Loughborough Lightning (netball)

Loughborough Lightning is an English netball team based at Loughborough University. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were founder members of the league. They also enter under-19 and under-21 teams in the National Performance League. Using the name Loughborough Students, Loughborough University also enter teams in intervarsity leagues organised by British Universities and Colleges Sport. [1][2] Together with the women's cricket team and the women's rugby union team, the netball team is one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University that use the Loughborough Lightning name. [3]

Loughborough Lightning
Full nameLoughborough Students Netball Club
Nickname(s)Lightning
Based inLoughborough, Leicestershire
RegionsEast Midlands
Home venueSir David Wallace Sports Centre
Loughborough University
Head coachSara Bayman
CaptainNatalie Panagarry
LeagueNetball Superleague
Websitewww.lboro.ac.uk

Uniform

History

In 2005 Loughborough Lightning were named as the East Midlands franchise in the new Netball Superleague. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Leeds Carnegie, Galleria Mavericks, Northern Thunder, Team Bath and Team Northumbria, Lightning were founder members of the league. [1][4]

Senior finals

Netball Superleague Grand Finals

Loughborough Lightning made their Netball Superleague Grand Final debut in 2007–08. [5][6]

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2007–08 [5][6]Galleria Mavericks43–39Loughborough LightningK2 Leisure Centre
2017 [7][8]Wasps Netball55–51Loughborough LightningBarclaycard Arena
2018 [9][10]Wasps Netball55–51Loughborough LightningCopper Box Arena

Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

In 2017 Loughborough Lightning won the inaugural British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. [11]

Season Winners Score Runners Up Venue
2017 [11]Loughborough Lightning35–33Team BathThe O2 Arena
2019 [12][13]Loughborough Lightning61–35Wasps NetballCopper Box Arena

Home venue

Loughborough Lightning play their home games at the Sir David Wallace Sports Centre at Loughborough University. [14][15]

Notable players

2020 Squad
2020 Loughborough Lightning roster
PlayersCoaching staff
Nat. Name Position(s) DoB Height
Ella Clark GA, GS 8 February 1992 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Beth Gabriel GA, GS 10 May 2001 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Alice Harvey GK, GD –
Hannah Joseph WA, C 8 February 1994 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Suzie Liveseidge C, WA –
Samantha May GK, GD 16 September 1987 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Lauren Nicholls WD –
Jasmin Odeogberin GD, WD, GK 20 March 2001 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Natalie Panagarry (c) C, WA 27 December 1990 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Lucy Parize GA, WA 2 September 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Annabel Roddy WD, GD, GK 17 August 2000 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Head coach


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player
Player profiles: Team website Last updated: 8 February 2020

Internationals
 England
 Northern Ireland
 Jamaica
 Scotland
 South Africa
 Uganda
 Wales
  • Rebecca James
 Zimbabwe

Source:[2][16][17]

Head coaches
Coach Years
Margaret Foster [18][19]2013–2014
Karen Atkinson [19][20][21][22]2014–2017
Anna Carter [23]2017–2018
Sara Bayman [24][25]2018–

Honours

References
  1. "About Us". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. "Performance netball". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "Loughborough Lightning". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. Dr. Louise Mansfield & Dr. Lara Killick (1 January 2012). "The UK Netball Superleague: A Case Study of Franchising in Elite Women's Sport" (PDF). Brunel University, School of Sport and Education, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UK; and University of the Pacific, Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science, Stockton, CA.
  5. "Third time lucky for magnificent Mavericks". www.whtimes.co.uk. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. "Mavericks win Netball Superleague final". www.sportsister.com. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. "Netball Superleague: Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning in Grand Final". www.bbc.co.uk. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. "Wasps Netball beat Loughborough Lightning in Netball Superleague Grand Final". www.skysports.com. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. "Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning to claim back-to-back Netball Superleague titles". www.skysports.com. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. "Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough". www.bbc.co.uk. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. "Lightning crowned British Fast5 All-Stars Champions". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 26 September 2017.
  12. "Loughborough Lightning Netball are crowned 2019 Fast 5 All-Star Champions". www.lboro.ac.uk. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  13. "Jo Harten shoots Loughborough Lightning to British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship title". www.bbc.co.uk. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  14. "Loughborough Lightning". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  15. "Sports Halls". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  16. "Loughborough Netballers get set to compete on World Stage". www.lboro.ac.uk. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  17. "Nine Loughborough netballers selected for Commonwealth Games". www.lboro.ac.uk. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. "New Zealand coach appointed to begin new era for Loughborough Lightning". www.lboro.ac.uk. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  19. "Karen Atkinson named Loughborough Lightning coach". www.bbc.co.uk. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  20. "A Lightning return for new head coach Karen Atkinson". www.lboro.ac.uk. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  21. "Karen Atkinson: Loughborough Lightning head coach to step down". www.bbc.co.uk. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  22. "Atkinson to step down as Loughborough Lightning Netball Head Coach". www.lboro.ac.uk. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  23. "Carter to step down from Director of Netball position at the end of the season". www.lboro.ac.uk. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  24. "Loughborough Lightning appoint Bayman as new Director of Netball". www.lboro.ac.uk. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  25. "Lightning Netball confirm coaching line-up for 2019". www.lboro.ac.uk. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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