North Adelaide Women Claim Another Strong Win

North Adelaide Rockets (65) defeated Forestville Eagles (47)

The North Adelaide Rockets women have collected another strong team win, defeating the Forestville Eagles by 18 points at Hillcrest on Saturday night.
 
The game was close at the start with the Rockets taking a 2 point lead into the first break. North Adelaide started the second quarter strongly, pushing their lead out to 13 points at half time. The lead was just too hard for the Eagles to catch, with the Rockets extending the final margin to 18 points.
 
The Rockets were much cleaner under the basket, collecting a total of 43 rebounds to the Eagles’ 31. The turnovers were relatively even, Rockets 18 to Eagles 20, but the key for North Adelaide was how they were able to dominate on the Eagles’ mistakes. The Rockets lead the steal count, 13 to five.
 
It was a strong team effort from the Rockets on the scoring front. Shannon McKay and Kirsty Williams were the leading scorers with 11 points each. Jo Hill wasn’t far behind with 10 points. Hill also dominated in the rebound count with 13 to her name. Jamie-Lee Peris also had 13 rebounds, along with 7 points and 3 steals.
 
For the Eagles, Sarah Petrie played a strong game, recording a game high 13 points. She also collected 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal. Megan Kermond scored nine points and had 2 assists and 2 steals.
 
By Samantha Thomas

Top Scorers North Adelaide Rockets
Shannon McKay 11
Kirsty Williams 11
Jo Hill 10

Top Scorers Forestville Eagles
Sarah Petrie 13
Megan Kermond 9
Samantha Defrancesco 8




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