EY HOCKEY LEAGUE WOMEN'S DIVISION 1
CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 1 PEMBROKE WANDERERS 1
Roisín Begley gave the home side the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal from open play.
Just as it looked like Institute had held out for the win, Pembroke Wanderers were awarded a penalty corner. Sinéad Loughran, a University of Limerick alumna, converted the effort to give the visitors a share of the spoils as it ended 1-1.
OLD ALEXANDRA 1 UCD 1
A geographical rivalry was played out at Alexandra College where Old Alexandra hosted UCD.
The first half was scoreless and UCD had the better of the scoring chances. This pattern continued into the third quarter, and it was no surprise when an Emma Paul penalty corner gave UCD a 1-0 in the 52nd minute. A goal from UCD graduate Abi Russell gave the home side a share of the spoils and UCD collected their 7th draw of the League campaign as the game ended Old Alex 1 UCD 1.
ULSTER ELKS 1 CORINTHIANS 1
Bottom-of-the-table side Corinthians collected their first League point of the season in this 1-1 draw with Ulster Elks at Jordanstown. Corinthians took the lead when Christine Powell converted a penalty corner in the 35th minute to leave the visitors 1-0 ahead at half-time.
Elks pegged back the lead on 61 minutes when Bethany Scott scored from open play.
PEGASUS 3 MONKSTOWN 1
Ninth-placed Pegasus hosted eighth-placed Monkstown at Queens University Saturday afternoon. Both sides went on to this game level on points with only goal difference separating them. A win for either side would put daylight between themselves and their rivals and drop them into the bottom two of the table. Stefanie Ardis opened the scoring for Pegasus in the late game with an open play goal after 4 minutes. Alex Speers made it 2-0 in the 6th minute and Stefanie Ardis with her second of the game made it 3-0 in the 29th minute. Monkstown made a game of it when they converted a penalty stroke in the 44th minute with Chloe Watkins doing the honours but it ended 3-1 to Pegasus. Pegasus go 8th in the table and Monkstown slip into 9th. Interesting times for both of these teams with four games to go.
EHYL 2 WOMEN'S POOL A
KILKENNY 1 CORK HARLEQUINS 4
Leinster Division 1 side Kilkenny hosted Munster Division 1 side Cork Harlequins in this EYHL 2 Women's Pool A clash at Kilkenny College. Yvonne O'Byrne put the visitors 1-0 ahead in the 29th minute when she converted a penalty corner. Michelle Barry put the visitors 2-0 up with a goal from open play in the 39th minute. Yvonne O'Byrne got her second of the game when she scored from open play in the 46th minute to leave the visitors 3-0 ahead. Sophie Naughton's 48th minute got Kilkenny on the scoresheet and back in the match for a spell, but Joy Sampson scored in the 63rd minute for Harlequins to snuff out the hopes of a comeback. Kilkenny 1 Cork Harlequins 4.
BELFAST HARLEQUINS 5 GREENFIELDS 0
Connacht Division 1 side Greenfields decided to play both their home and away games in Dublin at the National Sports Campus and it made sense for both clubs economically speaking to do so. There was no need for either side to overnight in either city given that Dublin was closer to Galway than Belfast and also closer for the Ulsterwomen than Galway. Jennifer McAuley opened the scoring for Harlequins in their temporary "home" with a goal from open play on the 3rd minute. Emma Fraser increased the lead for the Ulsterwomen a minute later so it was 2-0 Harlequins. Amy Cummings-Bell made it 3-0 in the 41st minute. Jennifer McAuley added a fourth from a converted penalty corner in the 46th minute. Katherine Welshman put the tin hat on a 5-0 win with a goal from open play in the 52nd minute. Belfast Harlequins 5 Greenfields 0
EYHL 2 WOMEN'S POOL B
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK 4 ARDS 1
Abi O'Mahony gave UCC the lead with a goal from open play in the 7th minute. Julia McCarthy converted a penalty corner in the 20th minute to make it 2-0 for UCC. Abi O'Mahony got her second open play goal of the game on the 30th minute to put the students 3-0 ahead. Emma O'Sullivan put the game beyond redemption with her open play goal in the 40th minute to leave the students 4-0 up. Alana Doyle's 47th minute Penalty Stroke proved to be just a consolation goal for the Ulsterwomen as it finished 4-1 to UCC.
UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY 2 MUCKROSS 3
Leinster Division 1 table toppers Muckross travelled to Dangan to take on University of Galway in the EYHL 2 Pool B. Miah Phelan-Sweeney gave Muckross the lead from a converted penalty corner in the 8th minute. Ailbhe Phelan equalised for University of Galway in the 19th minute. Caroline Mathews' scored from a converted penalty corner in the 13th minute to restore the lead for Muckross to 2-1. Aisling McGrath from open play but the students back level in the 61st minute at 2-2. Caroline Mathews got her second goal of the match converting another penalty corner to secure the 3-2 win for Muckross.
Report courtesy of Hockey Ireland.
