Report by: Alexandra Ainscow (Ladies’ 1sts Captain) Game: Southampton vs. Exeter (2/11/16) The girls arrived keen to gain more experience and learn as they played. With some of my girls only having played polo for 3 weeks, they were fresh but enthusiastic. The first quarter started slowly with Exeter scoring however many goals from counter attacks and goal hanging (cool tactic……) and our girls getting … Continue reading A Gallant Effort
Report by: Alexandra Ainscow (Ladies’ 1sts Captain) Game: Southampton vs. Barts and The London (30/10/16) Sunday afternoon we set off at 3.30pm, and despite assuming that 2.5 hours was enough time to get to London, I was wrong (sorry Shitbadge – you were right). We arrived and within the minute were in the pool, with everything that was planned for the match thrown out the … Continue reading Thrown in the Deep End
On Friday 16th some of SUWPCs finest ladies headed to the beautiful city of Bath for the first match of the entire season! Full of nerves and excitement we boarded the mini bus with the newly qualified mini bus driver SHIT BADGE. The drive to Bath could only be described as eventful, starting with the Sat Nav trying to take us round and round in … Continue reading Ladies 1st vs Bath
Sunday 8th March took the Ladies’ 1st on a trip to the far reaches of the barren north, to play Warwick on their home ground. Because of an incredibly short BUCS deadline, we also had to play a travelling Bath team straight away afterwards. We hadn’t seen Warwick in the pool in recent memory and so we went into the match calm, but unsure. We … Continue reading Warwick Worth the Walk, Bath Finally Drained
9th Feburary was the last semi-final match for the Ladies 1sts against Cardiff Met. The journey up was a long one, and we put the time to good use getting information on our opponents. “IT’S A POND?!” Yelled Rosie, as we found a website telling us about Cardiff’s 25m by 4 lane pool, which was only a metre deep in 75% of it. “We’re not … Continue reading A Story Involving Sheep
Southampton University Water Polo Club 