Oaksway top of class in win over Academy
Oaksway (black) V Academy at Brierton Sports Centre. Picture by FRANK REID.
OAKSWAY upset the odds to record a morale-boosting 46-37 victory over title-chasing Academy.
The win lifts the Hartlepool girls to sixth in the Premier 1 table and clear of relegation trouble.
It was the first time they’d appeared at Brierton Community Sports Centre since last year and the extended winter break had obviously worked wonders, Oaksway racing into a 17-goal lead during the second quarter.
But Academy boast several of the league’s best players and they duly came back at their hosts, narrowing the deficit to just five goals.
Oaksway, though, roared on by the home crowd, maintained their lead and held out to claim the much-need triumph.
Centre Jill Foreman told SportMail: “What a game!
“We started so well and by the end of the second quarter we had that 17-point lead – we couldn’t believe it.
“But even then we knew that might not be enough.
“They are a really strong side and it’s never easy.
“As we thought they came right back at us and they just started to eat away at the lead.
“We struggled a bit at times to be honest but managed to keep our lead at at least five the whole time
“It got to the last quarter and we managed to pull away a little bit again towards the end.
“We’re absolutely over the moon because this is a massive win for us.
“We were in a bit of trouble down near the bottom but this gives us a bit of breathing space and it’s a great start to the year – now we’ve got to kick on and keep that momentum going against Leeds on Sunday.”
FULL STORY IN TUESDAY’S MAIL ...
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Hartlepool
Monday 28 May 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 22 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: East
Your view
Please sign in to be able to comment on this story.