Last season’s wooden spooners loom as the biggest improvers after starting their 2023 campaign with a shock 65-50 trouncing
Tall Jamaican defender Kadie-Ann Dehaney was sensational on the last line for the Lightning, partnering expertly with legendary South African defender Karla Pretorius, who was terrific in her first appearance in the competition since 2021.
“I didn’t know this was Lightning’s first [round one] home game for over seven years so we definitely wanted to put on a performance for the home crowd,” Dehaney said. Dehaney and Pretorius’s defensive brilliance, coupled with some slick midfield movement, allowed Diamond Cara Koenen to prosper in the shooting circle.The Giants were without injured skipper Jo Harten, incredibly missing her first ever game for the club.
The visitors, marshalled by Price, briefly stole the lead on an 8-1 run late in the first term as Matisse Letherbarrow temporarily broke free of Dehaney, before the Lightning regained control.
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