It was a tight opening quarter, with both sides levelled at 10-10.
The second quarter saw the skies open up at the Papaka Sports Oval, testing both sides’ ability to adapt to playing in cold and rainy conditions.
But it was the Gaidi girls who capitalised on the opportunity as they began to slowly take the lead from Nuavi.
By halftime, Gaidi had pushed to the front to lead 20-14.
