ANZ Premiership netball: Caitlin Bassett leads Magic to victory in debut
19 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Caitlin Bassett during her first match for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Photosport
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The new-look Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have fittingly welcomed Australian shooter Caitlin Bassett into the ANZ Premiership with a 64-60 first-up victory over the Northern Mystics in Auckland.
In a game where the Mystics were always playing catch-up, but never took the lead, the Magic had enough firepower to pull away in the last five minutes.
Bassett, playing in her 17th domestic netball season but her first in New Zealand, had a quiet start to the match but made her mark finishing with 36 shots from 41 attempts.
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 6:03 am
19 April, 2021
The new-look Splice Construction
Magic have fittingly welcomed Australian shooter Caitlin
Bassett into the ANZ Premiership with a 64-60 first-up
victory over the Northern Mystics in Auckland.
In a
game where the Mystics were always playing catch-up, but
never leaped ahead, the Magic had enough firepower to pull
away in the last five minutes.
Bassett, playing in
her 17th domestic netball season but her first in New
Zealand, had a quiet start to the match but made her mark
finishing with 36 shots from 41 attempts. Magic captain Sam
Winders was the calming influence in her side, bringing them
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