Slazenger's ladies 3rd team suffered a narrow defeat to near top of the table City of York 4. Slazenger's piled the pressure on with numerous attempts on goal but this proved futile. The strong defences were broken down and city of York scored but slaz kept there heads up and pushed forward. Gemma whittam fed in player of the match Katie Browne who stormed into the D and scored bottom corner. Second half was an interesting watch, end to end hockey with lost of positives but … [Read more...] about Report: 10-03-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs (2) City of York 5th’s
Ladies 3rd XI
Report: 18-02-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs (5) Pickering 1st’s
Slazenger travelled to Pickering for a tough encounter against strong 3rd place Pickering's 1st team. The horbury side's younger side had some good posession and created several opportunities, however the strong Pickering team attacked multiple times, forcing some hard fought defending from the visitors. Slaz struggled to penetrate the Pickering defence and were unable to capitalise on the opportunities they created. At the other end, Pickering wore down the defence, finding the net 4 … [Read more...] about Report: 18-02-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs (5) Pickering 1st’s
Report: 28-01-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (0) vs (4) Lincoln Roses 1st’s
Slazenger's ladies 3rd team battled hard against high flying Lincoln (University( Roses, to no avail. The newcomers to the Yorkshire leagues were fast paced and skillful, but slaz stood firm for 20 mins, playing with three at the back. The team worked hard for each other but the deadlock was eventually broken by Lincoln as the pressure proved too much, and the defences were broken. Keeper Chloe Bates made some excellent saves and the midfield worked tirelessly to get back into the game. … [Read more...] about Report: 28-01-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (0) vs (4) Lincoln Roses 1st’s
Report: 21-01-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs (0) Otliensians 2nd’s
Slaz ladies 3rds returned to the pitch after a week away due to frost. However, they were quick to get back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over the Otliensians 2nds'. After the first encounter of the league ended in a draw, new captain Gemma Whittam was quick to take the reigns, and put Slazenger in the driving seat this time. The hard fought battle against Otley was end to end action, with several close efforts for both teams. However, with new player Lauren McQueen making her debut … [Read more...] about Report: 21-01-2012 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs (0) Otliensians 2nd’s
Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 3rd’s (5) vs (4) Colne Valley
Slazenger Ladies 3rds enjoyed a hard fought 5-4 victory over Colne Valley in another high scoring game away from home. From the off, Slaz maintained strong pressure, and a well controlled defensive formation to contain theColneValleythreat. JessHolland(player of the match) produced some cutting runs down the wing, delivering several balls into the D with no repsone from the home team. Unfortunately, a strong attack co-ordinated by the hosts found a shot on goal, putting them 1-0 … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 3rd’s (5) vs (4) Colne Valley
