
Leading the goal feast were Eugenia Arbus and Johanna Rayner, who both scored six, and Elisa Querolo (5).
Otter beat Exeter 13-7 to complete a hat-trick of wins while Worthing’s first victory – 16-9 against Coventry – featured four goals apiece for Grace Turner and Isobel Sadler-Bates.
Tyldesley started strongly against Watford but a dominant third period saw Watford turn a 9-7 deficit into a 14-ll lead, Kirsten Pender and Eve Barnes both netting twice. Tyldesley rallied again in the final period, but in the end were beaten 16-15.
Photo: Eve Barnes fires in the vital 16th goal for Watford.