Australia Tops, Jamaica Places Fifth in Netball World Youth Cup
Jamaica’s Under-21 squad has ended their journey at the Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar with a respectable fifth-place showing.
The young Sunshine Girls may have missed out on a medal, but they wrapped up their campaign in style by defeating Scotland 53-44 in their last contest.
Slim margins separated both teams in the early stages, with Jamaica edging ahead 14-13 in the first quarter and maintaining a 24-23 lead at the half.
By the close of the third period, the Jamaicans had widened the gap to 41-33 before holding firm to claim victory.
That result came after a 57-47 win over the Cook Islands in Friday’s classification fixture for positions five through eight.
With those back-to-back wins, the Caribbean side secured a top-five spot in the global competition.
Australia emerged as champions after overcoming defending title holders New Zealand 63-48 in the final.
England took third place, powering past South Africa 55-34 to clinch the bronze medal.
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