No change at the top
08 January 2012
There was no change at the top of the women`s Subway indoor national league as top sides VWS Dundee Wanderers, Grove Menzieshill and Milne Craig Western all won both games as expected while Reid Kerr College Kelburne consolidated fourth place with wins over Clydesdale and Grove`s second string.
League leaders Wanderers did it the hard way, with their regular goalkeeper Carmin Dow injured, they decided to play both games with six outfield players, but still managed to see off CALA Edinburgh 7-4 and Granite City Wanderers 10-2.
Sarah Robertson gave CALA an early lead, but Wanderers retaliated with three goals before the interval, Rachael Osborne , Louise Sheriffs and Julie Bryce were the strikers. Despite the fact that Sam Sangster did a very creditable job as kicking back, goals from Lucy Lanigan and Robertson brought the scores level at 3-3. Wanderers stepped it up and Bryce, Sheriffs and Amy Rowan gave the champions a 6-3 lead. Emma Watson hit the target with a penalty corner which flew into the roof of the Wanderers` net, but a goal by Bruce in the final minute sealed the points for the Taysiders.
Wanderers then saw off Granite City with a hat-trick from Sheriffs, two for Bryce and the rest were all singles.
Grove also picked up an easy three points from their second string, Ailsa Wyllie scored two while the others came from Louise Carroll, Leigh Fawcett, Jaime Lyon and Louise Campbell. A 12-2 victory over Clydesdale followed, Jaime Lyon got four, there were hat-tricks each for Linda Clement and Wyllie while Fawcett scored twice.
Western also started off with a comfortable 6-0 win over Granite City Wanderers, Ellie Cockburn and Susan McGilveray both scored twice while Anna-Mae Morton and Fiona Bruce. CALA was much more of a struggle, especially when Amy Brodie gave the Edinburgh side a half-time one goal lead. After the interval Catriona Ralph equalised with a spectacular reverse stick shot and with three minutes remaining Nicky Skrastin notched the winner.
Despite a hat-trick from Nikki Lloyd Kelburne beat Clydesdale 6-5. Emma Barlow and Amy Hislop both scored twice and the others came from Laura Carlton and a last minute strike from Claire McFarlane to seal the points. In their second outing the Paisley outfit overcame Grove A 4-1 with Drew Berry getting a double.
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