National forward Blair Wynne scored a goal on either side of the half as defending champions, Notre Dame, whipped Ventures 4�1 for their second win in as many matches in the T&T Hockey Board Women's Championship Division at the National Hockey Centre, Tacarigua on Sunday night.
But it was not as easy as the scoreline may suggest as Ventures held firm until a minute before the half-time interval when the former European-based Wynne got the Dames opener.
On the resumption, the Dames upped the temperature and within the space of a three-minute span, fired in three more goals via Teresa Garcia (51st), Tamia Roach (53rd) and Wynne again a minute later, before Kristin Abreu got a 68th minute consolation for Ventures.
However, there was a major upset in the Men's Championship Division as last year's runner-up Paragon suffered a second straight loss, 2�3 to Courts Malvern.
For Malvern, former national standout and women's team coach, Anthony Marcano fired his team ahead after only four minutes on the clock, only for Cogie Butler to level the score in the 25th minute.
T&T international Akim Toussaint put Paragon ahead in the 51st minute as his team looked set to make amends for last weekend's shock 2�1 loss against Fatima.
But it was not to be, as the determined, balanced Malvern line-up of youth and experience quickly got back on even terms thanks to a 59th minute Marcano goal, before his nephew and national youth player, Tariq Marcano fired in the decisive item four minutes later.
results
Friday:
Mixed Veterans:
Notre Dame 2 ( Scott Dopson 28th, Selwyn King 60th) vs Carib 1 (Samuel Carthy 15th)
Saturday:
Under-19 Boys:
Notre Dame 6 (Joshua Olton 24th, 27th, 30th, Rivaldo Waldan 46th, 69th, Miguel King 54th) vs Carib 1 (Dane Francis 65th)
Under-19 Girls:
Courts Malvern 14 (Adrianna Cabralis 10th, 36th, 44th, 67th, 68th, Khurdine Gonzales 23rd, 32nd, 41st, 49th, Danielle Martin 6th, 37th, Danielle Cabralis 43rd, Mikhaela Lezama 62nd, Angel Gonzales 25th) vs Raiders 0
Trinity Women:
SC Magnolias 10 (Stacey Siu Butt 4th, 17th, 24th, 30th, 34th, Kaithlyn Olton 14th, 16th, Shannia De Freitas 2nd, Samantha Olton 22nd, Daniella Granado 28th) vs Notre Dame 0 � Matched stopped at half-time as Notre Dame only had eight players.
Ventures 1 (Kristin Abreu 11th) vs Harvard Checkers 0
Sunday:
Under-19 Boys:
QPCC 8 (Jarryon Paul 1st, 13th, 16th, Craig Cockburn 44th, 57th, Justin Dos Santos 5th, Keegan Dos Santos 50th, Jordan Reynos 66th) vs Fatima 4 (J Vieira 23rd, 43rd, 68th, C Anthony 4th)
Trinity Men:
Malvern 7 (Jonathan Warren 3rd, 40th, 53rd, A. Alexander 13th, 64th, J Romeo 68th, 70th) vs Petrotrin 1 (O Callender 61st)
Trinity Women:
Paragon 3 vs Courts Malvern 0 � Malvern unable to field a team
Championship Women:
Notre Dame 4 (Blair Wynne 34th, 54th, Teresa Garcia 51st, Tamia Roach 53rd) vs Ventures 1 (Kristin Abreu 68th)
Championship Men:
Malvern 3 (Anthony Marcano 4th, 59th, Tariq Marcano 63rd) vs Paragon 2 (Cogie Butler 25th, Akim Toussaint 51st)