Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division
Results, Friday 16 March 2018 to Saturday 17 March 2018
Two strikes from England and GB international Giselle Ansley helped Surbiton extend their lead at the top of the Investec Women’s Hockey League Premier Division on Saturday.
Her goals helped Surbiton to a 3-1 win over rivals East Grinstead who drop to third.
Emily Atkinson gave the home side an early lead from a penalty corner, and although Bridget Blackwood levelled for East Grinstead after 17 minutes, Ansley added her first from a 29th minute penalty corner before converting a last minute penalty stroke.
Former leaders the University of Birmingham had to settle for a 2-2 draw at bottom of the table Leicester.
Olivia Back gave Leicester the lead in the second minute, while Lauren Hunt made it 1-1 at half time with a 24th minute goal for the visitors. Nikki Laybourne put battling Leicester back in front on 50 minutes, only for Katelyn Aitchinson to pull Birmingham back level on the hour mark.
Buckingham maintained their play-off push with a 4-3 win at Clifton Robinsons. Abbie Brant struck twice, while others came from Natasha James and Kitty Higgins.
Clifton’s goals came from Holly Savage and Claire Thomas, as well as one from Hannah Coulson who scored in the 36th minute while some Buckingham players were still coming out of the changing rooms.
Elsewhere, Slough and Bowdon Hightown battled to a goalless draw.
| Home Team | HT | FT | HT | Away Team | ||
| Surbiton
Emily Atkinson (PC6), Giselle Ansley (PC29) (PS70) |
(2) | 3 | – | 1 | (1) | East Grinstead
Bridget Blackwood (FG17) |
| Clifton Robinsons
Holly Savage (PC17), Hannah Coulson (FG36), Claire Thomas (PC48) |
(1) | 3 | – | 4 | (1) | Buckingham
Abbie Brant (FG4) (FG41), Natasha James (FG46), Kitty Higgins (PC57) |
| Leicester
Olivia Back (FG2), Nikki Laybourne (FG50) |
(1) | 2 | – | 2 | (1) | University of Birmingham
Lauren Hunt (FG24), Katelyn Aitchinson (FG60) |
| Slough | (0) | 0 | – | 0 | (0) | Bowdon |
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Surbiton | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Holcombe | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | University of Birmingham | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Buckingham | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Bowdon | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Slough | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 16 |
| 8 | Canterbury | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 15 |
| 9 | Clifton Robinsons | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Leicester | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 12 |
Investec Women’s Hockey League Conference North
Results, Monday 12 March 2018 to Sunday 18 March 2018
Liverpool Sefton’s battle to avoid relegation suffered a knock in the Investec Women’s Conference North after they lost 6-1 to champions Beeston.
It was a tall order for Liverpool to get anything out of a game against a side that have won every single game this season, although they were level at 1-1 after 16 minutes after Jane Bazley-Harrison had cancelled out Rosie Stephens’ opener.
But Beeston quickly took control, with Sophie Robinson scoring a second half brace.
Wakefield are also in trouble after a 4-1 loss at Loughborough Students. They are five points off Fylde, who have a game in hand after having their game against the University of Durham postponed.
A Vicky Woolford hat-trick saw Sutton Coldfield beat Timperley 3-1 and a brace from Tanisha Janzen helped Ben Rhydding to a 3-2 win at Brooklands-Poynton.
| Home Team | HT | FT | HT | Away Team | ||
| Fylde
Rachel Greenwood (FG49) |
(0) | 1 | – | 2 | (0) | Ben Rhydding
Sophie Davies (PC39), Jenny Wilson (FG59) |
| Brooklands-Poynton
Jen Park (PC41), Jessica Berry (PS61) |
(0) | 2 | – | 3 | (2) | Ben Rhydding
Kate Wood (FG6), Tanisha Janzen (PC12) (PC54) |
| Liverpool Sefton
Jane Bazley-Harrison (FG16) |
(1) | 1 | – | 6 | (2) | Beeston
Rosy Stephens (FG15), Esme Burge (PC30), Lauren Burrell (FG41), Isabella Davison (PC51), Sophie Robinson (FG52) (FG61) |
| Loughborough Students’
Lucy Millington (FG21), Madeleine Pearce (FG34), Hannah Bloy (FG54), Annabel Sams (FG58) |
(2) | 4 | – | 1 | (1) | Wakefield
Alice Blades (PC31) |
| Sutton Coldfield
Vicky Woolford (PC12) (PS12) (PS57) |
(2) | 3 | – | 1 | (1) | Timperley
Leonnie Molloy (PS20) |
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Beeston | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 10 | 64 | 51 |
| 2 | Brooklands-Poynton | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 34 |
| 3 | Ben Rhydding | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | University of Durham | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Sutton Coldfield | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 26 |
| 6 | Loughborough Students’ | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Timperley | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 18 |
| 8 | Fylde | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 14 |
| 9 | Wakefield | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 62 | -50 | 9 |
| 10 | Liverpool Sefton | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 55 | -39 | 6 |
Investec Women’s Hockey League Conference West
Results, Monday 12 March 2018 to Saturday 17 March 2018
An Imogen Lea brace helped keep Trojans retake top spot in the Investec Women’s Conference West on goal difference, as they beat struggling Cannock 3-0 away from home.
Stourport are breathing down their necks though, equal on points after a 3-2 win at home to Isca.
Reading are just one point off both of them and further improved their chances of finishing top with a 2-1 win over Oxford Hawks.
Danielle Gibson was in inspired form for Gloucester City and hit a second-half hat-trick as they beat Team Bath Buccaneers 4-1, while a brace from Carys Gordon saw Swansea City beat Olton & West Warwicks 3-0.
| Home Team | HT | FT | HT | Away Team | ||
| Cannock | (0) | 0 | – | 3 | (2) | Trojans
Imogen Lea (FG11) (FG49), Jenny Peebles (PC33) |
| Oxford Hawks
Bex Oakes (PC51) |
(0) | 1 | – | 2 | (1) | Reading
Sophie Shakespeare (FG20), Alys Richards (FG41) |
| Stourport
Lora Symonds (FG12), Sophie Thompson (PC16), Claire Pearson (FG31) |
(3) | 3 | – | 2 | (1) | Isca
Millie Attwell (FG3), Megan Crowson (FG42) |
| Swansea City
Carys Gordon (PC22) (PC43), Abi Welsford (PC55) |
(2) | 3 | – | 0 | (0) | Olton & West Warwicks |
| Team Bath Buccaneers
Chloe Allen (PC66) |
(0) | 1 | – | 4 | (0) | Gloucester City
Charlotte McShane (PC43), Danielle Gibson (FG44) (FG54) (FG59) |
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Trojans | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 35 |
| 2 | Stourport | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 35 |
| 3 | Reading | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Gloucester City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Olton & West Warwicks | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 19 |
| 7 | Isca | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Oxford Hawks | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 13 |
| 9 | Cannock | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 10 |
| 10 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 42 | -30 | 5 |
Investec Women’s Hockey League Conference East
Saturday 17 March 2018 to Sunday, 18 March 2018
All matches in the Investec Women’s Conference East were postponed due to adverse weather conditions.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hampstead & Westminster | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 7 | 55 | 43 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 37 |
| 3 | Sevenoaks | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 37 |
| 4 | Cambridge City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Harleston Magpies | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 16 |
| 6 | Barnes | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 16 |
| 7 | Bedford | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 14 |
| 8 | St. Albans | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 12 |
| 9 | Southgate | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 51 | -42 | 11 |
| 10 | Chelmsford | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 59 | -51 | 1 |
Courtesy of England Hockey via Snowdon Sports
