Madibaz pulled off another shock victory in Port Elizabeth on Monday, beating Maties 46-36 in front of a motivated crowd to show their dominance in this year’s Varsity Netball season.
With a home semifinal on the line, Madibaz looked pumped up to get onto the court and take the win.
As the game kicked off, the Maties side started off very strongly, playing on the counter after Madibaz made a few handling errors.
It was point for point in the first quarter with Maties leading most of the way, then finishing 9-8 to the home side.
The second quarter was dominated by Madibaz, who doubled their points total to 18 while Maties added five more points to go into halftime five points behind.
It was all about defence at this stage, as well as the Samsung Best Shot Award winner, Bianca Blom, who was clinical in goal attack for Madibaz.
Madibaz went into halftime with the confidence that they could take the win.
The third quarter was a fast one, with Madibaz extending their lead to eight points, while Maties consistently tried to cut it down but made too many unforced errors.
The quarter ended 31-23 to the Port Elizabeth team, both sides with unused power plays in the bag.
The Madibaz came out in the final quarter with a plan – and it paid off.
They managed to pull a 12-point lead over Maties before having to take their power play.
This was enough as they ended up dominating the consecutive power plays to book themselves a semifinal spot with a comfortable 46-36 win.
Madibaz captain Jeanie Steyn, leading from the back, took the FNB Player of the Match award for her dominance.
The semifinals will be played on October 1.