Is it a record? A
match in today’s Investec Women’s League programme that caught our eye was the
fixture between Buckingham and relegated Slough in the Conference West. Leanne Ryan
may have made history because her goal for Slough resulted in the match ending
0-1, and we reckon that this is Buckingham’s first league defeat since 6
February 2011. If it’s not a record, it’s
still a remarkable achievement. The
outcome means that the two sides are both on 15 points at the top of the table,
with Buckingham having a much better goal difference.
TalkHockeyRadio was at Sugden Road for the match between Premier Division sides Surbiton and
University of Birmingham. Despite their
relatively lowly position, we had heard reports that the students were playing
great hockey, evidenced by them spoiling Canterbury’s 100% record last weekend.
And they played well today, although the gods (and the weather) were clearly
not on their side, and the 3-1 win to Surbiton will be a disappointing result
for some excellent hockey. Surbiton move up two places to a more respectable
third in the table.
PICTURES FROM THIS MATCH ARE ON OUR SISTER SITE AT
www.HockeyImages.co.uk.
Birmingham University stay in eighth place, and are probably
going to be spared relegation worries by the Premier Division’s two under-achievers,
Sutton Coldfield and Olton & West Warwicks. Olton went down 0-5 at home to Beeston,
whilst Sutton lost 6-0 away at Reading. Olton are stuck at the bottom of the
table with zero points and an X rated goal difference (-42).
Reading’s win against Sutton Coldfield pulls them two points
clear of second placed Canterbury, who could only draw 2-2 away at Leicester. Canterbury
had led for much of the match but were denied the maximum points by a late
penalty corner conversion by Hannah Fair. Leicester remain in unfamiliar
territory for them, sinking one place to seventh.
Leicester seem to have become draw specialists – this was
the third this season – a distinction they share with Clifton. Clifton had taken a 1-2 lead away at Bowdon
Hightown, but had it snatched away in the 50th minute by a Natalie
Wray goal. Final score 2-2 and Bowdon
drop to fifth, whilst Clifton take their place in fourth.
In the Conference
East, Holcombe keep up their six point lead with a 1-5 win at Horsham.
Horsham drop into ninth place, one above struggling Chelmsford, who lost 1-2 in
the East Anglia derby against Ipswich. Ipswich move up from ninth to seventh.
In the Conference
North, University of Durham are the team to beat, although beating them
seems to be the problem. They keep their 100% record with 2-4 win over Ben
Rhydding. Boots lost their sixth game of the season, and are on zero points
after a bruising visit from Stourport. The final score, 1-7 to Stourport.
FULL RESULTS AND TABLES CAN BE FOUND AT OUR MAIN WEB SITE.
