Eagles Women Defeat Mavericks In Spirited Team Win

Forestville Eagles (63) defeated Eastern Mavericks (43)
 
The Forestville Eagles women have collected another home win after a team effort over the Eastern Mavericks at Wayville on Saturday night.
 
The game was close during the first quarter with the Mavericks in the lead by two points at quarter time.
 
Forestville came out firing in the second quarter and took the lead, which they built on throughout the second half to win by 20 points.
 
One of the key differences between the two sides was the turnovers. The Mavericks conceded ten more turnovers than the Eagles while Forestville dominated the steals by just as much.
 
Young Eagle Samantha Defrancesco was one of the best on court with 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Her efforts were closely followed by Jade Johnson with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Tara Robinson dominated under the basket, collecting 7 rebounds while Alex Duncan and Sarah Petrie recorded 6 each.
 
Shannon Tarran was the highest scorer for the Mavericks with 11 points. Tarran also had 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
 
Teammate Emma Hooley was next best with 9 points and 10 rebounds. Georgia Green wasn’t far behind with 9 rebounds.

Adelaide Thunderbirds’ player Carla Borrego was a star inclusion for the Eagles. While she was only on the court for a couple of minutes, Borrego added 2 points to the score as well as collecting 1 rebound.

By Samantha Thomas

Photo courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/ForestvilleEagles


Top Scorers Eagles 
Samantha Defrancesco 19
Jade Johnson 14
Jess Fergus 12
Top Scorers Mavericks
Shannon Tarran 11
Emma Hooley 9
Amanda MacDermot 8




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