Women’s Update:
Battle for the Midlands
12th March 2017.
A cold crisp morning approached. Though sunlight was absent at the hours of 6am when Kritica, Louise and Lucy rose from the safety of their beds, warriors do not need to see to win. The challenge at hand? The second half of their league tournament.
Today, the midlands 2A table was at stake! Driving in our tiny red hire car we set sail from Oxford and Lucy promptly fell asleep. 2 and a half hours later we arrived primed and ready to earn ourselves some respect on the table! The time was now 9am and so with the shrill sound of the second hand on the hall clock, the competition began. Since there were 5 teams present and only 3 hours to play all the games, we split our games up and played a highly tactical game. Kritica and Louise took on the fearsome Loughborough, and were undeniably outclassed. In credit to their performances on the day, this did not affect them, as they both went on to lose only a single game after that against Nottingham 4th, 5th and Coventry. Lucy however, put in a stunning performance (probably all that sleep) and did not lose a single game on the day.
The final result: Oxford 3: Midlands 1. Our trusty tiny red car then took us back to our homeland, on a journey that was peaceful and accompanied by the soft snuffles of an exhausted Lucy…
Report by: Louise Todd (President)
