2015 Constellation Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Australia New Zealand |
Dates | 20–30 October 2015 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Australia (5th title) |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Top scorer(s) | Caitlin Bassett 139/149 (93%) |
The 2015 Constellation Cup was the 6th Constellation Cup series played between Australia and New Zealand. The series, also known as the New World Netball Series, featured four netball test matches, played in October 2015. The Australia team was coached by Lisa Alexander and captained by Laura Geitz. New Zealand were coached by Waimarama Taumaunu and captained by Casey Kopua. Australia won the first two tests and led 2–0 going into the third test. However, New Zealand won the third and fourth tests to level the series at 2–2. Australia were declared the winners because, having scored 202 goals compared to New Zealand's 200, they had a better aggregate score over the series.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Squads
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- Debuts
- Gabi Simpson made her senior debut for Australia in the first test on 20 October 2015.[8][9][10]
- Gretel Tippett made her senior debut for Australia in the second test on 22 October 2015.[11][12][13]
- On 25 October 2015, Ashleigh Brazill and Jo Weston both made their senior debuts for Australia in the third test.[14][15][16][17][18]
- Milestones
- On 22 October 2015, during the second test, for the first time in the history of the Australia national netball team, five Queensland Firebirds players were on the court at the same time. The five were Laura Geitz, Clare McMeniman, Gretel Tippett, Kim Ravaillion and Gabi Simpson.[13]
- On 30 October 2015, during the fourth test, Caitlin Bassett scored her 1500th international goal in the opening quarter.[19]
New Zealand
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- Milestones
- On 25 October 2015, Casey Kopua made her 100th test appearance during the third test.[15][21]
Matches
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[edit]First test
[edit]20 October 2015 | Stats |
New Zealand | 44–50 | Australia | Horncastle Arena | |
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 22–26, 34–40, 44–50 | ||||||
Bailey Mes 24/28 (86%) Jodi Brown 20/25 (80%) |
Caitlin Bassett 38/44 (86%) Natalie Medhurst 12/14 (86%) |
Second test
[edit]22 October 2015 | Stats |
New Zealand | 48–58 | Australia | Vector Arena | |
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 27–27, 40–43, 48–58 | ||||||
Bailey Mes 30/32 (94%) Jodi Brown 16/22 (73%) Ameliaranne Wells 2/2 (100%) |
Caitlin Bassett 39/41 (95%) Natalie Medhurst 19/20 (95%) |
Third test
[edit]25 October 2015 | Stats |
Australia | 47–50 | New Zealand | Hisense Arena | |
Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 28–21, 36–36, 47–50 | ||||||
Caitlin Bassett 24/24 (100%) Natalie Medhurst 10/14 (71%) Erin Bell 8/9 (89%) Caitlin Thwaites 5/6 (83%) |
Bailey Mes 29/39 (74%) Jodi Brown 17/23 (74%) Malia Paseka 4/6 (67%) |
Fourth test
[edit]30 October 2015 | Stats |
Australia | 47–58 | New Zealand | Perth Arena Attendance: 12,365 | |
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 27–27, 36–45, 47–58 | ||||||
Caitlin Bassett 38/40 (95%) Natalie Medhurst 7/11 (64%) Erin Bell 2/3 (67%) |
Bailey Mes 24/32 (75%) Jodi Brown 34/41 (83%) |
References
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