Saturday 21 February 2015 09:02, UK
Loughborough Lightning made it two wins in a row as they silenced Team Northumbria 57-48 at Sport Central in Newcastle.
Lightning followed their first win in 20 months against the Celtic Dragons last week with a convincing away win to climb above their opponents into fifth position.
Both teams traded goal for goal in a tight opening quarter, but it was the home side who took a slender 14-13 lead.
Peace Proscovia and Maryka Holtzhausen helped Lightning edge ahead as they kept up their remarkable 100 per cent shooting accuracy throughout the second quarter.
That was until Lisa Bowman stayed calm under pressure to level things up at 26-26 on the stroke of half-time to the delight of Northumbria head coach Lisa Stanley-Craig.
Proscovia was proving quite an obstacle in attack and scoring at will as she inspired Lightning to a 43-37 lead to dampen the enthusiastic crowd inside Sport Central.
'Opportunity'
Karen Atkinson's Lightning side stretched their advantage in the final quarter as their power and quicker court coverage to complete a handsome win.
I have to thank Loughborough for giving me this opportunity to expose my talent which was hidden away in Uganda.
Player of the match Proscovia stayed 100 per cent with 41 from 41 attempts in the circle and she told Sky Sports: "I'm just so excited. I love netball and the fact that I was given the opportunity to play here in England was so exciting.
"I have to thank Loughborough for giving me this opportunity to expose my talent which was hidden away in Uganda.
"Karen (Atkinson) is a very good coach. What I'm doing and what the rest of the players are doing is all down to the impetus of Karen."
Lightning head coach Atkinson admitted: "It don't think it was the prettiest game of netball, but it was really good to come out with a win."
Loughborough will next face Tamsin Greenway's Surrey Storm at home at the weekend as they look to secure a hat-trick of wins while Northumbria travel to Hertfordshire Maveriks.
You can watch next Monday's Superleague clash between Manchester Thunder and Celtic Dragons on Sky Sports 3, starting at 7.30pm.
