2016 Team Bath netball season explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Preseason

Team Bath's Tri-TournamentTeam Bath hosted and won a Pre-season Tri-Tournament, winning against both Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm.^{[3] [4]}

Mike Greenwood TrophyTeam 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.^[5]

Regular season

Results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	W/L/D
30 January 2016	Surrey Storm	Genting Arena	47–44	W [6] [7]
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		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

Final table

Playoffs

3rd-place play-off

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
Endeavour Award

See also

• 2016 Surrey Storm season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Table. www.netballsl.com. 11 February 2020.
2. Web site: Looking back at 2016 – Vitality Netball Superleague!. www.englandnetball.co.uk. 11 February 2020. 28 December 2016.
3. Web site: Champions prepare in Team Bath Tri-Tournament. www.surreystormnetball.co.uk. 31 May 2020. 16 November 2015.
4. Web site: Plenty of positives as Team Bath Netball beat Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm in tri-tournament. www.teambath.com. 31 May 2020. 14 November 2015.
5. Web site: Mike Greenwood Trophy win caps positive pre-season campaign for Team Bath Netball. www.teambath.com. 12 February 2020. 30 November 2015.
6. Web site: Team Bath Netball produce remarkable Superleague comeback to stun Surrey Storm. www.teambath.com. 10 February 2020. 30 January 2016.
7. Web site: Netball Superleague 2016: Team Bath shock Surrey Storm in season opener. www.bbc.co.uk. 10 February 2020. 30 January 2016.