The Northern Stars face Northern Mystics to get out of the bottom of the ladder

The Northern Stars defeated the Northern Mystics and hoisted themselves above them in the first row national netball.

They won 58-55 following a mammoth effort by Maia Wilson, who made 48 of his 54 attempts at Trusts Arena in Auckland

The Mystics got a bonus point for the loss of nearly, so have 11 points, like the Stars, but sitting behind them at the bottom of the scale on the

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The Stars started the game with quite burst. At the beginning of the season, they had trouble playing with freedom at the attack, but now that they have reached the goal of the case, it seems like a feeling of Fearlessness took root.

Wilson and Paula Griffin have been helpful The combination of Griffin in the shooting circle from the start, but the passing of Griffin has taken another level in recent weeks.

From the goal attack, she unlocked the Stars 'offensive game, feverishly combining the wing attack Grace Kara and center Holly Fowler outpaced the Mystics' defense and created clear opportunities for her shooting partner

The Stars set a six-goal lead for the first time towards the end of the first quarter, but it was halved to three when the first break came – 15-12

Midway through the second quarter, their Masters took a shot, w Wing Defense, Fa 'amu Ioane, slipped on the court and came down by grabbing his left knee, then needed help to sneak. Fowler fell back from a position, with Anna Thompson coming in at the center, which made the Stars slightly less dynamic in the front half of the field.

As they were late, the Mystics were particularly guilty of giving the ball where it mattered most – their top three Bailey Mes, Jamie Hume and Elisapeta Toeava combined for 13 turnovers in the first half.

These two teams entered the fifth and sixth on the scale for a reason, and there were enough errors on the part of the Stars suggesting that this would be done until the end. and they could not consolidate their first tracks.

There was a lot of physics involved – most of the Mystics rallied at the end of the second quarter, but Bailey Mes was missing a shot that would have leveled the scores, and when Wilson converted the other end , the Stars took a two-goal lead in halftime.

The margin hovered at two for the first half of the third quarter, but the stars found the best. Later, the Mystics leveled out for the first time since the game began. [19659007] Just as they may have wavered, the Stars fought back by beating 8-3. The Warriors finished at six minutes, 45-39, before the last spell.

The Mystics finished five minutes from the end, but the Stars kept their cool and quickly regained the upper hand. four, while taking two minutes from the clock. ANZ's Premiership Round 10 continues on Monday as the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic hosts Southern Steel in Hamilton, and wraps up Wednesday when the Tactix hosts Central Pulse in Christchurch. 19659007] North Stars 58 (Maia Wilson 48/54, Paula Griffin 10/10) Mystics of the North 55 (Bailey Mes 31/37, Jamie Hume 24/32).
Q1: 15-12; Q2: 28-26; Q3: 45-39

Points (played games): Pulse 18 (10), Steel 16 (11), Tactix 14 (11), Magic 12 (10), Stars 11 (11), Mystics 11 (11)

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