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24/10/15: Mendip went into this game determined not to be steamrolled by top-of-the-league Mid Somerset. Inevitably Mid Somerset started strongly but Mendip’s growing confidence kept the visitors at bay for the first quarter with some fine goal-line saves from keeper Jenny Dallimore and defender Maz Veater. Mendip managed to play the ball out of defence […]

3/10/15: Another strong performance from a squad that is starting to meld together. Mendip had plenty of subs, which can often disrupt play, but managed to maintain good flowing hockey with plenty of communication and great heads-up style. In the first half Madison Collins nudged in 2 short corner penalties and Paula Smith scored a […]

26/9/15: Mendip travelled to Bradley Stoke on Saturday full of confidence. Right from the start Mendip had most of the play passing well and challenging the South Glos defense freqeuently. Amy McGowan claimed the first goal, with Sarah Pearce and Abbie Sage also beating the keeper in the first half. Any advances by South Glos […]

19/09/15: A new-look Mendip 3rds welcomed the relegated Redland team to Norton Hill for the first match of this season’s Brunel league fixtures. This was the first taste of ladies’ league hockey for half of the Mendip squad where perhaps some inexperience allowed Redland to dominate, especially in the second half. However there was plenty […]

7/02/15: The 7th of February saw Mendip travel to Wells to play top of the league. A tough challenge against a well-organised team but the home team were surprised to be held at only one goal at half time.  Despite a few chances and some great flowing hockey Mendip were unable to penetrate the defense, […]

Entering the last stages of this year’s league where each team in the Brunel division 3 play each other three times, Mendip put in another strong performance against South Glos 2nds to bring the tally to 2 wins and 1 loss. Yet again Mendip’s expansive play put South Glos on the back foot with Jasmine […]

31.1.15 : Ploughing through Bristol traffic meant that half the team had no chance to warm up before this match with bottom of the table Bluebirds in Westbury-on-Trym. However, Mendip were not put off by the sight of the home side’s large squad and knuckled down to what turned out to be the most competitive […]

24.01.15: A beautiful January morning at Norton Hill, with overnight temperatures above freezing, meant the 3rds were able to play this Saturday. Pre-match words from captain Lucy Hemings put emphasis on starting the match strongly rather than leaving the best hockey for the second half as recent games have seen. All players took this to […]

29/11/14: Saturday saw Mendip 3rds travel to take on South Glos at Bradley Stoke. The previous fixture saw Mendip narrowly lose 2-1 so hopes were high for a victory. And so it was; all the attendance at training and growing confidence resulted in a fantastic victory at last! Player of the match Madison Collins scored […]

1/11/14: Mendip 3rds put together a gritty and determined team performance to secure their first win of the season in a tough friendly against an experienced opposition in City of Bath. The visitors made their intentions clear early with an attacking formation that forced Mendip into a defensive role from the outset and keeper Oenone […]