Sunshine girls captain Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard produced an outstanding performance, scoring 63 goals to lead the West Coast fever to a resounding 81-56 victory over the Sunshine Coast lightning in their suncorp Super Netball League home opener yesterday.
Fowler-Nembhard’s remarkable accuracy was on full display, with the Jamaican Shooter missing just two shots throughout the match.
Fellow Sunshine Girl Shanice Beckford’s 8 from 11 played a pivotal role in the midcourt that enabled fowler-nembhard to find space and capitalize on scoring opportunities.
The Fever continued their winning streak, extending their record to two wins without dropping a single quarter in their opening games.
Meanwhile , the other Jamaicans Shamera Sterling-Humphrey, Latanya Wilson and Romelda Aiken-George were on the losing end in their teams 2nd round contest.
This as the Adelainde Thunderbirds were beaten by the Melbourne Vixens.
The defending champions went down 54-53 in an intense battle which saw the defensive duo of reigning MVP Sterling-Humphrey and Wilson producing immense pressure early into the Vixens’ attacking end.
This while Aiken George topped the Thunderbirds scoring with 28 from 30 attempts.
Jodi-Ann Ward was also on the losing end as the giants were beaten 65-62 by the Queensland Firbirds
