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Mendip’s faltering start to the season continued this week with a frustrating defeat to this Bristol side. The first quarter of the match was very much a battle in midfield with neither side threatening the goals. Mendip increasingly applied more pressure to the home team with some good attacking hockey and took the lead following […]

19/3/16: Knowing only a win would do, Mendip began their last away match of the season with a positive attitude. Speedy midfielder Jasmine Scott, who was joint player of the match, used her pace to move the ball up the pitch and get the better of the North Somerset defence to create a number of […]

2/4/16: Mendip’s last game of the season turned out to be their most important, as relegation was a very real possibility. In the first half the two teams were equally matched, with Mendip having some good periods of possession which allowed them to pressure Somerset Gryphon’s defence. When the visitors did manage to test Mendip, […]

12/3/16: Mendip suffered defeat at the hands of a young, well-drilled side at the weekend meaning the last two weeks of the season are now more important than ever if Mendip hope to avoid relegation. For much of the first half, Mendip were defending and doing a good job of keeping the university side out. […]

27/2/16: Mendip travelled to face fellow league strugglers Jaspers, knowing that only a win would do to help them stay in Brunel 1. Thanks to a hat trick of goals from centre forward ace Carol Holmes to secure a victory, some of the pressure has now been lifted. The away side had much of the early attacking pressure, hassling for […]

20/2/16:  Mendip’s mixed fortunes continued this week when they paid the price for a lack of form during a short period of play in the second half of this match. Prior to this, Mendip had managed to draw level with the league leaders and dared to hope they might take something from the game. However […]

30/1/16: On Saturday Mendip played host to local rivals Keynsham and with both teams in the bottom half of the table, everything was to play for. Mendip started well, keen to make an early break through to take some of the weight off their shoulders, and kept possession of the ball well to create some […]

23/1/16: Mendip had to settle to share the points from this match when in fact they were hoping for victory to bolster their lowly league position. Mendip failed to get into their stride during the 1st half and like in so many other matches this season went behind.  Two goals separated the sides by half time. […]

16/1/16: Mendip knew a game against table topping Cheddar was going to be tough encounter but perhaps did not expect to concede within the opening minutes of the match. This put the home side very much on the back foot. They found themselves playing quite a defensive game and struggled to create many attacking chances. […]

9/1/16: Mendip kick started the second half of their season with what turned out to be a convincing win over local rivals in this friendly fixture. During the first half both sides seemed equally matched and just one goal separated them. Mendip’s Georgie Kelly marked her debut performance with a goal coming from a speculative […]