Hornets, Steelheads, and Ravens continued their unbeaten starts in the respective Southern Box Lacrosse (SBL) men’s and women’s Winter Box League competitions at the Oxford Academy 3G Dome on Sunday.
Hornets, who beat reigning men’s champions Knights on opening day, claimed a second victory on day 2 with a big 12-4 win over Capitals, with help from star man Ollie Allsop who scored six goals.
A five goal shut out in the first quarter and a 4-1 final quarter saw Capitals off despite competitive second and third quarters from last year’s bottom placed side.
Steelheads followed up their penalty shootout win over Capitals last week with another narrow win over Knights on day 2.
A tight game that saw both teams enter the final quarter neck and neck at 7-7 after 2-2, 3-3, and 2-2 first, second, and third quarters was eventually won in the final 15 minutes when Ben Buchanan scored with just over five minutes to go.
In the women’s competition, Ravens continued their march towards a first Winter Box League title with two wins to follow up their two wins on opening day.
A 2-1 penalty shootout win after a 4-4 draw in regular time against Jaguars was followed by a comprehensive 8-1 victory over reigning champions Blaze with Torz Anderson once again showing her new-found box lacrosse talents with four goals and two assists across the two games.
The third game in the women’s tournament saw Jaguars pick up an 8-4 win against Blaze to cement their grip on second place heading into the third set of fixtures in January.
Alex Drewe added four goals and an assist to the two goals she scored earlier in the day against Ravens to take her top of the points scoring charts with 14 so far this season (11 goals, three assists).
Following the day 2 games, Hornets sit top of the men’s table on goal difference with Steelheads on the same number of wins; Knights are in third with Capitals sitting bottom with an inferior goal difference.
In the women’s competition, Ravens are in first place with four wins from four games, Jaguars are in second with two wins and two defeats, and reigning champions Blaze are bottom having failed to win any of their four games so far.
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Hornets 12-4 Capitals (5-0, 2-2, 1-1, 4-1)
Hornets scorers | Ollie Allsop (6G), James McIlhagger (2G, 1A), Ryan Martin (1G, 2A), Ming Trinh (2G), Will Allsop (2A), Toby Deans (1G), Ben Collins (1A), Thomas Riley (1A).
Captials scorers | Dave Groves (2G), Jack O’Mahoney (2G).
Jaguars 4-4 Ravens (3-1, 1-3, 1-2. Ravens win 2-1 on penalties)
Jaguars scorers | Alex Drewe (2G), Ellie Racle (1G, 1A), Esme Breach (2A), Amy Bolton (1G). Penalties | Alex Drewe x, Ellie Racle, 33 x
Ravens scorers | Torz Anderson (3G), Claudia Lane (1G), Natasha Gage (1A). Penalties | Laura Beaman, 31
Blaze 1-8 Ravens (1-5, 0-3)
Blaze scorers | Rachel Kewin (1G), Issy Keane (1A).
Ravens scorers | Torz Anderson (1G, 2A), Claudia Lane (3G), Laura Beaman (1G, 1A), Georgie Greenwood (1G), Katie Greenwood (1G).
Blaze 4-8 Jaguars (3-4, 1-4)
Blaze scorers | Fran Parshall (1G), Issy Keane (1G), Lizzie Bottrill (1G), Catherine Brightwell-Gibbons (1G).
Jaguars scorers | Alex Drewe (4G, 1A), Darcey Bance (2G, 1A), Esme Breach (2A), Amy Bolton (1G), Ellie Racle (1G).
Steelheads 8-7 Knights (2-2, 3-3, 2-2, 1-0)
Steelheads scorers | Iain Murray (3G), Andy Thomas (2G, 1A), Ben Buchanan (1G, 2A), Dale Haxton (1G), Billy Rawlins (1G).
Knights scorers | Albert Whitehead (4G), Will Walker (1G, 2A), Tom Roche (1G, 1A), Kyle MacQueen (1G).
Game Day 3 | Sunday 5 January
11:30 | Jaguars v Blaze
12:15 | Ravens v Jaguars
13:00 | Blaze v Ravens
14:00 | Steelheads v Hornets
16:00 | Knights v Capitals
Winter Box League Top Scorers (after round 2)
Alex Drewe | Jaguars | 14 (11G, 3A)
Torz Anderson | Ravens | 12 (10G, 2A)
Ollie Allsop | Hornets | 8 (8G)
Ben Buchanan | Steelheads | 7 (5G, 2A)
Issy Keane | Blaze | 7 (5G, 2A)
Andy Thomas | Steelheads | 7 (4G, 3A)
Albert Whitehead | Knights | 7 (5G, 2A)
Cam Major | Capitals | 6 (6G)
Amy Bolton | Jaguars | 5 (5G)
Ben Collins | Hornets | 5 (3G, 2A)
Ryan Martin | Hornets | 5 (2G, 3A)
Will Walker | Knights | 5 (3G, 2A)
Darcey Bance | Jaguars | 4 (3G, 1A)
Laura Beaman | Ravens | 4 (3G, 1A)
Esme Breach | Jaguars | 4 (4A)
Nathan Edwards | Knights | 4 (2G, 2A)
Jack O'Mahoney | Capitals | 4 (4G)
Emma Savage | Blaze | 4 (2G, 2A)
Will Allsop | Hornets | 3 (1G, 2A)
Lucy Ford | Blaze | 3 (3G)
Thom Gilbrook | Steelheads | 3 (1G, 2A)
James McIlhagger | Hornets | 3 (2G, 1A)
Iain Murray | Steelheads | 3 (3G)
Jamie Powell | Capitals | 3 (2G, 1A)
Georgie Greenwood | Ravens | 3 (3G)
Katie Greenwood | Ravens | 3 (2G, 1A)
Ellie Racle | Jaguars | 3 (2G, 1A)
Billy Rawlins | Steelheads | 3 (3G)
Toby Deans | Hornets | 2 (2G)
Davina Emetulu | Blaze | 2 (2G)
Dave Groves | Capitals | 2 (2G)
Dale Haxton | Steelheads | 2 (1G, 1A)
Patrick Kearney | Steelheads | 2 (2G)
Minty Loxton | Blaze | 2 (1G, 1A)
Kyle MacQueen | Knights | 2 (2G)
Paul Milner | Steelheads | 2 (1G, 1A)
Anna Neville | Ravens | 2 (1G, 1A)
Frances Parshall | Blaze | 2 (2G)
Travis Payne | Capitals | 2 (1G, 1A)
Tom Roche | Knights | 2 (1G, 1A)
Ming Trinh | Hornets | 2 (2G)
Rosie Bathurst | Jaguars | 1 (1G)
Juliusz Bokiej | Knights | 1 (1G)
Alice Gallagher Boyden | Ravens | 1 (1G)
Harriet Brooks | Blaze | 1 (1A)
Natasha Gage | Ravens | 1 (1A)
Taylor Harrison | Hornets | 1 (1A)
Rachel Kewin | Blaze | 1 (1G)
Claudia Lane | Ravens | 4 (4G)
Lizzie Bottrill | Blaze | 1 (1G)
Catherine Brightwell-Gibbons | Blaze | 1 (1G)
Jane Lee | Jaguars | 1 (1A)
Andrew Leggett | Capitals | 1 (1G)
Sophie Morrill | Ravens | 1 (1G)
Thomas Riley | Hornets | 1 (1A)
Tyler Rodberg | Knights | 1 (1G)
Lucy Wright | Jaguars | 1 (1A)