2017 Team Bath netball season explained

Year:	2017
Team:	Team Bath netball
Head Coach:	Anna Stembridge
Director Of Netball:	Jess Thirlby
Captain:	Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Main Venue:	Team Bath Arena Sports Training Village University of Bath
Wins:	11
Losses:	9
Placing:	4th
Finals:	4th
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The 2017 Team Bath netball season saw Team Bath finish fourth overall in the 2017 Netball Superleague. Team Bath won seven games in a row to finish fourth in the regular season. Their qualification for the play-offs was only secured on the last day. In the semifinal they were beaten by Loughborough Lightning. They went on to finish fourth overall after defeat to Manchester Thunder in the 3rd/4th place play-off.^{[1] [2]}

Preseason

Mike Greenwood TrophyTeam Bath reached the final of the Mike Greenwood Trophy but lost to Netball Superleague newcomers Wasps.^[3]

Tri-TournamentOn 7 January 2017 Team Bath hosted and won a three team tournament which also featured Loughborough Lightning and Wasps.^[4]

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result	Win/Loss
18 February 2017	Celtic Dragons	A	41–51	W
25 February 2017	Hertfordshire Mavericks	A	42–49	W
6 March 2017	Loughborough Lightning	H	41–47	L
11 March 2017	Severn Stars	A	39–48	W
20 March 2017	Surrey Storm	H	46–52	L
24 March 2017	Team Northumbria	H	47–38	W
31 March 2017	Scottish Sirens	A	51–45	L
7 April 2017	Manchester Thunder	H	41–48	L
14 April 2017	Hertfordshire Mavericks	H	45–46	L
17 April 2017	Loughborough Lightning	A	40–49	L
22 April 2017	Celtic Dragons	H	58–48	W
28 April 2017	Severn Stars	H	59–33	W ^[5]
1 May 2017	Surrey Storm	A	49–56	W
8 May 2017	Wasps	H	55–53	W ^[6]
15 May 2017	Team Northumbria	A	44–56	W
19 May 2017	Scottish Sirens	H	63–47	W
29 May 2017	Manchester Thunder	A	45–57	W
3 June 2017	Wasps	A	49–35	L

Final table

Playoffs

3rd/4th place play-off

Team Bath end-of-season awards

Award	Winners
Players' Player of the Year	Rachel Shaw
Coaches' Player of the Year
Fans' Player of the Year	Samantha Cook
Endeavour Award	Imogen Allison

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Bath Netball's Grand Final hopes dashed by Lightning strike in Birmingham. www.teambath.com. 12 February 2020. 10 June 2017.
2. Web site: Pride and positives as Team Bath Netball end Superleague season on a battling note. www.teambath.com. 28 November 2017. 11 June 2017.
3. Web site: Team Bath reach final of Mike Greenwood Trophy in promising start to netball pre-season campaign. www.teambath.com. 12 February 2020. 14 December 2016.
4. Web site: Plenty of home cheer as Team Bath Netball win entertaining tri-tournament. www.teambath.com. 12 February 2020. 7 January 2017.
5. Web site: Team Bath Netball produced biggest win of the 2017 Vitality Superleague season to date. www.totalguidetobath.com. 12 February 2020. 28 April 2017.
6. Web site: Sensational Superleague contest sees Team Bath Netball fend off Wasps to boost top-four hopes. www.teambath.com. 10 June 2020. 8 May 2017.