Career
Saunders first represented Southland in the National Championships from 2007-2008, before moving to the University of Otago in Dunedin and playing for Otago in 2009. After a strong 2009 season, Saunders was selected for the Southern Steel in their 2010 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Championship campaign, making her debut against the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. That year she was also selected for the FastNet Ferns to represent New Zealand at the 2010 World Netball Series in Liverpool.