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ROBYN EDIE / STUFF
Te Paea Selby-Rickit aligns a shot for the Steel in their victory over the Stars.
Southern Steel set a benchmark for next week's final in the ANZ Premiership region, beating the Northern Stars 63-46 on Wednesday.
They scored for the first time at Stadium Southland at Invercargill and they quickly took advantage at 10, although they ran into increased resistance midway through the match before returning to victory later .
The Steel will meet the Stars again in the same place next Wednesday, with a place in the final against Central Pulse in play.
This is the home team that will be favored to advance and win a shot to defend the title won in the last two years, the Aucklanders having won only one of their last eight games .
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The Steel built a considerable advantage early on, scoring 11 of the first 12 goals at 10 seconds and 8 minutes in the first quarter, which could have been even more if they had not missed six of their 17 attempts.
At the other end of the field, the Stars spent nearly five minutes without even shooting after the fourth attempt. Maia Wilson missed the mark by scoring three minutes, but recovered in the last moments of the first period, scoring six goals. in the last three minutes to halve the deficit.
The situation was similar to the second quarter. The Steel have further increased their lead by 9 goals, but the Stars have been close to halftime. They then scored the last three goals. the margin five times once again.
The trend stopped in the third inning, and the Stars were rewarded for their persistence. Two minutes before the end of the match, there were only two minutes left before the end of the match. .
By the time the two teams headed towards their last gasp, Steel had regained the lead by nine, finishing with a 10-3 run, with Jen O'Connell making a big impact on the replacement. from Lenize Potgieter.
The Steel have been able to extend their lead in the last quarter, preparing well for the seven-day return match at the moment, while the Stars will have to get a better start, if not anything, while they try to end their hosts 16- undefeated game running in the big south.
ROBY EDIE / STUFF
Steel center Shannon Saunders is competing with the attack of star wing Mila Reuelu-Buchanan.
Southern Steel 63 (Lenize Potgieter 28/32, Te Paea Selby-Rickit 17/22, Jen O'Neill Connell 18/22) North Stars 46 (Maia Wilson 33/43, Ellen Halpenny 1/2, Charlee Hodges 12/16)
Q1: 16-11; HT: 29-24; Q3: 46-37
Points (games played): Impulse 39, Steel 38, Stars 21, Magic 15, Tactix 15, Mystique 14.
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