Teenage Magic shooter Khiarna Williams
Photo: Photosport
The Magic lead for three quarters of the game before letting the visiting Mystics back into the game in Tauranga.
The Mystics ground out a hard-fought 67-59 win.
The Magic got the strong start that s been missing in recent weeks, bolting out of the blocks to take a healthy lead after the first quarter but were slowly reeled in by the Mystics as the game progressed.
The Mystics have now moved to within one-point of the Stars at the top of the table but showed their depth of talent to patiently build into the game before hitting the lead for the first time early in the final quarter.
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 6:10 am
24 May, 2021
Old
rivalries were renewed and fortunes reversed when The Good
Oil Tactix handed the Ascot Park Hotel Southern Steel a
60-50 defeat in the cauldron of ILT Stadium Southland on
Monday night.
The last time the two sides met was in
the opening round, when the Steel dominated to the tune of
18 goals.
But with the addition of experienced goal
attack Te Paea Selby-Rickit into the Tactix side since then,
the Mainlanders racked up their third win in a row.
Selby-Rickit’s shooting partner, Ellie Bird, was in superb
form under the hoop, scoring 46 of her 48 attempts with 96