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22/11/14: Mendip succumbed to a second successive defeat on Saturday, conceding two second half goals without reply at the Queen Elizabeth Leisure Centre in Wimborne. Mendip had the better of the early exchanges, with Jess Harding and Charlene Vranch putting the Wimborne defence under pressure down the left. The home side gradually began to get […]

15/11/14: Mendip suffered a frustrating defeat on Saturday at the hands of Gillingham, who subsequently leap-frogged them in the East Division table. A bright start saw Mendip attacking with pace down the right, with Sammy Chivers, Ellie Hudson and Ella Sage combining well. The Gillingham defence held firm, with the goalkeeper making a number of […]

8/11/14: Clinical finishing proved to be the difference between two well-matched teams on Saturday, as Mendip secured three points to move up to sixth in the table. The first half saw Mendip keeping a tight ship, with the centre-back pairing of Anna Swift and Hayley Bullock making a number of timely interventions, and building play […]

18/10/14: Mendip travelled to Warminster on Saturday, and, having taken an early lead, were eventually forced to settle for a hard-earned point. Centre-back Anna Swift started the game brightly, and her determination to move the ball forward kick-started a super passing move which Fee Yim Phimunchat calmly finished at the far post to put Mendip […]

11/10/14: Mendip’s season took a turn for the better on Saturday, as they put in a great team performance against local rivals Frome. The home side looked determined from the start, with April Callow adapting well to a new role in midfield, and Cherilyn Carey rolling back the years at centre forward.  Mendip opened the scoring midway […]

4/10/14: Despite an encouraging opening quarter, which saw the kind of passing and movement that has been missing from Mendip’s season so far, the ladies firsts suffered another heavy defeat on Saturday. Mendip started strongly, with Anna Swift making some timely interceptions and Sammy Chivers making her trademark runs down the right flank. However, some […]

27/09/14: Despite some fine individual performances, Mendip’s opening league fixture of the season ended in defeat. Mendip started brightly, with Brenda Scott working hard to press the Bournemouth defence and Anna Swift making some telling interceptions from centre back. After an even first twenty minutes, Bournemouth took the lead, capitalising on Mendip’s failure to clear […]

20/09/14: Mendip faced a stern test of their credentials on Saturday, with a friendly fixture against a Buccs side who play their league hockey two divisions higher. The gulf in fitness and organisation was evident from the outset, with Buccs pressing high and Mendip forced onto the back foot. Despite some excellent defending by the […]