Mary Nuba stars as Loughborough Lighting ends Manchester Thunder’s unbeaten run

Manchester Thunder suffered their first loss in six games after falling to Loughborough Lighting in a 64-52 loss in the Netball Super League. In a game played at Belle Vue, Mary Nuba Cholhok netted 52 goals from the 64 that was scored against Manchester Thunder. Cholhok’s thrilling performance extends her scoring tally to 285 goals […] The post Mary Nuba stars as Loughborough Lighting ends Manchester Thunder’s unbeaten run appeared first on Kawowo Sports.

Mary Nuba stars as Loughborough Lighting ends Manchester Thunder’s unbeaten run

Manchester Thunder suffered their first loss in six games after falling to Loughborough Lighting in a 64-52 loss in the Netball Super League.

In a game played at Belle Vue, Mary Nuba Cholhok netted 52 goals from the 64 that was scored against Manchester Thunder.

Cholhok’s thrilling performance extends her scoring tally to 285 goals in the six games played thus far.

Coming into this duel, Thunder had picked five wins in five games but the defending champions Lighting ended their unbeaten run.

Thunder opened a one-goal lead at the end of the first quarter (15-14) before Lighting bounced back with a 17-goal advantage at the break.

Going into the final quarter, Lighting further extended their lead as Thunder briefly threatened to fight back though it was late to execute the comeback.

The victory means that both sides levelled on 15 points though Thunder is still locked on top of the log thanks to a superior goal difference.

Elsewhere, Peace Proscovia netted 24 goals in the game where Surrey Storms secured a 60-44 victory over Team Bath.

In the same duel, Hanisha Muhameed also staged a stunning show as a goalkeeper, a position she has really owned since joining the club.

Surrey Storms are placed in the seventh position on a 10-team log with nine points in six games played.

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