East Grinstead Hit Clifton Robinson’s For six

Vitality Ladies’s Hockey League Premier Division Assessment – 5 March 2022

Surbiton now maintain a 4 level lead on the high of the Vitality Ladies’s Hockey League Premier Division Prime Six league desk after successful their second successive high of the desk conflict, 4-2 at Hampstead & Westminster, who misplaced their fourth sport out of the final six matches after successful their first 9 video games of the season.

Surbiton are nonetheless unbeaten, Darcy Bourne notching her second hat-trick in succession after getting back from England obligation in Argentina. Bourne opened the scoring type the penalty spot on the finish of the primary quarter and added a second from open play within the 24^th minute. Hampstead needed to wait till the 57^th minute to scale back the deficit in half, Lucy Hyams changing a penalty nook for her eighth purpose of the season earlier than Surbiton responded with curiosity, Maddie Lengthy restoring their two purpose benefit with 5 minutes remaining and Bourne finishing her hat-trick together with her eleventh purpose of the season two minutes from the top. Hayley Turner transformed one other penalty nook within the last minute for a second comfort purpose.

East Grinstead are as soon as once more Surbiton’s nearest challengers after hitting Clifton Robinsons for six for the second time this season, successful 6-0 after shedding 6-0 final week at Surbiton. The sport was goalless till the 27^th minute when Clifton have been surprised by three targets in 4 minutes, Laura Unsworth changing a penalty nook within the 27^th minute earlier than Sophie Bray scored an open play brace within the 29^th and 31^st minutes to ascertain a 3-0 half time lead. Guadalupe Fernandez Lacort added a fourth purpose three minutes after half time earlier than Bray joined Bourne within the day’s hat-trick membership on the hour mark. Ellie Rayer scored the hosts’ sixth purpose within the penultimate minute, all three second half targets coming from open play.

Wimbledon moved above Hampstead into third and some extent behind East Grinstead due to a 4-0 dwelling win over Beeston. Wimbledon have been shortly out of the traps with two targets within the first 5 minutes, Beeston falling behind within the third minute from open play earlier than Hollie Pearne-Webb doubled the lead with a fifth minute penalty nook conversion. Fiona Burnet made it three earlier than half time from open play within the 31^st minute, Jones scoring her second purpose of the match with the one purpose of the second half with one other open play purpose within the 54^th minute.

Within the Backside 5, Buckingham took a large step in the direction of avoiding relegation by successful 3-2 at Loughborough College students to shut to inside one level of each Loughborough and Holcombe. Buckingham led thrice, Loughborough equalising twice earlier than Buckingham ultimately ended all resistance.

Maddie Newlyn put Buckingham forward within the fifth minute from open play earlier than Lorna Mackenzie equalised from a 29^th minute penalty nook. Newlyn restored Buckingham’s lead two minutes after the break, just for Charlotte Watson to equalise a second time, each targets coming from open play. Lottie Porter scored Buckingham’s successful purpose within the 49^th minute.

The College of Birmingham cemented their seventh place despite being held to a draw at Holcombe for the second time this season. Coca Corridor gave Birmingham an immediate second minute lead from open play however Ivanna Pessina rescued some extent for Holcombe from a 47^th minute penalty nook to power a 1-1 draw.

Holcombe are in jeopardy as they’re eighth on 13points, however are stage on factors with Loughborough and one level forward of Buckingham having performed one sport extra. Swansea are ten factors adrift in backside place having had their first of two bye weeks. The College of Birmingham have a one level benefit over Holcombe and Loughborough with a sport in hand.