West Coast Fever have stormed their way into the Team Girls Cup final, going through the pre-season tournament in Adelaide undefeated.
Young goal shooter Olivia Wilkinson has continued her incredible tournament, starring in a second half comeback over Melbourne Vixens on Saturday.
Wilkinson scored 24 of Fever’s 27 goals after half-time as Fever turned a six-goal deficit at the main break to claim a thrilling 47-46.
The 21-year-old scored the match-winner on the buzzer, having already scored a vital super goal as they ran down the Vixens .
Youngster Sloan Burton also had an impact with three goals for the term, while recruit Mwai Kumwenda was dominant in the first half with 18 goals at 100 per cent accuracy including four super goals.
Midcourter Jordan Cransberg was also influential, playing all four quarters and finishing with 21 feeds and 11 goal assists.
It came after Fever had beaten a strong NSW Swifts outfit earlier in the day 39-34.
Fever’s defence was incredible in the first half, holding the Swifts to only 10 goals before they got back into the game with a 16-7 third term.
Wilkinson was again the star with 26 goals from three quarters, while Zoe Cransberg had 10 feeds and six goal assists in the midcourt.
English defender Fran Williams was stellar in defence with four gains and three deflections, while Shanice Beckford finished with 10 goals in a strong display at goal attack.
Fever will now await the winner of Group A to determine who they will play in the final on Sunday.
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