b'THE ELLESMERIAN 109Girls HockeyU15Our season began with a trip away to Newcastle-Under-Lyme School,After the half term break, we hosted Shrewsbury School in truly awful full of optimism for the game ahead.The game was fiercely contestedweather conditions.The lashing rain could have dampened our spirits but we found ourselves unable to convert possession into chances.but the players pushed on through, trying to drive through the torrential Our opponents, unfortunately, did not seem to have any difficulty makingdownpours.Despite some excellent defensive play, we lost 3-0.the most of their advances into our defensive areas and we conceded a couple of goals in quick succession. Although we were unable to score,We then travelled the short distance to Oswestry School, with a team we posed much more of an attacking threat as time went on. comprising some younger players.They fitted in well, helped by the more experienced members of the team.Despite going behind, the In our match against Adcote, we showed that we had clearly learnedteam kept positive and equalised with a great deflection at the post.This a good deal from the previous match; our attacking play was muchseemed to lift us, giving the team renewed conviction.We had a number more fluid and we controlled large parts of the game.Strong defensiveof near misses and a shot that pinged back off the post and were communication meant that we were able to restrict Adcote to only oneperhaps unlucky to come away with a 1-1- draw. goal.A 3-1 win was a fair reflection of the effort put in by the whole squad. Our next match, away against Moreton Hall, was not as close as wed hoped it would be.Despite some flashes of our previous form, we were There was quite a gap between the Adcote game and our next matchunable to break Moreton down, ultimately losing 3-0. a home fixture against Abbotsholme, but players showed few signs of rustiness and we played with increasing confidence.Our 2-0 victory wasOur final game of the season was away at Rydal Penrhos.Our well deserved. opponents came at us strongly from the start, with some tenacious tackling and driving at our defence.Despite repelling many of their Following on from this victory, we travelled to Wrekin.Both teams wereattacks, we could not prevent them scoring and, once on the back foot, well matched and the game was played in a good competitive spirit. found it hard to regain ground.However, despite losing this final game, Once again, players showed real resilience and a determination both inthe team demonstrated they had progressed as a team throughout the attack and defence.Despite some really strong shots on goal and somecourse of the season.very near misses, we were unable to score and Wrekin narrowly edged the game 1-0, with a goal scored from a penalty corner. LK'