Abau bag netball championship

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Port Moresby Netball Association’s Boio Roberts with her award after she was named the tournament’s best A-Grade defender.
Lae’s Koleen Au (GD) and Lesie Kalinao (GK) defending against Rigo at the Newcrest National Netball Championships in Goroka last week.

ABAU Netball Association are the champions of Papua New Guinea after defeating Port Moresby Netball Association 38-27 in the A-Grade final of the Newcrest National Netball Championships in Goroka on Friday.
Abau and Port Moresby finished on top of Pool A in the senior division with the two sides defeating Pool-B finalists Kairuku-Hiri and Lae respectively in the preliminary finals for a spot in the final.
The final saw Abau take on a young Port Moresby side who were quick to take a 10-7 lead in the first quarter.
Goal-shooter Goloa Ovou gave Abau the upper hand to overcome Port Moresby’s lead in the second quarter of the match with Abau leading 19-14.
The scores opened wide for Abau in the third quarter with Port Moresby finding limited opportunities, resulting in a 35-19 scoreline at the break.
Port Moresby came back hard in the final quarter for a chance at the title but they were unable to chase down a big margin with the match ending in favour of Abau.
Meanwhile, Rigo proved too strong for West New Britain with a 35-17 win in the B-Grade final.
In the Masters division, Abau came out on top with a 21-12 win over Motu-Koita West.

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