Story By Zachary Foo/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan/Red Sports.

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Yan Yan (RGS GK) and Caroline (Bowen GD) fighting for the rebound. (Photo 1 © Clara Yuan/Red Sports)

Republic Polytechnic, Monday, March 31, 2014 — Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) beat Bowen Secondary 40–19 in the National B Division Girls Netball Championship.

Bowen raced out to an early 3–0 lead, courtesy of good shooting from their Goal Shooter. Raffles Girls’ struggled on their end, as they were unable to muster a shot attempt in the goal circle during Bowen’s run. Towards the end of the quarter, Raffles Girls’ finally found their footing. They scored five goals in the quarter to keep pace with Bowen’s eight.

The offence started to click for Raffles Girls’ in the second quarter. Their Goal Shooter started to get more opportunities, sparking a 12–3 run which gave them a comfortable 20–8 lead at half-time.

The third quarter saw more of the same story, as Raffle Girls’ continued to dominate. Raffles Girls’ Centre and Goal Attack were finding space in the Bowen defence, which allowed them to feed the Goal Shooter passes with ease.

With Raffles Girls’ leading 33–13, the final quarter saw goals dry up for both sides, as they clamped down on defence. They also missed a lot of shot attempts as they took them a distance away. Raffles Girls’ eventually came away with the 40–19 win.

Raffles Girls’ captain, Eyu Yan Yan (Goal Keeper), said, “I think we did not start off well. We did not bring the ball down properly. We managed to play better in the second quarter. We had a steadier game and we also followed our coach’s instructions. We kept calm and kept our spirits high throughout the game. We were able to adapt to Bowen’s strategy in the second quarter and also apply what we learnt in training. We will take one game at a time, but we hope to make top four for Nationals.”

Scoring by Quarter
Raffles Girls’ School vs Bowen Secondary
1st Quarter: 5–8
2nd Quarter: 3–12 (8–20)
3rd Quarter: 5–13 (13–33)
4th Quarter: 6–7 (19–40)

Raffles Girls’ Roster
Nadia Quek, Valerie Shao, Frieda Mah, Angelina Lim, Julia Cheong, Natalie Rodrigues, Eyu Yan Yan, Koh Wei Xin, Tricia Koh, Soh Qian Ying, Leticia Beh, Ariqah Az Zahra

Bowen Roster
Jolyn Tan, Bryna Foo, Ang Wen Mei, Tan EnQi, Poon Yiting, Caroline Wong, Qaisara Bte Roslan, Chee Wei Sin, Darlene Loh, Ang Yingfei, Caitlin Lin

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