National goal-shoot, Joelisa Cooper led Police to 21-20 extra-time win over her former employers, Fire Service in the Courts Open Division knockout final of the Courts All Sectors Netball League at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua, on Saturday.
In the final, Cooper who was outstanding for the "Calypso netballers" in a recent Tri-Series win over Northern Ireland and Barbados at the same venue last month, connected on 14 of her 18 attempts.
Saturday's Courts All Sectors Netball League Results
Open Division knockout: Round-of-16–Bermudez 23 (Kathy James 16/21, Joycelyn Marcelle 7/13) bt TSTT 9 (Kanika Paul Payne 7/13, Sophia Harper 2/11)
Fire Service 34 (Ayanna Peters 17/31, Aquila Blugh 17/37) bt Central Bank 8 (Sharlane Lewis 7/13, Bernice Sharpe 1/3)
Quarterfinals: Bermudez 26 (Kathy James 22/30, Joycelyn Marcelle 3/5, Indra Anderson �) bt Prisons 14 (Aylene Tinto 7/13, La Vaughn O'Neil 7/19)
Fire Service bt UTT/Game Changers by default
Police 21 (Joelisa Cooper 12/14, Jenice Mc Intosh 5/7, Jeselle Navarro 4/8) bt UWI 8 (Reeka Serrattan 6/11, Akeela Rodriguez 2/9)
Jabloteh bt Defence Force by default
Semifinals: Police 15 (Joelisa Cooper 11/16, Jeselle Navarro 4/7) bt Jabloteh 12 (Samantha James 6/8, Giselle Hobson 6/12)
Fire Service 25 (Aquila Blugh 14/24, Ayanna Peters 6/13, Onella Jack 5/9) bt Bermudez 11 (Joycelyn Marcelle 7/11, Kathy James 4/6)
Final: Police 21 (Joelisa Cooper 14/18, Jenice Mc Intosh 7/14) bt Fire Service 20 (Afeisha Noel 18/23, Simone Morgan 2/8)–Scores were tied at 14-14 at the end of the 15-minute final after which two five-minute extra-time halves were played.