ENGLAND’s third-ranked netballers beat Jamaica 50-36 in the third and final game of the Supreme Ventures Sunshine Series in front of a jam-packed crowd at the National Indoor Sports Centre (NISC) yesterday to win the series 3-0.

The game was tight at the start, but as it was in the previous two encounters, the English girls soon rushed ahead to a 15-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Jamaicans battled hard in the second quarter, taking the fight to the British, but the visitors still held on to a 26-20 lead at the half-time break.

At the end of the third quarter the Jamaicans had taken the deficit down to four goals, 34-30.

The Jamaicans took the first blow in the final quarter, taking the lead to within three points, but after a few unforced errors, the English Roses had pushed themselves into an even better position.

The Jamaicans game suffered in the final minutes of the quarter as the English pulled away.

Sabrina Spence led with 27 goals from 36 attempts for Jamaica, while England goal attack Pamela Cookey had 23 from 25.

Coach Oberon Pitterson-Nattie told the Jamaica Observer that she was happy with some aspects of the fightback by the local team.

England won the first game 53-42 and the second 50-45.

Teams: Jamaica — Sabrina Spence (GS), Thristina Harwood (GA), Nadine Bryan (WA), Khadija Williams (C), Vangalee Williams (WD), Malysha Kelly (GD) Sasha Gay Lynch (GK).

England — Kadeen Corbin (GS), Pamela Cookey (GA), Sasha Corbin (WA), Serena Guthrie (C), Laura Malcolm (WD), Stacey Francis (GD) Lindsay Keeble (GK).