Unbeaten defending champs Herschel march into Brian Baker quarters
Last year’s winners of the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament, Herschel Girls School finished the group stages on top of Pool C after Friday’s matches at Kingswood College, in Makhanda.
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The Cape Town school, which beat DSG Makhanda in their only game on Thursday, scored three clear-cut victories on Friday. They got off to a strong start by knocking off Hudson Park 18-4, with Anna Lieberman and Jemma Pearse scoring four goals each, while Nina Wades netted three times.
Coach Alex Hawkins‘ side, also, brushed Collegiate aside, winning their second match 9-3. In their last outing of the day, they cruised to a 13-2 win over St Mary’s Waverly to complete an unbeaten run through the group stage of the tournament.
Meanwhile, in Pool D, Roedean School, who fired in 41 goals in only two games on Thursday, were made to work a little harder on Friday, but they kept their winning record intact. Coach Siyabonga Guzana‘s side overcame a gritty challenge from St Anne’s, winning 9-4, and they won their last pool game 11-4 over Stirling.
In Pool A, St Stithians College hit their straps, racking up 23 goals in two fixtures. In a 12-3 win over Woodridge College, Tori Tanner-Ellis struck five times, while Emily Carle came close to matching her, beating the ‘keeper on four occasions.
Pool A proved to be a tough challenge for St Dominic’s and Woodridge, with St Dom’s recording their only win thus far over Woodridge, who remain winless. The Eastern Cape side pushed Rhenish hard on Friday, but they came out on the wrong end of the result, falling 3-7 to the Stellenbosch girls.
St Dominic’s, meanwhile, extended Clarendon but went down 4-6. They came even closer against Rhenish, losing by a solitary goal, 8-9.
Reddam House Constantia, coached by Connor Whiting, also boasted a 100 percent record after the completion of Pool B’s matches. They held off Reddam House Bedfordview to score a narrow 5-4 win and then closed with a comfortable 10-4 win over Durban Girls’ College (DGC).
The Capetonians’ successes secured them a quarterfinal showdown with St Anne’s on Saturday.
In a local derby, DSG Makhanda got one over their rivals, Kingswood College.
RESULTS
Pool A
St Stithians 12-3 Woodridge
Clarendon 11-6 Rhenish
Woodridge 3-7 Rhenish
Clarendon 6-4 St Dominic’s
St Stithians 11-6 Clarendon
St Dominic’s 8-9 Rhenish
Pool B
Reddam Constantia 10-3 Pearson
Reddam Bedfordview 10-4 Glenwood House
Durban Girls College 11-7 Pearson
Durban Girls’ College 11-5 Glenwood House
Reddam Constantia 6-3 Glenwood House
Clarendon 5-7 Reddam Bedfordview
Reddam Bedfordview 4-5 Reddam Constantia
Pool C
Herschel 18-4 Hudson Park
DSG Makhanda 10-6 St Mary’s Waverley
Kingswood 17-2 Alexander Road
Herschel 9-3 Collegiate
Hudson Park 4-7 Collegiate
Herschel 13-2 St Mary’s Waverley
St Mary’s Waverley 7-8 St Anne’s
Pool D
Roedean 9-4 St Anne’s
Kingswood 17-2 Alexander Road
Roedean 11-4 Stirling
Kingswood 8-13 DSG Makhanda
DSG Makhanda 8-3 Hudson Park
St Anne’s 9-4 Kingswood
St Anne’s 22-2 Alexander Road
Stirling 12-2 Alexander Road
FIXTURES
Saturday (match number in brackets)
Quarterfinals
09:10 – St Stithians vs DSG Makhanda, Kingswood, (45)
10:00 – Reddam Constantia vs St Anne’s, Kingswood, (46)
10:10 – Herschel vs Durban Girls’ College, DSG, (47)
11:00 – Roedean vs Reddam Bedfordview, Kingswood, (48)
Playoffs
08:30 – St Dominic’s vs Pearson, DSG, (55)
09:20 – Glenwood House vs Woodridge, DSG, (56)
10:10 – Collegiate vs Alexander Road, DSG, (57)
11:00 – Stirling vs Hudson Park, DSG, (58)
Playoffs 5-8
13:30 – Loser Match 45 vs Loser Match 47, Kingswood, (51)
14:20 – Loser Match 46 vs Loser Match 48, Kingswood, (52)
Playoffs 9-12
11:50 – Clarendon vs St Mary’s Waverley, Kingswood, (49)
12:40 – Rhenish vs Kingswood, Kingswood, (50)
Playoffs 13-16
14:40 – Winner Match 56 vs Winner Match 57, DSG, (61)
15:30 – Winner Match 55 vs Winner Match 58, DSG, (62)
Playoffs 17-20
13:00 – Loser 56 vs Loser 57, DSG, (59)
13:50 – Loser 55 vs Loser 58, DSG, (60)
Semi-finals
15:10 – Winner Match 45 vs Winner Match 58, Kingswood, (53)
16:10 – Winner Match 46 vs Winner Match 47, Kingswood, (54)
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