Netball Superleague team Loughborough LightningFull name| Loughborough Students Netball Club | Nickname(s)| Lightning Based in| Loughborough University Regions| East Midlands Home venue| Sir David Wallace Sports Centre Loughborough University Head coach| Sara Bayman Captain| Natalie Panagarry League| Netball Superleague Website| www.lboro.ac.uk Uniform 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] ## Contents * 1 History * 2 Senior finals * 2.1 Netball Superleague Grand Finals * 2.2 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship * 3 Home venue * 4 Notable players * 4.1 2023 squad * 4.2 Internationals * 5 Head coaches * 6 Honours * 7 References * 8 External links ## History[edit] 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[edit] ### Netball Superleague Grand Finals[edit] 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 Mavericks | 43–39 | Loughborough Lightning | K2 Leisure Centre 2017[7][8] | Wasps Netball | 55–51 | Loughborough Lightning | Barclaycard Arena 2018[9][10] | Wasps Netball | 55–51 | Loughborough Lightning | Copper Box Arena 2021[11] | Loughborough Lightning | 49–32 | Team Bath | Copper Box Arena 2022 | Manchester Thunder | 60–53 | Loughborough Lightning | Copper Box Arena ### Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship[edit] In 2017 Loughborough Lightning won the inaugural British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.[12] Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue | | | | 2017 [12] | Loughborough Lightning | 35–33 | Team Bath | The O2 Arena 2019 [13][14] | Loughborough Lightning | 61–35 | Wasps Netball | Copper Box Arena ## Home venue[edit] Loughborough Lightning play their home games at the Sir David Wallace Sports Centre at Loughborough University.[15][16] ## Notable players[edit] ### 2023 squad[edit] 2023 Loughborough Lightning roster Players | Coaching staff | Nat. | Name | Position(s) | DoB | Height | | | | | Beth Cobden | WD, C | 3 February 1993 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Mary Cholhok | GS | 3 January 1997 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | Alice Harvey | GK, GD | 3 April 2001 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Hannah Joseph | WA, C | 8 February 1994 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Rhea Dixon | GA, GS, WA | 5 November 1997 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Suzie Liveseidge | GA, WA | 1 June 2001 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Natalie Panagarry (c) | C, WD | 27 December 1990 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Hannah Williams | C, WA | 26 February 2000 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Francesca Williams | GD, WD | 23 December 1997 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | Zanele Vimbela | GD, GK | 28 April 1989 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | Emma Thacker | GA, GS | 22 August 2003 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Jasmin Odeogberin | WD, GD | 20 March 2001 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Head coach * Sara Bayman * * * Notes * (c) - Captain * (cc) - Co-captain * (vc) - Vice-captain * - Injury / maternity leave * (TRP) - Temporary Replacement Player Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 08 October 2022 ### Internationals[edit] England * Ama Agbeze * Alex Astle (Wood-Davis * Karen Atkinson * Sophia Candappa * Ella Clark * Jade Clarke * Beth Cobden * Sasha Corbin * Chloe Essam * Jodie Gibson * Layla Guscoth * Joanne Harten * Hannah Joseph * Olivia Murphy * Natalie Panagarry | | Northern Ireland * Niamh Cooper * Michelle Drayne * Michelle Magee * Oonagh McCulloch Jamaica * Shamera Sterling * Vanessa Walker Scotland * Ella Gibbons South Africa * Maryka Holtzhausen * Phumza Maweni * Renske Stoltz Uganda * Mary Cholhok Nuba * Peace Proscovia Wales * Rebecca James Zimbabwe * Adelaide Muskwe Source:[2][17][18] ## Head coaches[edit] Coach | Years | Margaret Foster[19][20] | 2013–2014 Karen Atkinson[20][21][22][23] | 2014–2017 Anna Carter [24] | 2017–2018 Sara Bayman[25][26] | 2018– ## Honours[edit] * Netball Superleague * Runners up: 2007–08, 2017, 2018, 2022: 4 * Winners: 2021: 1 * British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship * Winners: 2017, 2019: 2 ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b "About Us". www.lboro.ac.uk. 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Retrieved 8 February 2020. 24. ^ "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. 25. ^ "Loughborough Lightning appoint Bayman as new Director of Netball". www.lboro.ac.uk. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020. 26. ^ "Lightning Netball confirm coaching line-up for 2019". www.lboro.ac.uk. 9 November 2018. 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