Women's Division 4 News
SOUTHAMPTON SET THE PACE
Five-goal Jo Davies was the match-winner for Southampton as they beat nearest rivals Tyldesley 10-4 to retain a 100 per cent record in Division Four at Hucknall (24/25 September).
Davies also scored six in a 14-3 victory over Birmingham and there were two apiece for Hannah Jack, Kelli Hannaway and Aimee Dannan.
Youthful Iceni, who included eight players under the age of 18, showed improved form but still lost 14-9 to Birmingham, for whom Casey Lee netted seven.
Matilda Williams (7) and Aimy Riley (5) led the scoring for Invicta, who beat Iceni 19-6. Invicta dominated the last period against Polytechnic to win 12-6, including four goals each for Williams and Gina Ley.
TYLDESLEY’S CONFIDENT START
New teams experienced very mixed fortunes on the opening weekend of the 2011 Women’s Division Four season at Ponds Forge (10/11 September).
For Tyldesley, it could hardly have been better. They won all three matches, gaining a narrow 8-7 victory over Invicta in their toughest encounter. Hat-tricks by Josephine Costello and Grace Morley gave Tyldesley a 7-4 lead but, with Anna Newell on target five times, Invicta came right back near the end, only to lose 8-7.
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cini found the going tough, losing all three matches. The other new team, City of Birmingham, were able to celebrate a first victory – 15-7 over Polytechnic. Eve O’Keefe (7) and Casey Lee (6) were the main scorers.
Southampton won their three matches, with Jo Davies’s five goals making the difference in a 10-8 win against Invicta.
