Pulse sign shooters for next campaign
Shooters Ameliaranne Ekenasio and Aliyah Dunn will join the Central Pulse for the 2018 national netball premiership.
New mum Ekenasio is welcomed back to the Pulse fold after missing the 2017 season after the birth of her first child, Ocean, while rising young talent Dunn has been lured north from Invercargill.
Ekenasio, 26, who has 12 Silver Ferns caps to her name, is looking to reignite her career while Dunn, 17, who is in the infancy of her career, is hoping to build on her latest achievement as a member of this year’s World Youth Cup-winning New Zealand under-21 team.
A member of the Netball South Beko Netball League team this year and making her debut for the Southern Steel, Dunn is a product of Verdon College, in Invercargill, which has proved a bountiful netball nursery over the years, with Southern Steel captain Wendy Frew one of the more notable former students.
‘‘I am excited about my move to Wellington,’’ Dunn said.
‘‘I am a little nervous, but this is a great opportunity to spread my wings and challenge myself in a new environment.’’
Dunn, who is also hoping to do some study in Wellington, will reunite with fellow NZ under-21 players Metuarau and Mila Reuelu-buchanan, the trio this time lining up together in Pulse colours.
The Pulse have now confirmed eight of their roster for 2018 with the duo joining Sulu Fitzpatrick, Mila Reuelu-buchanan, Katrina Grant, Tiana Metuarau, Whitney Souness and Karin Burger.