‘Neers claim maiden victory
They may have lost their coach but the Mountaineers women managed to rally around and snatch their first win of the QBL season.
The 64-44 victory against Gold Coast Rollers was a long time coming, and in their final home game of the season the ‘Neers were able to give their die-hard supporters, who have witnessed a tough 2017 campaign, something to finally cheer about.
But for the players, the reward meant so much more than points on the ladder just a day after head coach Rob Johnson resigned.
“It was a really great feeling to do it at our final home game,” captain Vanessa Weber said.
“To win by 20 points it was a fantastic result for all the girls and it was a really great performance.
“I think there was a few tears and some mixed emotions, I just don’t know how to explain the feeling.”
The win lifts the Mountaineers off the bottom of the ladder and they now have a genuine shot at avoiding the wooden spoon should they better the Rollers’ results for the remainder of the season.
Their milestone victory seemed to take a lot out of the ‘Neers, who finished up their double-header round with a loss against South-West Metro on Sunday.
Going down 74-31, Weber admitted that Saturday night’s triumph had taken a lot out of the girls.
“We came in feeling really positive from Saturday night,” she said.
“We started off strong but we were quite fatigued, the previous game definitely took a lot out of us.”
The women will now hope to finish the season with another win, taking on the Rollers again this coming weekend.