2016 Team Bath netball season

The 2016 Team Bath netball season saw Team Bath finish third overall in the 2016 Netball Superleague. In the third-place play-off they defeated Hertfordshire Mavericks 49–48 to finish the season as bronze medallists. During the regular season they finished fourth, level on points with Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks in second and third place respectively. Manchester Thunder topped the table. Team Bath lost 53–46 at Manchester Thunder in the play-off semi-finals.[1][2]

Team Bath

2016 season
Team Bath celebrate with their 2016 Netball Superleague bronze medals
Captain	Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Coach Director of Netball	Anna Stembridge Jess Thirlby
Netball Superleague	3rd
Mike Greenwood Trophy	1st
Tri-Tournament	1st

Squad

2016 Team Bath roster
Players	Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height Eboni Beckford-Chambers (c) GD, GK 4 February 1988 (aged 28) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Claire Brownie WD, C, GD 10 August 1988 (aged 27) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Samantha Cook GK, GD 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Shaunagh Craig GS, GA 5 April 1988 (aged 28) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Asha Francis GA, WA 20 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Nicole Humphrys WD, C, GD 29 September 1995 (aged 20) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Alana John WD, GD 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Chelsea Lewis GS, GA 24 November 1993 (aged 22) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Karla Mostert WD, GD 12 March 1990 (aged 26) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Sarah Penny GD, GK 4 January 1984 (aged 32) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Lenize Potgieter GS 2 May 1994 (aged 22) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Mia Ritchie C, WA 7 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Laura Rudland GA, WA 6 November 1994 (aged 21) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Rachel Shaw GA, WA 29 April 1992 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Amanda Varey C, WA 5 November 1987 (aged 28) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Jo Vann C, WA –	Head coach Anna Stembridge Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website	Last updated: 10 February 2020

Source:[3][4]

Preseason

Team Bath's Tri-Tournament

Team Bath hosted and won a Pre-season Tri-Tournament, winning against both Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm.[5][6]

14 November 2015

Team Bath

33–28

Hertfordshire Mavericks

University of Bath [6]

14 November 2015		Team Bath	30–25	Surrey Storm		University of Bath [5]
		Scoring by quarter: 10–3, 19–9, 26–16, 30–25

Mike Greenwood Trophy

Team Bath won the Mike Greenwood Trophy, defeating Manchester Thunder 19–14 in the final. In an earlier game against Manchester Thunder they lost 19–17. The tournament featured games with two ten-minute halves.[7]

28 November 2015

Team Bath

13–8

Team Northumbria

28 November 2015

Team Bath

14–8

Loughborough Lightning

28 November 2015

Team Bath

14–7

Celtic Dragons

28 November 2015

Team Bath

19–12

Yorkshire Jets

28 November 2015

Team Bath

17–19

Manchester Thunder

28 November 2015

Team Bath

19–14

Manchester Thunder

Regular season

Results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	W/L/D
30 January 2016	Surrey Storm	Genting Arena	47–44	W [8][9]
1 February 2016	Yorkshire Jets	Headingley Arena	38–58	W
12 February 2016	Manchester Thunder	University of Bath	37–62	L
19 February 2016	Team Northumbria	University of Bath	58–28	W
27 February 2016	Celtic Dragons	Cwmbran Stadium	45–65	W
29 February 2016	Hertfordshire Mavericks	University of Bath	42-56	L
4 March 2016	Loughborough Lightning	University of Bath	60–44	W
12 March 2016	Surrey Storm	Surrey Sports Park	54–42	L
18 March 2016	Yorkshire Jets	University of Bath	67–37	W
26 March 2016	Manchester Thunder	Manchester Thunderdome	69–51	L
28 March 2016	Celtic Dragons	University of Bath	60–42	W
9 April 2016	Team Northumbria	Northumbria University	41–51	W
16 April 2016	Hertfordshire Mavericks	Hertfordshire Sports Village	54–55	W
23 April 2016	Loughborough Lightning	Loughborough University	55–75	W

Source:[10]

Final table

2016 Netball Superleague ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester Thunder	14	13	0	1	848	673	+175	39	Qualified for the play-offs
2	Surrey Storm	14	10	0	4	777	650	+127	30
3	Hertfordshire Mavericks	14	10	0	4	769	653	+116	30
4	Team Bath	14	10	0	4	768	669	+99	30
5	Loughborough Lightning	14	6	0	8	719	720	−1	18
6	Team Northumbria	14	4	0	10	613	770	−157	12
7	Celtic Dragons	14	2	0	12	667	800	−133	6
8	Yorkshire Jets	14	1	0	13	549	775	−226	3

Source: [10][11][12]

Play offs

Semi-final

30 April 2016 16:00		Manchester Thunder	53–46	Team Bath		Manchester Thunderdome [13][14][15][16]
		Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 30–18, 43–30, 53–46
		Helen Housby Eleanor Cardwell		Lenize Potgieter Chelsea Lewis

3rd-place play-off

7 May 2016 14:30		Team Bath	49–48	Hertfordshire Mavericks		Copper Box Arena [17][18]
		Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 26–24, 39–38, 49–48

Team Bath end-of-season awards

Award	Winners
Players' Player of the Year	Mia Ritchie
Coaches' Player of the Year	Mia Ritchie
Supporters' Player of the Year	Karla Mostert
Endeavour Award	Chelsea Lewis

Source:[19]

See also

• 2016 Surrey Storm season

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