They’d come close a number of times before last weekend, but on Saturday Ex-Services finally scored the breakthrough women’s Premier League Hockey win so many of their 2018 performances had been promising was just around the corner.
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The blue and golds entered the clash on level pegging with Zig Zag in terms of the competition standings and scoring a win over the Lithgow outfit was crucial to the Orange side’s hopes of avoiding the wooden spoon.
Thanks to goals from Lilly Baker, Jade Williams and Rochelle Burcher, Ex-Services claimed that victory emphatically, winning 3-nil to push four points ahead of Zig Zag, the Lithgow side now sits outright last with three regular-season rounds remaining.
The win is an undeniable confidence boost for Ex-Services although considering they trail fifth-placed Confederates by 12 points on the ladder they won’t be able to move any higher than sixth, a spot they occupy now.
There’s nothing to suggest Ex-Services won’t finish the season well though, and the blue and golds can have a massive say in the final standings considering they play competitions leaders Bathurst St Pat’s, second-placed Lithgow Panthers and then Confederates in the final three rounds.
It had been a long time since Ex-Services had tasted victory, while the side hadn’t won a game in 2018 their drought actually stretched back to round 11 of last year, on July 15, when they defeated Parkes United 1-nil courtesy of a Baker goal.
- EX-SERVICES 3 (Lilly Baker, Jade Williams, Rochelle Burcher) def LITHGOW ZIG ZAG 0
Matt Findlay
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
Formerly a sports specialist, I'm based at Orange and shift between wide-spread range of subjects here and, often, across the entire Central West region of NSW as well. I have almost a decade of experience in the media and marketing industries both here in Australia and internationally, along with journalism I have experience in content strategy, brand development, and digital and social media. Along the way, I've been fortunate to win a handful of media awards and be nominated for several others too.
