Army SC defeated the much-fancied Air Force SC and Navy SC to clinch the 2018 Defense Services Netball Championship.
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The tournament was played on League Basis at the Air Force Indoor Stadium in Bambalapitiya, where Army won the title after 19 years under Head Coach Hyacinth Wijesinghe. They last won it in 1999.
In their first game Army defeated a star-studded Air Force side, which had seven current Sri Lanka players, 46-40. The opening two quarter were close, where Army edged out Air Force 11-10 & 12-10.
However, the third quarter proved to be the game changer as Army took an 8-point lead with a 12-7 win (35-27). Though Air Force won the 4th quarter 11-13 they fell six points short (46-40).
Navy SC then defeated Air Force 57-49 to set-up a title decider against Army.
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In the title decider, Army prevailed against Navy SC in a high scoring thriller. The final score was 70-68. Army took a 5-point lead at the end of the first quarter (19-14). Navy hit back in the 2nd quarter 14-17 to reduce the lead to 2-points at 33-31.
Army restored their five-point lead winning the 3rd quarter 19-16. Even though Navy won the 4th quarter 18-20 it was not enough as Army won the championship 70-68.
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Awards
Netball Queen – Thishala Algama (Army SC)
Best Center Court Player – Sachini Rodrigo (Army SC)
Best Defender – Nauchalee Rajapaksha (Army SC)
Best Shooter – Hasitha Mendis (Navy SC)
