On Saturday the ladies 1st XI travelled to Armagh for a Legacy Premier League game against a fast, young Armagh team. North Down started out strongly and optimistic and were ready to put up a good fight in attempt to get points on the board from the game. They started by winning the ball back…
North Down Ladies seconds set out to continue and build on their recent good run of form hosting Civil Service seconds at Comber on probably the wettest day of the year so far. The game got off to a less than ideal start for North Down as they lost possession of the ball in the…
North Down ladies 1st XI welcomed Lurgan to Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday for the next of their Vitality Premier League fixtures hopeful to be able to take points away from this game but it wasn’t to be. Lurgan started the game well in the first quarter with their fast paced attacks and movement of…
The ladies thirds hosted Castle seconds at home on Friday night at Regent House. The visiting team started very strongly and put the home defence under pressure. A break in the play saw centre forward Rhiannon Davis get the first goal of the game from a great reverse shot. The remainder of the first half…
North Down seconds hosted a strong CIYMS seconds team in Comber on Saturday and were looking to pick up valuable 3 points in a very tight league. The hosts started strongly, immediately attacking the CI circle with Sophie Hoey and Rhiannon Davies linking up well to create some early scoring opportunities. A penalty corner was…
Following a five goal defeat at home last week to Ballymoney North Down entertained Banbridge at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday in the Vitality Premier League. North Down started well with good attacks as well as soaking up pressure from the opposition. The team remained strong as the game settled and the score remained 0-0 at…
North Down ladies fifths took on Parkview seconds at Comber Leisure Centre in the league on Saturday and although it was great to have a squad of 16 with half the players over 40 and the other half under 20, many were still carrying injuries, so the outcome was not taken for granted./p> However, it…
On Saturday afternoon North Down Ladies fourths hosted Castle thirds at home hoping to secure their first win of the season. They started the match with nine players pushing forward from the starting whistle. Within the first five minutes of play, Karen Barker and Ruby Bond made a speedy run onto the pitch and settled…
The Ladies 5ths travelled to play Holywood seconds, having had a squad of 16 last week they ended up with 11 bodies on the pitch – the minds were all willing, but eventually most of the bodies just weren’t able! The Holywood forwards were using supersonic speed and very fancy stick skills to get around…
North Down ladies 2nds hosted Raphoe 2nds in Comber on Saturday in Junior League 3 hoping to bounce back from a narrow loss last week. They started the match with a high intensity passing game, winning a penalty corner right away. Ali Campbell hit out to Megan Murray who fired a straight strike past the…