OXFORD Hawks went down to successive defeats at the hands of Buckingham in league and cup at the weekend.

On Saturday, Hawks slumped 4-1 at home to their visitors in Conference West of the Investec National League.

Trailing 1-0 at half-time, Hawks equalised when Takara Haines converted a penalty flick and went close to taking the lead when Becky Odlin deflected just wide.

It was still 1-1 with ten minutes left, but Buckingham’s pressure told as they buried three shots from corners to take the points by a flattering margin.

The following day, a good crowd watched the teams meet again in the first round of the National Cup, where Buckingham triumphed 2-1.

After again taking a 1-0 first-half lead, Buckingham doubled it after the break from a penalty stroke.

Hawks scored from a penalty corner of their own, via Kirsty Chapman, but it was too little too late.

There was better luck for Oxford Hawks 2nd, who won 3-1 at home to Wallingford in Division 3A of the South Clubs League, thanks to goals from Lucy Millington, Anna Clark and Claire Wagner.

Oxford suffered a 2-1 defeat at Marlow in Division 2.

Bicester won 2-1 at home to Bracknell in Premier 1 of the Trysports Three Counties League.

Their first goal came from Hannah Newell and the second followed a run down the wing by Ella Weston, who crossed for Lilla Venning to score.

Bracknell responded and it needed a heroic save by Ruth Thomas on the goalline to secure the victory.

OTHER RESULTS

Oxford Hawks 3rd 3 (K Williams, K Cannon, S Bennett), Oxford 3rd 1 (L Pritchard); Oxford Hawks 4th 4 (L Siese 2, B Morgan, B Nagle), Henley 3rd 1; Oxford Hawks 5th 7 (L Hiner 3, S McErlain, E Dawes, S Tohi, R Madden-Waite), Wokingham 3rd 0; Oxford Hawks Golden Eagles 1, Eastcote Masters 1; Oxford 2nd 2, West Hampstead 4; Oxford 4th 6, Abingdon Pilgrims 6); Oxford 5th 2 (Z Driscoll, C Leach), Banbury 3rd 6; Oxford Fireflies 6, Univ of Reading 4th 1; Oxford 6th 1 (L Brady), Windsor Royalists 6; Wallingford 2nd 2, Wycombe 3rd 1; Bicester 2nd 3 (S Webb 2, C Cochrane), Wychwood 0; Maidenhead 4th 0, Bicester 3rd 1 (M Smith).

Oxfordshire Girls League: Oxford Under 14A 6 (C Hollaender 3, M Choudhury 2, A Nawn), Aylesbury A 0; OxfordUnder 14 B 2 (C Llewellyn, E Forsyth), Oxford Hawks Under 18 4, Maidenhead 1; Oxford Hawks Under 16B 8, Witney 0.