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Vixens win by 6 goals in the end, Thunderbirds win Q4 15-11. Great game from both teams, Vixens will be happy with the win to help solidify 3rd place on the Australian conference ladder behind the Swifts and Firebirds who play tomorrow in Sydney.

May 28 4:41 AM

ADELAIDE: 51
MELBOURNE: 57
End of Regulation

May 28 4:41 AM

Teague-Neeld short on the shot and Shimmin with the rebound, move it down the court nicely and Puopolo with her 4th, Thunderbirds centre to follow, there's 5 goals in it.

Thunderbirds 51, Vixens 57  4th - 14:37May 28 4:40 AM

Both teams turning over the ball in attack, nice passing between Bell and Puopolo who scores again

Thunderbirds 51, Vixens 56  4th - 13:32May 28 4:39 AM

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Thunderbirds 51, Vixens 56  4th - 13:32May 28 4:39 AM

Shimmin with the rebound after Bailey misses and Puopolo scores again

Thunderbirds 48, Vixens 54  4th - 10:27May 28 4:36 AM

Puopolo scores her first goal and nearly gets an intercept from the Vixens on their centre pass!

Thunderbirds 46, Vixens 54  4th - 9:26May 28 4:35 AM

Bell moves into shooter and Puopolo moves into GA for the Thunderbirds. Vixens in possession and Teague-Neeld scores, lead it out to 8 with centre pass to follow

Thunderbirds 45, Vixens 53  4th - 8:39May 28 4:34 AM

Thunderbirds get possession after Teague-Neeld misses and Brice scores, Thunderbirds centre to follow, but they throw it away in attack and Brice is down and looks hurt, she's called time

Thunderbirds 44, Vixens 52  4th - 7:53May 28 4:33 AM

Bell with a lovely long shot to keep the Vixens lead to 10. Offensive contact from Bailey allows the Thunderbirds to score with their centre pass follow, Brice shoots it and the lead is back to 8

Thunderbirds 42, Vixens 51  4th - 6:00May 28 4:31 AM

Turnovers from both teams in attack, but Thunderbirds end up with possession and Brice scores

Thunderbirds 40, Vixens 50  4th - 4:31May 28 4:29 AM

Weston hurts her ankle off the first centre pass and leaves the court in some pain. C. Watson comes on into GD for the Vixens. Klau in to GK for the Thunderbirds, Poolman to the bench.

Thunderbirds 38, Vixens 48  4th - 2:14May 28 4:27 AM

Vixens leading 46-36 going into the final quarter. Vixens shooting at 88 percent, Thunderbirds at 84 percent. Turnovers 12 to Vixens, 20 to Thunderbirds. Penalties 47 to Vixens, 53 to Thunderbirds. Vixens centre pass to start the final quarter

Thunderbirds 37, Vixens 47  4th - 0:51May 28 4:26 AM

Mentor disrupts the Thunderbirds chances of getting the last goal for Q3 with a great deflection

Thunderbirds 36, Vixens 47  4th - 0:25May 28 4:25 AM

ADELAIDE: 36
MELBOURNE: 46
End of 3rd

May 28 4:20 AM

Shimmin gets a nice rebound on the back of a Bailey missed goal, and Brice scores at the other end, Thunderbirds centre pass to follow and Brice scores again, her 20th goal

Thunderbirds 36, Vixens 45  3rd - 14:21May 28 4:19 AM

Watts cautioned for persistent breaking on the Vixens centre pass.

Thunderbirds 32, Vixens 43  3rd - 12:04May 28 4:17 AM

Vixens score off another turnover and take the lead out to 13 goals and their centre pass to follow

Thunderbirds 31, Vixens 42  3rd - 11:13May 28 4:16 AM

Brice steadies in attack for the Thunderbirds and scores.

Thunderbirds 29, Vixens 42  3rd - 10:19May 28 4:15 AM

Vixens just starting to control this game all over the court

Thunderbirds 27, Vixens 39  3rd - 7:55May 28 4:12 AM

Bailey scores her 24th goal to take the Vixens lead out to 10 goals

Thunderbirds 26, Vixens 38  3rd - 7:16May 28 4:12 AM

Watts with an intercept in the centre court, Brice scores. Thunderbirds need to keep up the intensity to stay in this game as the Vixens have started strongly.

Thunderbirds 26, Vixens 35  3rd - 6:01May 28 4:10 AM

Brice scores her 10th goal shooting at 100 percent on the back of a great feed from Watts.

Thunderbirds 24, Vixens 31  3rd - 2:40May 28 4:07 AM

Vixens in the lead 29-22, winning Q2 by one goal. Vixens shooting at 88 percent, Thunderbirds at 85 percent. Turnovers 9 to Vixens, 13 to Thunderbirds. Penalties quite even 31 to Vixens, 35 to Thunderbirds. Vixens centre to start Q3.

Thunderbirds 22, Vixens 30  3rd - 0:24May 28 4:05 AM

ADELAIDE: 22
MELBOURNE: 29
Halftime

May 28 3:52 AM

A miss from Bell, Mentor with the rebound and the Vixens score with the centre pass to follow, they take the lead back out to 6 goals

Thunderbirds 22, Vixens 29  2nd - 14:57May 28 3:52 AM

Proud all over Watson in the mid court and gets the turnover, but Shimmin gets called for the offensive contact giving possession back to the Vixens and Bailey scores

Thunderbirds 22, Vixens 26  2nd - 13:10May 28 3:50 AM

Mentor out hunting and comes up with the intercept, as she does so well. Again, it's lost in attack and Bell scores a lovely long shot for the Thunderbirds the lead is just 3 to the Vixens

Thunderbirds 20, Vixens 23  2nd - 10:53May 28 3:48 AM

Shimmin and Poolman all over the Vixens shooters and they force the turnover. But it's lost in attack and the Vixens are back in possession. Thunderbirds force another turnover, but waste it again in attack, it's back and forth down the court!

Thunderbirds 18, Vixens 21  2nd - 9:16May 28 3:46 AM

Bell with a sweet long shot to score her 4th for the game. An offensive call against Bailey at the other end gives possession to the Thunderbirds and Brice scores her 6th goal shooting at 100 percent

Thunderbirds 17, Vixens 20  2nd - 6:41May 28 3:44 AM

Robinson with a sharp pass into Bailey who scores under the post. The lead is still 6 but the Thunderbirds are taking it to the Vixens in Q2

Thunderbirds 13, Vixens 19  2nd - 4:08May 28 3:41 AM

Brice scores the first three goals for the Thunderbirds in Q2, she hasn't missed

Thunderbirds 11, Vixens 17  2nd - 2:41May 28 3:40 AM

Vixens in the lead at the end of Q1 14-8. Vixens shooting at 82 percent, Thunderbirds at 73 percent. Vixens with 4 turnvoers to the Thunderbirds 9. Borrego off and Brice into shooter for the Thunderbirds, and a Thunderbirds centre pass to start Q2

Thunderbirds 10, Vixens 15  2nd - 1:20May 28 3:38 AM

Shimmin with a lovely intercept for the Thunderbirds, but Bell misses

Thunderbirds 9, Vixens 14  2nd - 0:30May 28 3:37 AM

ADELAIDE: 8
MELBOURNE: 14
End of 1st

May 28 3:33 AM

Mentor with a sharp deflection and working Borrego hard and it pays off with Borrego missing and the Vixens defence picking up the rebound, Bailey scores and the Vixens lead by 6

Thunderbirds 7, Vixens 12  1st - 12:05May 28 3:30 AM

Simmin in the action gets the intercept, nicely moved down court by the Thunderbirds and Borrego scores with a Thunderbirds centre pass to follow

Thunderbirds 5, Vixens 10  1st - 9:27May 28 3:27 AM

A lose pass from Borrego that Beaton can't pull in and the Vixens are back in control, Teague-Neeld scores

Thunderbirds 4, Vixens 9  1st - 8:17May 28 3:26 AM

Vixens defence just smothering the Thunderbirds attack and force a turnover, which Bailey converts, they lead by 4 with a centre pass to follow

Thunderbirds 3, Vixens 8  1st - 6:45May 28 3:25 AM

Bell scores her first goal for the game

Thunderbirds 3, Vixens 5  1st - 5:05May 28 3:23 AM

Watts called for footwork gives possession back to the Vixens, Teague-Neeld scores and the Vixens take the early break to lead by 3 after Bailey scores off their centre pass

Thunderbirds 2, Vixens 4  1st - 4:28May 28 3:22 AM

Teague-Neeld called for an offensive contact in the circle, Borrego scores the first goal for the Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds 1, Vixens 2  1st - 2:35May 28 3:20 AM

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Thunderbirds 1, Vixens 2  1st - 2:35May 28 3:20 AM

Teague-Neeld misses her fist shot, Vixens stay in possession and Bailey scores the first goal

Thunderbirds 1, Vixens 1  1st - 2:16May 28 3:20 AM

Round 9 is underway at Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne with the Vixens taking on the Thunderbirds. Vixens will be trying to solidify third place on the ladder and the Thunderbirds will be seeking their first win. Vixens centre pass to start the game

Thunderbirds 0, Vixens 1  1st - 0:48May 28 3:19 AM

ADELAIDE: 0
MELBOURNE: 0
1st Quarter - 0:01

May 28 3:18 AM