Victorious weekend for St Neots Hockey Club

St Neots Hockey Club enjoyed an impressive weekend of results, with both the Men's and Women's 1st teams securing back-to-back victories for the first time this season.

Four of the club's seven teams recorded wins, with another earning a draw, as St Neots continued to build momentum across its league fixtures.

The Men's 1s claimed a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Cambridge South 2s, inspired by a hat-trick from player of the match Phil McMorris.

McMorris struck twice in the first half to put Saints firmly in control, but Cambridge South reduced the deficit midway through the second period.

With ten minutes remaining, McMorris completed his hat-trick from a penalty corner to restore the two-goal advantage.

The visitors scored again late on, but St Neots held firm to secure their second consecutive victory.

The Women's 1s also continued their winning run with an entertaining 4-2 victory over Cambridge City 5s.

Tanya Sargeant opened the scoring from a penalty corner before Paula Bingham doubled the advantage.

Kira Herbert added a third, although Cambridge City responded almost immediately to leave the score at 3-1 at half-time.

Kate Clark restored the three-goal cushion with a second-half penalty stroke, before the visitors added a late consolation.

The result completed a second successive victory for the Women's 1s.

The Men's 2s secured an impressive 3-1 away victory over Cambridge City 5s.

Owen Edwards and Adam Horlock gave Saints a two-goal lead at half-time, but the hosts pulled one back shortly after the restart.

St Neots responded with an excellent team move, finished by Henry Milner, to secure all three points.

The Men's 3s also celebrated victory, beating Ely City 3s 2-1.

Joe Bertram gave Saints an early lead before Nathan Read doubled the advantage in the second half. Ely pulled a goal back, but St Neots defended well to see out the result.

Meanwhile, the Men's 4s earned a valuable point on their travels with a 2-2 draw against City of Peterborough 8s.

Will Douglas and Eddie Penrose scored for Saints in a closely contested encounter.

There was less success for the Women's 2s and 3s, who both suffered defeats.

The Women's 2s were beaten 4-0 by Cambridge University 4s, while the Women's 3s lost 5-1 against Ely City 5s, with Julie Lewis scoring St Neots' only goal.

Despite those setbacks, it was a positive weekend overall for St Neots Hockey Club, with four wins and a draw from seven matches.

The back-to-back victories for both first teams provide further encouragement as the season progresses.