03/09/2026
Day 4 at UNISS saw the girls come up against two of their strongest opponents yet to finish Top 8 pool play.
After a slow second quarter against Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae, the girls were down 13–21 at halftime. They fought back to draw level at 27–27 early in the fourth, but fell just short of completing the comeback, going down 32–35.
In the afternoon, they went up against a sharp Waihi College team. The girls had good periods but struggled to stick with them, taking a 22–33 loss.
This places them fourth in the pool and means today they’ll play for positions 5–8. They play their semi-final against Katikati College at 9:30 AM on Court 17. This game will determine whether they play off for 5th/6th or 7th/8th at 1:30 PM, with the opponent and court for that game confirmed following the result of the morning game.
Both games will be streamed live on Facebook so make sure you hop on to get around the girls and catch all the action of the final day of tournament. If we are put on one of the courts livestreamed by UNISS for our final game, the link will be added to this post.
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