The Canberra Darters will be searching for consistency over four quarters after suffering back to back losses in the opening round of the Australian Netball League.
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The Darters went down 53-38 to the Tasmania Spirit on Saturday night before finishing their two-game trip to Launceston with a 67-41 loss to the Queensland Fusion on Sunday.
The Darters didn't get off court on Saturday night until 10pm and were forced to back up with the first game on Sunday morning to enable them to return to Canberra.
Darters coach Melinda Clarke didn't use her side's tough schedule as an excuse and instead wanted to focus on the positives from such a young team.
"We showed in patches what we could do, especially in the game against Tasmania,'' Clarke said.
"It's just about being consistent over all four quarters and being able to make the right decisions under pressure.
"We were guilty of some simple errors, but there's a lot of good things to take into next week.''
The Darters were captained by 21-year-old Keely Rodrigo and feature the cream of the crop from the ACT State League competition.
The Darters' next challenge will be against the NSW Waratahs and the NSW Blues on Saturday and Sunday in Sydney.
