McWilliams on target as Carrick II defeat NICS

Carrick Ladies Hockey Club 2nd XI kept the flag flying for their club last weekend with an excellent 3-0 win over table-topping NICS who had travelled to Carrick on Friday evening looking to extend their 100 per cent record in this season’s UHU Junior Three.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Oct 2013, 09:20 BST
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Natasha McWilliams

With six goals to their credit from their opening two matches and having conceded only once, NICS must have been hopeful of building on this impressive form against a Carrick squad which had so far this season scored only a single goal.

Two well-taken strikes from Natalie Hall and Natasha McWilliams, plus an own goal from a Rosemary Hay cross into the circle, emphatically ended NICS’ run of wins as Carrick grabbed their first victory of the season in style.

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The game was far from one-sided, however, and Carrick had their in-form goalkeeper Karen Nelson to thank for a string of excellent saves which denied the visitors any chance of getting themselves on the scoresheet. Carrick Player of the Match: Karen Nelson

Elsewhere within the club, however, there was much less to cheer about with Carrick 1st XI going down 2-0 away to Grosvenor in Senior Two and their 3rd XI squad suffering a 9-0 mauling away to Mossley.

This was, however, only the second game of the season for the youthful third squad who had opened their new season with an encouraging away point at Parkview and are already looking forward to redeeming themselves in their next match.

This weekend’s fixtures: (all league matches) Carrick 1st XI home to Rainey (Carrick Amphitheatre, 2:30pm); Carrick 2nd XI away to North Down; Carrick 3rd XI home to Belfast Harlequins (Friday evening 7:45pm).