Welsh club Celtic Dragons remain intent on a big finish to the Vitality Netball Superleague season.
Australian head coach Julie Hoornweg and her team have eight Superleague fixtures left and still have to play bottom club UWS Sirens home and away.
Dragons also travel to Team Northumbria, who are level on points having played two games more than the Celtic club, and Severn Stars, the Worcester based team who have a three point advantage and have played an extra fixture.
Hoorweg’s team will take heart from their run-in and start with this afternoon’s match against benecosMavericks in Hertfordshire.
The next home game for Dragons at their Sport Wales National Centre home in Cardiff is against Manchester Thunder next Friday, May 25 (7pm), while they head to Scotland for their away clash with Sirens on Bank Holiday Monday (May 28).
Reigning Champions Wasps, who have a 100 per cent record after 11 games, still have to visit South Wales. That match is on Saturday, June 9.
Dragons also have a home clash with Sirens in Cardiff on Saturday, June 16.
Shooter Georgia Rowe impressed during Dragons’ last outing, a 66-38 defeat against Loughborough Lightning, and they were good spells for the Welsh team, but they haven’t found the consistency to earn the wings they hoped for.
Hoornweg and her fellow coaches are working flat out to ensure their team finish on a high and they aim to show progress through their performance against Mavericks today.
Vitality Superleague fixtures on Saturday, May 19:
Saturday: benecosMavericks v Celtic Dragons (3pm), Manchester Thunder v Severn Stars (5pm).
Monday: Team Bath v Team Northumbria (7pm – live on Sky Sports)
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Sky live coverage of the Superleague continues on Monday when Team Bath host Team Northumbria, coverage from 6.45pm.
Celtic Dragons have a rearranged match against Manchester Thunder on Monday, 11 June and will be played at Wright Robinson College.
Celtic Dragons fixtures and results
February
Monday 12: Celtic Dragons 49, benecosMavericks 61
Saturday 17: Celtic Dragons 35, Team Bath 54
Saturday 24: Loughborough Lightning 69, Celtic Dragons 45
Monday 26: Celtic Dragons 55, Surrey Storm 50
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March
Saturday 3: Manchester Thunder v Celtic Dragons (postponed, rearranged for June 11, 7pm)
Saturday 10: Celtic Dragons 49, Severn Stars 40
Sunday 18: Wasps Netball 74, Celtic Dragons 32
April
Saturday 28: Celtic Dragons 51 Team Northumbria 56
May
Friday 4: Team Bath 66, Celtic Dragons 39
Monday 7: Surrey Storm 70, Celtic Dragons 42
Monday 14: Celtic Dragons 38, Loughborough Lightning 66
Saturday 19: benecosMavericks v Celtic Dragons, 3pm
Friday 25: Celtic Dragons v Manchester Thunder, 7pm
Monday 28: UWS Sirens v Celtic Dragons, 7pm
June
Saturday 2: Team Northumbria v Celtic Dragons, 6pm
Saturday 9: Celtic Dragons v Wasps Netball, 4pm
Monday 11: Manchester Thunder v Celtic Dragons, (Wright Robinson College, 7pm)
Saturday 16: Celtic Dragons v UWS Sirens, 4pm
Monday 25: Severn Stars v Celtic Dragons, 7:30pm
Vitality Netball Superleague
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | Wasps Netball | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Team Bath | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Manchester Thunder | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | benecosMavericks | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | Surrey Storm | 12 | 9 |
| 7 | Severn Stars | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | Team Northumbria | 12 | 6 |
| 9 | Celtic Dragons | 10 | 6 |
| 10 | UWS Sirens | 11 | 3 |
Friday night results: UWS Sirens 45, Loughborough Lightning 62; Surrey Storm 36, Wasps 63.