Surrey Spartan Ladies 1st XI made their belated start to the season this week at Surrey Sports Park in impressive style. With 5 new faces in the squad for the first fixture against Horley no one really knew how long it would take the team to click. To the delight of the gathered supporters they didn’t have to wait long! With barely 2 minutes on the clock the Spartan Ladies 1st XI notched up the first goal of the season. Faye Bolger delivered a tempting ball into the circle that resulted in a Horley own goal. The Spartans never let the pressure off and averaged a goal every 5 minutes to culminate in a 14-0 victory, a new club record!
The goals came in many different ways, showing the versatility and various strategies that the Ladies have at their disposal. With 5 different names on the scoresheet and many more providing the assists, the strength and depth of the team was plain to see. A hat-trick from Amanda Alkema showed why she had picked up player of the season last year, whilst Becky Davidson and Anna Fisher put in an early bid for top goal scorer, scoring four and five goals respectively! Jessie Devers, chairlady of the University of Surrey Hockey Club, also started her goal tally for the season.
Keep an eye out for the Ladies 1st XI this season as it promises to be an exciting one!
The Ladies 2nd XI, a developmental side giving new players the chance to play competitively, also got their season underway although in a less successful fashion losing 4-0 away to an in-form Wimbledon development side. The Men’s sides were also in action however a rather large injury list hampered them seeing only the Men’s 3rd and 4th XI managing to pick up points in week 2.
Club Results Summary
Ladies 1s: Home vs Horley – Win 14-0
Ladies 2s: Away vs Wimbledon 4s – Lose 0-4
Mens 1s: Away vs Woking 2s – Lose 0-3
Mens 2s: Home vs Old Georgians 2s – Lose 2-4
Mens 3s: Home vs Surbiton 8s – Draw 2-2
Mens 4s: Away vs Old Kingstonians 3s – Draw 1-1
Next Week’s Fixtures
Ladies 1s: Home vs Wanderers 6s
Ladies 2s: Away vs Mitcham 2s
Mens 1s: Away vs Epsom 2s
Mens 2s: Home vs Sunbury & Walton Hawks 2s
Mens 3s: Home vs Old Georgians 3s
Mens 4s: Away vs Addiscombe 5s
Juliette Ferrari-McComb