Vixens stay unbeaten

THE Melbourne Vixens remain unbeaten after three rounds of the Super Netball season, notching a 16-goal away win over the Adelaide Thunderbirds.

The Thunderbirds’ 58-42 home-court defeat was made all the more painful with possible injuries to English international midcourters Beth Cobden and Chelsea Pitman.

Precision shooting early yesterday afternoon from Thunderbirds Maria Folau (18-22) and Sasha Glasgow (24-30) kept their side within two points at quarter-time, but the hosts lost impetus in the second term when Cobden limped off with a leg injury.

Cobden, returning recently from a knee reconstruction, was unable to return.

Sydney-born Pitman, who injured her calf during the preseason, also exited before halftime.