Defending champions Paragon missed a chance to reclaim top spot in the T&T Hockey Board Women's Championship Division after it was held to a 1-1 draw by Notre Dame at the National Hockey Centre, Tacarigua, on Saturday night.The Dames took the lead through national forward Blair Wynne in the tenth minute, but national and club captain Alanna Lewis got the equaliser for Paragon in the 53rd after which both teams failed to find a winner.
With the draw, its third on the trot after three wins, Paragon improved to 12 points from seven matches, one behind Georgetown Crick Club while Shandy Carib Magnolias is next with ten points followed Harvard Checkers with nine and Notre Dame with seven.On Sunday, former national standout Stacey Siu Butt banged in a beaver trick to lead Magnolias to a 7-0 drubbing of long-time rival, Ventures.
Siu Butt got her goals in the sixth, 22nd, 50th and 54th minutes while current national trio Savannah De Freitas (1st), Brittney Hingh (9th) and Brianna Govia (48th) added the others.In the lone Men's Championship Division match contested on the weekend, Paragon spanked Fatima 4-2 for its third win of the season.
T&T international, Kiel Murray led the way for Paragon with goals in the 12th and 16th but Fatima responded through Andrew Vieira and Quinn Clarke in the 14th and 18th minute respectively to level the match at 2-2.However, the second half was all Paragon as national forward Cogie Butler restored his team's advantage in the 32nd minute before the T&THB reigning "Men's Player of the Year" and T&T forward Akim Toussaint sealed the victory with a 45th minute item.
Paragon now has nine points, the same as Defence Force to trail unbeaten leaders Petrotrin (15 points) by six while Notre Dame is second with 11 and Queen's Park fifth with eight.In the Trinity Men's Division, Ishmael Campbell netted in the 49th and 65th as Notre Dame blanked Courts Malvern 3-0 to join Paradise at the top of the standings.
Tariq Thomas added the other item for the Dames in the 63rd as they moved to 13 points the same as Paradise, while Malvern stayed on 12 points, two more than Queen's Park Cricket Club.
T&THB results
Saturday:
Men's Championship:
Paragon 4 (Kiel Murray 12th, 16th, Cogie Butler 32nd, Akim Toussaint 45th) vs Fatima 2 (Andrew Vieira 14th, Quinn Clarke 18th)
Women's Championship:
Paragon 1 (Alanna Lewis 53rd) vs Notre Dame 1 (Blair Wynne 10th)
Sunday:
Under-19 Boys:
Paragon 0 vs Raiders 0
Women's Championship:
SC Magnolias 7 (Stacey Siu Butt 6th, 22nd, 50th, 54th, Savannah De Freitas 1st, Brittney Hingh 9th, Brianna Govia 48th) vs Ventures 0
Trinity Men:
Notre Dame 3 (Ishmael Campbell 49th, 65th, Tariq Thomas 63rd) vs Courts Malvern 0