WITNEY Ladies retained their two point lead at the top of South Clubs League Division 3A with a convincing 6-0 win at home to Hampstead and Westminster 3rd.

They took the lead when pressure from Charlotte Manning and an excellent run and pass from Helen Backhouse resulted in Hayley Dobson slotting home past a stranded keeper.

Hampstead began to pressurise the Witney defence before a dribbling run from Lucy Reading put Witney 2-0 up.

The hosts came out strongly in the second half and soon added further goals through Amy Williams and Manning.

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Goal No 5 came when Marie Vincent dribbled through a number of defenders to score.

Witney rounded off a strong display when Ellie Norton fired in an unstoppable shot from the top of the circle.

Oxford Hawks Ladies beat the Army 3-2 and lost 4-3 to Loughborough Students in the Hockey 5s Championships Division 2 North.

Chronic availability led to Witney men suffering heavy defeats at the hands of Newbury and Eastcote 2nd in a South League Regional 2 double-header.

On Saturday, Witney lost 5-2 at home to Newbury.

Liam Frost equalised an early Newbury goal, but the visitors, who attacked well on the break, scored four more times. Justin Churchill’s second-half-strike was no more than a consolation for Witney.

On Sunday, Witney were forced to include some 3rd XI players in their side that lost 4-1 away to second-placed Eastcote 2nd.

It was a good battling display from Witney, in which Churchill scored his ninth goal of the season.

OTHER RESULTS

Men: Witney 2nd 2 (B Campion, T Yallop), Swindon 0; Witney 3rd 0, Bicester 1; Oxford Hawks 5th 1, Banbury 3rd 9; Oxford Hawks 6th 2, Marlow 4th 2; Oxford Hawks Falcons 5 (S Griffiths 2, J Kaluza 2, R Warner), Horsham Veterans 0.

Ladies: Oxford Hawks 2nd 2 (K Poulter 2), Marlow 4; Oxford Hawks 3rd 5 (B Nagle 2, L Siese 2, K Williams), Oxford 3rd 1; Oxford Hawks 4th 1 (S Bennett), Oxford 4th 3; Oxford Hawks 5th 3 (E Hammond 2, O Strickland), Gerrards Cross 2nd 0; Oxford Hawks 6th 1 (R Potter), Newbury & Thatcham 4th 1.

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