Wellington's Abby Cartmell opened the scoring with a goal from centre forward. Canberra's M. Taylor responded with two clean goals, bringing the score to 1-2 heading into the break.
Canberra came out firing, with #7 G. Smith netting one and Taylor netting another, 1-4. Wellington did not back down, Jaymee Graham got a beautiful lob over goalie A. Johnston, and Abby Cartmell contributed another goal. 3-4 at half time.
Wellington executed a brilliant 6 on 5 attack, Graham scored another. 4-5. G. Smith scored her second goal, pushing her team's lead out to two. Wellington's Kate Enoka wasn't prepared to head into the last quarter two goals down, and ripped a beauty - bringing them back into the race for the gold. 5-6 with a quarter to play.
Up, down, up, down, up, down. Canberra's amazing defence pressured Wellington to shoot from distance - many of them rebounding off the bar.
Three time outs are all that the fourth quarter offered, final score 5-6 to Canberra Academy.
CANBERRA PREVAIL: Canberra Academy take the gold
"Defence, defence, defence." said Canberra coach Drago Bakic.
He threw off his shoes and dived into the pool with his team - Canberra Academy's first Panasonic Pan Pacific title.
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