Source: Andrew Smith

Investec Women’s Hockey League round-up, 22 October 2016

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Surbiton maintained their lead of the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division in dramatic fashion on Saturday with a 1-0 win at home to Reading.

Giselle Ansley scored from a last minute penalty stroke to earn all three points for the hosts, denying Reading their first point of the campaign after a strong defensive performance.

Holcombe are second after also picking up a 1-0 victory away to Kent rivals Canterbury. Emily Maguire converted a penalty corner midway through the second half to earn the points for the visitors.

The University of Birmingham were convincing winners at Slough, claiming a 4-0 victory.

Katelyn Aitchinson scored a brace before half time, with Jo Turnbull and Lily Owsley sealing victory in the second half.

Clifton Robinsons claimed three points on the road at Leicester. Joanna Leigh (pictured) scored the game’s only goal nine minutes from time to secure all the points.

East Grinstead remain unbeaten this season, but were held to a goalless draw at home to Bowdon Hightown.

The hosts fell from second to fifth in the table, with the top five teams now being separated by just two points.

Investec Women’s Conference East

Cathy Gilliat-Smith scored a hat trick to help maintain Sevenoaks’ 100 per cent start to the season with a 7-1 win at Northampton Saints in the Investec Conference East.

Maddie Thompson scored a brace with Susie Rowe and Samantha Danckert also on target as Sevenoaks preserved their three point lead at the top of the table.

Two goals in three second half minutes for Lizzie Rae and Mairi Drummond helped Wimbledon keep pace, with a 2-0 win at St Albans.

Joyce Esser netted a hat trick to help lift Hampstead and Westminster to a 4-1 victory at home to Harleston Magpies.

Elsewhere, Elisa Filarmonico scored her fourth of the season as Southgate beat Chelmsford 1-0, and Rebecca Hayward scored twice as Cambridge City beat West Herts 2-0.

Investec Women’s Conference North

Beeston were knocked off the top of the Investec Conference North after a 2-0 home defeat to Ben Rhydding.

The hosts hit the woodwork three times, but goals for Sarah Whitehead and Beth Cordukes earned a good three points for the visitors.

Brooklands Poynton are the new leaders in the North after a 3-0 home win over Wakefield, goals coming from Tor Hughes, Helen Turner and Annie Mills.

The University of Durham remain unbeaten but were held to their third draw of the campaign, 1-1 at home to Sutton Coldfield.

Loughborough Students defeated Timperley 3-0 and two goals apiece for Louise Jukes and Nikki Tipping helped Liverpool Sefton to a 4-1 win at Belper in Saturday’s other games.

Investec Women’s Conference West

Stourport stayed top of the Investec Conference West after a 5-0 win at Bristol Firebrands.

Claire Pearson and Lora Symonds both scored their fifth goals of the season, as they remain the only unbeaten side in the conference, whilst Firebrands are yet to register a point.

Sally Walton scored twice to help Olton and West Warwicks defeat Swansea City 2-1. Olton stay second in the table.

Cat Horn scored a brace and Emma Teague was on target to lead Trojans to a 3-1 win over Exe, who had equalised through Clare Whitworth in the first half.

Phoebe Richards scored twice as Buckingham won 4-1 at Gloucester City, and a seventh minute Beth Marriott goal was the difference as Isca defeated Oxford Hawks 1-0.

Investec Women’s Hockey League (Saturday, October 22, 2016):

Investec Women’s Premier Division: Canterbury 0, Holcombe 1; East Grinstead 0, Bowdon 0; Leicester 0, Clifton Robinsons 1; Slough 0, University of Birmingham 4; Surbiton 1, Reading 0.

Investec Women’s Conference East: Cambridge City 2, West Herts 0; Hampstead and Westminster 4, Harleston Magpies 1; Northampton Saints 1, Sevenoaks 7; Southgate 1, Chelmsford 0; St. Albans 0, Wimbledon 2.

Investec Women’s Conference North: Beeston 0, Ben Rhydding 2; Belper 1, Liverpool Sefton 4; Brooklands Poynton 3, Wakefield 0; Loughborough Students 3, Timperley 0; University of Durham 1, Sutton Coldfield 1.

Investec Women’s Conference West: Bristol Firebrands 0, Stourport 5; Gloucester City 1, Buckingham 4; Isca 1, Oxford Hawks 0; Olton & West Warwicks 2, Swansea City 1; Trojans 3, Exe 1.

Women’s Premier Division
Slough  (0) 0 4 (2) University of Birmingham 
Katelyn Aitchinson 19 32 – F F
Jo Turnbull 43 – F
Lily Owsley 58 – F
Surbiton  (0) 1 0 (0) Reading 
Giselle Ansley 70 – PS
Canterbury  (0) 0 1 (0) Holcombe 
Emily Maguire 51 – PC
East Grinstead  (0) 0 0 (0) Bowdon Hightown
Leicester  (0) 0 1 (0) Clifton Robinsons 
Joanna Leigh 61 – F
P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Surbiton  6 4 2 0 15 5 10 14
2 Holcombe  6 4 1 1 14 6 8 13
3 University of Birmingham  6 4 0 2 18 8 10 12
4 Clifton Robinsons  6 4 0 2 12 7 5 12
5 East Grinstead  6 3 3 0 8 3 5 12
6 Leicester  6 2 1 3 4 5 -1 7
7 Canterbury  6 2 1 3 7 10 -3 7
8 Bowdon Hightown 6 1 1 4 7 15 -8 4
9 Slough  6 1 1 4 7 19 -12 4
10 Reading  6 0 0 6 5 19 -14 0

 

Women’s Conference East
Hampstead and Westminster  (1) 4 1 (1) Harleston Magpies 
Joyce Esser 31 41 58 – F F F
Helen Cathcart 70 – F
Abby Gooderham 1 – F
Southgate  (1) 1 0 (0) Chelmsford 
Elisa Filarmonico 12 – F
St. Albans  (0) 0 2 (0) Wimbledon 
Lizzie Rae 53 – PC
Mairi Drummond 55 – F
Cambridge City  (1) 2 0 (0) West Herts 
Rebecca Hayward 32 59 – PC F
Northampton Saints  (1) 1 7 (4) Sevenoaks 
Suzanne Macken 25 – PC Cathy Gilliat-Smith 2 21 40 – F F F
Susie Rowe 10 – PC
Samantha Danckert 27 – PC
Maddie Thompson 37 68 – F F
P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Sevenoaks  6 6 0 0 27 4 23 18
2 Wimbledon  6 5 0 1 17 6 11 15
3 Hampstead and Westminster  6 4 1 1 19 9 10 13
4 Harleston Magpies  6 3 2 1 19 12 7 11
5 Cambridge City  6 2 2 2 9 7 2 8
6 Southgate  6 2 2 2 15 15 0 8
7 St. Albans  6 1 2 3 9 13 -4 5
8 Chelmsford  6 1 2 3 10 16 -6 5
9 Northampton Saints  6 0 1 5 5 27 -22 1
10 West Herts  6 0 0 6 10 31 -21 0

 

Women’s Conference North
Brooklands Poynton  (2) 3 0 (0) Wakefield 
Tor Hughes 23 – F
Helen Turner 32 – F
Annie Mills 57 – F
Beeston  (0) 0 2 (0) Ben Rhydding 
Sarah Whitehead 30 – F
Beth Cordukes 47 – F
Belper  (1) 1 4 (3) Liverpool Sefton 
Camilla Hall 10 – F Louise Jukes 7 33 – F F
Nikki Tipping 16 50 – F F
Loughborough Students  (1) 3 0 (0) Timperley 
Lauren Burrell 11 – F
Claudia Moehrke 44 – PC
Beth Bingham 61 – PC
University of Durham  (1) 1 1 (0) Sutton Coldfield 
Lorna Jane Cruickshank 2 – F Bethan Merriman 47 – F
P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Brooklands Poynton  6 5 0 1 18 3 15 15
2 Beeston  6 4 1 1 16 6 10 13
3 University of Durham  6 3 3 0 9 3 6 12
4 Loughborough Students  6 4 0 2 9 8 1 12
5 Ben Rhydding  6 3 0 3 10 9 1 9
6 Wakefield  6 3 0 3 7 11 -4 9
7 Liverpool Sefton  6 2 2 2 9 7 2 8
8 Sutton Coldfield  6 1 1 4 7 11 -4 4
9 Timperley  6 1 1 4 6 20 -14 4
10 Belper  6 0 0 6 3 16 -13 0

 

Women’s Conference West
Olton & West Warwicks  (1) 2 1 (0) Swansea City 
Sally Walton 35 57 – PC PC Joanne Westwood 42 – PC
Bristol Firebrands  (0) 0 5 (1) Stourport 
Claire Pearson 29 – F
Chloe Marshall Walker 40 – F
Katie Miller 45 – PC
Hannah Corcoran 60 – PC
Lora Symonds 69 – F
Gloucester City  (0) 1 4 (3) Buckingham 
Emily Rogers 43 – F Alexandra Naughalty 13 – PC
Katrina Nicholson 14 – F
Phoebe Richards 34 57 – F F
Isca University (1) 1 0 (0) Oxford Hawks 
Beth Marriott 7 – PC
Trojans  (1) 3 1 (1) Exe 
Cat Horn 7 62 – F F
Emma Teague 60 – PC
Clare Whitworth 27 – PC
P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Stourport  6 5 1 0 25 4 21 16
2 Olton & West Warwicks  6 5 0 1 14 6 8 15
3 Trojans  6 5 0 1 13 11 2 15
4 Buckingham  6 4 1 1 22 5 17 13
5 Isca University 6 3 0 3 9 16 -7 9
6 Swansea City  6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
7 Gloucester City  6 2 0 4 10 14 -4 6
8 Oxford Hawks  6 1 0 5 5 12 -7 3
9 Exe  6 1 0 5 7 21 -14 3
10 Bristol Firebrands  6 0 0 6 3 19 -16 0

Report courtesy of England Hockey via Snowdon Sports