Top guns throw down the gauntlet at St Anne’s Cup

Oranje, St Mary’s DSG Kloof, St Anne’s, and Our Lady of Fatima put their names in the hat as title contenders by winning both of their matches on the first day of the St Anne’s Cup on Friday in Hilton.

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Oranje scored 14 goals and conceded once in two outings to make a bold and clear statement about their intentions with emphatic wins over Epworth and St Stithians College.

The ladies from Bloemfontein defeated Epworth 6-1 in their first encounter and then overran St Stithians College 8-0 in their afternoon fixture.

Those victories propelled Oranje to the top of Pool A. St Stithians climbed to second place after a 2-1 win over Epworth in their second match.

St Mary’s DSG Kloof sauntered to the summit of Pool B following their victories over Hoërskool Noordheuwel and The Wykeham Collegiate (TWC).

Jamie da Silva, Sarah Patterson, and Olivia Lord were on target in their 3-2 win over Noordheuwel. The 2024 champions followed up that victory with a 5-0 drubbing of TWC. It was a two-goal game for Bella Roberts, while Jenna-Leigh Freese, Da Silva, and Patterson chimed in with a goal each.

TWC, after a 3-1 win over Noordheuwel earlier in the day, is in second place.

The hosts, St Anne’s, impressed with back-to-back victories over Ashton International College and Eunice High. The Pool C leaders beat Ashton 2-0, courtesy of goals from Belle Hofmeyr and Nikki Thomas. Hofmeyr was on the scoresheet again when they replicated that score against Eunice in the final match of the day, with Zintle James adding the other.

Eunice beat Ashton 3-0 in their first outing, leaving the Bloemfontein school in second place.

Last year’s runner-up, Our Lady of Fatima, put their name down as one of the favourites for the title with comfortable wins over Durban Girls’ College (DGC) and Helpmekaar Kollege. They opened their challenge with a 2-0 win over DGC and then cantered to a 4-1 triumph over Helpmekaar.

RESULTS

Pool A

Oranje 6-1 Epworth
Oranje 8-0 St Stithians
St Stithians 2-1 Epworth

Pool B

TWC 3-1 Noordheuwel
St Mary’s 3-2 Noordheuwel
St Mary’s 5-0 TWC

Pool C

St Anne’s 2-0 Ashton
Eunice 3-0 Ashton
St Anne’s 2-0 Eunice

Pool D

Our Lady of Fatima 2-0 DGC
DGC 1-0 Helpmekaar
Our Lady of Fatima 4-1 Helpmekaar

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