| Surrey Storm | |
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| 2016 season | |
| Co-coaches | Kathryn Ratnapala [1] [2] Tamsin Greenway |
| Captain | Hannah Reid |
| Main venue | Surrey Sports Park |
| Season results | |
| Wins–losses | 12–4 |
| Regular season | 2nd |
| Finals placing | 1st |
   Team colours | |
The 2016 Surrey Storm season saw them retain the Netball Superleague title after defeating Manchester Thunder in the grand final. During the regular season they finish second behind Thunder. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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In November 2015 Surrey Storm competed in Team Bath's Pre-season Tri-Tournament, winning against Hertfordshire Mavericks before losing to the hosts. Storm finished second in the tournament. [11] [12]
| 14 November 2015 | Surrey Storm | 30–24 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | University of Bath [11] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–5, 14–12, 22–15, 30–24 | ||||||
| 14 November 2015 | Team Bath | 30–25 | Surrey Storm | University of Bath [11] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 10–3, 19–9, 26–16, 30–25 | ||||||
| England | v | Surrey Storm | Loughborough University [13] |
| Loughborough Lightning | 51–54 | Surrey Storm | Loughborough University [13] |
| 30 January 2016 20:00 | Report | Team Bath | 47–44 | Surrey Storm | Genting Arena [14] [15] | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 17–26, 30–38, 47–44 | ||||||
| ? | Rachel Dunn  Pamela Cookey | |||||
| 5 February 2016 19:30 | Report | Surrey Storm | 57–35 | Team Northumbria | Surrey Sports Park | |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 27–20, 44–28, 57–35 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 34/45 (76%) Pamela Cookey 23/23 (100%) | Lynsey Armitage 16/21 (76%) Shanice Beckford 16/19 (84%)Gemma Sole 3/3 (100%) | |||||
| 13 February 2016 19:00 | Report | Surrey Storm | 59–36 | Yorkshire Jets | Surrey Sports Park | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 26–19, 44–28, 59–36 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 46/58 (79%) Pamela Cookey 10/12 (83%)Kat Hayes 3/5 (60%) | Maria Lutua 22/31 (71%) Lucy Harris 9/12 (75%)Vanes-Mari Du Toit 5/7 (71%) | |||||
| 20 February 2016 19:00 | Report | Surrey Storm | 62–40 | Celtic Dragons | Surrey Sports Park | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 27–22, 46–28, 62–40 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 48/58 (83%) Pamela Cookey 10/12 (83%)Kat Hayes 4/6 (67%) | Georgia Rowe 22/26 (85%) Afa Rusivakula 15/18 (83%)Leila Thomas 3/3 (100%) | |||||
| 27 February 2016 18:00 | Report | Loughborough Lightning | 55–54 | Surrey Storm | Loughborough University | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 30–27, 42–40, 55–54 | ||||||
| Peace Proscovia 37/40 (93%) Vanessa Walker 7/7 (100%)Kadeen Corbin 11/12 (92%) | Rachel Dunn 33/38 (87%) Pamela Cookey 21/24 (88%) | |||||
| 29 February 2016 19:45 | Report | Manchester Thunder | 49–55 | Surrey Storm | Wright Robinson College | Sky Sports | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 26–24, 35–40, 49–55 | |||||||
| Helen Housby 30/35 (86%) Natalie Haythornthwaite 19/22 (86%) | Rachel Dunn 37/42 (88%) Pamela Cookey 18/23 (78%) | ||||||
| 5 March 2016 18:00 | Report | Surrey Storm | 50–55 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Copper Box Arena | Sky Sports | |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 27–20, 34–40, 50–55 | |||||||
| Rachel Dunn 30/37 (81%) Pamela Cookey 20/24 (83%) | Sophie Hankin 15/21 (71%) Samantha Wallace 40/44 (91%) | ||||||
| 12 March 2016 19:00 | Report | Surrey Storm | 54–42 | Team Bath | Surrey Sports Park | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 30–20, 39–30, 54–42 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 36/41 (88%) Pamela Cookey 18/22 (82%) | Lenize Potgieter 25/30 (83%) Rachel Shaw 4/5 (80%)Chelsea Lewis 13/17 (76%) | |||||
| 14 March 2016 19:45 | Report | Team Northumbria | 45–58 | Surrey Storm | Sport Central | Sky Sports | |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–9, 30–20, 39–30, 54–42 | |||||||
| Chiara Semple Lynsey Armitage Shanice Beckford | Rachel Dunn 34/38 (89%) Pamela Cookey 17/19 (89%) | ||||||
| 26 March 2016 16:00 | Report | Yorkshire Jets | 39–56 | Surrey Storm | Leeds Beckett University | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 18–29, 28–43, 39–56 | ||||||
| Alex Kirk 21/28 (75%) Lucy Harris 7/9 (78%)Maria Lutua 11/12 (92%) | Rachel Dunn 37/45 (82%) Pamela Cookey 19/25 (76%) | |||||
| 2 April 2016 19:00 | Report | Surrey Storm | 52–42 | Loughborough Lightning | Surrey Sports Park | |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–10, 24–23, 35–34, 52–42 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 23/27 (85%) Pamela Cookey 29/34 (85%) | Peace Proscovia 19/24 (79%) Vanessa Walker 15/18 (83%)Kadeen Corbin 8/12 (67%) | |||||
| 9 April 2016 16:00 | Celtic Dragons | 53–68 | Surrey Storm | Sport Wales National Centre [16] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 29–32, 40–53, 53–68 | ||||||
| Georgia Rowe 22/24 (92%) Afa Rusivakula 27/36 (75%)Leila Thomas 4/5 (80%) | Rachel Dunn 38/42 (90%) Pamela Cookey 28/31 (90%)Kat Hayes 2/4 (50%) | |||||
| 16 April 2016 19:00 | Report | Surrey Storm | 56–64 | Manchester Thunder | Surrey Sports Park | |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 26–32, 41–50, 56–64 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 28/30 (93%) Pamela Cookey 28/29 (97%) | Eleanor Cardwell 41/43 (95%) Helen Housby 23/27 (85%) | |||||
| 23 April 2016 18:30 | Report | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 48–52 | Surrey Storm | Hertfordshire Sports Village | |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 28–23, 39–37, 48–52 | ||||||
| Samantha Wallace 40/44 (91%) Ella Clark 8/12 (67%)George Fisher 2/2 (100%) | Rachel Dunn 20/22 (91%) Pamela Cookey 32/35 (91%) | |||||
Source: [8]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Manchester Thunder | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 848 | 673 | +175 | 39 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 2 | Surrey Storm | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 777 | 650 | +127 | 30 | |
| 3 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 769 | 653 | +116 | 30 | |
| 4 | Team Bath | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 768 | 669 | +99 | 30 | |
| 5 | Loughborough Lightning | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 719 | 720 | −1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Team Northumbria | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 613 | 770 | −157 | 12 | |
| 7 | Celtic Dragons | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 667 | 800 | −133 | 6 | |
| 8 | Yorkshire Jets | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 549 | 775 | −226 | 3 |
| 30 April 2016 18:00 | Surrey Storm | 53–51 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Surrey Sports Park [20] [21] | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 24–26, 40–39, 53–51 | ||||||
| Rachel Dunn 35/36 (97%) Pamela Cookey 18/21 (86%) | Samantha Wallace 41/46 (89%) Ella Clark 10/13 (77%) | |||||
| 7 May 2016 17:00 | Surrey Storm | 55–53 | Manchester Thunder | Copper Box Arena [3] [4] [5] [6] | Sky Sports | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 32–19, 43–36, 55–53 | |||||||
| Pamela Cookey 28/31 (90%) Rachel Dunn 27/32 (84%) | Helen Housby 38/39 (97%) Kathryn Turner 8/10 (80%)Eleanor Cardwell 7/10 (70%) | ||||||
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