Yesenia Luces scored a handful of goals to lead T&T senior women's hockey squad to an emphatic 13-0 mauling of Guatemala in their opening match of the FIH World League Round One qualifiers at the Siglo XXI Stadium, Salamanca, Mexico, yesterday.
Luces opened the scoring for T&T in the 19th minute and added further items in the 45th, 52nd, 53rd and 69th minutes in the lopsided contest to join host Mexico on three points after the latter's 18-0 thrashing of the Central Americans on Tuesday.
Saarah Olton chipped in with a pair of second-half goals for the Brian Garcia-coached T&T women's squad in the 48th and 59th minutes while captain Teresa Lezama (20th), Chelsea Dey (34th), Zene Henry (37th), Sekayi Liburd (40th), Giann Sealey (60th) and Felicia King (64th) chipped in with one apiece.
Today, T&T and Mexico will face off from 3.30 pm in to complete the first round of their three-team two-rounds round-robin series, at the end of which only the winner will advance to the World League Second Round.
T&T's last run in the FIH World League was in the 2014-2015 season which saw them winning Round One, held in Kingston, Jamaica before moving on to a sixth placed finish in Round Two, held in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Yesterday's Results
T&T 13 (Yesenia Luces 19th, 45th, 52nd, 53rd, 69th, Saarah Olton 48th, 59th, Teresa Lezama 20th, Chelsea Dey 34th, Zene Henry 37th, Sekayi Liburd 40th, Giann Sealey 60th, Felicia King 64th) vs Guatemala 0
Tuesday
Mexico 18 (Michel Navarro 4th, 9th, 16th, 70th, Arlette Estrada 4th, 19th, 69th, Marlet Correa 15th, 47th, 58th, Ana Juarez 23rd, 25th, Fernanda Oviedo 28th, 37th, Karen Orozco 57th, 59th, Anelly Gonzalez 32nd, Laura Velasquez 61st) vs Guatemala 0
Remaining fixtures
Today - T&T vs Mexico, 5.45 pm
Tomorrow - Mexico vs Guatemala, 5.45 pm
Saturday - Guatemala vs T&T, 3.30 pm
Sunday - T&T vs Mexico,