# 2016 Team Bath netball season

The 2016 Team Bath netball season saw Team Bath finish third overall in the 2016 Netball Superleague. In the third-place play-off they defeated Hertfordshire Mavericks 49–48 to finish the season as bronze medallists. During the regular season they finished fourth, level on points with Surrey Storm and Hertfordshire Mavericks in second and third place respectively. Manchester Thunder topped the table. Team Bath lost 53–46 at Manchester Thunder in the play-off semi-finals.

## Squad

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## Preseason
### Team Bath's Tri-Tournament

Team Bath hosted and won a Pre-season Tri-Tournament, winning against both Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm.
| 14 November 2015 | Team Bath | 33–28 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | University of Bath |
| 14 November 2015 | Team Bath | 30–25 | Surrey Storm | University of Bath |
| University of Bath |||

### Mike Greenwood Trophy

Team Bath won the Mike Greenwood Trophy, defeating Manchester Thunder 19–14 in the final. In an earlier game against Manchester Thunder they lost 19–17. The tournament featured games with two ten-minute halves.
| 28 November 2015 | Team Bath | 13–8 | Team Northumbria |
| 28 November 2015 | Team Bath | 14–8 | Loughborough Lightning |
| 28 November 2015 | Team Bath | 14–7 | Celtic Dragons |
| 28 November 2015 | Team Bath | 19–12 | Yorkshire Jets |
| 28 November 2015 | Team Bath | 17–19 | Manchester Thunder |
| 28 November 2015 | Team Bath | 19–14 | Manchester Thunder |

## Regular season
### Results

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | W/L/D |
| 30 January 2016 | Surrey Storm | Genting Arena | 47–44 | W |
| 1 February 2016 | Yorkshire Jets | Headingley Arena | 38–58 | W |
| 12 February 2016 | Manchester Thunder | University of Bath | 37–62 | L |
| 19 February 2016 | Team Northumbria | University of Bath | 58–28 | W |
| 27 February 2016 | Celtic Dragons | Cwmbran Stadium | 45–65 | W |
| 29 February 2016 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | University of Bath | 42-56 | L |
| 4 March 2016 | Loughborough Lightning | University of Bath | 60–44 | W |
| 12 March 2016 | Surrey Storm | Surrey Sports Park | 54–42 | L |
| 18 March 2016 | Yorkshire Jets | University of Bath | 67–37 | W |
| 26 March 2016 | Manchester Thunder | Manchester Thunderdome | 69–51 | L |
| 28 March 2016 | Celtic Dragons | University of Bath | 60–42 | W |
| 9 April 2016 | Team Northumbria | Northumbria University | 41–51 | W |
| 16 April 2016 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Hertfordshire Sports Village | 54–55 | W |
| 23 April 2016 | Loughborough Lightning | Loughborough University | 55–75 | W |
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### Final table

2016 Netball Superleague ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester Thunder | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 848 | 673 | +175 | 39 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 2 | Surrey Storm | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 777 | 650 | +127 | 30 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 769 | 653 | +116 | 30 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Team Bath | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 768 | 669 | +99 | 30 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Loughborough Lightning | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 719 | 720 | −1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Team Northumbria | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 613 | 770 | −157 | 12 | |
| 7 | Celtic Dragons | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 667 | 800 | −133 | 6 | |
| 8 | Yorkshire Jets | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 549 | 775 | −226 | 3 | |

## Playoffs
### Semi-final

| 30 April 2016 16:00 | Manchester Thunder | 53–46 | Team Bath | Manchester Thunderdome |
| Manchester Thunderdome |||
| 30 April 2016 16:00 | Helen Housby Eleanor Cardwell | | Lenize Potgieter Chelsea Lewis | Manchester Thunderdome |

### 3rd-place play-off

| 7 May 2016 14:30 | Team Bath | 49–48 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Copper Box Arena |
| Copper Box Arena |||

## Team Bath end-of-season awards

| Award | Winners |
| Players' Player of the Year | Mia Ritchie |
| Coaches' Player of the Year | Mia Ritchie |
| Supporters' Player of the Year | Karla Mostert |
| Endeavour Award | Chelsea Lewis |
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