Kingfishers hold nerve to beat Oxford Brookes

10/11/2010

Cambridge won 10-9

This week the women's seconds faced Oxford Brookes at home, a warm up for
the real Oxford next week...

With Brookes scoring the first goal it looked set to be a closer match than
the lacrosse girls are currently used to. However, they showed that they
were definitely in the game with a quick return goal from Pithers' left
handed drive on goal, streaking through the startled Brookes defence. A few
paniced passes in attack led to some unnecessary turnovers for Brookes,
however they failed to take advantage. Punished for this, Amelia Duncanson
took control of the situation and fired another goal into the back of the
net. With a fair bit of ping ponging up and down the pitch each team scored
like for like. A beautiful assist from Ellie Jeffreys to Sam Davies,
followed by another quickie from Jeffreys left the half time score at 6-4
Cambridge.

Returning onto the pitch, the Cambridge girls were determined to keep their
lead and show up the bitchy Brookes girls. A well worked goal on Brookes
part, followed by another fast break showed that they were very much still
in the game and that Cambridge were going to have to up their ante. Which
they did. Some superb double teams in the midfield, drove Brookes off the
side line multiple times giving Cambridge the much needed turnovers which
they managed to capatlise off again. The star scores of the match, Pithers,
Davies and Duncanson all saw the ball into the back of the net again. With
2 minutes to go Brookes scored again bringing the score to 10-9 Cambridge.
A last drive on Brookes part lead to a nail biting drive into Cambridge
defence, but a star stop by new goalie Ruth was all that was required. The
final whistle went: another Cambridge win 10-9!

By Anna Harrison