Hockey

Pymble 1 Match Report – By Arabella Smithyman, Hockey Captain

On Tuesday 4 July, Barker hosted our Mollie Dive match. Pymble 1 remain undefeated this season having drawn with Abbotsleigh earlier in the term, so we were keen to keep this streak running, especially against Barker who always put up a tough match.

The match started quite evenly with Pymble having early opportunities to score, however, Barker’s goalkeeper made some great saves. Good movement up the right wing resulted in Bella Croker (Year 11) having an amazing shot to the left post, which was deflected in by Isabelle Johnston (Year 11), resulting in our first goal! Our defence was on point led by Thyra Schuszler (Year 10) in centre back, who controlled our back line allowing us to spread the ball out wide.

Early in the second half, a big push up through the middle resulted in Bella Croker (Year 11), again, scoring an excellent goal from the top of the D. It was great to have our Year 9 players returning from Vision Valley as it added some extra speed to the wings! This year has been fantastic because we are all working together as a team while highlighting our individual strengths and the results speak for themselves. 

We continued to dominate the game and on one of our short corner opportunities we managed to convert with Tessa Newitt (Year 11) executing an amazing trap allowing for a straight shot at goal! Barker had some late opportunities but could not break down our Pymble wall of defence, resulting in the final score of 3 to 0 and Pymble taking the win. Pymble 1 progress into the Semi-finals on Tuesday 11 June, hoping to continue our current form to come away with a victory!

Good Luck to all teams who will compete in semi-finals and play-off matches this week.

See below Round 5 results:

Team	Opponent	Result
Pymble 1	Barker College	Won 3 to 0
Pymble 2	Abbotsleigh	Lost 0 to 8
Pymble 3	Willoughby/ Marist	Lost 0 to 2

Congratulations to the following students who received best and fairest for their match last week:

Pymble 1 – Bella Croker (Year 11)

Pymble 2 – Isla Campbell (Year 9)

Pymble 3 – Harriet Lisle (Year 8)

Shellie Davis

Co-ordinator – Hockey