U14 v Bishop's Stortford College

U14 A 
Result: Lost 23-16
Match report: After a defeat by Framlingham in their last match, the U14 A team came out with enthusiasm to meet Bishop Stortford.  The start of the match saw the two teams pretty evenly matched, with BS 3 goals ahead at the end of the first quarter. However, the second and third quarters saw some excellent shooting and centre court play by the BS girls, accompanied by some careless errors and poor passing by Felsted.  This lead to BS being 20-10 up going into the final quarter.

Felsted's defence came out firing in the last quarter and some excellent interceptions from Molly McGuckian, Sophie Cuthbert and Rachael Freedman meant that Felsted started to pull back.  However, solid shooting from BS meant that they maintained their lead to the finish.

From this match Felsted will be working on their passing and set plays to return to winning form.

U14 B

Result: Lost 32-9

Match report: Our first loss. Our hopes for an undefeated season collapsed today as we faced the mighty U14 B squad of Bishop Stortford. All of their team played with a determination, yet in the third and fourth quarter we made them work hard for their victory. 

Harriet Lathwell intercepted particularly well and her efforts were much appreciated by all of the squad, so much so that she was acknowledged as Man of the Match. Immy Hewing-Powell encouraged the team with her positive vibes from the goal area and led the team through some tactical strategies inbetween quarters. Hopefully, we can use this match as a learning curve and improve on certain skills for our Haileybury match on Saturday. Otherwise a fighting attitude from all my girls - well done!

Star Player: L32-9
   

U14 C

Result: Lost 27-5

Match report: Bishop's Stortford gave an excellent performance today and were just too strong for the Felsted girls. After the first three or four minutes, Bishop's Stortford had scored five goals and things were not looking great for the away team. Although the opposition went on to score four more before the break, Felsted also won two back, ending the first quarter at 9-2. Next, Felsted scored one more, but Bishop's Stortford were storming ahead and the half ended 13-3. However, there was still all to play for and the girls came back for the second half with spirits still high and plenty of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the strong passing and speed of the Bishop's Stortford team meant that Felsted struggled to get possession of the ball and to find space when they did have it. Felsted did score one more goal and there were a few excellent interceptions and passes throughout, but today was Bishop Stortford’s day – well done to them.

   

   

U14 C v Framlingham

Result: Won 9-8
Match report: A much more challenging match this time but the girls rose to it and overcame some very able opposition. In the first half Felsted nudged ahead but had lost their lead by half time following a strong quarter from Framlingham, However, the Felsted team drew on their determination and competitive spirit and started the final quarter with a three goal lead. It was a nail-biting finish to the match with Framlingham scoring two in the final quarter, but we managed to hang on. A fantastic team performance with the defence having to work hard to mark Framlingham’s strong GA and the attacking team having to out-pace quick opponents.

Star Player: Isla Cuthbert 

 

   

U14 B v Framlingham

Result: Won 11-6 
Match report: The Under 14B went to Framlingham on Saturday, and although they put up a tough fight, we pulled through with a respectable win of 11-6. 

The first quarter, we were on a level pegging but our shooters pulled through in the third quarter allowing us to lead by 4 goals. Player of the match - Annie Martine intercepted many of the Framlingham passes in her nippy wing position! Let's hope we can keep up our winning streak!

Star Player: Annie Martine

   

U14 A v Framlingham

Result: Lost 19-16
Match report: A cold and windy Framlingham saw the U14As suffer their first defeat of the season.  Framlingham started strongly, with excellent shooting and capitalising on the initial mistakes being made by Felsted.  The second and third quarters saw a bit of a comeback from Felsted but it was in the fourth that they really got into their stride and scores drew level.  However, in the last few minutes of the match Framlingham shooters once again capitalised on some excellent passing and pulled ahead again until the final whistle.

Felsted battled well but made some basic errors which Framlingham used to their benefit.  We will aim to eliminate these mistakes for future matches.

Star Player: Caitlin Perrie


   

U14 C v RHS

Result: Won 29-2
Match report: A very encouraging start to the season for the U14C team. From the very beginning Georgia Wilson and Katie Cload linked up well and had racked up 8 goals already by the end of the first quarter. A pattern started to develop later on in the match where Felsted just kept getting the ball after the centre pass and it went straight in to the danger area for RHS. After half time RHS reassessed and brought on two subs who did well and scored two goals in fairly quick succession. However, Felsted were too strong for them and added 12 more goals over the final half. Overall an 

excellent start – keep up the good work!

U14 B v RHS

Result: Won 32 - 1 
Match report:On Saturday 14th, the Under 14 B's had their first away match at The Royal Hospital School. Spirits were high on the coach after a focused week of training and the team came out on court with intense determination. First quarter left us leading by 10 - 0 but our Captain, Hattie Botwright, warned of a team that might come back fighting in the second half. Some substitutions and a game plan for an attack of their weak spot left the squad with 32 - 1 victory. Man of the match was awarded to the two star shooters - Ellie Barham & Faye Ayodeji who managed to hit Miss Speights target of 30 goals! After some hot tea and scrummy sandwiches, the team departed feeling exhilerated and ready for the next match. An impressive start to the season - well done girls!

Star Player: Ellie Barham & Faye Ayodeji

U14 A v RHS

Result: 35 - 4 

Match report: The first match of the season for Felsted got off to a fantastic start with an emphatic win against opponents RHS.  Felsted dominated from the start with shooters Tabby Carey and Caitlin Perrie working very well together and their shooting was on good form.  Felsted defence excelled themselves in the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters, denying their opponents any scoring chances.  The centre court players moved the ball smoothly down the court, resembling a team that have been playing together for a lot longer.

Felsted will now go on to their next match with their confidence and spirits high and will look to keep this going for the rest of the season.

Star Player: Immie Flynn