9:25pm Saturday 3rd May 2008
ROBINS missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the Elite League with a last-gasp 46-44 defeat at Eastbourne Eagles.
Alun Rossiter's men were in control of the opening exchanges and found themselves 16-14 up after heat five.
However a Scott Nicholls-inspired Eagles roared back and found themselves ahead right up to the death.
But with Seb Alden in inspired form, scoring paid 12, Robins levelled things at 42-42 going into the final heat.
Rossiter sent out skipper Leigh Adams and Travis McGowan for the decider, but they were beaten 4-2 by Nicholls and Ed Kennett to seal the win for Eastbourne.
EASTBOURNE EAGLES= 46
Scott Nicholls 3 3 3 2 3 = 14
Lewis Bridger 0 1 3 0 = 4
Lee Richardson 1* 3 1 3 = 8+1
Cameron Woodward 2 1 3 2 = 8
Edward Kennett 3 3 2 1* 1 = 10+1
Nick Simmons (G) 1 1 0 0 = 2
Brent Werner 0 0 0 F = 0
SWINDON ROBINS = 44
Leigh Adams 2 2 3 3 2 = 12
James Wright 1* 0 1* 1 = 3+2
Mads Korneliussen 0 2 1* 2 = 5+1
Travis McGowan 3 Fx 2 1 0 = 6
Troy Batchelor 2 2 2 F = 6
Theo Pijper 2* 0 0 = 2+1
Sebastian Alden 3 1* 2 1* 3 = 10+2
HEAT RESULTS
Heat 01: Nicholls, Adams, Wright, Bridger, 3-3, 55.4
Heat 02: Alden, Pijper, Simmons, Werner, 4-8, 58.2
Heat 03: McGowan, Woodward, Richardson, Korneliussen, 7-11, 57.0
Heat 04: Kennett, Batchelor, Alden, Werner, 10-14, 57.0
Heat 05: Richardson, Adams, Woodward, Wright, 14-16, 56.3
Heat 06: Nicholls, Batchelor, Bridger, Pijper, 18-18, 56.6
Heat 07: Kennett, Korneliussen, Simmons, McGowan Fx, 22-20 Aw
Heat 08: Bridger, Alden, Wright, Werner, 25-23, 56.9
Heat 09: Woodward, Batchelor, Richardson, Pijper, 29-25, 57.5
Heat 10:Nicholls, McGowan, Korneliussen, Bridger, 32-28, 56.9
Heat 11: Adams, Kennett, Wright, Simmons, 34-32, 56.9
Heat 12: Richardson, Korneliussen, Alden, Werner (Frem ret), 37-35, 57.7
Heat 13: Adams, Nicholls, Kennett, Batchelor (Fell), 40-38, 56.8
Heat 14: Alden, Woodward, McGowan, Simmons, 42-42
Heat 15: Nicholls, Adams, Kennett, McGowan, 46-44, 56.5
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