Senior Women’s team is one step closer to their first grand final win
By Kirra Livingstone
THE Glasshouse Cricket Tier 2 Women’s team have made it into their first grand final in the club’s history and are feeling quietly confident they can snag the win.
Team captain, Liz McPherson, said the team were ecstatic to find out they had officially secured a spot in the grand final.
“We actually cemented our spot when we played Noosa the game before our final regular round match,” she said.
“It was a huge game and even more important because we knew we would potentially be playing them in the grand final.
“It was like our grand final warm up and I have never seen the girls so excited to take a win; we didn’t just beat them, we played exceptionally well.”
She added their final game of the regular season against USC tested them on another level, even further preparing them for the grand final.
“We were on a high and rode that wave into our last game, and USC are a great team and pushed us more on the mental side of things which was good,” Liz said.
“That gave us a bit of practice in terms of more match awareness.
“But when we took that win we had a really nice moment with USC who celebrated their last game with us and were very congratulatory to us.”
Liz has been at the Glasshouse club for four years and her first year as captain, the potential of winning a grand final means the world to her.
“It’s so special and I say that for a couple of reasons, one is the club is so welcoming and supportive of women and really focus on developing young players,” she said.
“Secondly, I’d like to mention I’m so proud of our coach Davina, who is a really big advocate for Glasshouse and the Women’s team.
“To see her grow from being a player, to captain to taking the role of coach this year, she’s put in so much hard work.”
Glasshouse will play Noosa-Tewantin at either Caloundra or Caboolture on March 9. The Tier 1 and 2 Women’s grand finals will be played on the same day and location.
kirra@gcnews.com.au