Wellington have proved that they are worthy of a gold medal in their 6-7 win over Corona Del Mar Polo Women.
CDM started strong, heading 2-0 up early on. Wellington's Abby Cartmell responded - netting two in the last 50 seconds of the quarter.
The Wellington girls adorned in their lion suits had awoken, Kate Enoka scoring a ripper from distance supported by Cartmell scoring another in a 6 on 5 attack - halftime score 3-4.
TIME OUT: Teams talk tactics
Enoka gave away a penalty early on, letting CDM's G. Morgan score her third past Wellington goalkeeper Selina Duggan. An exclusion from Morgan saw Wellington capitalise, bringing the scores to 4-5. CDM bounced back earning another 6 on 5 to see E. Britt do the honours of scoring, 5-5.
Another goal to Cartmell, another to CDM, then a further goal to Cartmell saw Wellington head 6-7 into the final quarter.
Wellington coach Emily Cox utilised her time-outs in the final quarter, making sure her girls were settled. 3 exclusions did not equate to goals, resulting in a scoreless quarter and a final score of 6-7.
"I'm pretty happy with their progress," said Cox, "they keep on improving so hopefully they can step it up another level."
ELATION: Wellington prevail over CDM Polo
CANBERRA head for gold vs. AUS Green
AUS Green came out flying in the second semi-final at West Wave this evening, proving had vision to progress to the final to have another go at Wellington after drawing 7-7 in pool play.
The Aussie girls took it to Canberra in the first quarter, with Danielle Morrisey, Lara Zimmerman, and B. Dickie converting to make the score 3-2.
The second quarter saw Canberra come back, scoring 3 to Australia's 2, making the score a draw at half-time. Canberra's strong #7 G. Smith scoring two for her side.
The third quarter saw Canberra take the lead, with C. Brennan netting two. 7-8 heading into the final quarter.
Canberra's tight defence in the last quarter led to opportunities in offence, letting M. Torre and G. Smith diminish AUS Green's finals hopes - final score 7-10 to Canberra.
Canberra will take on Wellington in the final at 4:45pm tomorrow (Wednesday) here at West Wave Aquatic Centre in Henderson.
AUS Green will take on CDM Polo in the bronze medal match at 3:15.
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