Manchester, 11-7 winners against Hucknall, needed a five-goal flourish in the third period – scorers were Brooke Tafazolli (2), Izzy Howe (2) and Katy Cutler – to break some stubborn resistance by their opponents.
Sheffield trailed 4-3 to Coventry middway through the second period but then took charge, Anna Motley (Photo: Trevor Hyde) and Caitlin Silk both scoring four in a 15-5 win.
Otter beat Tyldesley 14-8, Sarah Snyder adding five to her solo tally of ten goals in her team’s day one defeat by Sheffield, while Liverpool Lizards, trailing 8-6 early in the third period, eventually came through 11-9 against Cheltenham.