A third-quarter cameo from super-shot specialist Reilley Batcheldor helped the Sunshine Coast Lightning to a 69-62 win over the NSW Swifts on Saturday night.
Adelaide Thunderbirds defender Shamera Sterling proved the difference as her club denied Collingwood victory in their Super Netball clash in Adelaide on Sunday.
Collingwood relinquished their lead to a determined Sunshine Coast Lightning in extra-time at USC Stadium on Saturday to fall to a narrow 67-65 loss.
The Melbourne Vixens finished strongly after the Lightning took an early advantage,but just came up short in a Mother’s Day thriller at John Cain Arena.
Melbourne's defensive pressure to smother the Lightning's attack was exemplary,and it provided the platform for their own attack to receive free-flowing service and punish their opponents on the scoreboard.
The Melbourne Vixens got the jump over their finals rivals the Sunshine Coast Lightning on Sunday,winning a dress rehearsal for the major semi-final 58-54.
The Swifts secured a 61-54 win over the Lightning on Wednesday night to take them temporarily to the top of the ladder.
The Sunshine Coast came from behind to defeat the Giants in a thriller - but all the talk afterwards was about two controversial calls.
The Lightning turned up to play and didn't waste the opportunity,knocking the Swifts out of second place in a long-imagined of win.
The Magpies pushed the Lightning late in the contest but a handful of crucial turnovers blunted their momentum in a very entertaining clash.
Sarah Klau produced what NSW Swifts coach Briony Akle says was the best game of her career in Sunday's Super Netball grand final.