RAILWAY UNION 2 ( NIAMH CAREY 54 MINS; EMMA SMYTH 61 MINS) CORINTHIAN 1 ( SHARON SEATON 30 MINS)
Railway Union played their "home" game in the EYHL Division 1 game at Grange Road, normally the home of Three Rock Rovers, on Saturday meaning. Opponents Corinthian had a relatively short trip to fulfill this fixture and the shorter journey seemed to suit them as a field goal from Sharon Seaton gave the visitors a lead on 30 minutes which they took with them into the half -time break. It was a lead Corinthian held up to the end of the third quarter. Niamh Carey got Railway Union level with a converted penalty corner in the 54th minute to make it 1-1. The winner came from captain Emma Smyth whose goal from open play in the 61st minute was enough to keep them top of the table. It finished Railway Union 2 Corinthians 1.
ULSTER ELKS 2 (BETHANY HARPER 7 MINS, KATIE MCKEE 24 MINS) CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 2 (NAOMI CARROLL 10 MINS, ANNA HORAN 66 MINS )
"Back and forth" was a hit song sometime back in the last century but sums-up this game to a T. Ulster Elks hosted Limerick side Catholic Institute at the University of Ulster sportsgrounds at Jordanstown and took an early lead through a Bethany Harper goal in the 7th minute. That 1-0 lead only lasted three minutes as Catholic Institute responded through Naomi Carroll who made it 1-1. Katie McKee restored Elks lead in the 24th minute and that 2-1 lead was enough to see Elks through half-time and to the end of quarter three. The lead lasted right up until four minutes from the end until Anna Horan struck a second goal for Catholic Institute to secure a point and a 2-2 draw.
LORETO 5 (SARAH TORRANS 15 MINS; CHRISTINA HAMILL 22 MINS; AISLING MURRAY 32 MINS; SÍOFRA O'BRIEN 63 & 66 MINS) UCD 0
League leaders Loreto took on third-placed UCD at Beaufort. Going into this game neither side had conceded a goal so far this season, but that situation changed when Sarah Torrans gave the hosts a lead in the 15th minute from open play. Christina Hamill increased the lead in the 22nd minute with another goal from open play. Aisling Murray's converted penalty corner in the 32nd minute sent the hosts in at the half-time break leading 3-0. The more experienced Loreto outfit just put their foot to the floor in the second half and Síofra O'Brien grabbed a brace of goals in the 63rd and 66th minute respectively to finish the game with the final scoreline of Loreto 5 UCD 0. This was UCD's heaviest league defeat to Loreto in at least a decade and they will need to regroup ahead of their next outing.
OLD ALEX 5 (BETHANY RUSS 18 MINS, AOIFE TAAFFE 57 MINS; ISABELLA DUNLOP 62 MINS; ALLIE HETHERINGTON 63 & 66 MINS) MONKSTOWN 3 (REBECCA CARTHY 44 MINS; CHLOE WATKINS 46 MINS; NICCI DALY 48 MINS)
Old Alexandra hosted Monkstown at Alexandra College and after a scoreless first quarter took the lead through Bethany Russ in the 18th minute. It was a lead they maintained right up to half time. In the final minute of the third quarter Monkstown responded through a Rebecca Carthy goal from a penalty corner to make the score 1-1 at the end of quarter three. In the first four minutes of the final quarter Monkstown added further goals from a penalty corner converted by Chloe Watkins and a goal from open play by former international player Nicci Daly in the 48th minute to leave the visitors 3-1 ahead. Aoife Taaffe converted a penalty corner to reduce the deficit to 2-3. Isabella Dunlop got the equaliser from open play in the 62nd minute and a brace of goals from Allie Hetherington, a converted penalty corner in the 63rd minute and an open play effort in the 66th minute were enough to secure victory for Old Alexandra by 5 goals to 3.
PEGASUS 1 ( SOPHIE MCDOWELL 55 MINS) PEMBROKE WANDERERS 2 (AMY KATE TREVOR, SARAH YOUNG)
Pegasus hosted Pembroke Wanderers at the Queen's University Sportsgrounds in Belfast and took the lead through goals from Amy Kate Trevor and Sarah Young and were leading 2-0 at the end of the third quarter. Pegasus responded with a converted penalty corner by Sophie McDowell in the 55th minute but it wasn't enough to deny Wanderers all three points. Final score Pegasus 1 Pembroke Wanderers 2.
Irish Hockey Trophy Women
GALWAY 0-7 LISNAGARVEY
YMCA 1-0 BANGOR
BANDON 1-2 MOSSLEY
CORK CHURCH OF IRELAND 1-0 OMAGH
ASHTON 0-2 PORTRANE
GREENFIELD 1-0 THREE ROCK ROVERS
NORTH DOWN 3-4 DUNGANNON
