Bowdon Hightown remain top of the Super 6s Championship Women’s Premier Division after a win and a draw on day two at Phoenix Sport and Leisure Centre, Telford.
Despite a brace from Sally Walton, Ashlie Caddick scored a late equaliser that saw them held to a 3-3 draw in their opening game of the day against Reading.
Walton took her tournament tally to seven goals in the final game of the day though, a 4-2 win over Holcombe ensuring Bowdon end the weekend top of the table and unbeaten with ten points.
Sutton Coldfield picked up two wins on Sunday, edging out Buckingham 2-1 before coming from behind to beat East Grinstead 4-3 with captain Vicky Woolford and Sarah Parkinson-Mills on target in both matches.
Slough remained unbeaten but drop to third in the standings. They opened up the day’s action with a 3-3 draw against Reading, then came from behind to beat Canterbury 3-2 thanks to second half strikes from Dilly Newton and Harriet Ward.
After conceding 20 goals on Saturday, Buckingham recorded their first win of the competition, a 4-3 over the University of Birmingham with Lottie Porter scoring a last-minute winner.
Birmingham did lose 6-2 earlier in the day to Canterbury, a game which saw Grace Balsdon hit the back of the net four times.
In the remaining game, East Grinstead registered their first win of the tournament, running out 2-1 winners over Holcombe. Emma Lee-Smith and Bara Kavanova scoring for East Grinstead, with Leigh Maasdorp pulling one back in the second half.
* For goalscorers and full competition details, including live updates click here .
Saturday 17 December 2016
| Bowdon Hightown | (3) | 10 | – | 5 | (1) | Buckingham |
| Reading | (1) | 3 | – | 4 | (2) | Sutton Coldfield |
| Slough | (1) | 3 | – | 3 | (1) | East Grinstead |
| Canterbury | (0) | 3 | – | 4 | (1) | Holcombe |
| Univ of Birmingham | (1) | 2 | – | 7 | (3) | Bowdon Hightown |
| Buckingham | (0) | 2 | – | 10 | (5) | Reading |
| Sutton Coldfield | (2) | 3 | – | 9 | (3) | Slough |
| East Grinstead | (1) | 5 | – | 6 | (1) | Canterbury |
| Holcombe | (0) | 2 | – | 4 | (2) | Univ of Birmingham |
Sunday 18 December 2016
| Reading | (1) | 3 | – | 3 | (2) | Slough |
| Canterbury | (2) | 6 | – | 2 | (0) | Univ of Birmingham |
| Buckingham | (1) | 1 | – | 2 | (1) | Sutton Coldfield |
| East Grinstead | (2) | 2 | – | 1 | (0) | Holcombe |
| Bowdon Hightown | (2) | 3 | – | 3 | (1) | Reading |
| Slough | (1) | 3 | – | 2 | (2) | Canterbury |
| Univ of Birmingham | (1) | 3 | – | 4 | (2) | Buckingham |
| Sutton Coldfield | (1) | 4 | – | 3 | (2) | East Grinstead |
| Holcombe | (1) | 2 | – | 4 | (3) | Bowdon |
Women’s Premier Division Table
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Bowdon Hightown | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | Sutton Coldfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 9 |
| 3 | Slough | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Canterbury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Reading | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 | East Grinstead | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Holcombe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 8 | University of Birmingham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 3 |
| 9 | Buckingham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 3 |
Report courtesy of England Hockey via Snowdon Sports
