Malawi netball icon Mwawi Kumwenda is set to lead her Australia Suncorp Super Netball League side Melbourne Vixens as it takes on West Coast Fever in a minor semifinal on Sunday.
The two teams will be fighting for the right to meet the winner of tomorrow’s major semifinal between NSW Swifts and Adelaide Thunderbirds.
Vixens will play in the minor semifinal after finishing fourth on the table with 32 points from 14 matches.
They will be going into the match straight from a 57-60 loss to Giants Netball on Sunday.
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Kumwenda said she is looking forward to helping her team qualify for the grand final.
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“We have done our homework. There are areas that we have worked on after Sunday’s match and we are ready,” she said.
The former Kukoma Diamonds superstar may have finished the match on the losing side but Vixens’ website acknowledged her sterling performance throughout.
“Debutant Erin O’Brien looked to make life hard for MJ [Kumwenda] but the Vixens shooter wasn’t deterred, keeping her cool under the post and creating space with incredible footwork. Em began to find her feet with a handy intercept, while MJ stood tall at the other end of the court, shooting at 96 percent accuracy for the first half.
“MJ Kumwenda (42 goals) owned the space under the post, outmuscling Tilly McDonell while Kiera Austin (2 super shots, 90 percent accuracy) moved out front to open up space in the circle,” a report reads.
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Kumwenda is currently third on the offensive rebounds statistics table with 39 against 72 for leader Romelda Aiken-George of Swifts.
On the goals table, Kumwenda is fourth with 546 while leading scorer Jhaniele Fowler of Fever has 763.
Kumwenda is also appearing on the goal attempts table where she is fourth with 610. Fowler leads with 793.
