Game 5 : Oldham 44 Weston Park 28
Oldham progressed into round three to face their toughest opposition so far in Weston Park from Southampton. Led by England under 19 coach Jan Crabtree, this was sure to be a good test for the Oldham side. The start as expected was goal for goal over the first few minutes, but two great intercepts by centre Rebecca Hope drove Oldham forward feeding shooter Amy Clinton with ease. The first quarter finished 16-8 and Oldham had the bit between their teeth.
With no changes going into the second quarter Oldham continued in the same vein, the defence of Jess dale, Abby Tyrrell and Issy McGlashen were on top and turned the ball over on several occasions to set up the attack. By the end of the quarter they had built up a 15 goal lead 28-13.
Coach Pam Hazelton made her first change of the match with Ebbie Danson-Chappell replacing McGlashen at wing defence, who started lively. However, Oldham lost their concentration as Weston Park scored four in a row at one point and reduced Oldham’s lead to just nine. Enter Jess Dale who took two fantastic intercepts and also brought two turnovers. Oldham found some form and moved through the gears to take it out to an eleven goal lead, 34-23.
The final quarter brought much needed changes to freshen up the Oldham attack, Victoria Austin came on at wing attack while Rhianna Egan came on at goal attack. McGlashen returned to the wing defence position. The changes worked for Oldham as they found their attacking flow once again, Dale was still on form in the circle, while at the other end Clinton was clinical under the post. The final score was 44-28.
Starting 7: GS Amy Clinton, GA Amy Neild, WA Bryony Rhodes, C Rebecca Hope, WD, Issy McGlashen, GD Jess Dale, GK Abigail Tyrrell
Bench: Megan Allingan, Vicky Austin, Imogen Campbell, Ebbie Danson-Chappell, Rhianna Egan, Bryony Rhodes
Player of the match: Rebecca Hope
Game 6 : Oldham 34 Huddersfield Giants 18
Oldham faced Huddersfield Giants for a second time in two days as the Yorkshire team progressed through their group, whoever won the game was through to the final later at 5pm so it was all to play for. Oldham didn’t have it all their own way to start with but as the quarter progressed the ever reliable Amy Clinton put the ball in the net, ably backed up by Amy Neild to give Oldham a five goal lead at the end of the first quarter, 10-5.
The Giants were proving a much tougher opposition second time round with the nerves seemingly getting to Oldham. They made several unforced errors with Giants making it difficult to get the ball through the court. Oldham slightly extended their lead to 18-11 at the half time break.
The third quarter started slowly with both teams wasting possession, The Giants put pressure on shooter Amy Clinton which led to less attempts on goal, Oldham edged the quarter 7-3 to give an accumulative score of 25-14.
In the final quarter coach Pam Hazelton brought on fresh legs with Ebbie Danson-Chappell coming on at centre and Victoria Austin took the wing attack patch. It certainly did the trick as Oldham powered on, once again Jess Dale was a rock at the back. It was Oldham’s best quarter as the Giants faded and Oldham went on to win 34-18.
Starting 7: GS Amy Clinton, GA Amy Neild, WA Bryony Rhodes, C Rebecca Hope, WD, Issy McGlashen, GD Jess Dale, GK Abigail Tyrrell
Bench: Megan Allingan, Vicky Austin, Imogen Campbell, Ebbie Danson-Chappell, Rhianna Egan, Bryony Rhodes
Player of the match: Amy Clinton
Oldham progressed into round three to face their toughest opposition so far in Weston Park from Southampton. Led by England under 19 coach Jan Crabtree, this was sure to be a good test for the Oldham side. The start as expected was goal for goal over the first few minutes, but two great intercepts by centre Rebecca Hope drove Oldham forward feeding shooter Amy Clinton with ease. The first quarter finished 16-8 and Oldham had the bit between their teeth.
With no changes going into the second quarter Oldham continued in the same vein, the defence of Jess dale, Abby Tyrrell and Issy McGlashen were on top and turned the ball over on several occasions to set up the attack. By the end of the quarter they had built up a 15 goal lead 28-13.
Coach Pam Hazelton made her first change of the match with Ebbie Danson-Chappell replacing McGlashen at wing defence, who started lively. However, Oldham lost their concentration as Weston Park scored four in a row at one point and reduced Oldham’s lead to just nine. Enter Jess Dale who took two fantastic intercepts and also brought two turnovers. Oldham found some form and moved through the gears to take it out to an eleven goal lead, 34-23.
The final quarter brought much needed changes to freshen up the Oldham attack, Victoria Austin came on at wing attack while Rhianna Egan came on at goal attack. McGlashen returned to the wing defence position. The changes worked for Oldham as they found their attacking flow once again, Dale was still on form in the circle, while at the other end Clinton was clinical under the post. The final score was 44-28.
Starting 7: GS Amy Clinton, GA Amy Neild, WA Bryony Rhodes, C Rebecca Hope, WD, Issy McGlashen, GD Jess Dale, GK Abigail Tyrrell
Bench: Megan Allingan, Vicky Austin, Imogen Campbell, Ebbie Danson-Chappell, Rhianna Egan, Bryony Rhodes
Player of the match: Rebecca Hope
Game 6 : Oldham 34 Huddersfield Giants 18
Oldham faced Huddersfield Giants for a second time in two days as the Yorkshire team progressed through their group, whoever won the game was through to the final later at 5pm so it was all to play for. Oldham didn’t have it all their own way to start with but as the quarter progressed the ever reliable Amy Clinton put the ball in the net, ably backed up by Amy Neild to give Oldham a five goal lead at the end of the first quarter, 10-5.
The Giants were proving a much tougher opposition second time round with the nerves seemingly getting to Oldham. They made several unforced errors with Giants making it difficult to get the ball through the court. Oldham slightly extended their lead to 18-11 at the half time break.
The third quarter started slowly with both teams wasting possession, The Giants put pressure on shooter Amy Clinton which led to less attempts on goal, Oldham edged the quarter 7-3 to give an accumulative score of 25-14.
In the final quarter coach Pam Hazelton brought on fresh legs with Ebbie Danson-Chappell coming on at centre and Victoria Austin took the wing attack patch. It certainly did the trick as Oldham powered on, once again Jess Dale was a rock at the back. It was Oldham’s best quarter as the Giants faded and Oldham went on to win 34-18.
Starting 7: GS Amy Clinton, GA Amy Neild, WA Bryony Rhodes, C Rebecca Hope, WD, Issy McGlashen, GD Jess Dale, GK Abigail Tyrrell
Bench: Megan Allingan, Vicky Austin, Imogen Campbell, Ebbie Danson-Chappell, Rhianna Egan, Bryony Rhodes
Player of the match: Amy Clinton