Champions Otter grabbed a women's Super 5s point against City of Manchester at Ponds Forge today when Katie Cutler scored from close range with just 33 seconds remaining.
Both teams were slow to settle in the early stages, Manchester goalkeeper Jade Smith making a couple of excellent saves to thwart the Otter attack. Manchester led 2-1 in the second quarter thanks to long-range goals from Isobel Howe and Hannah Rudman but Otter hit back to take a 3-2 advantage - and improved this to 5-3 near the end of the third period.
Manchester countered once again and they were ahead at 6-5 with less than four minutes left following goals from Howe, Stephanie Whittaker and Emmie-Rose Eastwood. That's how it stayed until a Manchester exclusion offered another chance to Otter, Cutler scoring after a shot rebounded from the goal frame.
Later, Otter strengthened their position at the top of the table with a 12-6 victory over Liverpool Lizards, including four goals from Lily Turner. Coventry outplayed Caledonia 18-4, with Vick Hawkins contributing seven of their goals.
In women's Championship 1, Sheffield Sharks hammered Tyldesley 17-7, including four goals from Bernice Cowton. Leeds Sharks' 14-9 defeat of Liverpool Liver Birds featured five goals by Tegan Stanbach.
Photo (Trevor Hyde): Otter's Lily Turner battling with Emma Bartett, of Manchester, at Ponds Forge today.
Both teams were slow to settle in the early stages, Manchester goalkeeper Jade Smith making a couple of excellent saves to thwart the Otter attack. Manchester led 2-1 in the second quarter thanks to long-range goals from Isobel Howe and Hannah Rudman but Otter hit back to take a 3-2 advantage - and improved this to 5-3 near the end of the third period.
Manchester countered once again and they were ahead at 6-5 with less than four minutes left following goals from Howe, Stephanie Whittaker and Emmie-Rose Eastwood. That's how it stayed until a Manchester exclusion offered another chance to Otter, Cutler scoring after a shot rebounded from the goal frame.
Later, Otter strengthened their position at the top of the table with a 12-6 victory over Liverpool Lizards, including four goals from Lily Turner. Coventry outplayed Caledonia 18-4, with Vick Hawkins contributing seven of their goals.
In women's Championship 1, Sheffield Sharks hammered Tyldesley 17-7, including four goals from Bernice Cowton. Leeds Sharks' 14-9 defeat of Liverpool Liver Birds featured five goals by Tegan Stanbach.
Photo (Trevor Hyde): Otter's Lily Turner battling with Emma Bartett, of Manchester, at Ponds Forge today.
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