Yorkshire Jets finish third & will face Surrey Storm

The win, by four points, means that Jets, with a 10 & 4 record,  will travel to second placed Surrey Storm next weekend for their semi-final.

Today’s match between Jets and Mavericks was closely contested from the start with it going goal-for-goal for the majority of the game. In the end though, Jets determination and strength across the court saw them secure the victory by 54 points to 50.

Head Coach Anna Carter, Photo by Chris Midgley.

Speaking after the game, Head Coach Anna Carter said: “Everyone at Jets is delighted to be in the Netball Superleague semi-finals and we are looking forward to our game against Surrey Storm on Saturday. Reaching the top four is a huge achievement for Jets, and netball more generally across Yorkshire.”

She continued, “We are grateful for the support and hard work of everyone in the region that has helped us achieve our goal of being in this position. We now have an exciting two weeks with the semi-final on Saturday and then a game at The Copper Box Arena on London’s Olympic Park the week after. All of the players are thrilled at the prospect and looking forward to showing true Yorkshire grit on court in our remaining games.”

The Netball Superleague semi-final between Surrey Storm and Yorkshire Jets will take place at Surrey Sports Park on Saturday 18 April at 4.10pm.

A limited number of tickets are available from SKY Tickets

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Yorkshire Jets Assistant Coach Maggie Birkinshaw. Photo by Chris Midgley.

“As Yorkshire’s only elite netball team, and one of the eight teams which play in the sport’s top league in this country, we are determined to bring Jets games to as many parts of Yorkshire as possible. By taking Yorkshire Jets home games to Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and Huddersfield in 2015 we are giving more people than ever the chance to see some of the finest players in the UK and the world at first hand playing world-class netball.”

 Ian Smyth, Yorkshire Jets Franchise Director

See the full Yorkshire Jets 2015 squad here.

See the latest Superleague Netball Statistics here.

See the latest Superleague Netball Results & Standings here.

See the SKY Sports Netball pages here.

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