| Event | 2016 Netball Superleague season | ||||||
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| Surrey Storm's third consecutive grand final. Storm win second Superleague title. | |||||||
| Date | 7 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Copper Box Arena, London | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Pamela Cookey[1] | ||||||
The 2016 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Surrey Storm and Manchester Thunder. Having previously played each other in 2012 and 2014, this was the third grand final featuring both teams. Thunder had won both the previous encounters.[2] This was also Surrey Storm's third consecutive grand final, having lost to Thunder in 2014, they defeated Hertfordshire Mavericks in 2015.[3]
In the 2016 grand final Surrey Storm retained the Netball Superleague title after defeating Manchester Thunder by 55–53. Storm had comfortably led Thunder throughout the first three quarters. They headed into the third quarter with a 32–19 advantage. However in the final quarter Thunder staged a comeback. Thunder's Helen Housby reduced the deficit to just one goal with seconds remaining. However Rachel Dunn secured the title for Storm with the final goal of the game.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
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Route to the Final
Match summary
| 7 May 2016 | Surrey Storm | 55–53 | Manchester Thunder | Copper Box Arena[1][3][4][5] | Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 32–19, 43–36, 55–53 | |||||||
Pamela Cookey  28/31 (90%)Rachel Dunn 27/32 (84%)
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Helen Housby 38/39 (97%) Kathryn Turner 8/10 (80%)Eleanor Cardwell 7/10 (70%)
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Teams
| Head Coach: Kathryn Ratnapala
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Head Coach: Dan Ryan
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References
- ^ a b c "Surrey Storm beat Manchester Thunder to win Netball Superleague". www.skysports.com. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "History". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Netball Superleague 2016: Surrey Storm beat Manchester Thunder to retain title". www.bbc.co.uk. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Grand Final: Manchester Thunder 53 v 55 Surrey Storm". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Report: Storm retain Superleague Title". www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Storm retain VNSL title!". www.netballsl.com. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Surrey Storm seal second Vitality Superleague title in 12 months". www.getsurrey.co.uk. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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