Steph Wood shows steely nerves in the dying seconds to land the killer blow in Sunshine Coast Lightning's defeat of the Giants, while the Thunderbirds make a winning return to Adelaide.
A fourth consecutive Super Netball final series beckons for Sunshine Coast Lightning after clutch shooting from Steph Wood clinched a thrilling 67-65 victory over the Giants.The loss may prove costly for the sixth-placed Giants' finals hopesWood kept her cool in the dying seconds to nail a match-winning super shot at USC Stadium on the Sunshine Coast to secure the Lightning's seventh win of the season and hurt the Giants' top-four ambitions in the process.
Coming off a 20-goal loss to the Vixens, victory was crucial for the Giants' semi-final hopes after falling two wins behind the fourth-placed West Coast Fever. But the big-match experience of championship winners Wood and Karla Pretorius did enough to guide the Lightning home. The attack pairing of South African Lenize Potgieter and local product Georgie Horjus continued to develop with the duo taking charge in the fourth quarter.
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