Hockey: Trio record decisive wins during weekend action

Round nine of local premier women's hockey showed decisive wins for three teams.

Round nine of local premier women's hockey provided some decisive wins for three teams.

A cold and damp Friday night game saw Gilmore Brown Springfield take down Club Auto Hikurangi, 6-0, by means of making their scoring opportunities stick.

Springfield coach Grand McLeod said it was satisfying to see his team make the most of key attacking phases.

"It was a pretty convincing performance, we moved the ball really well," McLeod said.

"It was, in some ways, quite similar to [our] last game. [We got] a bit of a fortuitous goal then the flood gates opened."

McLeod said talks earlier in the week provided a target for his girls to attain, especially after letting goal-scoring opportunities go to waste in previous weeks.

"We talked about outcomes in the attacking 22 - that was a real focus for us [because] that builds pressure."

As a result of leaving nothing to waste, Springfield's Kelsey Eaton, Jade McLeod and Alana Millington stood up in their roles and this helped the rest of the team link up well on the path to a large victory.

In other premier women's hockey matches, ChillTech Old Girls also cashed in with a win after a resounding 7-1 victory over Whangarei Girl's High School (WGHS).

Taking advantage of their strong bench and ability to rotate, Old Girls made light work of WGHS despite the Girls' High side being one of the in form teams so far this season.

"[It was] very convincing, WGHS have been playing well," Old Girls coach Alan Lints said.

Lints commented that being able to rotate his bench helped momentum stick and therefore produced the "best game of the season" for his number one ranked team.

Real Deal Maungakaramea toppled Echonorth Mangapai, 8-0, to better their position on the premier leaderboard.

Despite the hefty loss, Mangapai coach Richard Redfearn said the result was not a bad one given the recent form of Maungakaramea.

Premier Women

Round 9:

* Springfield 6 Hikurangi 0;
* Old Girls 7 Whangarei Girls' High School 1;
* Maungakaramea 8 Mangapai 0.