Following Sunday's Women’s Cup and Trophy Quarter Finals, the draw has been made for the last four of each competition.
Bowdon Hightown kept up their unbeaten run this season thanks to a 6-3 victory at Sutton Coldfield. The game was a tight affair at the halfway stage with the visitors only leading by the odd goal but two second half goals from Fay Nash took the game away from the midlands team. Bowdon Hightown, who clinched the league title just a day before their Quarter Final victory will now face Barnes Hounslow Ealing who avoided an upset by comfortably overcoming non-Slazenger EHL side Cambridge City.
The other Semi Final will feature two teams who are top and unbeaten in their league as Reading from the Slazenger EHL Conference East host University of Birmingham from the Slazenger EHL Conference West. The students came from two goals down to defeat Clifton 4-3, adding them to their Slazenger Premier League victims this season. Reading's victory was a little more comfortable as they overcame non-Slazenger EHL side Epsom to end their fantastic cup run.
Chichester Priory Park scored six goals for the second game running in the Women's Trophy as they recorded a comfortable 6-3 victory away at Boots thanks to a Claire Greenway hat-trick. They have been rewarded with a home tie against North Notts, whose victory against Spencer was much closer. North Notts trailed by a goal at the break but a spirited second half comeback which included a golden goal from Amy Butler ensured that they made it to the last four.
Falmouth's Vicky Ruston scored a hat-trick to lead her team to a 4-2 victory in what was only their second match in the competition. Falmouth looked well in control of the match at 3-0 but two goals in ten minutes from Leek looked like they might get back into the match. However, a late goal made sure of the win for the West Country side. Falmouth will now travel to Broxbourne who defeated Richmond 4-3 to reach the last four. Despite an early set back, Broxbourne took the match away from Richmond and will now hope for a Semi Final victory to set up a short trip to Old Loughtonians HC for the final.
Full details of the Semi Final Draws can be seen below.
Women’s Cup Semi Final Draw
Bowdon Hightown v Barnes Hounslow Ealing
Reading v University of Birmingham
Women’s Trophy Semi Final Draw
Broxbourne v Falmouth
Chichester Priory Park v North Notts
Ties in both competitions will be played on Sunday 5th April.
