Watsonians women’s hockey team stayed on course for a glory treble with a comfortable 5-1 victory over Clydesdale Western in their Scottish Cup semi-final at Glasgow’s National Hockey Centre.
The newly-crowned Premiership champions did not take long to hit the net, Sarah Jamieson (pictured) scoring on a counter-attack and the in-form Edinburgh side made it 2-0 when Genevieve Hussell scored with a deflection following a penalty corner.
Keith Smith’s side continued to press and Clydesdale goalkeeper Cara McAllister was forced to make a quality stop from a Jamieson shot to prevent the Capital combine going further ahead.
Watsonians kept pushing forward and were rewarded with another goal and it was Katie Stott who netted at the near post after a solo run.
Jamieson made it 4-0 for the East of Scotland club before Katherine Holdgate added a fifth, but Clydesdale scored a consolation in the final quarter through Annabel Ballantyne.
The Edinburgh side will play Western Wildcats in the final after they edged Uddingston 1-0 in their semi-final, squeezing through thanks to a goal from Alex Stuart in the final quarter.
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