NSW Swifts have produced another stunning fourth-quarter comeback to defeat fierce rivals Melbourne Vixens 67-66 in Super Netball, triumphing by one goal for a second consecutive match.

Six days after Helen Housby’s clutch two-pointer sealed a 64-63 road victory over Sunshine Coast Lightning, the Swifts recovered from nine goals down at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena on Saturday night, shocking the Victorian outfit and taking a major step toward regaining the Sargeant-McKinnis Cup.

Having won both meetings against the Swifts last season, the Vixens were on the verge of making it three straight but wilted in the final quarter as the home side amped up the pressure and forced four crucial turnovers to swing the match in their favour.

“I was looking into their eyes going, ‘We’ve got to pull something out here’, because it was almost like we were looking at the outcome rather than going we’ve got 15 more minutes to play here,” Swifts coach Briony Akle said.

“It was just coming back to just playing, grabbing little individual moments with each of them to say, ‘Get back in the game, we can grind this out’.”

The Swifts held a one-goal lead in the final minute when fill-in defender and former Vixen Allie Smith became the unlikely hero by ripping down a vital rebound after Mwai Kumwenda’s two-point attempt missed the mark to allow her side to cling to possession over the closing seconds.