Just two games in to the new Hockey League campaign and only Loreto and Pegasus have taken maximum points, both teams following their opening day victories with solid wins again on Saturday. The deadlock was broken when Sarah Torrans deflected home a penalty corner strike from Sarah Clarke and within three minutes Mia Jennings had doubled Loreto’s advantage. Having lost five of their first 11 games last season, seemingly making them also-rans in the competition, Loreto are now on an unbeaten streak of 11 Hockey League/Champions Trophy games. UCD, though, bounced back from last week’s defeat to Pegasus to take the points from Ards thanks to a late Hannah McLoughlin goal from a penalty corner. Zoe Wilson pulled a goal back before half-time before Lucy Geddes’ third quarter score secured a point.

Source: The Irish Times October 07, 2018 13:52 UTC