| Northern Mystics | |
|---|---|
| 2011 season | |
| Head coach | Debbie Fuller | 
| Asst. coach | Jenny-May Coffin | 
| Manager | Chris Tennant | 
| Captain | Temepara George | 
| Main venue | Trusts Stadium | 
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 11–5 | 
| Regular season | 4th | 
| Finals placing | 2nd | 
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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
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Roster
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Milestones
- Temepara George played her 50th ANZ Championship/Mystics match in Round 10 against New South Wales Swifts.
 - Cathrine Latu played her 50th ANZ Championship/Mystics match in Round 11 against Canterbury Tactix.
 
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  Maria Tutaia  | 
Report Stats  | 
Tania Dalton  Paula Griffin Te Paea Selby-Rickit  | 
- Round 2
 
| Sat 19 February | Central Pulse | 44 – 54 | Northern Mystics | Te Rauparaha Arena | |
| 16:20 UTC+13 | Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  Amber Bellringer Caitlin Thwaites  | 
Report Stats  | 
Cathrine Latu  Bailey Mes Maria Tutaia  | 
- Round 3
 
| Thu 24 February | Northern Mystics | 39 – 45 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | Trusts Stadium | |
| 19:40 (UTC+13) | Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | 
Report Stats  | 
Jamilah Gupwell  Julianna Naoupu Irene van Dyk  | 
| 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  Cathrine Latu Maria Tutaia  | 
Report Stats  | 
Kate Beveridge  Sharelle McMahon  | 
- Round 5
 
| Sun 13 March | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | 46 – 47 | Northern Mystics | Mystery Creek Events Centre | |
| 18:20 (UTC+13) | Julianna Naoupu  Irene van Dyk  | 
Report Stats  | 
Megan Dehn  Cathrine Latu Maria Tutaia  | 
- Round 6
 
| Mon 21 March | Adelaide Thunderbirds | 57 – 55 | Northern Mystics | ETSA Park | |
| 19:10 (UTC+10:30) | Erin Bell  Carla Borrego  | 
Report Stats  | 
Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | 
- Round 7
 
| Sat 26 March | Northern Mystics | 52 – 61 | Queensland Firebirds | Trusts Stadium | |
| 16:20 (UTC+13) | Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | 
Report Stats  | 
Romelda Aiken  Natalie Medhurst  | 
- Round 8
 
| Sat 2 April | Northern Mystics | 61 – 48 | Central Pulse | Trusts Stadium | |
| 16:20 (UTC+13) | Megan Dehn  Cathrine Latu Maria Tutaia  | 
Report Stats  | 
Te Amo Amaru-Tibble  Amber Bellringer Alanah Cassidy Caitlin Thwaites  | 
- Round 9
 
| Thu 7 April | Canterbury Tactix | 45 – 58 | Northern Mystics (Note 1) | Vector Arena | |
| 19:30 (UTC+12) | Ellen Halpenny  Anna Thompson Donna Wilkins  | 
Report Stats  | 
Cathrine Latu  Bailey Mes Maria Tutaia  | 
| Mon 11 April | West Coast Fever | 54 – 56 | Northern Mystics | Challenge Stadium | |
| 17:40 (UTC+8) | Caitlin Bassett  Leah Shoard  | 
Report Stats  | 
Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | 
- Round 10
 
| Mon 18 April | New South Wales Swifts | 53 – 46 | Northern Mystics | Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre | |
| 19:40 (UTC+10) | Catherine Cox  Susan Pratley  | 
Report Stats  | 
Megan Dehn  Cathrine Latu Bailey Mes Maria Tutaia  | 
- Round 11
 
| Sun 24 April | Northern Mystics | 62 – 43 | Canterbury Tactix | Trusts Stadium | |
| 18:20 (UTC+12) | Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | 
Report Stats  | 
Ellen Halpenny  Anna Thompson Donna Wilkins  | 
- Round 12
 
| Sun 1 May | Southern Steel | 35 – 46 | Northern Mystics | Invercargill ILT Velodrome | |
| 18:20 (UTC+12) | Paula Griffin  Te Paea Selby-Rickit Daneka Wipiiti  | 
Report Stats  | 
Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | 
- 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 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 758 | 587 | 171 | 129.13 | 26 | |
| 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 647 | 578 | 69 | 111.94 | 20 | |
| 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 677 | 606 | 71 | 111.72 | 18 | |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 684 | 619 | 65 | 110.5 | 18 | |
| 5 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 664 | 610 | 54 | 108.85 | 16 | |
| 6 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 662 | 737 | -75 | 89.82 | 10 | |
| 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 533 | 594 | -61 | 89.73 | 8 | |
| 8 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 599 | 683 | -84 | 87.7 | 6 | |
| 9 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 646 | 754 | -108 | 85.68 | 6 | |
| 10 | 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 (= GF−GA)
 - 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  Amorette Wild Susan Pratley  | 
Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | ||||||
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  Julianna Naoupu Jamilah Gupwell  | 
Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | ||||||
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  Natalie Medhurst  | 
Cathrine Latu  Maria Tutaia  | ||||||
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 | |||
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 | 
References
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