Source: Andy Smith

Brace from Ansley helps Surbiton extend their lead

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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