Former national forward Yesenia Luces earned Harvard Checkers a share of the points when she netted in a 1-1 draw with Shandy Carib Magnolias in the T&T Hockey Board Women's Championship Division at the National Hockey Centre, Tacarigua, on Friday night.Magnolias had taken a 1-0 lead in the first quarter through ex-national captain Stacey Siu Butt which it managed to hold onto until Luces, in her first season with Checkers after transfering from Ventures, converted the equaliser.
With the drawn result, Checkers, remained unbeaten and improved to nine points from five matches, four behind leaders Georgetown Cricket Club while defending champion Paragon is second with 11. Magnolias is fourth with seven points, one ahead of Notre Dame followed by Courts Malvern with four.
And in the Men's Championship Division, another former national captain Nicholas Wren got both goals to help Defence Force to a 2-2 draw with Queen's Park Cricket Club.Damion Bright and Raphael Govia were on target for the Parkites but Wren came to his team's rescue each time.The draw left Defence Force third with nine points, six behind unbeaten leaders Petrotrin while Notre Dame is second with 11 points from seven matches and Queen's Park, fourth with eight.
Results
Friday
Women's Championship
SC Magnolias 1 vs Harvard Checkers 1
Men's Championship
QPCC 2 (Damion Bright, Raphael Govia) vs Defence Force 2 (Nicholas Wren 2)
Wednesday
Mixed Veterans
Carib 2 (Narda Coker 2nd, Kevin Adams 41st) vs Fatima 2 (Brian Garcia 44th, 51st)
Monday
Mixed Veterans
Courts Malvern 4 (Peter Edwards 37th, 46th, Shaun Alexander 6th, Damian Gordon 69th) vs Police 0
Today's matches
Trinity Women: Paragon vs Raiders, 11 am
Under-19 Boys: Raiders vs Paragon, 12.30 pm
Men's Championship: Paradise vs Defence Force, 2 pm
Women's Championship: SC Magnolias vs Ventures, 3.30 pm
Trinity Men: Paradise vs Carib, 5 pm
Trinity Men: Notre Dame vs Courts Malvern, 6.30 pm