Irish Hockey League Match Reports 2014

Saturday 29th November, 2014 Loreto played their Round 3 Irish Hockey League match last Saturday against UCD and were narrowly beaten one nil with UCD’s Emily Beatty scoring the only goal from a penalty corner in the  tenth minute.    This was a high tempo, high quality entertaining match between the only two teams in the…

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Golden Girls Loreto at Eurohockey Club Champions Challenge II

FORTY supporters, FIVE Days and ONE team….or rather THE Team! Lille 2011 kicked off with great competition and no this was not in relation to hockey. Instead it was the supporters’ race from Dublin Airport to Lille with Team Brussels and Team Paris battling it out to be the first to walk through the hotel…

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Loreto edged out of IHL despite Hermes win

Loreto were denied a place in the IHL Finals weekend on goal-difference despite beating rivals Hermes in Belfield over the weekend. The girls needed to deny Hermes a loosing bonus point to qualify ahead of them but were dragged back to 2-2 in the final quarter. Loreto then went ahead through Nikki Symmon’s corner but…

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IHL bonus point keeps Ladies 1sts in the hunt

Loreto Hockey Club 4 – UCC 1 Pool A, Irish Hockey League Going into the tie nothing separated the sides on paper each claiming a win and a loss in the IHL pool rounds thus far, making the points all the more crucial. Within the first minute of the opening quarter Loreto had earned their…

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Loreto pick up two vital wins to stay top

Loreto stay two points clear of Hermes in Division 1 following wins over Pembroke Wanderers and UCD at the weekend. Without their Irish players Hannah Matthews led the way, scoring in both games. Extract from Monday’s Irish Times Loreto setting a hot pace – Mary Hannigan Hannah Matthews, who scored twice over the weekend. Photo…

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Ladies 1sts denied dramatic IHL comeback

Loreto Hockey Club 2 – Pegasus 3 07 November 2010 | Loreto High School | 3pm Within the first minute of this up-tempo opening quarter both teams were threatening the opposing circles. Pressure was put on each defence but it was Pegasus’ Vanessa Surgeoner who fired the ball into the Loreto net in the 7th…

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