The Round-Up

Cambridgeshire – Sunday 13th November

Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership

A meeting between the top two in the Cambridgeshire Women’s Premiership on Sunday with leaders Newmarket Town Ladies travelling to Cambridge United WFC Reserves defending a 100% winning start to the season the only one left in the league. Two goals for Lucy Gateson her 1st for the club giving Cambridge United WFC Reserves a 2-0 lead in the match, Newmarket Town pulling a goal back in the last 5 minutes Nadine Basson on target as they lost for the 1st time in the league this season going down 2-1, fall to 2nd spot on goal difference with Cambridge United WFC Reserves returning to the top of the table.

  4th placed Bar Hill Ladies, join 3rd placed St Ives Town Ladies on 9 points in the Premiership with an away win against ICA Sports Ladies on Sunday. The away side edging the result winning 3-2. Carmen Herridge and Rhian Leonard both scoring for ICA Sports Ladies wasn’t enough to take anything from the game Bar Hill Ladies winning with strikes from Hollie Dare, Lucy Goddard and Naomi Ingarfield.

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship North

Wth the leading duo not in action in the Championship North at the weekend it was a chance for 3rd placed Swineshead Institute Ladies to continue their fine start to the season and capitalise by getting the result and home to Boston United Ladies. Grabbed it with both hands winning big to climb into 2nd place in the table above Wisbech St Mary Ladies and 2 points behind leaders March Town United Ladies. Ellie Spendlow scoring 4 goals in the game with Chloe Gray getting herself a hat-trick. 2 goals for Kirsty Hewitt with a goal a piece for Gabrielle Smith and Leah Ardron seeing Swineshead win the game 11-2 keep up their unbeaten start to the season.

A big win too at the weekend for Wisbech Town Ladies travelling to bottom side Thurlby Tigers close the gap on the sides above them with a 8-0 victory. Sophie Gutteridge scoring a hat-trick, Jemma Adams and Kyra Clarke both scoring twice with Emily Stephenson also on target putting the ball into the back of the net. 

Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South

Three games in the Cambridgeshire Women’s Championship South on Sunday and with runaway leaders Cambridge City Ladies Development not in action it was a chance for those chasing to close the gap. 2nd placed Milton Ladies unbeaten have played half as many games as the leaders the gap 9 points but with 3 games in hand narrowed it by 3 points at home at the weekend taking on Fulbourn Bluebirds. Kirsty Lemmon-Sparkes is in hot goal scoring form at the start of the season too for Milton taking her tally to 15 from 4 games played scoring a hat-trick on Sunday with Dora Dixon also on target in a 4-1 win.

Newmarket Town Ladies Reserves in 4th place in the Championship South were away to Cambridge Rangers on Sunday won all 3 points to climb a place into 3rd going level on points with Isleham United Ladies, 9 each a superior goal difference helped by Sunday’s result winning 6-1, Hollie Turner scoring 2 goals for Newmarket Town with Janette Mendoza, Danni Youngs, Dominika Szary and Kate Winnewisser all putting the ball into the back of the net.

  Riverside Rovers Reserves got their 1st league win of the season last time out, now make it 2 from 2 to move onto 6 points in 5th place in the Championship South table with a home win against St Ives Rangers Ladies. Georgie Elsom bagging herself a hat-trick for Riverside with a goal each for Helga Mansilhas, Zoe Lenton and Jess Hill in a 6-2 win. Ellie Chapman and Emilee Steele scoring for St Ives Rangers Ladies.