Bishop’s Stortford College U16 Girls through to National Finals
17 Jan 2019
Bishop’s Stortford College U16 Girls’ Hockey team have secured a place in the National Finals for the first time in the history of girls’ indoor hockey at the College.
Bishop’s Stortford College U16 Girls’ Hockey team have secured a place in the National Finals for the first time in the history of girls’ indoor hockey at the College.
The College could not have asked for a better start to Indoor East Finals, opening with a 3-1 victory against New Hall. However, a tough second match against Bromley High resulted in a 3-1 loss, put additional pressure on the girls for their remaining matches as they fought to reach the National Finals.
The girls came into their element in the next three rounds against The Perse (4-2), Stamford (5-1) and Norwich (6-1), with smooth and controlled passing and several outstanding saves from the College goalkeeper. This meant the girls went into their last game, against Framlingham, knowing that a victory, draw or loss by one goal would see them through to the Nationals.
Framlingham took the lead in the final match but the College girls soon equalised. The second half proved much tougher as Framlingham came charging out and scored another goal, leaving the College 2-1 down with only a few minutes left on the clock. Determined not to give up, the girls maintained their composure and demonstrated maturity beyond their years as they held on for the rest of the match, securing their place in the National Finals.
Head of girls’ Hockey, Nick Prowse said, “We’ve never had a girls side reach the National Indoor Finals before and it is testament to the hard work and dedication of the players throughout their time at the College that they’ve made it. We’re really proud of their achievement.” The girls are now training hard for the National Finals which will take place in January 2019.