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 […]
Ladies 3rd XI 1 vs. South Gloucestershire 2nd XI 2
4/10/14: Saturday morning saw more typical hockey weather and a full team plus reserves including four more league debuts. The game started full of purpose with Mendip passing and supporting well, facing the more-experienced South Glos side. Debut and player of the match, Ella Sage proving very troublesome to the visitors with her speed and […]
Ladies 1st XI 0 vs. Devizes 5
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 […]
Men’s 1st XI 5 vs. Westbury & UB C 3
27/09/14: Mendip got their league campaign off to a winning start at Norton Hill on Saturday but at times were made to work extremely hard, which made the victory all the more satisfying. The hosts were patient in the early stages and moved the ball confidently across their back line, switching the play from side […]
Ladies 3rd XI 0 vs. Mid Somerset 2nd XI 1
27/09/14: In an eagerly anticipated league season opener a new look Mendip Ladies 3rd team, with six league debutantes, faced recently relegated Mid Somerset in a home clash at Norton Hill. The first half saw Mendip under pressure from the outset with Mid Somerset threatening the circle several times. However the home side defended solidly […]
Ladies 1st XI 0 vs. Bournemouth 2nd XI 3
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 […]
Ladies 2nd XI 2 vs. Bristol University 3rd XI 9
27/09/14: Mendip had a faltering start to their league campaign, suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Bristol University. The youthful, well drilled home side quickly stamped their authority on the game playing a style of hockey usually evident in leagues above Brunel 1. Mendip were 2 goals down after only minutes of the […]
Ladies 1st XI 0 vs. Bath Buccs 2nd XI 4
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 […]
Ladies 2nd XI 7 vs. Frome 2nd XI 0
20/09/14: Mendip played host in this local derby match and came away with a confidence boosting victory prior to the start of league fixtures next week. Mendip dominated play from the outset with good passing and moving hockey and much of the action was in the Frome half. Frome’s defence was bolstered by a rather […]
Ladies 2nd XI 4 vs. Shepton Mallet 2nd XI 2
13/09/14: Mendip began this friendly game at home with an almost completely new squad, only 4 players played in the team last year. Despite this, the team gelled well and their victory came about because of great team work shown throughout. The first half began with Mendip playing most of the game in the oppositions […]
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