 20–31 | benecosMavericks |    |

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## Regular season

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### Fixtures and results

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Date  | Opponents  | H/A  | Result  | Win/loss

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10 February 2018  | Team Northumbria | A  | 39–52  | W
19 February 2018  | Celtic Dragons | A  | 35–54  | W
23 February 2018  | Surrey Storm | H  | 60–44  | W
26 February 2018  | Severn Stars | A  | 47–48  | W
9 March 2018  | Manchester Thunder | H  | 51–60  | L
17 March 2018  | Loughborough Lightning | A  | 54–59  | W
22 April 2018  | Wasps | A  | 61–44  | L
29 April 2018  | benecosMavericks | A  | 57–41  | L
4 May 2018  | Celtic Dragons | H  | 66–39  | W
7 May 2018  | Severn Stars | H  | 51–35  | W
12 May 2018  | Surrey Storm | A  | 56–51  | W
21 May 2018  | Team Northumbria | H  | 54–42  | W
26 May 2018  | Sirens | A  | 51–43  | L
1 June 2018  | benecosMavericks | H  | 54–45  | W
4 June 2018  | Sirens | H  | 60–34  | W
8 June 2018  | Loughborough Lightning | H  | 42–43  | L
15 June 2018  | Wasps | H  | 40–58  | L
23 June 2018  | Manchester Thunder | A  | 54–47  | L

Source:[12][13]

### Final table

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2018 Netball Superleague ladder  Pos | Team

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1  | Wasps Netball (Q) | 18  | 16  | 2  | 1123  | 821  | +302  | 48  | Qualify for the play-offs
2  | Loughborough Lightning (Q) | 18  | 15  | 3  | 1054  | 852  | +202  | 45
3  | Manchester Thunder (Q) | 18  | 15  | 3  | 1056  | 887  | +169  | 45
4  | Team Bath (Q) | 18  | 11  | 7  | 922  | 849  | +73  | 33
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5  | benecosMavericks (Q) | 18  | 10  | 8  | 979  | 912  | +67  | 30  |
6  | Severn Stars (Q) | 18  | 8  | 10  | 904  | 883  | +21  | 24
7  | Surrey Storm (Q) | 18  | 5  | 13  | 904  | 1004  | −100  | 15
8  | Sirens (Q) | 18  | 5  | 13  | 815  | 962  | −147  | 15
9  | Team Northumbria[a] | 18  | 3  | 15  | 817  | 1022  | −205  | 9
10  | Celtic Dragons | 18  | 2  | 16  | 768  | 1150  | −382  | 6

Source: [12][14]
(Q) Top eight qualify for the 2018 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
Notes:

1. ^ London Pulse replaced Team Northumbria for the 2019 Netball Superleague season

## Playoffs

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### Semi-final

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30 June 2018  |  | Team Bath | 39–54 | Wasps |    | University of Worcester Arena[1]

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Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 13–29, 25–41, 39–54
Scoring by half: 13, 29

## Team Bath end-of-season awards

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Award  | Winners

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Players' Player of the Year | Mia Ritchie
Coaches' Player of the Year | Layla Guscoth
Fans' Player of the Year | Kadeen Corbin
Endeavour Award | Jazz Scott

Source:[15]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Blue and Gold keep fighting to the end but buzzing Wasps prove too strong in Superleague semi-final". www.teambath.com. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
2. ^ a b "Results". www.fast5allstars.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
3. ^ a b "Final flourish as Team Bath Netball impress at first British Fast5 All-Stars Championships". www.teambath.com. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
4. ^ a b c "Lightning crowned British Fast5 All-Stars Champions". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 26 September 2017.
5. ^ "International stars join Team Bath Netball as 2018 Superleague tickets go on sale". www.teambath.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
6. ^ "Our region, your team – here's your Team Bath Netball squad for 2018 Superleague season". www.teambath.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
7. ^ "South Africa international Zanele Vimbela joins Team Bath". www.skysports.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
8. ^ "International defender Zanele Vimbela joins Team Bath Netball Superleague squad ahead of Thunder clash". www.teambath.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
9. ^ "Sell-out crowd and TV audience watch Team Bath Netball win hugely-entertaining home tri-tournament". www.teambath.com. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
10. ^ "Preview: Mike Greenwood Trophy 2018". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
11. ^ "Thunder win 2018 Mike Greenwood Trophy". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
12. ^ a b "2018 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
13. ^ "Team Bath". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
14. ^ "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
15. ^ "Team Bath Netball Superleague stars reflect on 2018 at end-of-season awards dinner". www.teambath.com. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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Team Bath (netball)

Champions (6)|

* 2004
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2013

Seasons|

* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Grand Finals|

* 2006
* 2007
* 2009
* 2010
* 2013
* 2021

Competitions|

* Netball Superleague
* British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
* Super Cup

Head coaches|

* Lyn Gunson
* Jan Crabtree
* Jess Thirlby
* Anna Stembridge
* Asha Francis

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*[GF]: Goals for
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points