The first game of the year, and indeed, the first game of water polo ever for one of our team(!), was played on Wednesday against Exeter. The ladies were apprehensive going into the match – we had not had a proper training session as a full team since last summer, and a poor training session at Quays the Friday before had us in low hopes. … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st vs Exeter Uni 17/10/2012
The first game of the tournament literally threw us straight in at the deep end against Exeter – who beat us in the quarter-finals. In the first quarter, Exeter knocked in 6 goals, with their top goal scorer smashing in 4 from pit plays. Southampton countered hard, scoring 3. Trailing 3:6, we marked Exeter’s one talented shooter out of the match, giving us the security in defence to … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st BUCS Semi-Finals 26/02/2012
The 1st game of this year’s BUCS tournament saw Southampton take on Exeter. During the 1st quarter, the two teams were level pegging, with neither side managing to break away. However, Exeter began to pull away in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, leaving the score at 9:1. Despite closing the gap in the 4th quarter, the difference was too great and the game score ended … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st BUCS 28/01/2012
Having being knocked out of the trophy round, an unexpected dropout in the Plate round saw the ladies invited to take part in the SUWP finals in Cardiff, and managed to put together a super-keen team with just 24 hours notice. The 1st match found Southampton Ladies facing Warwick. Due to the lack of notice we were given, the Southampton team was comprised of fewer 1st team … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st SUWP Finals 03/12/2011
Southampton Ladies travelled up to Bristol, in the hope of qualifying for the final SUWP trophy round. Bristol has been well known this season for having well organised tactics and this has reflected in their match performance. With this knowledge Southampton stayed alert and vigilant to Bristol’s tactics, picking up their style of play and adapting well. Bristol maintained a narrow lead throughout most of … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st vs Bristol 29/11/2011
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