East Grinstead knocked Clifton Robinsons off the top of the Investec Women’s Premier Division when they beat them 3-1 on Saturday.
Pippa Chapman scored two penalty strokes and Zoe Burrell was also on target for East Grinstead. Abigail Porter had put Clifton ahead in the 14th minute before the home side stormed back after the break.
Surbiton capitalised to claim top spot after a commanding 5-0 victory at Bowdon Hightown.
Rebecca Middleton converted a brace of penalty corners, with Sarah Haycroft, Olivia Chilton and Sarah Page all getting on the scoresheet for the visitors.
Erica Sanders (pictured) scored a hat trick as the University of Birmingham ran out comfortable 6-2 winners at home to Reading.
Sanders also missed two penalty strokes in the first half, but was joined on the scoresheet by Lily Owsley, Holly Hunt and Jo Turnbull.
Second half goals from Sarah Jones and Steph Elliott were enough to give Holcombe all three points at Leicester in a 2-0 victory.
Eliza Brett scored a brace to help Canterbury to their first victory of the campaign, a 4-1 win at Slough.
Investec Women’s Conference East
Sevenoaks made it three wins out of three in the Investec Women’s Conference East, picking up a home 1-0 victory over previously unbeaten Wimbledon.
Maddie Thompson scored after the break for the hosts, who are yet to concede a goal in the league this campaign.
Alexandra Fenwick score a hat trick to help give Southgate all three points in a comfortable 4-0 win at Northampton Saints.
Victoria Clark and Kate Robinson both scored twice for Chelmsford, as they edged a ten-goal thriller 6-4 away at winless West Herts.
Harleston Magpies were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Cambridge City, whilst Hampstead and Westminster defeated St Albans 2-1.
Investec Women’s Conference North
Beeston are the only side in the Investec Women’s Conference North with a 100 per cent record after a 2-1 win at Brooklands Poynton.
Trailing at half time after Annie Mills’ early goal, second half strikes from Sophie Robinson and Tori Wensley gave the visitors maximum points.
A second half Briony Hearn goal gave the University of Durham a 1-0 victory at Ben Rhydding to move them into second place in the league.
Liverpool Sefton beat Sutton Coldfield 2-1, Louise Jukes and Emma Gaunt on target to secure their first win of the campaign.
Two goals in the last 15 minutes gave Wakefield a 3-1 win over Timperley, and Loughborough Students won 2-0 at Belper.
Investec Women’s Conference West
Olton and West Warwicks still have a 100 per cent record after recording a 3-0 victory at Oxford Hawks in the Investec Women’s Conference West.
Goals from Sally Walton, Katie Brough and Laura Collins secured the points for the league leaders.
Trojans continued their 100 per cent start to the campaign, a Sally Gibson penalty stroke being the difference in a 1-0 victory at Gloucester City.
Megan Crowson scored twice to help Isca to their first victory of the season, a 3-1 win over Exe. And three second half goals led Buckingham to a 3-0 win at Bristol Firebrands.
Elsewhere a second half Lauren Shilvock goal cancelled out Sophie Clayton’s first half goal as Swansea City and Stourport had to settle for a draw.
Investec Women’s Hockey League (Saturday, October 1, 2016):
Investec Women’s Premier Division: Bowdon 0, Surbiton 5; East Grinstead 3, Clifton Robinsons 1; Leicester 0, Holcombe 2; Slough 1, Canterbury 4; University of Birmingham 6, Reading 2.
Investec Women’s Conference East: Hampstead and Westminster 2, St. Albans 1; Harleston Magpies 1, Cambridge City 1; Northampton Saints 0, Southgate 4; Sevenoaks 1, Wimbledon 0; West Herts 4, Chelmsford 6.
Investec Women’s Conference North: Belper 0, Loughborough Students 2; Ben Rhydding 0, University of Durham 1; Brooklands Poynton 1, Beeston 2; Liverpool Sefton 2, Sutton Coldfield 1; Timperley 1, Wakefield 3.
Investec Women’s Conference West: Bristol Firebrands 0, Buckingham 3; Gloucester City 0, Trojans 1; Isca 3, Exe 1; Oxford Hawks 0, Olton & West Warwicks 3; Swansea City 1, Stourport 1.
| Women’s Premier Division |
| East Grinstead | (1) | 3 | – | 1 | (1) | Clifton Robinsons | ||||
| Pippa Chapman 24 61 – PS PS Zoe Burrell 56 – F |
Abigail Porter 14 – F | |||||||||
| Bowdon Hightown | (0) | 0 | – | 5 | (3) | Surbiton | ||||
| Rebecca Middleton 5 63 – PC PC Sarah Haycroft 6 – F Olivia Chilton 31 – F Sarah Page 43 – PC |
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| Leicester | (0) | 0 | – | 2 | (0) | Holcombe | ||||
| Sarah Jones 42 – F Steph Elliott 67 – PC |
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| University of Birmingham | (4) | 6 | – | 2 | (0) | Reading | ||||
| Erica Sanders 5 42 66 – F F F Lily Owsley 11 – F Holly Hunt 29 – F Jo Turnbull 35 – F |
Emma Thomas 40 – PS Hannah Leigh 59 – F |
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| Slough | (0) | 1 | – | 4 | (2) | Canterbury | ||||
| Harriet Ward 54 – F | Eliza Brett 21 31 – F F Victorine Vankemmel 41 – F Mel Clewlow 52 – PC |
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Surbiton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Holcombe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | University of Birmingham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Clifton Robinsons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Canterbury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Bowdon Hightown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 8 | Leicester | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 9 | Slough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 10 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 0 |
| Women’s Conference East |
| Northampton Saints | (0) | 0 | – | 4 | (3) | Southgate | ||||
| Elisa Filarmonico 5 – F Alexandra Fenwick 11 24 37 – F PC PC |
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| Hampstead and Westminster | (2) | 2 | – | 1 | (1) | St. Albans | ||||
| Jasmine Clark 13 – F Michelle Borren 26 – F |
Katie Hockley 31 – F | |||||||||
| Harleston Magpies | (0) | 1 | – | 1 | (1) | Cambridge City | ||||
| Maria Andrews 58 – F | Anna Nicholson 4 – PC | |||||||||
| West Herts | (3) | 4 | – | 6 | (3) | Chelmsford | ||||
| Anna Coppel 7 – F Jenny Morris 34 – F Evie Eyles 35 – PC Rebecca Perry 51 – PC |
Sophie Green 2 – F Victoria Clark 23 31 – F PC Kate Robinson 44 67 – F F Kate Maxey 64 – PC |
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| Sevenoaks | (0) | 1 | – | 0 | (0) | Wimbledon | ||||
| Maddie Thompson 43 – F | ||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Sevenoaks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Harleston Magpies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Southgate | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Chelmsford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Hampstead and Westminster | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Cambridge City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 2 |
| 8 | St. Albans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
| 9 | Northampton Saints | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 1 |
| 10 | West Herts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 0 |
| Women’s Conference North |
| Ben Rhydding | (0) | 0 | – | 1 | (0) | University of Durham | ||||
| Briony Hearn 54 – PC | ||||||||||
| Brooklands Poynton | (1) | 1 | – | 2 | (0) | Beeston | ||||
| Annie Mills 8 – F | Sophie Robinson 40 – F Tori Wensley 64 – F |
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| Belper | (0) | 0 | – | 2 | (2) | Loughborough Students | ||||
| Sophie Byrne 7 – PC Claudia Moehrke 21 – PC |
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| Timperley | (0) | 1 | – | 3 | (1) | Wakefield | ||||
| Leonnie Molloy 41 – F | Katie Firth 6 – PC Rachael Dent 56 – F Kelly Baxter 70 – F |
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| Liverpool Sefton | (1) | 2 | – | 1 | (1) | Sutton Coldfield | ||||
| Louise Jukes 31 – F Emma Gaunt 64 – F |
Jane Sixsmith 22 – PC | |||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Beeston | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | University of Durham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Brooklands Poynton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Loughborough Students | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Liverpool Sefton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Timperley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ben Rhydding | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Wakefield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Sutton Coldfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| 10 | Belper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
| Women’s Conference West |
| Isca University | (0) | 3 | – | 1 | (1) | Exe | ||||
| Megan Crowson 48 63 – F PC Sophie Jefferson 52 – F |
Emma Ross 35 – PC | |||||||||
| Swansea City | (1) | 1 | – | 1 | (0) | Stourport | ||||
| Sophie Clayton 35 – F | Lauren Shilvock 43 – F | |||||||||
| Gloucester City | (0) | 0 | – | 1 | (0) | Trojans | ||||
| Sally Gibson 40 – PS | ||||||||||
| Bristol Firebrands | (0) | 0 | – | 3 | (0) | Buckingham | ||||
| Phoebe Richards 42 – F Katrina Nicholson 51 – F Kitty Higgins 61 – PC |
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| Oxford Hawks | (0) | 0 | – | 3 | (1) | Olton & West Warwicks | ||||
| Sally Walton 27 – F Katie Brough 39 – F Laura Collins 68 – PC |
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Olton & West Warwicks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Trojans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Buckingham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 4 | Stourport | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Gloucester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Isca University | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 |
| 8 | Bristol Firebrands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| 9 | Oxford Hawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| 10 | Exe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
Report courtesy of England Hockey
