2011 Northern Mystics season

Northern Mystics
2011 season
Head coachDebbie Fuller
Asst. coachJenny-May Coffin
ManagerChris Tennant
CaptainTemepara George
Main venueTrusts Stadium
Season results
Wins–losses11–5
Regular season4th
Finals placing2nd
Team colours

The 2011 Northern Mystics season saw Northern Mystics compete in the 2011 ANZ Championship. With a team coached by Debbie Fuller and captained by Temepara George, Mystics finished the regular season fourth behind Queensland Firebirds, Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and New South Wales Swifts.[1][2][3][4] During the regular season, Mystics claimed their first win in Australia, with a 56–54 win over West Coast Fever in Round 9.[1][5][6] Mystics defeated Swifts in the minor semi-final[7] and Magic in the preliminary final[8][9] before losing to Firebirds in the grand final.[4][10][11] Mystics finished the season second overall.[12]

Players

Player movements

Gains Losses

Roster

2011 Northern Mystics roster
Players Coaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Kayla Cullen GD, WD, C (1992-02-13)13 February 1992 (aged 19) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Megan Dehn GA, WA, GS (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 36) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Temepara George (c) C, WA (1975-10-23)23 October 1975 (aged 35) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Joline Henry WD, GD, GK, C (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 28) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Cathrine Latu GS, GA (1986-10-25)25 October 1986 (aged 24) 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Kayla McAlister WA, C, WD (1988-08-06)6 August 1988 (aged 22) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Bailey Mes GS, GA (1989-05-27)27 May 1989 (aged 21) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Jessica Moulds GK, GD (1989-11-08)8 November 1989 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Grace Rasmussen  GA, WA (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 22) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Rachel Rasmussen GK, GD (1984-06-05)5 June 1984 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Anna Scarlett GK, GD, WD (1983-04-15)15 April 1983 (aged 27) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Maria Tutaia GA, GS (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 24) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Portia Woodman (TRP) (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 19) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach

Manager: Chris Tennant


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Source:[1][19][20]

Milestones

Source:[1]

Pre-season

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic and Northern Mystics played a five-quarter match during pre-season.[21]

6 February Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 62–54 Northern Mystics Te Awamutu  

Regular season

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Mon 14 February Northern Mystics 51 – 34 Southern Steel Trusts Stadium  
19:40 (UTC+11) Cathrine Latu  30/35 (86%)
Maria Tutaia  21/29 (72%)
Report
Stats
Tania Dalton  6/6 (100%)
Paula Griffin  16/21 (76%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  12/20 (60%)
Round 2
Sat 19 February Central Pulse 44 – 54 Northern Mystics Te Rauparaha Arena  
16:20 UTC+13 Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  3/5 (60%)
Amber Bellringer  14/20 (70%)
Caitlin Thwaites  27/35 (77%)
Report
Stats
Cathrine Latu  36/36 (100%)
Bailey Mes  0/2 (0%)
Maria Tutaia  18/23 (78%)
Round 3
Thu 24 February Northern Mystics 39 – 45 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Trusts Stadium  
19:40 (UTC+13) Cathrine Latu  22/27 (81%)
Maria Tutaia  17/27 (63%)
Report
Stats
Jamilah Gupwell  9/13 (69%)
Julianna Naoupu  7/12 (58%)
Irene van Dyk  29/33 (88%)
Sun 27 February Canterbury Tactix v Northern Mystics (Note 1)  
19:30 (UTC+12)
Round 4
Sun 6 March Northern Mystics 56 – 54 Melbourne Vixens Trusts Stadium  
18:20 (UTC+13) Megan Dehn  5/6 (83%)
Cathrine Latu  40/42 (95%)
Maria Tutaia  11/16 (69%)
Report
Stats
Kate Beveridge  29/37 (78%)
Sharelle McMahon  25/30 (83%)
Round 5
Sun 13 March Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 46 – 47 Northern Mystics Mystery Creek Events Centre  
18:20 (UTC+13) Julianna Naoupu  20/31 (65%)
Irene van Dyk  26/31 (84%)
Report
Stats
Megan Dehn  3/5 (60%)
Cathrine Latu  23/26 (88%)
Maria Tutaia  21/23 (91%)
Round 6
Mon 21 March Adelaide Thunderbirds 57 – 55 Northern Mystics ETSA Park  
19:10 (UTC+10:30) Erin Bell  21/24 (88%)
Carla Borrego  36/41 (88%)
Report
Stats
Cathrine Latu  29/31 (94%)
Maria Tutaia  26/31 (84%)
Round 7
Sat 26 March Northern Mystics 52 – 61 Queensland Firebirds Trusts Stadium  
16:20 (UTC+13) Cathrine Latu  19/19 (100%)
Maria Tutaia  33/38 (87%)
Report
Stats
Romelda Aiken  38/43 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst  23/26 (88%)
Round 8
Sat 2 April Northern Mystics 61 – 48 Central Pulse Trusts Stadium  
16:20 (UTC+13) Megan Dehn  7/8 (88%)
Cathrine Latu  42/42 (100%)
Maria Tutaia  12/14 (86%)
Report
Stats
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  4/6 (67%)
Amber Bellringer  9/18 (50%)
Alanah Cassidy  1/1 (100%)
Caitlin Thwaites  34/42 (81%)
Round 9
Thu 7 April Canterbury Tactix 45 – 58 Northern Mystics (Note 1) Vector Arena  
19:30 (UTC+12) Ellen Halpenny  2/4 (50%)
Anna Thompson  11/17 (65%)
Donna Wilkins  32/35 (91%)
Report
Stats
Cathrine Latu  29/32 (91%)
Bailey Mes  6/8 (75%)
Maria Tutaia  23/30 (77%)
Mon 11 April West Coast Fever 54 – 56 Northern Mystics Challenge Stadium  
17:40 (UTC+8) Caitlin Bassett  41/44 (93%)
Leah Shoard  13/17 (76%)
Report
Stats
Cathrine Latu  30/35 (86%)
Maria Tutaia  26/35 (74%)
Round 10
Mon 18 April New South Wales Swifts 53 – 46 Northern Mystics Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre  
19:40 (UTC+10) Catherine Cox  37/48 (77%)
Susan Pratley  16/23 (70%)
Report
Stats
Megan Dehn  2/2 (100%)
Cathrine Latu  17/17 (100%)
Bailey Mes  1/4 (25%)
Maria Tutaia  26/29 (90%)
Round 11
Sun 24 April Northern Mystics 62 – 43 Canterbury Tactix Trusts Stadium  
18:20 (UTC+12) Cathrine Latu  45/48 (94%)
Maria Tutaia  17/23 (74%)
Report
Stats
Ellen Halpenny  2/3 (67%)
Anna Thompson  22/28 (79%)
Donna Wilkins  19/22 (86%)
Round 12
Sun 1 May Southern Steel 35 – 46 Northern Mystics Invercargill ILT Velodrome  
18:20 (UTC+12) Paula Griffin  22/30 (73%)
Te Paea Selby-Rickit  4/6 (67%)
Daneka Wipiiti  9/19 (47%)
Report
Stats
Cathrine Latu  26/26 (100%)
Maria Tutaia  20/32 (63%)
Notes
  • ^1 The Round 3 match between Canterbury Tactix and Northern Mystics was due to be played on 27 February. However it was postponed due to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The match was rescheduled for 7 April.[22][23][24][25]

Source:[26]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD G% Pts
1 Queensland Firebirds 13 13 0 758 587 171 129.13 26
2 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 13 10 3 647 578 69 111.94 20
3 New South Wales Swifts 13 9 4 677 606 71 111.72 18
4 13 9 4 684 619 65 110.5 18
5 Melbourne Vixens 13 8 5 664 610 54 108.85 16
6 Adelaide Thunderbirds 13 5 8 662 737 -75 89.82 10
7 Southern Steel 13 4 9 533 594 -61 89.73 8
8 Central Pulse 13 3 10 599 683 -84 87.7 6
9 West Coast Fever 13 3 10 646 754 -108 85.68 6
10 Canterbury Tactix 13 1 12 621 723 -102 85.89 2
Updated 8 March 2021

  Qualified for Major semi-final
  Qualified for Minor semi-final

  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Win (2 points)
  • L = Loss (0 points)
  • GF = Goals For
  • GA = Goals Against
  • GD = Goals Difference (= GFGA)
  • G% = Goal percentage (= 100 × GF/GA)

Pts = Points

Source:[2]


Finals

Minor semifinal

Sunday 8 May
14:20 (UTC+10)

Stats
New South Wales Swifts 44–49 Northern Mystics    Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre
Umpires:
Rachael Ayre (Australia)
Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire:
Jemma Carlton (Australia)
TEN
SKYSport
Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 9-13, 11–10, 13-11
Catherine Cox  28/36 (78%)
Amorette Wild  8/8 (100%)
Susan Pratley  8/10 (80%)
Cathrine Latu  25/28 (89%)
Maria Tutaia  24/29 (83%)

Source:[7]

Preliminary final

Sunday 15 May
18:20 (UTC+12)
Report
Stats
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 42–43 Northern Mystics    Mystery Creek Events Centre TEN
SKYSport
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 7-16, 12–10, 10-8
Irene van Dyk  27/28 (96%)
Julianna Naoupu  14/19 (74%)
Jamilah Gupwell  1/3 (33%)
Cathrine Latu  15/17 (88%)
Maria Tutaia  28/30 (93%)

Source:[8][9][27]


Grand final

Sunday 22 May
14:30 (UTC+10)
Report
Stats
Queensland Firebirds 57–44 Northern Mystics    Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Attendance: 3,541
Umpires:
Sharon Kelly (Australia)
Mandy Nottingham (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire:
Rachael Ayre (Australia)
TEN
SKYSport
Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 14–12, 18–8, 13-12
Romelda Aiken  35/40 (88%)
Natalie Medhurst  22/24 (92%)
Cathrine Latu  21/21 (100%)
Maria Tutaia  23/31 (74%)

Source:[4][10][11]

Statistics

Player GS GA G% A R CPR I D P T
Kayla Cullen 0 0 0 3 20 120 21 49 169 14
Megan Dehn 17 21 81.0 112 1 160 5 3 47 27
Temepara George 0 0 0 195 0 1 12 23 140 68
Joline Henry 0 0 0 4 17 55 9 25 75 17
Cathrine Latu 449 482 93.2 13 42 0 1 7 81 81
Kayla McAlister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bailey Mes 7 14 50.0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2
Jessica Moulds 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 14 16 2
Grace Rasmussen 0 0 0 87 1 130 4 3 42 31
Rachel Rasmussen 0 0 0 0 12 0 13 15 120 18
Anna Scarlett 0 0 0 1 34 62 33 91 245 19
Maria Tutaia 346 440 78.6 87 2 228 2 8 67 34
Portia Woodman 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 7 1
Statistics key
GS Goals scored A Assists I Intercepts
GA Goal attempts R Rebounds D Deflections
G% Goal percentage CPR Centre pass receives P Penalties
  = Competition leader T Turnovers conceded

Source:[1][20]

Award winners

ANZ Championship awards

Award Winner
ANZ Championship Best Young Player[1][22][28][29][30] Kayla Cullen

All Star Team

Position Player
WD Kayla Cullen
GD Anna Scarlett

Sources:[1][22][31][32]

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