Day 4: Two Victories

Game 6:

Won 15 - 9 v Switzerland

A phenomenal start from us saw us race into a 6 - 0 lead against a shellshocked Swiss team. For the first time our D line were converting turns without fuss. The rest of the half was traded out to 9 - 3. The Swiss came out very hard at the start of the second half and our concentration seemed to have dropped. They gained a few breaks back and it wasn't until they got within 3 points, at 11 - 8, that we woke back up. Once we focused again we dominated the closing stages to finish off the game. This was an interesting game with the Swiss putting on a junk defence designed to shut down our handler movement. They got a few turns from it but their offence wasn't strong enough to punish us.

Game 7:

Won 15 -13 v Hungary

The Hungarians had some very good results already in the tournament and with a quarter final at stake we knew we were in for a dogfight. We came out of the blocks quickly again to build a big lead in the first half but we saw a 7 - 1 lead reduced to a nervy 9 - 6 lead at the half. Hungary were the first team to really shut down our quick handler movement on offence and their aggressive marks were forcing us into errors. Their offence went through 2-3 players but we couldn't shut them down. We fought the game out but it was the most unpleasant game so far. Still, quarter finals is a great achivement for us and we can't wait to take on GB tomorrow.

MVP of the Day: Fiona Mernagh