UCD 2-0 MONKSTOWN
The defending EYHL Women's Division 1 Champions UCD wearing their breast cancer awareness pink outfits took on Monkstown in their EYHL Division 1 game at the national stadium in Belfield.
It was a fairly lively tight first quarter which ended scoreless. Sophia Cole got a green card in the 14th minute, which was 2 minutes on the sideline for her.
Things got going in the second quarter as UCD took the lead through Leah O'Shea's field goal in the 26th minute and the Students led 1-0 at half time.
Lauren Johnston served a 2-minute suspension for UCD when she was green carded in the 32nd minute. And Katharine Egan got one in the 35th minute leaving the team shorthanded for most of that 5-minute stretch up to the 37th minute.
Monkstown carved out a few chances of their own but were unable to get past a superb defence marshalled by Sarah McAuley and Katie-Jane Marshall and backstopped by the excellent Erika Gallagher.
Aine Naughton made it 2-0 to UCD in the 61st minute from a field goal and the Students held out for the victory. Leah Paul got a Yellow Card three minutes from time leaving UCD to see out the game down to 10 players, but they managed to see out the win.
It finished UCD 2 Monkstown 0.
UCD: Erika Gallagher; Emma Paul (C), Sophie Kidd, Sydney Weir-McErlean, Katie-Jane Marshall, Sara McAuley, Lucy Crowe, Aine Naughton, Ali Griffin, Sophia Cole, Mikayla Power
SUBS USED: Leah O'Shea (3 mins), Florence Maughan (8 mins), Lauren Johnston (8 mins), Katharine Egan (6 mins)
MONKSTOWN: Martha Duignan, Sarah Greene, Sophie Moore, Jennifer Hamill, Claire O'Reilly, Rebecca Cathy, Natasha Twomey, Amelia Jerman, Orla Hughes-Young, Charlotte O'Neill, Chloe Watkins
SUBS USED: Laura Pinder (9 MINS), Nicola Daly (11 MINS), Aliya Davis (23 MINS), Julie Potter Cogan (4 MINS), Ally O'Sullivan (28 MINS)
Catholic Institute hosted Railway Union and produced a five-goal thriller. The visitors went 1-0 in the first quarter through a goal from Orla Patton.
Railers increased their lead six minutes into the second quarter through Kate Dillon and led 2-0 at half time.
Emer Ryan got a goal back for Catholic Institute in the third quarter and Railway Union were still 2-1 ahead at the end of the third quarter.
In the 54th minute Railway struck again to lead 3-1 through Michelle Carey. Catholic Institute got a late consolation goal from Naomi Carroll to leave the final score Catholic Institute 2 Railway Union 3.
Pembroke and Old Alex had a closely fought encounter at Serpentine Avenue and there were no goals in the opening half. An identical second half followed and the game ended in a 0-0 draw. The game was so even both teams had one person green carded. Old Alex had Aoife Taaffe green carded in the 35th minute and Pembroke had Ellen Curran green carded in the 45th minute. Being down to 10 didn't adversely affect either side.
Corinthians hosted Loreto at St. Columba's College. Rachel Kelly gave Loreto the lead in the 3rd minute when she converted a penalty corner. It was still 1-0 to the visitors at half-time. A scoreless third quarter meant that going into the closing minutes Loreto still led by the slenderest of margins. That was addressed by a 55th minute goal from Christina Hamill which secured a 2-0 win for the visitors.
Pegasus hosted Ulster Elks in an Ulster derby at the Queen's University sportsgrounds in the late match on Saturday afternoon. Pegasus took the lead in the 26th minute through a Zara Malseed converted penalty corner and led 1-0 at half-time. Pegasus maintained their lead and looked to be on their way to securing their first win of the season right up to three minutes from time. Elks were awarded a penalty stroke in the 67th minute which Serena Campuzzano converted to deny Pegasus the win but they did collect their first League point of the season.
