Oxford Hawks gave themselves a lifeline at the bottom of Slazenger League Men's South Division by beating Ipswich 4-2 at Banbury Road.

Jordache Rawson fired them in front from open play in the seventh minute, but Richard Evans converted a penalty stroke to level for Ipswich seven minutes later.

It was a superb second-half display from Hawks, with Rawson getting his second goal, from a penalty corner, in the 38th minute.

John Billington made it 3-1 from open play and Jack Wells scored a fourth before Keir Dixon pulled a second goal back for Ipswich.

Other scores: Hawks 2nd 3 (B Egerton, E Baldock, A Cole), Woking 2nd 1; Staines 3rd 3, Hawks 3rd 2 (D Robins, J Kane); Hawks Fledglings 4 (T Silman 3, S Smith), High Wycombe 1.