Helen Housby hopes the Manchester Thunder can strike an early psychological blow against title rivals Surrey Storm in Mondays Vitality Superleague match. The Thunder strengthened their place at the top of the table with Saturdays win over Hertfordshire Mavericks and will next face reigning champions Surrey in Manchester, live on Sky Sports.After ending Hertfordshires unbeaten record, Housby admits the Thunder can plant a few doubts in the Surrey side, who were beaten for a second time this season against Loughborough over the weekend, if they extend their five-game winning start to the season. Thunder clear at the top Thunder beat Mavericks to maintain 100% record It could instill a lot of confidence if we could come out with a victory, the England shooter told Sky Sports.For them, if we were to take the victory, it would make them question themselves. Likewise, if they were to beat us, we would be questioning ourselves for the next time that we would play them.Yes I do think it would make a big difference. This is quite early on in the season, weve still got them to play again before the semi-finals, but I think it is good to lay down a marker and see where we are at against their abilities. We look back to 2014s Superleague final between Manchester Thunder and Surrey Storm as Helen Housby won the game in dramatic fashion Australian Dan Ryan took charge of Manchester in pre-season and has introduced a five strong leadership team, with three vice-captains.Housby has welcomed this new approach and believes Ryan has inspired a sense of togetherness in the squad.Anybody who knows Dans personality know how passionate he is and how funny he is as well, said Housby.Hes come over from Australia, with the Australian style of play, and has really instilled a lot of belief in us and has done so well to merge the different styles that weve got in the team. Housby on Clarke decision England ace backs Clarke over Aussie move Weve got a lot of England girls, weve got a Kiwi and weve got a Jamaican, so it could be quite difficult to merge all those styles together and get a team to come out firing, but hes done it so well. We love playing for him.The Thunder are playing in their first televised fixture since defeating Team Northumbria on Super Saturday and Housby believes the watching audience will enjoy a thrilling fixture.She said: It should be a great game and anybody who has never watched netball before, its very fast-paced - I can say that from experience, and it should be a really good contest.Watch Thunders bid to maintain their 100 per cent record when they face Surrey Storm live on Sky Sports 3 at 7.30pm on Monday. Also See: Thunder master Mavericks WATCH: Housbys matchwinning moment Vitality Superleague fixtures Table Adidas X_Plr Canada . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Adidas Superstar Canada Sale .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. http://www.nmdshoescanada.com/nmd-r1-cheap-canada/mens.html . -- The boos poured down on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the end of a horrible first half. Stan Smith Shoes Canada Sale . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. NMD Canada Sale . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. Minnesota Preview CapsuleBy The Associated Press=MinnesotaLast season: 8-23, did not qualify for postseason.Nickname: Golden Gophers.Coach: Richard Pitino.Conference: Big Ten.Whos gone: G Kevin Dorsey, G Carlos Morris, F Joey King.Whos back: F Jordan Murphy. Made Big Ten All-Freshman team, averaged 11.6 points, 8.0 rebounds last season; G Nate Mason. Led team in scoring at 13.8 points per game. G Dupree McBrayer. Emerging shooter averaged 7.4 points last season and will be counted on to bring experience and scoring.Whos new: G Amir Coffey. Highly ttouted hometown prep star and son of former Gopher standout Richard Coffey.dddddddddddd. C Reggie Lynch. Illinois State transfer will bring toughness and rebounding to interior. G Akeem Springs, burly grad transfer brings much-needed leadership.The Skinny: The Gophers are coming off a disastrous 2-16 Big Ten season and the pressure is on Pitino to show the program is on the right track in his fourth season at Minnesota. ' ' '
