With a redemptive victory over Bathurst Souths on the weekend Orange CYMS moved four points clear on top of the women's Premier League Hockey table and with just a fortnight left in the regular season, the Pete Shea-coached side now have one hand on the minor premiership.
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One of CYMS' two 2019 losses came at the hands of Souths back in May - a "pretty poor" performance as Shea put it - and Saturday's 2-nil win righted the wrongs from that defeat, and combined with Bathurst St Pat's win over Lithgow Panthers it increased the Orange side's buffer at the top by two points.
Some might suggest all eyes now shift to CYMS' final-round showdown with the third-placed Panthers, but the Orange side could well wrap up the minor prize the week before that against Lithgow Zig Zag.
CYMS host Zig Zag following this weekend's general bye and despite St Pat's having a substantially easier draw, a victory would all but assure them of top spot thanks to their super goal difference.
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Assuming St Pat's knock off Ex-Services and then Souths, even if CYMS were to drop their final round game against Lithgow that goal difference should be enough to get them over the line.
While they'd finish locked on 44 points with the Saints in that situation, CYMS' goal difference is currently nine goals better than St Pat's, the latter side would have to produce some incredibly potent attacking performances to make that up.
CYMS' win over Souths was far from easy, the latter side having plenty of possession but being unable to penetrate as effectively.
Georgie Watson and Kayla Russell found the back of the net for CYMS to secure the win.
- ORANGE CYMS 2 (Georgie Watson, Kayla Russell) def BATHURST SOUTHS 0
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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.
