Goals edge Western ahead

Grove Menzieshill and Clydesdale Western sit neck and neck on six points in the National League division 1 table,

writes our women’s hockey correspondent.

However, it’s Glasgow’s big guns who catapulted themselves into pole position with an 11-0 win against Hillhead.

The transfer from CALA Edinburgh to Grove is paying off for Scotland U18 captain Hanna McKie, who added a couple of goals to Katie Robertson’s single in the Dundee side’s 3-1 win at Erskine Stewart’s Melville.

Problems with lighting left MJV Wanderers kicking their heels instead of entertaining CALA.

St Andrews University opened their division 2 season with a 2-0 win over their Stirling peers while Dundee’s students drew with Borders Fjordhus and Inverleith.

In Championship A Catherine Wray (2) and Vicky Carver sealed full points for Kinross at Haddington but Grove’s seconds went down 3-1 to Waverley Inveresk Trinity.

Dundee University II and Perthshire met with mixed fortunes, the former edging Ayr 2-1 while the latter fell by the same margin to Kelburne IIs.

Brechin Thistles have yet to concede a goal in Midland division 1 with Ashleigh Leslie (3) and Joni Hill maintaining their 100% record against Dundee University IIIs, but Madras FPs dropped their first points in a 1-1 result with Perthshire II.

Grove’s second division youngsters netted a 5-1 win over Perthshire III.