The ladies first eleven travelled to Omagh last Saturday with a depleted squad for their second league game of the season. Despite being without several regulars due to school hockey tours, the visitors got off to a good start with quick passing and high intensity across the pitch. Good link up play from Olivia Brown…
On Saturday North Down ladies thirds hosted Lisnagarvey fourths at Comber. Having lost at Queens last week North Down were determined to get a win under their belts. With a strong starting team, North Down hit the ground running and put pressure on the Garvey defence forcing them to make mistakes. North Down settled into…
Huge congratulations to the ladies 1sts who won last weekend’s CI Ladies Hockey Club preseason tournament, winning 5 games, drawing 1 and not a single goal conceded!! Fantastic effort girls!!
On Saturday the ladies travelled to play Castle in their last game of the season. Despite Castle being bottom of the league, North Down knew this would not be an easy game as they had only won the reverse fixture 1-0. North Down started the game well, passing the ball about on the sticky pitch…
Ladies 4xi met at UUJ on Friday night to play against Ulster Elks in their last game of the season. Elks kept North down on their toes during the first half by constantly threatening to score. ND defence pushed the home team back many times but unfortunately relaxed for a split second allowing Elks to…
North Down ladies fifths entertained Ballynahinch seconds at Regent House last Saturday starting with high expectations after their tremendous performance the previous week winning 4-1 against Banbridge. Having twice narrowly lost 1-0 to the Ballynahinch girls in league and cup earlier in the season hopes were high of a home victory. Unfortunately for the Comber girls,…
The ladies firsts opened up last weekend’s hockey action with a Friday evening home game in Comber against Team KV. Having narrowly lost in the cup and league North Down were determined to get a good result. The home team started well creating a number of opportunities in the first fifteen minutes with Amy Kimber,…
North Down ladies fifths entertained Banbridge ladies fourths at Regent House on Saturday in a rearranged league game hoping to make amends for a 2-0 loss earlier in the season. The Banbridge team were delayed by traffic and were generously given time for their warm up routine but when they went ahead in the first…
The ladies fourths entertained a strong Mossley thirds team at Regent house School last Saturday hoping to repeat their single goal victory earlier in the season. Mossley came out strongly from the starting whistle catching North Down off guard and the home team battled hard against the wind and miserable weather in an attempt to…
North Down ladies made the long journey to Raphoe on Saturday to play top of the table Raphoe. North Down edged the early play with good attacks from Selina Lewis, Lauren Brown and Amy Kimber down the left hand side causing problems for the Raphoe defence. From virtually their first attack a hopeful ball into…