NSW Pride Do Double Over Adelaide

NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holders have starred on another exciting night of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League as NSW Pride come off the bye last week to take both wins in the men’s and women’s double header.

A hat-trick from Hockeyroos star and NSWIS scholarship holder Grace Stewart has seen NSW Pride douse the Adelaide Fire with a 5-2 win in a gripping contest.

After falling to HC Melbourne in game one, Grace was delighted to see her side raise their levels despite making four changes to their playing list.

“Coming out here today, we knew it was going to be hard work but very happy to get the win with the girls,” Grace said after being named Player of the Match.

“We knew coming out here that Adelaide had a couple of skillful and determined players, so we were definitely a bit nervous coming out.”

“But we just wanted to stick to our process, which we did much better than our first game, so we’re happy with that.”

A fabulously worked team goal saw Grace open the Pride’s account in just the seventh minute, before Fire goalkeeper and USA international Kelsey Bing denied the conversion opportunity.

After the game, Grace admitted that they would learn plenty from the experience, particularly after three players were sent to the sin bin.

“The cards definitely don’t help, but we’ve also got a couple of younger girls coming in and that’s the sort of experience that will come with each week we play,” Grace said.

“It’s good that we were able to fight it out and hold them out, so a lot of good things to come from tonight.”

In the men’s match, the defensive effort of the Fire was not enough to stop NSWIS scholarship holders Ehren Hazell and Ky Willott from scoring doubles in just ten minutes. The Fire attempted to return fire but NSW was too strong winning the game 4-3.

Article courtesy of Hockey One