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Swfits win the match by 15 goals, a bit of a blow for the Vixens no doubt but they did win the last quarter 15-13.

Apr 2 11:42 PM

MELBOURNE: 42
NEW SOUTH WALES: 57
End of Regulation

Apr 2 11:42 PM

Commane into GS for the Vixens and scores her first goal for the match

Vixens 41, Swifts 57  4th - 14:07Apr 2 11:41 PM

Wood just calling a time out after an awkward landing in the circle. Sommerville debts for the Swifts at GS

Vixens 40, Swifts 56  4th - 12:57Apr 2 11:40 PM

Wood and Pettit combining nicely in the Swifts circle and Pettit scores her 30th goal for the match

Vixens 40, Swifts 54  4th - 11:23Apr 2 11:38 PM

Vixens score and reduce the lead to 13. They are outscoring the Swifts 11-7 in the fourth quarter

Vixens 39, Swifts 52  4th - 10:23Apr 2 11:37 PM

Turnovers by both teams and the Vixens capitalise and have a centre pass to follow. A big collision leaves McCulloch on the floor and Swfits change it up, Layton to GD and Moore into GK for her debut.

Vixens 38, Swifts 51  4th - 9:45Apr 2 11:36 PM

Swifts coach Rob Wright is happy with the performance of his team so far and how quickly they have been able to move the ball.

Vixens 37, Swifts 51  4th - 9:11Apr 2 11:34 PM

Vixens showing more composure in attack and Bailey scores, lead is back to 15

Vixens 35, Swifts 51  4th - 7:15Apr 2 11:32 PM

Wood scores her first goal for the games and keeps the Swifts with a 17 goal lead

Vixens 34, Swifts 50  4th - 6:14Apr 2 11:31 PM

Both teams starting the last quarter well. Thwaites calls a time out and goes to the bench with Wood into GS for the Swifts.

Vixens 31, Swifts 49  4th - 4:39Apr 2 11:30 PM

Both teams starting the last quarter well. Pettit calls a time out and goes to the bench with Wood into GA for the Swifts.

Vixens 31, Swifts 48  4th - 4:11Apr 2 11:29 PM

Swifs make some changes with McCulloch to WD, Langman to C, Hadley to WA and Green to the bench. Vixens with no changes for the 4th quarter.

Vixens 29, Swifts 47  4th - 2:43Apr 2 11:28 PM

Swifts lead by 17 at the end of the third quarter, winning the quarter 13-9. Swifts shooing at 79 percent and Vixens shooting at 73 percent.

Vixens 27, Swifts 45  4th - 0:20Apr 2 11:25 PM

MELBOURNE: 27
NEW SOUTH WALES: 44
End of 3rd

Apr 2 11:21 PM

A few mistakes creeping into the third quarter from both teams, but Swifts take control and score to take the lead to 17 goals

Vixens 26, Swifts 43  3rd - 14:22Apr 2 11:20 PM

Swifts attack working beautifully together and Pettit scores her fifth goal for the quarter

Vixens 25, Swifts 42  3rd - 12:30Apr 2 11:20 PM

Teague-Neeld scores her first for the quarter. Another Vixens change with Robinson into C and Moloney to the bench, apparently a planned change.

Vixens 24, Swifts 39  3rd - 9:52Apr 2 11:19 PM

Bailey with the settler for the Vixens with the lead to the Swifts at 17.

Vixens 23, Swifts 39  3rd - 8:49Apr 2 11:19 PM

Vixens just struggling to convert in attack and the pressure from the Swifts causes the turnover and goal, with Swifts centre pass to follow, but they throw it over the base line in attack. Vixens get to attack but have another held ball.

Vixens 22, Swifts 38  3rd - 7:56Apr 2 11:18 PM

Both teams starting out well scoring 3 goals each. First mistake by the Vixens with a held ball and the Swifts convert taking their lead to 14

Vixens 21, Swifts 35  3rd - 4:18Apr 2 11:10 PM

Swifts unchanged after the break but the Vixens have made the changes, Moloney into C, L.Watson in WA, Weston in WD and Bailey in GS. Robinson, the captain, goes to the bench.

Vixens 21, Swifts 35  3rd - 4:00Apr 2 11:09 PM

Swifts dominate the second quarter 15-9 and with a lead at half time of 13 goals. Vixens will want to come out strong in the second half to try to reign the Swifts in and not let the game get away.

Vixens 19, Swifts 31  3rd - 0:22Apr 2 11:06 PM

MELBOURNE: 18
NEW SOUTH WALES: 31
Halftime

Apr 2 10:53 PM

Mentor and C.Watson are working so hard in defence for Vixens, but Pettit and Green passing is unstoppable.

Vixens 17, Swifts 31  2nd - 13:52Apr 2 10:52 PM

Thwaites scores her fifth goal for the quarter shooting at 100 percent. Pettit with another quick goal giving the Swift a 12 goal lead now.

Vixens 16, Swifts 29  2nd - 12:28Apr 2 10:50 PM

Langman keeping Robinson relatively quite in this second quarter

Vixens 16, Swifts 26  2nd - 10:17Apr 2 10:48 PM

First time out for the game, with the player given 30 seconds to leave the court. Weston is off for the Vixens and C.Watson into GD with express instruction to shut down Pettit.

Vixens 15, Swifts 24  2nd - 8:02Apr 2 10:46 PM

Green and Pettit just working like magic for the Swfits

Vixens 14, Swifts 24  2nd - 7:31Apr 2 10:45 PM

Swifts attack is clean and efficient, Green feeding the ball with finesse to Pettit who scores and the lead is out to 10

Vixens 13, Swifts 23  2nd - 6:41Apr 2 10:44 PM

Ryde misses her first attempt but Vixens retain possession and Teague-Neeld scores.

Vixens 11, Swifts 21  2nd - 4:46Apr 2 10:42 PM

Layton again with a fantastic intercept, but a loose pass in attack gives the ball back to the Vixens, who cough it up in the goal circle.

Vixens 11, Swifts 20  2nd - 4:26Apr 2 10:41 PM

Swifts taking early control of the second quarter leading by 9 goals scoring the first 3 of the quarter

Vixens 10, Swifts 20  2nd - 2:59Apr 2 10:40 PM

Bailey off for the Vixens and Ryde into GS

Vixens 9, Swifts 18  2nd - 1:05Apr 2 10:38 PM

Swift shooting at 75 percent in the first quarter off 21 attempts, Vixens shooting at 77 per cent but with only 12 attempts. Both teams starting well but Swifts more dominant in the first

Vixens 9, Swifts 17  2nd - 0:22Apr 2 10:37 PM

MELBOURNE: 9
NEW SOUTH WALES: 16
End of 1st

Apr 2 10:33 PM

Bailey with a miss on the back of Layton defensive efforts, Swifts get possession and extend their lead to 6 now.

Vixens 9, Swifts 16  1st - 14:11Apr 2 10:32 PM

Both teams putting a ton of pressure on in defence, with Mentor in GK for Vixens and Layton in GK for Swifts, they are both trying to create turnovers for their team

Vixens 9, Swifts 15  1st - 13:21Apr 2 10:31 PM

Huge mid-court match up today between Robinson at WA for the Vixens and the Swifts kiwi import Langman at WD.

Vixens 8, Swifts 11  1st - 10:37Apr 2 10:29 PM

Teague-Neeld hits her third shot at 100 percent

Vixens 7, Swifts 9  1st - 8:59Apr 2 10:27 PM

Teague-Neeld hits her third shot at 100�

Vixens 6, Swifts 9  1st - 8:36Apr 2 10:26 PM

Swifts with an early break to lead by 3 goals. Green looking good at WA for the Swifts.

Vixens 5, Swifts 8  1st - 7:36Apr 2 10:25 PM

Layton is picking up in 2016 where she left off in 2015, showing great form and causing trouble for the Vixens shooters resulting in turnover ball.

Vixens 4, Swifts 7  1st - 6:36Apr 2 10:24 PM

Robinson and Bailey combining well for the Vixens.

Vixens 4, Swifts 6  1st - 6:23Apr 2 10:24 PM

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Vixens 4, Swifts 4  1st - 5:00Apr 2 10:23 PM

Pettit with an early miss giving the rebound to Weston. Three turnovers in a row sees the Swifts back in possession and Pettit converts this time.

Vixens 3, Swifts 4  1st - 4:40Apr 2 10:23 PM

Both teams starting well and showing composure.

Vixens 3, Swifts 3  1st - 4:14Apr 2 10:22 PM

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Vixens 3, Swifts 1  1st - 2:00Apr 2 10:20 PM

Swifts score first through Twaites and the Vixens reply through their GA Teague-Neeld, coming in for Philip after injury took her out of the season.

Vixens 3, Swifts 1  1st - 1:52Apr 2 10:20 PM

The Round 1 game between the Swifts and the Vixens is underway at Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. It's going to be a huge game with both teams really wanting the win to start their 2016 season. Swifts with the first centre pass.

Vixens 1, Swifts 1  1st - 0:31Apr 2 10:18 PM

MELBOURNE: 0
NEW SOUTH WALES: 1
1st Quarter - 0:15

Vixens 0, Swifts 1  1st - 0:15Apr 2 10:18 PM

MELBOURNE: 0
NEW SOUTH WALES: 0
1st Quarter - 0:01

Apr 2 10:18 PM