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WATER POLO MATCH REPORTS |
| 1 June, 2009, |
Newton Abbot Ladies played a Devon League match away at Exeter Pyramids and secured a comfortable 15-1 win against a young Exeter side. The visitors achieved a 5 goal lead by the end of Q1, with an on-form Faye Drinkwater scoring 4 and one goal from Laura Shears: at the other end, Newton’s goalkeeper had few shots to trouble her. However, Exeter scored quickly at the start of the next quarter before Lyn Shears scored for Newton, followed by 2 quick goals from Andy Ayres – 8-1 to Newton Abbot. Amber James and Laura Shears scored for Newton in Q3: Q4 saw a further goal for Drinkwater, 2 for Sue Webb, Ayres completed her hat-trick and Jess Shears also scored. Newton Abbot’s squad was completed by Paris James, Katie Trist, Hayley Beer, Laura Trist and Annie Tinsley. |
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Newton Abbot Ladies played their return League fixture at home (Lympstone Marine Camp) against Newquay. Newton achieved a convincing 11-2 victory with 2 goals in the opening quarter for Faye Drinkwater. Andy Ayres scored 2 for Newton in Q2 and Laura Shears extended Newton’s lead to 5-0 before Newquay pulled one back, having missed a penalty earlier in the quarter. Q3 saw Newton extend their lead by a further 4 goals – Laura Shears and Faye Drinkwater each completing their hat-trick and a goal from Jess Shears. Hayley Beer and Lyn Shears each scored at the start of the final quarter just before Newquay pulled one back. Also competing for Newton Abbot: KatieTrist, Louise McGowan, Laura Trist, Amber James. |
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Newton Abbot’s u17 side played Paignton in a Devon league fixture at Clennon Valley. This was a very close encounter for the first 2 quarters, as both teams played a tight defensive game and several scoring chances were missed by both sides.
Paignton opened the scoring before Newton equalised with a goal from Ed Glanville, but Paignton edged ahead again at the end of the first quarter. Paignton extended their lead to 3-1 in Q-2, before Jack Beer pulled a goal back for Newton Abbot - 3-2 to Paignton. Beer equalised the score for Newton Abbot with a goal from halfway at the start of Q3, which sparked off some exciting play from his team mates: Beer completed his hat-trick and a goal apiece was scored by Laura Shears and Ryan Rogers. Shears and Beer again made the score sheet in the final quarter to ensure a final 9-3 victory for Newton Abbot. Newton’s squad was completed by Alex Morrison (who put in a good performance in goal), Tom McLeman, Ed Joffe, Louise McGowan, Ryan Rogers, Tommy Whiting and Jess Shears. |
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