Diamonds deliver gold for Lisa

AUSTRALIAN netball coach Lisa Alexander, former Leongatha resident and secondary college teacher, is celebrating the Diamonds Commonwealth Games gold medal win destroying the New Zealand Silver Ferns 58 to 40 yesterday.
For Alexander the gold winning match against traditional rivals New Zealand was a triumph having scaled the heights to beat the reigning Dehli Commonwealth Games gold medal team.
Well known in the local area Lisa, a former Victorian state representative player and a member of the Australian senior wider squad, devoted many years to coaching netball in the local area.
On 11 August 2011, Lisa Alexander was named as the head coach of the Australia national netball team and on 30 July 2000, she was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for services to netball as a player and in the area of coaching and player development.
With a Commonwealth gold her latest achievement and having beaten New Zealand in four straight matches in last year’s Constellation Cup Lisa has her sights set on the Test series with the Silver Ferns later this year and the 2015 World Championships in Sydney.
Deputy Premier and Member for Gippsland South Peter Ryan has congratulated Lisa Alexander on her team’s gold medal winning performance. “Lisa Alexander is an absolute stalwart of the game and has made a remarkable contribution to netball in this country.

Golden girl: Lisa Alexander, formerly of Leongatha addresses the Australian netball team that defeated its arch rival New Zealand to win Commonwealth gold. Photo courtesy The Herald Sun.

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