Fever flatten Mavericks

The West Coast Fever have delivered a 17-goal thrashing of the Melbourne Mavericks in front of a packed-out RAC Arena. 

The opening minutes saw a tight contest with both teams trading goals early in a physical, end-to-end contest. The Mavericks showed early composure, but it wasn’t long before Fowler-Nembhard found her rhythm. The Jamaican superstar asserted her dominance under the post, sinking three unanswered goals to break the deadlock and give Fever the early lead.

As penalties started to rise for the Mavericks, the Fever capitalised to secure their first first-quarter win of the season. 

In a bid to stem the raging tide of Fowler-Nembhard, Jessie Grenvold was injected straight into the second quarter. Uneeq Palavi got her first minutes of the game as Glasgow shifted to the bench and the visitors started to find some confidence. Grenvold went hunting, but it was Fowler-Nembhard who came up trumps as Fever finished 38-29 at half time. 

Fever’s attacking combination of Fowler-Nembhard, Beckford, and Teague-Neeld clicked into high gear, punishing the Mavericks who finished with 20 turnovers to Fever's 12. 

Final score? 78-61.

Shooting 60/62, Fowler-Nembhard was awarded Player of the Match alongside captain Jess Anstiss.