30 Apr 2016

Steel break Fever by 7

5:58 pm on 30 April 2016

The Southern Steel have beaten the West Coast fever 69-62 in their trans-Tasman netball match in Invercargill.

Southern Steel and Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Reid.

Southern Steel and Jamaican shooter Jhaniele Fowler-Reid. Photo: Dianne Manson

The Steel's Jamaican goal shoot, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, top scored with 59 goals from 65 attempts to keep her team on top of the New Zealand conference.

The Steel took a one point advantage into the second quarter before leading 37-27 at half time.

The teams drew the third quarter 17-all before the Fever fought back to outscore the Steel 18-15 in the final period, although it wasn't enough to avoid defeat.