National forward Kristin Thompson scored a hat-trick as defending champions Paragon outclassed Shandy Carib Magnolias 4-2 to start their Women's Open Division title in the 12th Ventures Invitational Indoor Hockey Tournament at Woodbrook Youth Facility, Hamilton-Holder Street, Woodbrook on Friday night.
In addition to Thompson, Keimer Gardiner was also on target for Paragon while Mika Ella Tang and Brianna Govia got Magnolias' replies.
Yesterday, Paragon made it two straights wins, after they spanked Notre Dame 6-3 led by a beaver-trick from Gardiner and one each from Kristin's sister, Gabrielle Thompson and Arielle Williams to improve to maximum six points. Tamia Roach (two) and fellow national player Krizia Layne got the goals for the Dames who will enter today's semifinals as the cellar-placed team without a point.
Host Ventures also started with three points, thanks to an Ornella Schneider lone goal in a 1-0 triumph over Notre Dame ahead of matches with Magnolias and Paragon to end round-robin play last night.
Magnolias rebounded with a 5-2 defeat of Notre Dame with Brianna Govia getting a treble and Samantha Olton two.
At the end of the round-robin phase last night, the team to end as top seed will face the fourth placed team in one semifinal while second and third meet in the other today.
National duo, Solomon Eccles and Atiba Whittington combined for five goals as Petrotrin also began defence of its Men's Open crown with a 5-3 defeat of Notre Dame on Friday.
Eccles ended with a hat-trick and Whittington, two to cancel out strikes for the Dames from teenager Joshua Olton, Chad Pedro and T&T international Shaquille Daniel.
Results
Yesterday – Men's Open
Queen's Park 6 (Dominic Young 2, Jordan Reynos, Matthew Tang Nian, Kadeem Fortune, Jordi O'Brien) vs Fatima 0
Petrotrin 6 (Atiba Whittington 2, Solomon Eccles 2, Wayne Legerton 2) vs Defence Force 6 (Marcus James 3, Mickell Pierre, Neil Lashley, Roger Daniel)
Paragon 5 (Akim Toussaint 2, Syl Sinnette 2, Terrence Baptiste) vs Petrotrin 4 (Wayne Legerton 2, Arielle Bowen, Atiba Whittington)
Defence Force 10 (Mickel Pierre 4, Marcus James 3, Javon Woodward 2, Shane Legerton) vs Notre Dame 2 (Aidan De Gannes, Darren Cowie)
Fatima 7 (Jordan Vieira 3, Che Modeste 2, Jeremy Nieves, Quinn Clarke) vs Petrotrin 6 (Wayne Legerton 4, Tariq Marcano, Triston Grant)
Women
Paragon 6 (Keima Gardiner 4, Gabrielle Thompson, Arielle Williams) vs Notre Dame 3 (Tamia Roach 2, Krizia Layne)
SC Magnolias 5 (Brianna Govia 3, Samantha Olton 2) vs Notre Dame 2 (Krizia Layne, Stephanie Whiteman)
Veterans
Notre Dame 3 (Leon Ramdeen 2, Selwyn King) vs Fatima 1 (Derek Lee)
Defence Force 5 (Gary Griffith 3, Anthony Morales, Gordon Snow) vs Notre Dame 2 (Selwyn King, Kenneth Whiteman)
Friday – Men's Open
Fatima 4 (Andrew Vieira 2, Quinn Clarke, Che Modeste) vs Paragon 3 (Cogie Butler 2, Sheldon Mc Kellar)
Defence Force 5 (Javon Woodward 2, Mickell Pierre, Shane Legerton, Roger Daniel) vs QPCC 3 (Dominic Young 2, Matthew Tang Nian) vs Petrotrin 5 (Attiba Whittington (2), Solomon Eccles (3) (Petrotrin)
Petrotrin 5 (Solomon Eccles 3, Atiba Whittington 2) vs Notre Dame 3 (Joshua Olton, Chad Pedro, Shaquille Daniel)
Fatima 3 (Jordan Vieira 3) vs Notre Dame 1 (Chad Pedro)
Queen's Park 4 (Matthew Tang Nian, Shawn Lee Quay, Jordan Reynos, Dominic Young) vs Paragon 2 (Barry Clarke, Akim Toussaint)
Women's Open
Paragon 4 (Kristin Thompson 3, Keima Gardiner) vs SC Magnolias 2 (Mika Ella Tang, Brianna Govia)
Ventures 1 (Ornella Schneider) vs Notre Dame 0
Veterans Division
Defence Force 9 (Anthony Morales 3, Gary Griffith 2, Kirth Davis 2, Neil Lashley, Roger Daniel) vs Fatima 1 (Derek Lee)?