Wasps, Stars and Lightning all victorious so far in Round Seven - who will join them?
Tuesday 26 February 2019 11:26, UK
There are two more games in the Vitality Superleague as Manchester Thunder and Saracens Mavericks look to maintain the pressure on leaders Wasps.
Wasps extended their winning streak to six with victory over Team Bath on Friday night and Severn Stars hauled themselves into the top four battle by recording a second win of the season in Glasgow.
Saturday's live Superleague action saw Loughborough Lightning move into the top four at Bath's expense with a win over Surrey Storm, and on Monday night Thunder and Mavericks will look to maintain their own hopes of a play-off place.
However Celtic Dragons and London Pulse, despite their position in the table have proved themselves hugely competitive over the season so far.
Georgia Lees not only celebrated her birthday with a win on court but was also awarded Vitality Player of the Match as Saracens Mavericks chalked up an impressive win over top-four rivals Bath
Sasha Corbin has been busy off court promoting body image, managing injuries and performing coaching masterclasses this week but will look to link up with George Fisher as Mavs look to maintain the pressure at the top.
Pulse remain on the lookout for a second win of the season as they struggle for consistency but head coach Te Aroha Keenan is starting to see the positives.
"I was pleased they put out a better performance than last, they showed class on the court. Disappointed we didn't take the win, it was an achievable one I think for us," she said.
Thunder failed to find their rhythm against Lightening and a surprise defeat left them third albeit with a game in hand on Mavericks and that game in hand is against Wasps.
Four wins from their five games so far is evidence of where Thunder find themselves but Karen Greig is keen to see how her team bounce back from their first setback
"Overall the performance wasn't good enough but, if you don't lose you don't learn, we can take a lot from that," she said.
Dragons have taken a couple of surprise scalps already this season and threatened to stun the champions. Nia Jones was a force to be reckoned with as she led Dragons to a confident start in front of a sell-out home crowd, but Wasps proved too strong.
"We were competitive against a Wasps team who are very experienced, they really showed some grit today" said head coach Tania Hoffman.
Watch more Vitality Netball Superleague action when Round Eight reaches it's conclusion next Monday when Severn Stars host Mavericks on Sky Sports Mix from 6.45pm. Also, Sky Sports will be showing every game of the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup in July.
