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Opens mid-courter Katelyn Anderson (pictured) and her team take a comfortable win over the Capital Spirit in Round 10<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Summary: <\/strong>With the U23\u2019s having a bye, the Opens were able to list three 23\u2019s players in Clare McCrohon, Mia Evans and Jess Bowden in the face of injury and late omissions and the newcomers didn\u2019t disappoint. Evening out the court with patience and maturity, the connection between McCrohon and Evans was obvious, as well as the ease with which they fed Goal Shooter Kristina Brice. In a high scoring game, the Blaze came away with the win 71-58 against last placed Capital Spirit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Summary: <\/strong>The 4th<\/sup> place Blaze took on the seventh-placed Stingrays in an incredibly close game, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats. Both teams played well all down the court, leading to a physical battle to remember.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]First Quarter<\/strong> Score: 17-13 Blaze<\/p>\n Second Quarter<\/strong> Halftime Score: 39-26 Blaze<\/p>\n Fourth Quarter<\/strong> <\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1656114233653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #f0f0f0 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Round 10: Blaze v Spirit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n OPENS:<\/strong> U23s: –<\/p>\n Match report by Photos by<\/strong> [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]BYE<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid post_type=”post” max_items=”4″ element_width=”3″ item=”2835″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1656114655853-889600d1-78a2-8″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Round 10, #OurBlaze Opens take a comfortable win over the Capital Spirit, and U23s have a BYE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nOpens<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nThe Blaze started strong with WA Maddy Eaton finding great connections with Brice and Evans. Some great defensive pick ups by GK Tegan Holland saw the Blaze up 17-13 at quarter time.<\/p>\n
\nThe Blaze continued to build in quarter two with Emily Coggan entering the game at GD and Clare McCrohon at C. Some silly errors and wayward passes saw the Blaze lose possession mid way through the quarter however they continued to pull away finishing 39-26 at half time.<\/p>\n
\nThird Quarter<\/strong>
\nThird quarter saw Katelyn Anderson move to WD and relieve Giant Academy star Selene Chadrawy. Familiar connections were obvious between Evans and McCrohon with the Blaze taking a 55-41 lead into the third quarter break.
\nScore: 55-41<\/p>\n
\nA comfortable lead allowed the Blaze to make some changes and bring Maddy Eaton into her less familiar GA position.<\/p>\nFinal Score: Blaze 71 – Spirit 58<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
FULL TIME SCORES<\/h4>\n
\nBlaze 71 \u2013 Spirit<\/span>\u00a058<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>BYE<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Karina Franke<\/p>\n
\nClusterpix Photography[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nU23s<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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