The foundations of the Australias Quad Series tilt have been laid, according to coach Lisa Alexander.Now the house must follow.The world champions produced a slick display to outclass South Africa 68-43 in Saturdays opening fixture of the international netball season in Auckland.Sustained dominance from offensive weapons Caitlin Bassett and Caitlin Thwaites, who scored a combined 51 points in their two quarters each, settled the contest for a superior Diamonds outfit.Both goal shooters, towering at 193cm and 188cm respectively, used their height and reach advantage over Proteas defender Phumza Maweni to good use.Bassett netted 28 from 30 efforts on goal, while Thwaites scored a perfect 23 from 23 in her second-half shift.Goal attack Natalie Medhurst also nailed 12 points, while 24-year-old Stephanie Wood scored five on debut.Alexander said the goal-scoring quartet had produced the goods for her side.They stood up to some quite physical pressure and they did that well, Alexander told reporters after the match.They were disciplined and pulled the ball in strongly and I think the ball was delivered really beautifully on most occasions, so Im very pleased.Australia went on the offensive from the get-go, hitting Bassett with passes over the top from midcourters Kim Ravaillion and the returning Madi Robinson.At the other end, enforcer Sharni Layton marshalled from the back with authority and ensured the absence of skipper Laura Geitz didnt hamper the side.The Diamonds raced to a nine-point lead in the first quarter before opening up a 16-point lead by the break.Alexander rung in the changes after the break, introducing Thwaites, April Brandley and young gun Liz Watson.All 12 Diamonds had made it onto the court by the end of the match, including debutants Wood and Kristiana Manua.We read whats happening out there and watch training form, and they both have trained very well, Alexander said.It was great to be able to put them on at the same time. 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SYLVANIA, Ohio -- Lydia Ko shot a 5-under 66 in windy conditions Friday for a share of the Marathon Classic lead with Hyo Joo Kim.The top-ranked Ko had six birdies and one bogey at Highland Meadows to match Kim at 8-under 134. Kim, tied for the first-round lead with Mirim Lee and Haru Nomura, had a 68.I think this is the windiest Ive ever played this course, said Ko, the 2014 tournament winner. In this wind and in the conditions, I feel like my score is a pretty solid one this morning.Ko, a 19-year-old New Zealander, won in consecutive weeks in Southern California this year. She tied for third last week in the U.S. Womens Open in California.I started off well with a birdie on my first hole, and then made a clumsy bogey on the next hole, Ko said. I hit a few good shots in. I had a few birdies where it was 3, 4, 5 feet. When you got those birdie chances makes it a whole lot easier.Kim won the season-opening event in the Bahamas for her third career title.Yesterday was way better, Kim said through a translator. Still today, I played great.Alison Lee and Ha Na Jang were a stroke back. Alison Lee birdied the last three holes for a 66.Finishing birdie, birdie, birdie was great, obviously, Alison Lee said. I havent had a good round like this in a while. To be honest, I struggled fairly a lot for the past like about four months. Feels great tto shoot under par again.dddddddddddd.Jang shot 67. She has two victories this season.I think just be patient every hole, just fairway and the greens, Jang said. Because this golf course really small green. Just target is middle of the green.Mirim Lee had a 70 to drop into a tie for fifth at 6 under. Ariya Jutanugarn, the long-hitting Thai player who won three straight events in May, also was 6 under after a 69.Nomura was 5 under after a 71. Stacy Lewis matched her after a 68.Brittany Lang, coming off a playoff victory over Anna Nordqvist on Sunday in the U.S. Womens Open, shot a 69 to reach 3 under. Nordqvist was even par after a 72.Italys Virginia Elena Carta, the NCAA champion this year as a Duke freshman, was 2 under after a 69 in her first start in an LPGA Tour event.Second-ranked Brooke Henderson also was 2 under after a 72. The Canadian teen has two victories this year, beating Ko in a playoff in the major KPMG Womens PGA and successfully defending a title in Oregon.Defending champion Chella Choi missed the cut with rounds of 69 and 74. Last year, she beat Jang with a par on the first hole of a playoff for her first LPGA Tour victory.Michelle Wie also dropped out, following her opening 69 with a 77. ' ' '
