EHL Premier Division | Matchday Eight Round-Up

Women's Premier Division Round-Up | 07 November

At Loughborough, the home side delivered a ruthless attacking display to defeat Durham University 7-0. Jessica Dyson opened the scoring before scoring her second in the 31st-minute. Hannah Boss also struck twice, while Amy Cradden converted a penalty corner, Amy Birch and Niamh McIvor also found the net.  

Bowdon secured a convincing 4-2 success away at the University of Birmingham, with Grace Henderson scoring two, and Anna Mollenhauer and Alice Midgley also featuring on the scoresheet to seal all three points for the visitors. 

Wimbledon left Teddington with all three points. Teddington opened the scoring early taking a 2-0 lead through Freya Bellamy and Coca Hall, before Wimbledon replied with three goals by Maddie Long, Olivia Chilton and Charlotte Watson in the 37^th, 42^nd and 64^th minutes. 

Surbiton claimed an impressive 6-0 away win over Reading. Darcy Bourne's field goal gave the visitors the early lead, closely followed by penalty corner goals from Amy Costello (2), and Lizzy Pocknell, as well as strong field goals from Izzy Petter and Ellie Mackenzie.  

East Grinstead recorded a convincing win at home against Buckingham, with Tess Howard (2), Millie Giglio, Ellie Rayer and Amy Thompson all collecting field goals. Sophia Crawshay scored Buckingham's consolation, but East Grinstead secured all three points.  

Hampstead & Westminster edged a tight contest at home against University of Nottingham, with Kitty Chapple's second-minute field goal and Catherine Ledesma's penalty corner conversion proving enough to secure a 2-1 victory and the home side's first three points of the campaign.

Open/Men's Premier Division Round-Up | 07 November

Surbiton showed a dominant scoring display in their 6-1 victory over Wimbledon in the standout fixture of the Open/Men’s Premier Division weekend. A hat-trick from Nick Bandurak, as well as goals from Rory Penrose, David Goodfield and Tim Nurse continued Surbiton’s perfect record.

Old Georgians delivered another statement performance with a 7-0 home victory over East Grinstead. Old Georgians have now scored 21 goals across their previous three matches, with goals against East Grinstead shared across six players, including a brace from Edward Carson and a 68th-minute field goal from the division’s leading scorer, Sam Ward.

Holcombe were equally ruthless, to defeat Cardiff & Met 6-0. Holcombe have now won four in their previous five matches and have moved up the standings into the top-six.

Hampstead & Westminster also continued their good form after narrowly beating the University of Exeter 1-0. Karan Sofat scored the only goal early in the second-half. Hampstead & Westminster are now unbeaten in their last five matches, moving up to fourth in the table.

Reading were prevented three wins in a row as a 60th-minute penalty corner conversion from Noah Lakin-Hall guided Bowdon to their first point of the season in a 1-1 draw at Sonning Lane.

Beeston and Oxted also shared the points in a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Hockey Centre. A 67th-minute field goal from Oxted’s Peter Jarvis prevented Beeston from picking up all three points.