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PURLEY fell at the
final hurdle of the Netball UK Challenge Plate
competition when they lost out to Imagines8 at the
University of Bath's Sports Village last weekend.
Purley's towering Barbara
Taylor caused problems for the Warrington based side
from the start, latching onto numerous looped passes
close to the post for easy scoring opportunities.
Meanwhile, captain Alison
Neall and Helen Carmichael made things difficult for the
opposition shooters with some determined defending.
However, the northern side soon put the pressure onto
the feed into the Purley circle, forcing errors, and
increased their court defence to good effect.
But Purley kept in touch
despite being unable to regain possession at crucial
moments.
It ended a superb cup run
for Purley. Having lost a hard-fought game against Alfa
Netball Club 62-49 in the first round of the Challenge
Cup itself, the Surrey side battled through four rounds
to earn their place at Bath.
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