Top guns shine on day one of Belgotex Sport Girls Challenge
Paarl Gimnasium made a strong start to their Belgotex Sport Girls Hockey Challenge title defence with a pair of wins on Friday, the opening day of the tournament, in Cape Town.
St Mary’s DSG Kloof, Waterkloof, and Reddam House Constantia also collected maximum points.
Alanda Rademeyer began her campaign with a bang, bagging a four-goal haul in Paarl Gim’s 5-1 win over Durbanville. Anya Swanepoel scored the fifth goal, while Zieke Rossouw claimed a consolation goal for Durbanville.
Rademeyer carried her outstanding form into her side’s second match, scoring a brace to help Gimmies to a 3-1 win over St Cyprian’s. Imke Koegelenberg scored Gim’s third, while Chelsea McGregor found the back of the net for St Cyprian’s. Those back-to-back victories took Paarl Gim to the top of Pool A.
St Mary’s DSG Kloof fired five unanswered goals past Springfield Convent School and Garsfontein to claim six points and a place at the summit of Pool D.
Jamie da Silva, Olivia Lord, and Tayte Stewart found the back of the net in the KZN school’s 3-0 win over Springfield. Stewart was on the scoresheet again in her side’s 2-0 win over Garsfontein, while Georgia Short also netted.
Lenique Vogel led the charge in Waterkloof’s march to the top of Pool E. She and Mila Rodenburg found the back of the net in Waterkloof’s 2-0 win over DF Akademie. Vogel, Eliane Haycock, and Renske Smit were on target for Klofies in their 3-1 win over Parel Vallei (PV), while Elrie Pienaar replied for PV.
Emma Hibbert‘s goal-scoring skills were on display as Reddam House Constantia made an impressive start in Pool H. She scored a hat-trick to spirit Reddam to a 4-0 win over St Mary’s Waverley, with Kayla Brown also getting onto the score sheet. Hibbert, then, scored the match-winner in a 1-0 win over St Anne’s.
DSG Makhanda won one and drew one to claim top spot in Pool B. In their first outing of the day, Emma Watson scored in a 1-1 draw with St John’s DSG, with Annabelle Balmer replying for the Pietermaitzburg school. Lucy Holderness led the way in DSG Makhanda’s comfortable 4-0 win over Rustenburg Girls’ High, scoring a hat-trick, with Emma Watson adding to her tally with another goal.
Collegiate and Stellenberg provided one of the most tightly contested matches of day one, with neither team scoring in a goalless draw. College, though, rocketed to the top of Pool C with an emphatic 6-1 defeat of St Andrew’s School for Girls.
Kate Brennan and Kerrin Gillies each scored a brace, while Lauren Duckworth and Nolitha Makasana slotted the other two. Erica Broskie was on target for St Andrew’s.
Affies Meisies worked their way to the top in Pool F via a win and a draw. They edged out Durban Girls’ College 1-0, courtesy of a goal from Doxa Uys, and then shared the points with Fairmont after a 1-1 draw. Lisa Kleu scored for Affies, while Camryn Corner was on target for Fairmont.
The Pool G leaders, Herschel, began their campaign with a win and a draw. They shared a six-goal thriller with Pearson, with Sarah Ashbolt striking twice for Herschel and Heather Kane adding the third. Hanna Potgieter, Hannah du Plooy, and Lisa de Villiers scored for Pearson.
In their opener, Herschel bounded to a comfortable 6-1 win over York, behind Emily Dickinson‘s brace and further goals from Anna Sherren, Katherine Featherstone, Sophie Lashbrooke, and Sophie Luger. Keira Harding responded for York.
RESULTS
Pool A
St Cyprian’s 4-0 Durbanville
Paarl Gim 3-1 St Cyprian’s
Paarl Gim 5-1 Durbanville
Pool B
St John’s DSG 2-0 Rustenburg Girls’ High
St John’s DSG 1-1 DSG Makhanda
DSG Makhanda 4-0 Rustenburg Girls’ High
Pool C
Collegiate 0-0 Stellenberg
Stellenberg 2-1 St Andrew’s School for Girls
Collegiate 6-1 St Andrew’s School for Girls
Pool D
Garsfontein 2-0 Springfield
St Mary’s DSG Kloof 3-0 Springfield
St Mary’s DSG Kloof 2-0 Garsfontein
Pool E
Waterkloof 3-1 Parel Vallei
Parel Vallei 4-1 DF Akademie
Waterkloof 2-0 DF Akademie
Pool F
Durban Girls’ College 3-2 Fairmont
Affies 1-0 Durban Girls’ College
Affies 1-1 Fairmont
Pool G
Pearson 3-0 York
Herschel 6-1 York
Herschel 3-3 Pearson
Pool H
Reddam House Constantia 4-0 St Mary’s Waverley
St Anne’s 1-0 St Mary’s Waverley
Reddam House Constantia 1-0 St Anne’s
