Men’s 1st vs Southampton City 07/12/2011

On Wednesday our first team boys had yet another big game to play against the very strong 1st team of Southampton City. Once again, the game was tough but for once, full of excitement! The first quarter of the game did not go as expected, as many mistakes in defence led to five goals being conceded  However, our attack showed some signs of competence and we … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Southampton City 07/12/2011

Ladies’ 1st vs Bristol 29/11/2011

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

Men’s 1st SUWP Finals 03/12/2011

On Saturday both our women’s and men’s teams had a full day of games for the SUWP finals. In total each team played three games. The men’s team competed against the three university finalists, trying to win the SUWP Trophy. The first game for our men’s team was against Loughborough, a team who can play very strongly in both attack and defence. The greatest problem … Continue reading Men’s 1st SUWP Finals 03/12/2011

Ladies’ 1st vs Exeter 27/11/2011

With the new UPOLO year kicking off, the tournament saw Southampton take on Exeter at home. Southampton were as keen as ever to improve on the previous win, with a more convincing score line. Throughout the first 3/4s, the match seemed to play out fairly evenly. Despite being the stronger team Southampton’s eagerness to win was rushing game play and the mistakes made unfortunately led … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st vs Exeter 27/11/2011

Men’s 1st vs Bath Uni 1st 25/11/2011

Last Friday, the first and only knock out round of the SUWP tournament took place in the majestic sport centre of Bath University, with Soton needing to beat Bath to stay in the tournament, having lost to Plymouth. In the first two quarters, Bath had the upper hand of the game playing stronger in both attack and defence. The first quarter ended with our team … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Bath Uni 1st 25/11/2011