Watsonians women completed their second straight domestic treble with a 4-0 victory over Western Wildcats in the women’s Scottish Cup Final at Glasgow’s National Hockey Centre.
Sarah Jamieson (pictured), Gen Hussell, Katherine Holdgate and skipper Bethan Mann netted in the comfortable win which secured a club double after their men’s team edged Capital rivals Grange 3-2 in the men’s final on Saturday.
Keith Smith’s squad put Western under pressure early and Emily Dark tested Western goalkeeper Jayne McLaughlin but it was not all one-way traffic and Fran Lonergan fired a shot just wide of the left post.
In the second quarter Watsonians edged possession but Wildcats contained them well and it required a triple save to keep Watsonians out as half-time approached.
Dark was denied low to the left by McLaughlin as the scoreline stayed blank but the opening goal eventually arrived for treble-chasing Watsonians.
Jamieson clinically finished into the top corner from a long corner and an early goal in the final quarter by Hussell moved the Edinburgh side further ahead.
Western gambled with withdrawing their goalkeeper but were caught on a counter attack and a desperate attempt by Keara Dunford resulted in a penalty stroke. Holdgate dispatched the ball into the top left corner for 3-0 and, moments later, it was 4-0 when Mann pounced on a rebound.
Meanwhile, The University of Edinburgh 1s defeated The University of Edinburgh 2s 8-0 to win the Women’s Scottish Plate and The University of Edinburgh’s 4s defeated defending champions Shetland 1-0 to lift the women’s District Cup.
Merlins Gordonians 2s beat Glasgow University 4s 3-1 in a shootout after the sides were locked at 1-1 draw at full time in the District Plate Final. .
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