Scotland finish off Wales in series clean sweep

 

Scotland Senior Women completed a 3-0 series win over Wales today after a 6-2 victory at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.
Head Coach Gordon Shepherd fielded a changed side from the previous two encounters, blending the experience of a number of senior players with the youthful exuberance among Neil Menzies’ Scotland U21 contingent.
Sam Judge and Amy Brodie bagged two goals each with Holly Cram and Mairi Drummond also getting in on the act. Wales’ goal-scorers were Sian French and Elie Barnes.
A tense and tight opening period was eventually broken when Wales were awarded a penalty stroke in the 28th minute for an apparent illegal block on the goal-line. Sian French came forward to place the ball past Scotland goalkeeper Siobhan Cowie and give the away side a 1-0 lead.
The national side were immediately back on level terms, however, with Sam Judge finding an equalising goal with a sweetly struck shot into the left corner in the 29th minute.
With the two sides locked at 1-1 at the half-time interval, Scotland started the second half with more intent and desire to impose themselves further on the contest. In the 40th minute, they took the lead for the first time following Amy Brodie’s quick reaction to volley home a re-bound from Wales goalkeeper Margaret Rees’ initial block.
Sixty second later, Judge was on target again, taking advantage of indecision in the Welsh rear-guard to rob a defender and blast the ball past Rees to make it 3-1.
In the 49th minute, Elie Barnes brought Wales back within one goal at 3-2, striking a penalty corner past Cowie into the bottom left hand corner of the goal.
With the home side keen to close the game out, they found three goals inside the last eight minutes to finally kill off Wales’ threat; Holly Cram made it 4-2 with a low drive into the bottom corner, Brodie claimed her second of the match with a close range finish for Scotland’s fifth goal, before Mairi Drummond put the final touch on an excellent penalty corner set-play to round off the scoring at 6-2.

Scotland Senior Women completed a 3-0 series win over Wales today after a 6-2 victory at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.

Head Coach Gordon Shepherd fielded a changed side from the previous two encounters, blending the experience of a number of senior players with the youthful exuberance among Neil Menzies’ Scotland U21 contingent.

Sam Judge and Amy Brodie bagged two goals each with Holly Cram and Mairi Drummond also getting in on the act. Wales’ goal-scorers were Sian French and Elie Barnes.

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(Scotland’s Ali Howie fights for possession of the ball against Wales. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

A tense and tight opening period was eventually broken when Wales were awarded a penalty stroke in the 28th minute for an apparent illegal block on the goal-line. Sian French came forward to place the ball past Scotland goalkeeper Siobhan Cowie and give the away side a 1-0 lead.

The national side were immediately back on level terms, however, with Sam Judge finding an equalising goal with a sweetly struck shot into the left corner in the 29th minute.

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(Amber McNeil sets Scotland off another attack against Wales. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

With the two sides locked at 1-1 at the half-time interval, Scotland started the second half with more intent and desire to impose themselves further on the contest. In the 40th minute, they took the lead for the first time following Amy Brodie’s quick reaction to volley home a re-bound from Wales goalkeeper Margaret Rees’ initial block.

Sixty second later, Judge was on target again, taking advantage of indecision in the Welsh rear-guard to rob a defender and blast the ball past Rees to make it 3-1.

In the 49th minute, Elie Barnes brought Wales back within one goal at 3-2, striking a penalty corner past Cowie into the bottom left hand corner of the goal.

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(Scotland’s Jenny Morris in action against Wales in Glasgow. Photo Credit: Duncay Gray)

With the home side keen to close the game out, they found three goals inside the last eight minutes to finally kill off Wales’ threat; Holly Cram made it 4-2 with a low drive into the bottom corner, Brodie claimed her second of the match with a close range finish for Scotland’s fifth goal, before Mairi Drummond put the final touch on an excellent penalty corner set-play to round off the scoring at 6-2.

Scotland Senior Women: Jennifer Eadie (Clydesdale Western), Fiona Burnet (Clydesdale Western), Jenny Morris (GHK Ladies, Amy Brodie (CALA Edinburgh), Sam Judge (Edinburgh University), Holly Cram (Clydesdale Western), Kirsty Hill (Watsonians), Kerry-Anne Hastings (CALA Edinburgh), Bethan Mann (Edinburgh University), Kirsten McIntosh (Edinburgh University), Robyn Collins (Beeston), Ali Howie (Clydesdale Western), Maisie Morris (Edinburgh University), Amber McNeil (CALA Edinburgh), Louise Campbell (Edinburgh University), Mairi Drummond (Edinburgh University), Siobhan Cowie (Merlins Gordonians)

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