By LIAM TWOMEY
CITY WEST Falcons remain undefeated and on top of the Victorian Netball League ladder following a crushing win over Fed Uni Ballarat 61-26 on Wednesday night. Despite the eventual lopsided score-line, it was tough going for the Falcons in the first quarter as they were forced to fight hard against a fired up Pride outfit.
However, after taking a 14-10 lead into the opening break Marg Lind’s team was able to assert its dominance.
The Falcons scored another 14 goals in the second term while restricting Fed Uni to just four.
The 28-14 deficit was never going to be overturned as City West maintained its dominance in the second half.
City West scored another 31 goals and restricted the Pride to just 12 to seal the percentage-boosting win.
Shooting combination Julia Knott and Alice Teague-Neeld were outstanding around goals with both scoring at over 85 per cent efficiency.
Teague-Neeld finished with 35 goals from 38 attempts while Knott scored 26 goals from her 30 shots taken.
Elsewhere in the VNL, the news was also good for VU Western Lightning, which was able to secure its first win of the season.
The Lightning proved too strong for Southern Stars in a low scoring match, 34-31.
After suffering a smashing in week one, VU was out to make amends against the Saints and opened up a six-goal lead at half time.
Despite being outscored in the final two quarters, the gap was enough to hang on for a three goal win.
The Lightning now has a 1-1 win/loss record for the season and is in eighth spot on the VNL Championship ladder.
When round three gets underway this week, they will take on the sixth placed Monash University Storm while the Falcons will meet fourth placed DC North Blaze.
