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Manawatū gets behind women's 2023 hockey World Cup bid

George Heagney


Former Black Sticks captain Kayla Whitelock and son Maxwell go through drills at a promotion event for the 2023 women's hockey World Cup bid. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF

Manawatū's hockey community has thrown its weight behind New Zealand's World Cup bid.

Hockey New Zealand is bidding for the 2023 world cup and were in Palmerston North on Monday filming a promotional video to support it.

Manawatū Black Stick Olivia Shannon and former Black Sticks captain Kayla Whitelock were at the twin turfs, along with a throng of young players to promote the video.

Hockey Manawatū general manager Neil Ulrich said matches would be in various places across the country if New Zealand's bid was successful, with finals in Auckland. Ulrich was hopeful Manawatū would be awarded a fixture if the tournament does come.


From left: Jackie Tomlinson, Kayla Whitelock, Olivia Shannon and David Tomlinson support New Zealand's bid to host the 2023 women's hockey World Cup bid. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF

The group gathered to declare "it's our time".

"This is really spectacular from the community to get together with this," Ulrich said. "We were only asked late on Friday to sort this out and it was only after school had finished for the day.

"All these numbers have come out to support this."

The children were then put through some drills, and Whitelock and Shannon did some activities with the kids.

Manawatū's international officials, Jackie and David Tomlinson, were also in attendance.

There are five bids on the table for the men's and women's world cups and the federation of international hockey will decide in November.

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Shello shines as captain of the junior hockey team



KUALA LUMPUR: Shello Silverius (pic) is the captain marvel for the Malaysian team in the Sultan of Johor Cup.

The Sabahan wore the arm band for the first time and commanded the midfield well to help Malaysia win the bronze medal.

Malaysia edged Japan 3-2 in the playoff for the bronze at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Baru on Sunday.

The 20-year-old Keningau-born Shello said it felt nice to finish on the podium after four years.

Malaysia last finished third in the six-nation Under-21 tournament in 2015.

“I have carried out my responsibilities well as captain and I am proud of myself as I am the first player from my state to skipper the national junior team.

“We proved to everyone that we are a team to be reckoned with as we produced some good results against stronger teams like Britain and Australia, ” said Shello.

Malaysia drew 1-1 with Australia and edged defending champions Britain 1-0 in the round-robin matches.

Britain beat reigning world junior champions India 2-1 in the final to retain the title on Sunday night.

Shello added they have a good set of players and they just need to train harder together to put up a better performance in the Junior Asia Cup in Dhaka from June 4-14 to qualify for the 2021 Junior World Cup.

A total of 10 teams will feature in the Junior Asia Cup and Malaysia need a top-four finish to make the cut for the Junior World Cup.

Shello wants to lead Malaysia to the Under-21 Junior World Cup.

“Next year will be my last year playing in junior tournaments as I am not eligible to play in the Junior World Cup in 2021 as I will turn 22.

“But for now, I will focus on helping Malaysia win gold in indoor hockey in the Philippines SEA Games in December, ” said Shello, who has been training with the SEA Games squad since April.

The Star of Malaysia

Sultana Bran Hockey One Season 2019 – Round 4 and 5 Review

The Sultana Bran Hockey One League double round produced goals galore as two teams stamped their dominance in the men’s competition, while on the women’s side HC Melbourne and Brisbane Blaze were the big movers.

There were a mammoth 78 goals scored across the weekend’s 12 matches, including a 10-5 result between HC Melbourne and Canberra Chill’s men’s teams, as Round 4 and Round 5 was played within the space of three days.

Women’s Competition

HC Melbourne and Brisbane Blaze shot to the top two spots on the ladder after both teams notched up back-to-back victories while at the other end of the ledger, the Tassie Tigers are still searching for their first win.

After defeating Canberra Chill 2-0 at home, HC Melbourne then headed north and doused any momentum NSW Pride had going as they put seven goals past the team based at Sydney Olympic Park.

Brisbane Blaze were just as impressive, scoring a combined eight goals and conceding none against Tassie Tigers and Perth Thundersticks respectively in their opening home matches of the season.

Despite losing to the Blaze, Perth Thundersticks did have success on their road double, securing their first outright win as they defeated Adelaide Fire 2-1 thanks to a last quarter double from Roos Broek.

Canberra Chill also came away from the weekend with a win and a loss, their defeat to HC Melbourne on Friday night followed up by a 2-1 triumph at home to Tassie Tigers with Naomi Evans continuing her stellar season as she netted both goals.

Lauren Canning finally slotted the Tassie Tigers’ first goal of the season in the loss to Canberra, while Adelaide Fire continue to hang on to fourth spot but will be ruing conceding late on as they fell at home to Perth Thundersticks.

With two rounds remaining, all bar the Tassie Tigers are in contention for a finals berth.

Men’s Competition

The men’s competition is turning out to be a two horse race between Brisbane Blaze and NSW Pride with both sides still undefeated.

Brisbane Blaze gave their home fans plenty to cheer about as they scored two convincing wins in their first two home matches of the season.

Dylan Wotherspoon in particular had a weekend to remember, the current Kookaburra scoring four times in the Blaze’s 7-0 whitewash of the Tassie Tigers and followed it up with another two in the 5-1 win over the Perth Thundersticks.

Having had the bye on Friday night in Round 4, the NSW Pride also sent out an ominous statement in their final home game of the regular season as they pummelled HC Melbourne 6-1 just two days after the Victorian side had recorded a 10-5 win over Canberra Chill in a crazy game on Friday night.

Kurt Lovett bagged a hat-trick, Blake Govers scored a double and Flynn Ogilvie also got on the score sheet for the Pride who have away matches against the Perth Thundersticks and a mouth watering final round showdown with the Blaze.

But while the Blaze and Pride are the clear frontrunners, the other teams have shown enough to suggest that the two sides vying for the title is by no means a foregone conclusion.

Perth Thundersticks opened their double round with an entertaining 6-4 away win over Adelaide Fire, Watenabe Kota scoring all four of the Fire’s goals.

Despite being humbled by the Blaze, the Tassie Tigers proved they have what it takes to be in the mix as Kookaburras co-captain Eddie Ockenden showed why he is regarded as one of the best players in the world, scoring four times against the Canberra Chill in a 6-2 result that puts a dent in the Chill’s finals aspirations.

The Sultana Bran Hockey One League continues with Round 6 this weekend. For ticketing details click here, while every match will be broadcast LIVE and exclusive on Kayo.

Sultana Bran Hockey One 2019 Season – Round 4 Results

Women’s Competition

Brisbane Blaze 5 (Harris 8’, Wilkinson 15’/15’/42’, Fey 38’)
Tassie Tigers 0

Friday 18 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (QLD)

Brisbane Blaze Women’s team: 1.Savannah Fitzpatrick, 3.Layla Eleison, 4.Ashlea Fey (c), 6.Morgan Gallagher, 9.Jesse Reid, 10.Maddie James, 11.Ashlyn McBurnie, 12.Kendra Fitzpatrick, 14.Meg Pearce, 15.Hannah Astbury (GK), 20.Aleisha Neumann, 22.Britt Wilkinson, 23.Ruby Harris, 24.Claire Colwill

Tassie Tigers Women’s team: 1.Sarah McCambridge, 2.Amelia Spence (c), 4.Nicole Geeves, 5.Molly Haas, 9.Emily Donovan, 10.Laura Spandler, 12.Ashleigh Arthur, 13.Phillida Bridley, 15.Sophie Rockefeller, 16.Samantha Lawrence, 19.Esmee Broekhuizen, 20.Katerina Lacina, 21.Lauren Canning, 22.Ruby-Rose Haywood (GK)

Adelaide Fire 1 (McCaw 42’)
Perth Thundersticks 2 (Broek 51’/51’)

Friday 18 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (SA)

Adelaide Fire Women’s team: 1.Linzi Appleyard, 3.Brooklyn Buchecker, 7.Emma De Broughe, 8.Holly Evans (c), 13.Sarah Harrison, 14.Amy Hunt, 15.Euleena Maclachlan, 19.Gabi Nance, 20.Hattie Shand, 21.Miki Spano, 22.Leah Welstead, 23.Gemma McCaw, 25.Kate Denning, 28.Amy Hammond (GK)

Perth Thundersticks Women’s team: 3.Candyce Peacock, 4.Jemma Buckley (c), 6.Jacqui Day, 9.Shanea Tonkin, 11.Rachel Frusher, 14.Roos Broek, 15.Caitlin Pascov, 16.Karri Somerville, 17.Annie Gibbs, 18.Renee Rockliff, 19.Aleisha Power (GK), 21.Jade Vanderzwan, 22.Jolie Sertorio, 30.Chloe Pendlebury

HC Melbourne 2 (Ratcliffe 30’, Gravenall 35’)
Canberra Chill 0

Friday 18 October 2019
State Netball and Hockey Centre (VIC)

Full Match report and second report

HC Melbourne Women’s team: 3.Nicola Hammond, 5.Kristina Bates, 6.Claire Messent (c), 8.Olivia Colasurdo, 10.Laura Desmet, 12.Carly James, 14.Laura Barden, 21.Florine van Grimbergen, 22.Madi Ratcliffe, 23.Samantha Snow, 24.Anna Moore, 25.Hannah Gravenall, 30.Nikki Bosman (GK), 33.Amy Lawton

Canberra Chill Women’s team: 4.Jess Smith, 7.Naomi Evans (c), 9.Sassie Economos, 10.Rebecca Lee, 11.Sophie Gaughan, 14.Emily Robson, 15.Yui Ishibashi, 16.Shihori Oikawa, 17.Beckie Middleton, 18.Olivia Martin, 19.Anna Flanagan, 25.Tina Taseska, 27.Meredith Bone, 31.Sakiyo Asano (GK)

Men’s Competition

Brisbane Blaze 7 (Beale 1’, Rintala 17’, Weyer 25’, D.Wotherspoon 36’/36’/38’/38’)
Tassie Tigers 0

Friday 18 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (QLD)

Brisbane Blaze Men’s team: 3.Corey Weyer, 4.Hugh Pembroke, 5.Scott Boyde, 7.Joel Rintala, 9.Jacob Anderson, 10.Robert Bell, 12.Jake Whetton, 15.Justin Douglas, 16.Tim Howard, 19.Blake Wotherspoon, 20.Matthew Swann (c), 23.Daniel Beale, 26.Dylan Wotherspoon, 32.Mitchell Nicholson (GK)

Tassie Tigers Men’s team: 2.Nicholas Leslie, 3.Kurt Budgeon, 4.Hayden Beltz, 6.Joshua Brooks, 7.Joshua Mardell, 11.Eddie Ockenden (c), 13.Joshua Beltz, 15.Kieron Arthur, 19.Tim Deavin, 20.James Bourke, 21.Ben Read, 23.Henry Chambers (GK), 29.Sam McCambridge, 32.Jeremy Hayward

Adelaide Fire 4 (Kota 20’/20’/60’/60’)
Perth Thundersticks 6 (Mitton 28’/28’, Robertson 42’/42’, Rasmussen 43’, Wickham 49’)

Friday 18 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (SA)

Adelaide Fire Men’s team: 6.Angus Fry, 7.Scott Germein, 9.Fred Gray, 11.Cameron Joyce, 15.Andy Leat, 18.Al Oliver, 19.Glyn Tamlin (c), 20.Isaac Farmilo, 22.Chris Wells, 23.Cameron White, 24.Zendana Hirotaka, 25.Watenabe Kota, 26.Liam Alexander, 28.Ben Hooppell (GK)

Perth Thundersticks Men’s team: 1.Brayden King, 3.Tim Geers, 4.Jake Harvie, 5.Frazer Gerrard, 7.Tyler Lovell (GK), 8.Coby Green, 10.Tom Wickham, 15.Will Byas, 17.Aran Zalewski (c), 19.Daniel Robertson, 23.Matthew Fisher, 24.Alec Rasmussen, 25.Trent Mitton, 27.Marshall Roberts

HC Melbourne 10 (Arunasalam 14’/30’/30’/41’, Kleinschmidt 14’, Marais 15’, Gilmour 25’/25’/37’/37’)
Canberra Chill 5 (Backhus 2’/54’/54’, Conroy 49’/49’)

Friday 18 October 2019
State Netball and Hockey Centre (VIC)

Full match report and Second report

HC Melbourne Men’s team: 1.Craig Marais, 2.Max Hendry, 3.Simon Borger, 5.Andrew Philpott, 7.Will Gilmour, 9.Nathan Ephraums, 13.Jayshaan Randhawa, 14.Jonathan Bretherton, 15.Josh Simmonds, 17.Kiran Arunasalam, 18.Johan Durst (GK), 21.Jake Sherren, 25.Aaron Kleinschmidt (c), 29.Oscar Wookey

Canberra Chill Men’s team: 2.Ben Staines, 4.James Day, 7.Kazuma Murata, 8.Daniel Conroy, 9.Jamie Hawke, 11.Garry Backhus, 12.Jake Staines, 13.Manabu Yamashita, 15.Josh Chivers, 17.Aaron Kershaw (c), 20.Lewis McLennan, 22.Jay MacDonald, 27.Kentaro Fukuda, 30.Andrew Charter (GK)

Sultana Bran Hockey One 2019 Season – Round 5 Results

Women’s Competition

Canberra Chill 2 (Evans 30’/30’)
Tassie Tigers 1 (Canning 19’)

Sunday 20 October 2019
National Hockey Centre (ACT)

Full Match report

Canberra Chill Women’s team: 4.Jess Smith, 7.Naomi Evans (c), 9.Sassie Economos, 10.Rebecca Lee, 11.Sophie Gaughan, 12.Aleisha Price, 14.Emily Robson, 16.Shihori Oikawa, 17.Beckie Middleton, 18.Olivia Martin, 19.Anna Flanagan, 25.Tina Taseska, 27.Meredith Bone, 31.Sakiyo Asano (GK)

Tassie Tigers Women’s team: 1.Sarah McCambridge, 2.Amelia Spence (c), 3.Hannah Richardson, 4.Nicole Geeves, 5.Molly Haas, 9.Emily Donovan, 10.Laura Spandler, 13.Phillida Bridley, 15.Sophie Rockefeller, 16.Samantha Lawrence, 19.Esmee Broekhuizen, 20.Katerina Lacina, 21.Lauren Canning, 22.Ruby-Rose Haywood (GK)

NSW Pride 2 (Wilson 17’, Sablowski 60’)
HC Melbourne 7 (Lawton 7’, Utri 28’/28’, Messent 30’/49’, Hammond 42’, Ratcliffe 56’)

Sunday 20 October 2019
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre (NSW)

Full match report

NSW Pride Women’s team: 1.Jocelyn Bartram (GK), 2.Sarah Johnston, 12.Mikaela Patterson, 16.Jessica Watterson, 19.Morgan Blamey, 20.Maddison Smith, 21.Alice Arnott, 22.Kate Jenner, 23.Abby Wilson, 27.Renae Robinson, 28.Casey Sablowski (c), 29.Courtney Schonell, 31.Emma Spinks, 32.Grace Young

HC Melbourne Women’s team: 2.Aisling Utri, 3.Nicola Hammond, 5.Kristina Bates, 6.Claire Messent (c), 8.Olivia Colasurdo, 12.Carly James, 14.Laura Barden, 17.Emily Hurtz, 21.Florine van Grimbergen, 22.Madi Ratcliffe, 23.Samantha Snow, 25.Hannah Gravenall, 30.Nikki Bosman (GK), 33.Amy Lawton

Brisbane Blaze 3 (Fey 15’/35’, Harris 43’)
Perth Thundersticks 0

Sunday 20 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (QLD)

Brisbane Blaze Women’s team: 1.Savannah Fitzpatrick, 3.Layla Eleison, 4.Ashlea Fey (c), 6.Morgan Gallagher, 8.Jordyn Holzberger, 12.Kendra Fitzpatrick, 14.Meg Pearce, 15.Hannah Astbury (GK), 18.Dayle Dolkens, 19.Morgan Mathison, 20.Aleisha Neumann, 22.Britt Wilkinson, 23.Ruby Harris, 24.Claire Colwill

Perth Thundersticks Women’s team: 3.Candyce Peacock, 4.Jemma Buckley (c), 6.Jacqui Day, 9.Shanea Tonkin, 11.Rachel Frusher, 14.Roos Broek, 16.Karri Somerville, 17.Annie Gibbs, 18.Renee Rockliff, 19.Aleisha Power (GK), 21.Jade Vanderzwan, 22.Jolie Sertorio, 29.Agueda Moroni, 30.Chloe Pendlebury

Men’s Competition

Canberra Chill 2 (Kentaro 31’/31’)
Tassie Tigers 6 (Ockenden 4’/15’/53’/53’, Hayward 24’, McCambridge 33’)

Sunday 20 October 2019
National Hockey Centre (ACT)

Full match report

Canberra Chill Men’s team: 2.Ben Staines, 4.James Day, 7.Kazuma Murata, 8.Daniel Conroy, 9.Jamie Hawke, 10.Owen Chivers, 11.Garry Backhus, 12.Jake Staines (c), 13.Manabu Yamashita, 17.Aaron Kershaw, 22.Jay MacDonald, 26.James Jewell, 27.Kentaro Fukuda, 30.Andrew Charter (GK)

Tassie Tigers Men’s team: 2.Nicholas Leslie, 4.Hayden Beltz, 6.Joshua Brooks, 11.Eddie Ockenden (c), 13.Joshua Beltz, 14.Jack Welch, 15.Kieron Arthur, 19.Tim Deavin, 20.James Bourke, 21.Ben Read, 23.Henry Chambers (GK), 26.Oliver Smith, 29.Sam McCambridge, 32.Jeremy Hayward

NSW Pride 6 (Lovett 10’/10’/27’, Govers 37’/37’, Ogilvie 52’)
HC Melbourne 1 (Ford 58’)

Sunday 20 October 2019
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre (NSW)

Full match report

NSW Pride Men’s team: 1.Lachlan Sharp, 2.Tom Craig, 5.Ash Thomas (GK), 6.Matthew Dawson, 8.Nathanael Stewart, 11.Hayden Dillon, 12.Kurt Lovett, 13.Blake Govers, 18.Tristan White (c), 19.Jack Hayes, 20.Ky Willott, 22.Flynn Ogilvie, 23.Ryan Proctor, 29.Timothy Brand

HC Melbourne Men’s team: 2.Max Hendry, 5.Andrew Philpott, 7.Will Gilmour, 9.Nathan Ephraums, 10.Rusell Ford (c), 12.Connar Otterbach, 13.Jayshaan Randhawa, 14.Jonathan Bretherton, 15.Josh Simmonds, 17.Kiran Arunasalam, 18.Johan Durst (GK), 21.Jake Sherren, 24.James Knee, 25.Aaron Kleinschmidt

Brisbane Blaze 5 (Weyer 15’, Rintala 26’, D. Wotherspoon 29’/29’, Beale 54’)
Perth Thundersticks 1 (Mitton 36’)

Sunday 20 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (QLD)

Brisbane Blaze Men’s team: 2.Shane Kenny, 3.Corey Weyer, 4.Hugh Pembroke, 5.Scott Boyde, 7.Joel Rintala, 9.Jacob Anderson, 10.Robert Bell, 12.Jake Whetton, 16.Tim Howard, 19.Blake Wotherspoon, 20.Matthew Swann (c), 23.Daniel Beale, 26.Dylan Wotherspoon, 32.Mitchell Nicholson (GK)

Perth Thundersticks Men’s team: 1.Brayden King, 3.Tim Geers, 4.Jake Harvie, 5.Frazer Gerrard, 7.Tyler Lovell (GK), 8.Coby Green, 10.Tom Wickham, 15.Will Byas, 17.Aran Zalewski, 19.Daniel Robertson, 23.Matthew Fisher, 24.Alec Rasmussen, 25.Trent Mitton (c), 26.Brandon Gibbs

Women’s Standings

* GP - Games Played; W - Win; SW - Shootout Win; SL - Shootout Loss; L - Loss; F - Goals For; A - Goals Against; GD - Goal Difference

Men’s Standings

* GP - Games Played; W - Win; SW - Shootout Win; SL - Shootout Loss; L - Loss; F - Goals For; A - Goals Against; GD - Goal Difference

Round 6 Fixtures

Perth Thundersticks v NSW Pride

Saturday 26 October 2019
Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University (WA)
Match Start: Men’s 2:00pm local, Women’s 3:30pm local

Adelaide Fire v Canberra Chill

Saturday 26 October 2019
State Hockey Centre (SA)
Match Start: Women’s 1:30pm local, Men’s 3:00pm local

Tassie Tigers v HC Melbourne

Sunday 27 October 2019
Tasmanian Hockey Centre (TAS)
Match Start: Men’s 2:00pm local, Women’s 3:30pm local

Brisbane Blaze - BYE

Sultana Bran Hockey One League Media release

ROUND-UP: Men's Hockey League



Old Georgians battled back from 3-0 down to secure a point at home against Holcombe in the Men’s Hockey League Premier Division on Sunday.

Barry Middleton got Holcombe off to a good start when he netted from open play in the seventh minute.

Mark Gleghorne doubled their advantage in the 23rd minute to give Holcombe a 2-0 lead going in to half time, and Nicholas Bandurak made it 3-0 shortly after the interval as his side looked set to secure all three points.

But Tom Watson hit back for Old Georgians in the 38th before Andy Bull added another from a penalty stroke four minutes later.

Tom Carson completed the comeback eight minutes from time to clinch a share of the spoils.

Surbiton maintained their 100% record and place at the top of the table with a 4-1 victory at home against East Grinstead on Saturday.

Luke Taylor netted a hat-trick and Arjan Drayton Chana bagged the other to secure the win, while Simon Faulkner scored a late consolation for East Grinstead.

Wimbledon maintained third spot with a 2-0 victory at home to Beeston. Ed Horler and Ben Francis scoring the goals for the home side.

Elsewhere, Hampstead and Westminster moved up to fourth after a 4-3 win at Reading.

Josh Kelly, Kwan Browne, Rupert Shipperley and Paul Melkert all scored for the away side. Charlie Ellison, Louis Gittens and Peter Scott were the scorers for Reading.

Brooklands Manchester University secured their second victory of the campaign with a 3-2 win at the University of Exeter.

William Battistessa, Sam Perrin and David Flanagan all found the net for Brooklands.

Rhys Bradshaw and James Ferguson scored for the University of Exeter.

Men's Division 1 North

Cardiff & Met maintained their position at the top of the Division One North table after a 5-2 victory at home against Loughborough Students on Saturday.

Gareth Furlong bagged himself a hat-trick while Jack Rhodes and Owain Dolan Gray scored the others for the home side.

Steven Halfhead and Jake Owen both found themselves on the scoresheet for Loughborough.

Bowdon kept the pressure on Cardiff after securing their fourth win of the campaign with a 4-1 victory at home against Olton and West Warwicks on Sunday.

Richie Dawson Smith, Simon Egerton (2) and Thomas Ainsworth with the goals for Bowdon. Steven Batten scored the only goal for the away side.

Elsewhere, the University of Birmingham won 4-1 at home against Sheffield Hallam, the University of Durham won 3-2 at home against City of Peterborough and Leeds won 2-1 at the University of Nottingham.

Men's Division 1 South

Oxted moved top of the Division One South table on goal difference after winning 2-0 at home against Team Bath Buccaneers on Sunday.

Joshua Nurse and Chris Webster both netted for Oxted to secure the points.

Teddington secured a point in a 3-3 draw against Southgate to keep it tight at the top of the table.

Matt Daly and Elliot Smith (2) both bagged for Teddington, while Guilio Ferrini (2) and Max Garner were the goal scorers for Southgate.

Elsewhere, Sevenoaks won 6-0 at Fareham, Havant won 6-2 at Brighton & Hove and Canterbury and Oxford Hawks played out a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Men's Conference North

Belper remain top of the Men’s Conference North after a 6-2 victory at home against Alderley Edge on Sunday.

Callum Stacey found the net three times while Archie Vaughan, Christopher Beastall and Sam Dixon were also on the scoresheet for the home side.

Ben Gregory scored twice for Alderley Edge but it was in vain as his side couldn’t muster up enough to get back in to the game.

Ali Ghazanfar scored five as Deeside Ramblers beat Lichfield 7-4 at home to keep the pressure on Belper at the top.

David McNally and Neil Worrall also netted for the home side, while Rob Gray (2), Simon Rodgerslea and Steve Bailey scored for Lichfield.

Men's Conference East

Wapping went two points clear at the top of the Conference East table as they won 1-0 at home against Cambridge City on Sunday.

The only goal of the game came in the 56th minute when Morgan Harries found the net from a penalty corner.

St Albans closed the gap at the top of the table after a 5-1 win at Old Loughtonians.

David Williams (2), Matthew Davey, Teague Marcano and Tariq Marcano were the goal scorers for St Albans.

Maciej Janiszewski scored the only goal for Old Loughtonians.

Men's Conference West

Ashmoor produced an emphatic performance to win 7-0 at home against Cheltenham in the Men’s Conference West on Sunday.

Max Romer-Lee (2), Ben Tancock, Fletcher Naisbett-Jones, Richard Ashworth (2) and Jed Dixon all found themselves on the scoresheet as the home side secured all three points for the third time this campaign.

Richmond remain top of the table after a 3-0 win at Khalsa Leamington.

Scott Wall, Jordan Hussell and James Kitcherside were the goal scorers there.

* Statistics, full scores and tables from the Men's Hockey League are available by clicking here.

England Hockey Board Media release

UCD and Pegasus back for third ISC final date since 2009



UCD will meet Pegasus in the women’s Irish Senior Cup final for the third time in a decade after their Saturday semi-final wins.

The students, gunning for a sixth title since 2009, edged out Loreto 1-0 at Belfield in a frantic contest with Katherine Egan nicking the only goal in the second quarter.

It was a tie played at great intensity with a wealth of youth on display, packed with recent Irish Under-21 internationals on both sides.

“It was a very good game, both sides put pressure on in possession and we managed to create a goal from a good turnover high up the pitch, three very quick passes to get in on the keeper,” UCD coach Miles Warren told Dublin City FM of the key moment.

“That came from pressure created by our forwards; it’s wonderful when you try it and create the goal – it was a plan coming together.

“There weren’t too many other chances but I was still very happy with how we played. In a semi-final, even though it is October and a long way from the final, you can’t expect a high scoring game like previous rounds. Both teams were keen to defend solidly but very proud of the pressure we put on Loreto.”

Early on, Loreto were the side that started on the front foot with Clodagh Cassin denying Sara Twomey from a corner, sliding out to deflect over the bar.

The second quarter saw the killer goal. It came from a big full-court press with Ellen Curran and Hannah McLoughlin pouncing on a turnover to set up the striker one-on-one and she pushed low into the corner.

UCD had an awesome chance to double up when the ball rebounded out to Curran but her first time shot went inches over as Liz Murphy tried to close her down.

Loreto went more and more direct as time wore on with Sarah Clarke’s powerful long balls causing problems. UCD should have made the game safe when the Beaufort side went to 11 outfielders but Michelle Carey’s shot went wide but it was not required in the final win.

“Naturally, when you are leading 1-0 in the last 10 minutes, the opponent will throw different things at you, put a player really high up the pitch. But we managed that very well and did not give Loreto any chances. It’s important in a frantic situation to stay calm and that’s exactly what they did.”

For Loreto boss Paul Fitzpatrick, he said: “Frustrating game, I thought we started well but conceded a soft goal from a sloppy turnover. We had a lot of possession but didn’t make a lot of it count.

“We’ve been playing well – today, I don’t think we played our best but that is not to take away from a good UCD side who worked really well. It was an even game but we just didn’t make enough clear-cut chances to take anything from it.”

Both sides will now have a couple of weekends off due before the EY Hockey League starts on November 9th after the women’s Olympic qualifiers.

As will Pegasus who spoiled Corinthian’s big day out as an early Lucy McKee goal set them on course for a 3-0 success at Whitechurch Park.

Two years ago, Pegs had beaten the Dubliners 12-0 but there was never likely to be a repeat in a much tighter contest. McKee did give the Ulster side that lead but it remained in the balance until deep into the second half when penalty corner goals from Kerri McDonald and Michelle Harvey settled the game.

After four weeks of Irish Senior Cup fixtures, the sides now await the final which will be played next March, a repeat of the 2009 and 2018 deciders.

In Leinster women’s Division One, Genesis won their DLR derby against Monkstown 1-0 with Clodagh Fullston getting the crucial goal.

The Stillorgan club’s defence dealt with waves of pressure provided by Monkstown. Key saves from goalkeeper Sorcha Cunningham and calm defence led by Laura Barrie along with great hassling in midfield by Annie Kavanagh and Aoife Henry laid the base.

The goal came from a break by Fullston from the halfway line and then attacking along the baseline. He first shot went up high and she, tennis-style, volleyed in the rebound first time , giving her side something to hold onto.

The win lifts Genesis up to second place at this early stage with two wins out of three, achieved by scoring just two goals thus far.

Camille Christie got the only goal for Rathgar in their first win of the campaign as they beat North Kildare.

Trinity remain top with three wins form three courtesy of a 7-1 win at Naas with Rachel Burns, Sally Campbell and Ailish Long scoring two goals each. Saidhbh Farrell got the Naas goal, the only one Trinity have conceded to date in Leinster.

Women

Irish Senior Cup – Semi-Finals: Corinthian 0 Pegasus 3 (L McKee, K McDonald, M Harvey); UCD 1 (K Egan) Loreto 0

Leinster Division 1: Monkstown 0 Genesis 1 (C Fullston); Naas 1 (S Farrell) Trinity 7 (R Burns 2, S Campbell 2, A Long 2, A Buttimer); Rathgar 1 (C Christie) North Kildare 0

Munster Division One

Saturday: Bandon 5 (O Roycroft 3, L Rowe, M Dietzer) Belvedere 0; Cork C of I 0 UCC 1 (C Dring); Waterford 1 (D Cotter) Limerick 1 (L Gallagher)

Sunday: Bandon 1 (O Roycroft) UCC 2 (C Perdue, R Kingston); Waterford 0 Cork C of I 9 (A Roberts 2, H Honner 2, S Baker, C Sexton, A O’Rourke, K Gaffney, G Barry)

Irish Hockey Challenge – Round 1: Greenfields 2 (T Garrett, C Hughes) Clonakilty 0; YMCA 1 Galway 1, Galway win shoot-out 3-1

The Hook

All change at the top of the Scottish Premiership



All change at the top of the Premiership, Dundee Wanderers have opened up a three point lead at the top of the women`s table while in the men`s Grange share top spot with Grove Menzieshill, but with a game in hand against Uddingston.

Grange maintained their 100% record with a 3-1 victory over Dundee Wanderers at Fettes.

It took the champions only three minutes to get their noses in front with a direct shot from Alan Johnston. But Wanderers were level after 13 minutes with a penalty corner conversion by Elliott Sandison.

Within two minutes a shot from the top of the circle by Jacob Tweedie restored Grange`s advantage. The Edinburgh side`s triumph looked secured when Dan Coultas made it 3-1 with a direct shot at a penalty corner in the second quarter.

However, the expected procession of goals for the home side did not materialise in the second half, only a few clear-cut chances, but no addition to the score line.

Grange share top spot with Grove Menzieshill, although with a slightly better goal difference, after the Taysiders saw off Clydesdale on Tayside.

The Dundonians were two ahead at the interval, Albert Rowling opened from the spot followed by an open play strike from Luke Cranney.

Grove Menzieshill`s third was a little bizarre, Paul |Martin miss trapped the ball, he recovered the situation, and at shoulder height managed to lob it over the keeper. Euan Lindsay finally replied for the Titwood-based side but by then little more than a consolation.

Western Wildcats lost their pole position with a 6-3 reversal at the hands of Edinburgh University at Peffermill, the result pushes the students up to third in the table on goal difference.

Students` coach Graham Moodie maintained that his charges were much more clinical in the game, and Ben Pearson at a penalty corner and then Nathan Liggett from open play put them two up, although Fraser Moran pulled one back for Western Wildcats.

Another open play strike by Tommy Dawes gave Edinburgh a 3-1 lead at the interval.

Andrew McAllister pulled the score back to 3-2 but Moodie`s charges took the initiative and strikes by Pearson again from a set piece, Liggett again, and finally Jack Jamieson advanced the score to 6-2, before Adam McKenzie notched a consolation for the deposed Wildcats.

At the other end of the table, hat-tricks from Johnny Christie and Jack McKenzie was the catalyst in Kelburne`s 6-3 win over Watsonians, a result that lifts them off the bottom of the table into eighth place. Danny Cain, Craig Beattie and Calum Swann were on target for the Edinburgh side.

The Hillhead v Uddingston clash ended in a 2-2 draw. The visitors were two up at the interval through Josh Baxter and Blake Hinton, but in the second half Andrew Black and John Reid salvaged a point for Hillhead.

Dundee Wanderers are now clear leaders at the top of the women`s Premiership with a 2-0 home win over rivals Clydesdale Western on Tayside.

Five minutes before the break Mhairi Miller opened for the home side. In the second half Clydesdale had most of the play and the set pieces, but Wanderers` keeper Iona Colquhoun made several telling saves to frustrate the Glasgow side.

The final nail in Clydesdale`s coffin came in the final minute, their penalty corner broke down, Emily Dark embarked on a lengthy solo run, squared the ball to Vikki Bunce and the former Scotland player made no mistake for the crucial second.

Watsonians moved into second spot after seeing off GHK 2-0. Ellie Mackenzie was the architect of the opening goal, she attacked down the left, cut in and found Cat McLellan in the circle and she promptly tucked the ball away into the net.

Watsonians` second emerged from a turnover, the ball found its way to Emily Newlands who fired home on her reverse stick.

Champions Edinburgh University moved up to fourth with a 4-3 victory over Wildcats in a ding dong affair at Peffermill. Western Wildcats held sway in the first half, a spot conversion by Kate Holmes, a composed finish by Emma McDiarmid along with a reverse stick strike from Rona Stewart gave them a 3-2 lead at the interval.

But the champions held sway at the end, Amy Brodie scored twice while Margery Justice and Georgia Jones were also on target for a narrow win to keep their hope alive of retaining their league title.

Grove Menzieshill was the division`s biggest winners with a 6-1 triumph over Merlins Gordonians. There were two goals each for Sam Sangster and Katie Stott while Lucy Murray and Lauren Kingston also scored, Molly Cuthbertson got the Aberdonians` consolation.

Hillhead advanced up the table with a 2-0 win over Glasgow University.

Scottish Hockey Union media release

Police, Strathmore win Shaban Yusuf tournament

By AGNES MAKHANDIA


Strathmore University's Scorpions celebrate after winning this year's Shaban Yusuf Memorial Hockey tournament at Mombasa Sports Club on October 20, 2019. PHOTO | COURTESY

Kenya Police and Strathmore University's Scorpions are the winners of this year's Shaban Yusuf Memorial Hockey tournament.

Police, who last won the title in 2016, dethroned United States International University of Africa (USIU-A) 3-2 on penalties after a barren draw in regulation time while Scorpions squeezed a 1-0 win over Technical University of Kenya (TUK) at Mombasa Sports Club on Sunday.

The law enforcers scored through Elly Odindo, Willis Okeyo and Richard Birir while Lawrence Makhatsa and Clifford Mwaniki replied for the students in the shoot-out.

Yvonne Karanja scored the lone goal for Strathmore in the women's final.

On their way to the finals, Police edged hosts Mvita 2-1, while USIU-A overwhelmed TUK 3-2 on penalties having played to barren draw in normal time.

In the women's semi-finals, TUK beat defending champions Amira Sailors 1-0 while Strathmore also saw off University of Nairobi with a similar score line.

Strathmore coach Meshack Senge said they hope to build on the win ahead of their weekend tie against USIU-A in the Kenya Hockey Union League match.

The annual event was previously held to celebrate hockey legend and former Boabab Hockey Club Sponsor, the late Agnelo De Souza (SANA) but this time round they celebrated another legend Shaban Yusuf.

Daily Nation

Police, Malvern complete hockey semis line-up

By Nigel Simon


Defence Force’s Dylan Franis evades Police goalkeeper Kevin Joseph during their T&T Hockey Board Indoor Championship Men’s Open Division matchup at the Woodbrook Youth Facility on Friday night. Defence Force won 6-4. ANTHONY HARRIS

Po­lice and Malvern record­ed con­trast­ing wins to join de­fend­ing cham­pi­ons Queen’s Park Crick­et Club and last year’s run­ners-up De­fence Force as the four semi­fi­nal qual­i­fiers in the T&T Hock­ey Board In­door Cham­pi­onship Men’s Open Di­vi­sion at the Wood­brook Youth Fa­cil­i­ty on Sat­ur­day night.

The Law­men got a hat-trick from na­tion­al for­ward Akim Tou­s­saint (3rd, 27th, 40th) and two from fel­low in­ter­na­tion­al Jor­dan Reynos (3rd, 33rd) in a 9-1 ham­mer­ing of Fa­ti­ma to im­prove to a 3-0-3 record in the sev­en-team round-robin se­ries with nine points, lev­el with Paragon but with a su­pe­ri­or goal-dif­fer­ence of plus-22 to their ri­vals’ plus-ten.

The quar­tet of Solomon Ec­cles, Roger Daniel, Wayne Leg­erton and Nicholas Grant, a com­bi­na­tion of cur­rent and past na­tion­al play­ers, al­so added a goal each for Po­lice while Alexi Mo­hammed got Fa­ti­ma’s goal in the 20th minute.

Ear­li­er in a win­ner-take-all clash, T&T in­ter­na­tion­al Kristien Em­manuel’s hat-trick earned Malvern a come-from-be­hind 3-2 tri­umph over Paragon.

Paragon looked set to claim a win and ce­ment a top-four round-robin spot when Joel Daniel opened the scor­ing in the first minute, fol­lowed by Tariq Singh’s field goal in the 14th for a 2-0 lead.

How­ev­er, Em­manuel turned things around for Malvern with goals in the 30th, 33rd and 36th min­utes to push his team to 12 points from their six match­es, one be­hind De­fence Force who met win­less Shape in their fi­nal match last night (Sun­day) ahead of the No­vem­ber 2 play­offs.

The Parkites, who slipped to third with ten points, still have a match left against win­less Fa­ti­ma on Fri­day (Oc­to­ber 25) and can fin­ish sec­ond with a win or even first if Shape can beat De­fence Force.

Al­so on Sat­ur­day in the Women’s Open, Bri­an­na Govia scored twice to lead Shandy Carib Mag­no­lias to a 6-2 spank­ing of Malvern and en­sure the top seed­ing spot ahead of the semi­fi­nals on No­vem­ber 1.

Sa­van­nah De Fre­itas fired Mag­no­lias ahead in the sec­ond minute while Elise Olton (8th) and Kim­ber­ly Welling­ton (14th) made it 3-0. Kher­dine Gon­za­les trimmed the lead for Malvern in the 25th but Govia quick­ly re­stored Mag­no­lias’ cush­ion in the 26th. Gon­za­les then got a sec­ond for Malvern to trail 4-2 be­fore Govia (36th) and Amie Olton (40th) added a goal each to make cer­tain of vic­to­ry for Mag­no­lias.

With the win, Mag­no­lias moved to 13 points from five match­es, four clear of Malvern, with a match left for each club, while Paragon are next with three points from four match­es and ti­tle-hold­ers Ven­tures are last with a point.

In the Trin­i­ty Men’s Di­vi­sion, Sel­wyn King banged in a beaver-trick for Notre Dame in an 8-4 vic­to­ry over Po­lice for their third win from as many match­es. Notre Dame moved to nine points, lev­el with Queen’s Park, who have played five match­es, and three adrift of Carib, who have played four match­es, on the six-team ta­ble.

Shandy Carib Mag­no­lias al­so ad­vanced straight to the women’s Un­der-19 fi­nal af­ter beat­ing Paragon 3-1 and Raiders 2-1 in their fi­nal two match­es to end with ten points from four match­es, three more than Paragon, who meet Raiders in the lone semi­fi­nal on Oc­to­ber 27.

In the Boys’ Un­der-19 com­pe­ti­tion, Paragon and Malvern re­mained locked at the top with sev­en points each af­ter a 6-6 draw in their meet­ing. They are point ahead of Fa­ti­ma with one match re­main­ing for the trio.

Queen’s Park will be the fourth team in the boys’ semi­fi­nals af­ter blank­ing Notre Dame 5-0.

Match­es will con­tin­ue on Fri­days, Sat­ur­days and Sun­day at Wood­brook un­til the fi­nals on No­vem­ber 3.

Week­end re­sults:

Sun­day

UN­DER-19 BOYS

Malvern 6 (Aidan Mar­cano 23rd, 30th, 39th, Shel­don Phillip 6th, Tyrese Ben­jamin 18th, Shawn Phillip 26th) v Paragon 6 (Chris­t­ian John 21st, 37th, Tariq Singh 6th, Daniel Mc Kie 11th, Joel Daniel 16th, Kalebh Quashie 34th)

QPCC 5 (Justin Day 5th, 39th, Alexan­der Rowe 8th, Ethan Reynos 36th, Jor­dan Weekes 37th) v Notre Dame 0

UN­DER-19 GIRLS

SC Mag­no­lias 2 (Toni Camp­bell 4th, 11th) v Raiders 1 (Za­hara De La Rosa 19th)

MIXED VET­ER­ANS

Fa­ti­ma 7 (Alan Young 2nd, 18th, 22nd, 31st, Derek Lee 9th, Col­in Young 15th, Kei­th Nieves 36th) v De­fence Force 4 (Ger­rard Fer­gu­son 4th, 6th, 25th, Sher­bert Mc Kie 9th)

Sat­ur­day:

TRIN­I­TY MEN

Notre Dame 8 (Sel­wyn King 1st, 12th, 13th, 31st, Danil Tran­coso 21st, 27th, Loren­zo Lo­dai 8th, Chad Pe­dro 23rd) v Po­lice 4 (Ryan Ram­baran 3rd, Gary Fer­gu­son 10th, Ker­wyn Hume 30th, Nicholas Wren 40th)

MIXED VET­ER­ANS

Malvern 12 (Ko­r­ry Bar­nett 4th, 6th, 27th, 30th, Ke­cia Ho­sein 26th, 29th, 29th, 32nd Dami­an Gor­don 13th, 39th, An­drea Jack­son 18th, 26th) v Fa­ti­ma 1 (Tim­o­thy Ram­baran 8th)

MEN’S OPEN

Malvern 3 (Kristien Em­manuel 30th, 33rd, 36th) v Paragon 2 (Joel Daniel 1st, Tariq Singh 14th)

Po­lice 9 (Akim Tou­s­saint 8th, 27th, 40th, Jor­dan Reynos 3rd, 33rd, Solomon Ec­cles 8th, Roger Daniel 35th, Wayne Leg­erton 37th, Nicholas Grant 39th) v Fa­ti­ma 1 (Alexi Mo­hammed 20th)

WOMEN’S OPEN

SC Mag­no­lias 6 (Bri­an­na Govia 26th, 36th, Sa­van­nah De Fre­itas 2nd, Elise Olton 8th, Kim­ber­ly Welling­ton 14th, Amie Olton 40th) v Malvern 2 (Kher­dine Gon­za­les 25th, 32nd)

Cur­rent stand­ings:

Men’s Open Div

Teams*P*W*D*L*F*A*Pts

De­fence Force*5*4*1*0*34*14*13
Malvern*6*4*0*2*31*27*12
QPCC*5*3*1*1*26*15*10
Po­lice*6*3*0*3*40*18*9
Paragon*6*3*0*3*24*14*9
Fa­ti­ma*4*0*0*4*6*32*0
Shape*4*0*0*4*7*48*0

Women’s Open Div

SC Mag­no­lias*5*4*1*0*22*8*13
Malvern*5*3*0*2*15*15*9
Paragon*4*1*0*3*6*15*3
Ven­tures*4*0*1*3*9*14*1

Trin­i­ty Men Div

Carib*4*4*0*0*24*6*12
Notre Dame*3*3*0*0*22*8*9
QPCC*5*3*0*2*26*13*9
Po­lice*4*1*0*3*17*24*3
Malvern*3*1*0*2*7*16*3
Fa­ti­ma*5*0*0*5*4*33*0

Trin­i­ty Women Div

Har­vard*3*3*0*0*16*6*9
Po­lice*2*1*0*1*3*7*3
Notre Dame*3*0*0*3*8*14*0

Mixed Vet­er­ans Div

Malvern*4*4*0*0*36*8*12
Po­lice*3*3*0*0*25*6*9
Notre Dame*3*2*0*1*24*23*6
QPCC*3*1*0*2*11*12*3
Fa­ti­ma*5*1*0*4*19*39*3
De­fence Force*4*0*0*4*12*35*0

Un­der-19 Girls’ Div

SC Mag­no­lias*4*3*1*0*12*7*10
Paragon*4*2*1*1*17*10*7
Raiders*4*0*0*4*7*19*0

Un­der-19 Boys’ Div

Paragon*3*2*1*0*44*12*7
Malvern*3*2*1*0*34*9*7
Fa­ti­ma*3*2*0*1*26*10*6
QPCC*3*1*0*2*8*13*3
Notre Dame*4*0*0*4*7*75*0

The Trinidad Guardian

Without Leemans, UNC field hockey extends win streak against Liberty

BY Matt Chilson


UNC's sophomore forward Riley Fulmer (26) defends the ball against Liberty University senior defender Annika Roberts (4) on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 in Karen Shelton Stadium. The Tar Heels won 3-2 against the Liberty Flames. Zayrha Rodriguez

All signs pointed to an upset and an end to No. 1 North Carolina field hockey’s winning streak. UNC was facing No. 17 Liberty on just one day of rest, and was without its captain and co-leader in assists, Yentl Leemans. Even the overcast weather was ominous.

But a team effort from the Tar Heels pushed them to a 3-2 victory over the Flames in Chapel Hill on Sunday, and extended their winning streak to 37 games. The score may have been a little closer than expected, but head coach Karen Shelton was happy with the result.

“I’m pleased with the win,” Shelton said. “It’s a different kind of tactic that they used, we didn’t handle it quite as well as we could’ve. But going forward, if we see it again, we will be better prepared.”

Rather than pressing up, Liberty sat back and played conservatively for most of the game, attempting to frustrate the UNC offense. But according to Shelton, this tactic actually served to help the Tar Heels in the absence of Leemans.

First-year Karlijn Goes played in lieu of Leemans, who was out with a foot injury. There was no question that missing Leemans was a huge loss for this team, but Goes and her teammates performed well in her absence, in part due to the Flames' defensive strategy.
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“I thought she did a fantastic job,” Shelton said. “She plays simply, she gets the ball she gives the ball … I was a little bit pleased that Liberty backed off of us some. A lot of teams will press us a little harder, so I think that helped.”

Goes and Leemans have a special connection — they're both from the Netherlands.

“She’s a role model,” Goes said of Leemans. “Off the field and on the field she is very helpful for me with everything. I learn a lot from her, her technique, how hard she works, just everything.”

Despite Goes’ solid performance, North Carolina initially struggled against Liberty’s unique style of play. UNC scored just one goal in open play, with the other two coming off of penalty strokes from senior Megan DuVernois and sophomore Erin Matson.

“We had our chances, and I think that happened in the Wake game, too,” Shelton said. “We had a lot of chances, and we just didn’t finish. The good thing is we’re creating lots of chances. But we gotta work on our finishing.”

The Tar Heels’ goal in open play was scored by senior Marissa Creatore after Matson made an impressive run into the box. The reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year beat multiple defenders, then drew Liberty’s goalkeeper out before delivering a perfect pass to Creatore for a goal.

“Erin’s an incredible passer, just as much as she is an incredible scorer,” Creatore said. “I’m just always expecting a good pass from her right on the forehand, and that's what she delivered.”

North Carolina will need to find another way to score though, because Matson is joining the U.S. national team in India for its games on Nov. 1 and 2. There's also no timetable for Leemans’ return to the field. Without two of its most important players, an ACC-record win streak for UNC will continue to be put to the test.

"We're just working on that next man up (mentality)," Creatore said. "Everyone plays at the same intensity."

The Daily Tar Heel

No. 2 Maryland field hockey roars back from 2-goal deficit to beat No. 21 Ohio State, 6-3

David Suggs


Midfielder Emma DeBerdine during Maryland field hockey’s 2-0 win over No. 3 Connecticut on Oct. 6, 2019 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. (Gabby Baniqued/The Diamondback)

As the first half of Maryland field hockey’s matchup with No. 21 Ohio State came to a close, the team huddled together, frustrated by its offensive performance throughout the weekend.

The scoreboard read 2-0 in the Buckeyes’ favor, pushing the Terps to its sixth consecutive scoreless quarter. And given the tepid offensive display in the opening 30 minutes of the game, one couldn’t be blamed for thinking coach Missy Meharg’s voice would dominate the halftime discussion.

But instead, Meharg left it to her players — typical for the instructor who, in her 32nd season, still takes pride in her team’s independence. And the players made no qualms about what they had to do in the second half: play attacking field hockey.

Fifteen minutes later, it was the Terps who held a two-goal lead, and it was their explosive third-quarter performance that catapulted Maryland to an impressive 6-3 victory on Sunday.

“We know we’re capable of making the impossible happen,” forward Bibi Donraadt said. “We were just trying to pump each other up to make sure we bring the energy and score some goals.”

After failing to break down a resolute Michigan defense on Friday, the Terps were looking to get off to an early start in Columbus.

And they did, pressuring the Buckeyes into a penalty corner 90 seconds into the game. While Maryland’s subsequent attempt failed to find the cage, it set a precedent for what was an enthralling first 15 minutes of attacking action for both sides.

The Terps went on to record four shots in the opening frame. Yet for all its attacking endeavor, though, Meharg’s squad couldn’t get past goalkeeper Aaliyah Hernandez, who made two saves to shut out the Terps in the frame.

“We opened up and took [three] shots in the first five minutes,” Meharg said. “But they weren’t clinical, they weren’t tactical. There weren’t people sitting in spots like there were in the third and fourth quarter.”

Ohio State’s attack also proved equally lively in the first, getting its just rewards five minutes into the first. After earning a penalty corner, defender Whitney Harris fired a low, driven shot into the bottom right corner of the cage.

“That first corner goal by Whitney Harris, it was clinical, it was phenomenal,” Meharg said. “It had us on our heels.”

Buoyed by their early goal, the Buckeyes added to their lead late in the first, with midfielder Esther Clotet Alsina taking aim from well beyond the 23-meter line. Forward Sarah Charley stepped in front of midfielder Nathalie Fiechter, though, getting the vital touch to redirect the ball and send it trickling beyond goalkeeper Noelle Frost.

After such a high-intensity start, it was inevitable that the game was going to slow down, with both sides taking on a far more pragmatic approach in the second. Maryland posted the only shot of the frame — a penalty corner effort that Hernandez saved comfortably — meaning Ohio State entered halftime with a two-goal advantage.

After going six periods without a goal, it was clear the Terps needed more on the offensive end, especially after numerous turnovers caused by overdribbling.

“You’re responsible for playing the brand of hockey that you know you can play,” Meharg said. “This is the second game in a row where we’ve put ourselves in a lot of pressure because we’re choosing to dribble first.”

So, Maryland upped the tempo, using its possession-based tactics to create a number of odd-man rushes. Two minutes into the new half, the strategy paid dividends.

Midfielder Kelee Lepage found some open space on the left flank and snapped a shot past Hernandez, setting the stage for an incredible second-half display by the Terps.

“You could definitely feel the energy starting in the second half and leading to that goal,” forward Emma DeBerdine said. “It definitely was a good feeling, and we knew we were in the game.”

Buckeyes midfielder Emma Goldean brought the Buckeyes’ two-goal lead back less than a minute after Lepage’s goal, but the Terps were undeterred, making a series of dangerous runs into Ohio State’s shooting circle and increasing the frequency of their shot attempts.

And it paid off, with DeBerdine, Donraadt, and Madison Maguire combining for five goals in the last two quarters to sink the Buckeyes and inch the Terps closer toward clinching outright possession of the vaunted No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament.

“It’s so great for postseason. When you can come back from 2-0 and then find a way to score like that,” Meharg said. “There’s a lot of messages for the team that you have the will, collectively.”

The Diamondback

JMU Field Hockey falls to No. 4 Duke


JMU Field Hockey head coach Christy Morgan addresses her team By JMU Athletics |

HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) -- No. 4 Duke edged James Madison field hockey 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.

Less than a minute into the contest, the Blue Devils broke away and scored their first goal of the contest. Just under seven minutes after that Duke was able to capitalize off a corner and scored their second and final goal of the game. The Blue Devils held the Dukes off in the first quarter and outshot JMU 3-0 in the frame, but JMU led 6-4 in shots on the game.

Kyler Zampiello was able to stop two shots as all four of Duke's shots were on goal. Both teams had three corners in the contest. Duke got two of their three in the first half of the contest, while JMU had two of their three in the second half. The Dukes controlled the pace in the second half and was able to get off four shots in the final frame, but the Blue Devil defense held strong and shutout JMU 2-0.

GAME NOTES

First time being shutout since facing North Carolina on Sunday, October 4, 2019.
JMU outshot the Blue Devils 6-4
This is the first game JMU and their opponent tied in corners awarded since the season opener against Bucknell (8/30)

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"It does get frustrating when you're down but we're an inch away and we just need some more time and we'll get that inch before next game" – Rachel Yeager

"We know Duke is a good team so we were excited to come out and compete against one the best teams in the nation. We didn't finish today." – Miranda Rigg

"At halftime, I was just trying to inspire them to play simple hockey and follow the game plan. When they did that they were on fire. We need to believe in us enough to set the game pace.
- Christy Morgan

UP NEXT

JMU will host CAA opponent Northeastern on Friday, October 25 at 6 p.m.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

Friday, October 25
ALUMNI DAY: We will recognize all JMU field hockey alumni at halftime.
1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REUNION: We will celebrate the 25th anniversary of JMU's 1994 National Championship team.
PURPLE OUT: Fill the stands and wear purple!
Sunday, October 27
SENIOR DAY: Come out and support the Dukes as we honor our 7 seniors.

WHSV3

Field Hockey: No. 10 Northwestern demolishes Kent State in a 5-0 victory

Northwestern looked perfect.

Gabriela Carroll


Bente Baekers runs with the ball. The sophomore recorded her third hat trick of the season on Sunday. photo by Alison Albelda

The No. 10 Wildcats demolished Kent State in a 5-0 victory that saw Bente Baekers score her third hat trick of the season, the defense hold the Golden Flashes to just one shot and the team earned plenty of momentum for a top-10 matchup with No. 6 Iowa next weekend.

NU (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) was in control offensively the entire game, scoring its first goal just nine minutes into the contest with a tip in from freshman midfielder Alia Marshall, who scored her first career goal.

“Usually I play in the backfield, so to be in the deep end of our offensive circle, I was a little out of sorts,” Marshall said. “I knew to just hold the post and the ball came trickling through, so I just put it in.”

Marshall and the rest of the midfielders and defenders locked down Kent State (9-6, 4-0 MAC), as the only shot they allowed came late in the fourth quarter long after the game had been decided. The Cats controlled the pace, easily shutting down fast breaks and scoring opportunities.

NU was 2-for-5 on penalty corners with both goals coming from Baekers, one off a rebound and the other directly from the top of the circle. When the Cats execute their penalty opportunities, they play with more confidence. In its last contest against Rutgers, NU was 2-for-6 plus a penalty stroke score.

The Cats run a few different penalty corner plays which give the ball to either Baekers, junior forward Lakin Barry, or sophomore midfielder Maren Seidel. A play they ran twice on Sunday included two stick stopper set ups, which forces the already undermanned defense to make a quick decision as to which person they think will get the ball.

On Sunday, Kent State picked Baekers, giving Barry a window to fire the shot that led to Baekers’ first goal.

“We have two stick stoppers, two batteries, almost all the time, so they don’t know who it’s going to,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “They have to decide as the ball is coming out, and we have three really good hitters, so it gives us a lot of options so that other teams, when they scout us, have no idea who it’s going to.”

Baekers topped the win off with a beautiful reverse hit in the fourth quarter. Her ability to create shots for herself with minimal space is one of her biggest strengths, Fuchs said. Baekers has scored 22 goals this season, and at least two goals in each of the last two games.

Baekers said Fuchs will remind the team in the huddle that the game is a team effort, and that individual scoring is a smaller part of the team message.

“If no one passed the ball to me, I can’t score,” Baekers said. “I’m glad my role is to reward everyone for the great setup we do, all the passes that I get, they’re all perfect — well, they’re not all perfect, but we make it work.”

The Daily Northwestern

Penn field hockey falls in close contests to Columbia and No. 11 Delaware

The Quakers lost by a single goal in both games

By Justin Dechiario


Freshman midfielder Meghan Ward scored the opening goal in Penn field hockey's overtime loss to Columbia. Credit: Gary Lin

Penn field hockey had a busy weekend, as the group traveled to New York on Friday to take on Columbia before coming back home to play No. 11 Delaware on Sunday.

In Friday's contest, the Quakers battled to the end in a back-and-forth affair but ultimately fell in overtime, 6-5. They were then edged by Delaware two days later in a 1-0 battle.

Against Columbia, the Red and Blue (5-8, 2-2 Ivy) got on the board in the first period as freshman midfielder Meghan Ward was able to find the back of the net off of a pass from junior midfielder Jordyn Thies. However, after giving up two goals in the second period, the Quakers found themselves down by a score of 2-1 at the half.

While the first half was low-scoring, the second half brought more drama. Penn came out of halftime on a mission, scoring two goals in a little over a minute to go up 3-2. The Quakers scored once more in the third period to go up by two with one period to play.

With a win seemingly in Penn's grasp, Columbia (6-7, 2-2) scored three unanswered goals in the fourth to take a 5-4 lead. While the shock of this swing could have put Penn away, the Quakers buckled up and continued fighting, and it took until the end for them to capitalize on their scoring chances.

With under a minute to play, freshman defender Elita Van Staden put the ball past the keeper — assisted by junior Reese Vogel — to send the game to overtime. Shortly into the overtime period, however, Columbia scored and handed Penn a disappointing loss.

Penn looked to bounce back on Sunday against Delaware (10-3, 2-0 CAA) at Ellen Vagelos Field, in what was the polar opposite type of game from Friday's.

The only score of the game came from Delaware at the 7:15 mark in the first period. From then on, defense reigned supreme. Senior goalie Ava Rosati played a strong game, collecting 10 saves on 11 shots on goal.

The Penn offense had a hard time finding opportunities to score in the rain, as the group was only able to muster seven total shots with two on goal.

After winning three games in a row entering this weekend, the Quakers have now lost two straight to drop them to 5-8 on the season. They will return to Ivy League play next Saturday when they play Yale at home.

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Iowa field hockey split weekend competition on the road

Iowa field hockey returns home after going 2-2 in four-straight road games.

Jahlynn Hancock


Iowa forward Maddy Murphy passes the ball during the Iowa field hockey match against Rutgers on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 at Grant Field. The Hawkeyes beat the Scarlet Knights 2-1. Emily Wangen

Iowa field hockey finished off a four-game streak of road games against Indiana and No. 5 Louisville over the weekend, beating the Hoosiers 6-1 before losing to the Cardinals 3-2 in overtime.

To begin the weekend, Iowa’s offense started off strong and never let up against Big Ten foe Indiana.

Two unassisted goals by Katie Birch and Maddy Murphy in the 19th and 25th minutes, respectively, gave Iowa a cushion lead by halftime. The Hawkeyes put seven shots on the goal in the opening period.

Moving into the second period of the match, the Hawkeyes managed to continue to dominate the field, with Murphy netting her second career hat trick and third for the Hawkeyes this season with goals in the 36th and 44th minutes. Murphy’s second goal was assisted by junior Ellie Holley.

The Hoosiers finally were able to break through Iowa’s defense, scoring their first goal of the match in the 50th minute, but Iowa retaliated. Sophomore Lokke Stribos came back and closed out the match for the Hawkeyes with the final shot in the 53rd minute.

Against a ranked Louisville team, however, the Hawkeyes were less dominate offensively. Defenses dominated until Louisville broke through and captured a goal at the 16th minute of the second period.

Iowa battled back with a goal by Murphy in the 24th minute, the assist coming on a long outside pass by Nijziel.

Moving into the third period, the score was 1-1 with dominating defensive performances by both teams. Iowa took a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute on a goal by Lokke Stribos.

The Cardinals scored the tying goal at the hands of Carter Ayars to push the game into overtime.

The Hawkeyes put up three shots on the goal with two saves and one deflection, but was unable to close out the match. Louisville ended the game 3-2 with a final goal in the 68th minute of the match.

The Hawkeyes return to Iowa City this weekend to face off against Northwestern at noon on Saturday.

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