May 8th - Basingstoke Bears V Bison Ladies 0-9
A 9-0 victory over the Basingstoke Bears ensured the Bison Ladies the Div 1 South title for the 09/10 season. The Bison got on the board early with a back hand strike by Christy Baker, closely followed by 3 more goals from Julia Burns, Sophie Gilbert & Hazel Stacey. A quiet second period saw only one goal by Jordan Wilshire. In the third period the title was wrapped up by a hatrick by Jordan & Sarah-Jane scoring the Bison Ladies 9th goal with 15 seconds left on the clock. The Bears battled hard throughout the game. MOM was Kay Carrington & spirit went to Peri Edmiston.
May 3rd - Bison Ladies V Basingstoke Bears 10-0
2nd game of the weekend & second win for the Bison in this local derby game with the Basingstoke Bears. The Bison Ladies chasing their title dreams secured the win with 10 goals to nil. Sarah-Jane Nichols netted a hatrick & Jordan Wilshire scored four goals. Faye Andrews, Hannah Driver & Christy Baker also scored. The Bears never gave up throughout the game but Jo Boyce was solid in net for her second shut out of the season. MOM was Julia Burns & spirit went to Caroline Kelly.
May 2nd - Bison Ladies V Sreatham Storm 14-1
The Bison Ladies put more pressure on making the title theirs with a 14-1 win over the visiting Streatham Storm. With positive leadership starting from the pre-game team talk by Captain Emma Toose, the herd got to business early in the first peiod with a goal by Jordan Wilshire at 1.06. Jordan then wrapped up a first period hatrick with a goal at 8.56 & a powerplay goal at 11.34. The 2nd period started with a goal by Faye Andrews straight from the opening face off, Jordan gaining a further hatrick, Emma Toose getting on the score sheet & defenceman Peri Edmiston scoring a lovely goal from a give & go pass by Jordan. A trip that seemed to go unnoticed by the refs on Emma Toose unfortunately led to Streatham managing to pull a one back in a goal mouth scramble. The herd continued their strong puck possession in the third with goals by Sarah-Jane Nichols, Jordan Wilshire & defenceman Hannah Driver playing up front as a forward for this game. Two goals by Faye Andrews gave her her first ever hatrick! MOM was Jordan Wilshire who unselfishly asked that it be reallocated to Faye Andrews for her hard work in the game & in honour of her first hatrick. Spirit went to Hazel Stacey for her determined play.
April 24th - Invicta Dynamics V Bison Ladies 0-14
A double point game & all to play for, the Bison Ladies came out strong against the Invicta Dynamics team scoring a goal within the first 2 mins of the period. Sarah-Jane Nichols, Jordan Wilshire & Lisa Collingwood then added to the tally. The second period saw utility player Christy Baker scoring a sweet, close range goal from a pass by captain Emma Toose, Lisa Collingwood adding two more goals including a short handed goal & Sophie Gilbert scoring from the blue line. Jordan Wilshire chipped in with two more goals on her way to her game tally of six . The third period included a further hatrick for Jordan Wilshire & a powerplay goal for Julia Burns. Kat Robinson faced 17 shots for her 2nd shut out of the season. MOM was Christy Baker & spirit went to Sophie Gilbert.
April 18th - Bison Ladies V Bracknell Firebees 11-3
The Bison Div 1 title challenge got a step further this weekend as they beat local rivals the Bracknell Firebees 11-3. Again coming out strong in the first period the herd opened with a superb strike by Faye Andrews, followed by goals by Sarah-Jane Nichols & Jordan Wilshire. An even stronger 2nd period saw the Bison tally move to 8 with Kat Robinson holding firm in goal to stop the Firebees answering back. The third period opened well with a further 2 goals inc one short handed by Lisa Collingwood. The Bison then hit penalty trouble with Faye Andrews being called for a 5+game for a collision along the boards. This gave the Firebees an opportunity to hit back & scored 3 goals in 3 minutes. The Bison rounded off their scoring when Sarah-Jane connected with a lovely pass from Sophie Gilbert. Lisa Collingwood was MOM & spirit went to Julia Burns.
March 20th - Bracknell Firebees V Bison Ladies 1-11
Another great team victory for the herd against the Bracknell Firebees. Having lost to the Firebees early in the season the herd were ready for revenge straight from the drop of the puck. The Firebees were supported by some of their Premier players for the first & part of the second period but the herd held strong & played their own brand of hockey to get the job done. Sarah-Jane Nichols had a great game with a 2+5, all goals were assisted & Faye Andrews broke her goal drought with a lovely goal from a very tight angle. Julia Burns managed to hit the back of the net twice, once with the puck & once with herself, which caused some hilarity on the bench! A strong performance by the defence & Kat in goal along with great leadership from captain Emma Toose, ensured a well fought victory. MOM was Kat Robinson & spirit went to Christy Baker.
March 13th - Bison Ladies V Chelmsford Cobras 3-0
Another closely fought battle between these 2 teams, this time for double points re the cancelled game due to snow, saw the Bison Ladies come out on top. A goal in each period, 2 for Lisa Collingwood & 1 for Jordan Wilshire secured the closely fought victory. Kat Robinson was partically strong in goal for the herd & held the Cobras off the game sheet who, despite being short of some key players put in a very strong performance. MOM was Jordan Wilshire & spirit went to Kat Robinson for her shut out.
March 7th - Chelmsford Cobras V Bison Ladies 2-4
A closely fought battle at the Riverside Leisure complex ended with the Bison Ladies coming out 4-2 winners. The game was closely matched for the first period but then the Bison Ladies got on the board at the start of period 2 with a strike from Jordan Wilshire. Two more goals from Jordan to make it a hatrick & one from Lisa Collingwood in the 3rd gave the Bison a 4 goal lead. Cobras called a time out & came out blazing to pull a goal back & then another but Kat Robinson & the team held firm to ensure the score stayed at 4-2 to complete the win. MOM was Sarah-Jane Nichols & Spirit of the Game went to Kat Robinson. The Bison Ladies had great bench support from Hannah Driver, Jo Boyce & Coach Dave Murray to ensure a great team victory. Text support also came from Sophie Gilbert who missed the game due to a flight delay !
January 24th - Gosport Amazons V Bison Ladies 22-1
The Basingstoke Bison Ladies got back to winning ways with a commanding 22-1 win over the Gosport Amazons. The herd got on the board early after just 18 seconds with a back hand strike from Julia Burns, followed closely by a further goal @ 1.37 from Jordan Wilshire. Gosport did not give up though & at 2.10 Jodie Attrill scored for the Amazons, bringing the score to a close 2-1. From then on however, the Bison took over the game with Jordan Wilshire scoring 8, Lisa Collingwood 7 & 3 goals from the defence. Tanya Bone was unlucky to have a goal disallowed after some hard work in the Gosport zone. All of the Bison outplayers managed at least a point in the game. MOM went to Christy Baker & spirit to Hannah Driver.
January 9th - Bison Ladies V Chelmsford Cobras P-P
The weather won! It was mutually decided by both clubs to cancel this game for the safety of travelling players. Watch out the for rematch at home in March which will be played for double points
November 22nd - Streatham Storm V Bison Ladies 5-4
Missing both goalies & with a player in net the Bison Ladies took on the Streatham Storm for their second meeting of the season. The Storm got on the board early with a goal off the opening face off after just 16 seconds to which the Bison immediately replied with a goal from Lisa Collingwood at 28 seconds. By the end of the 2nd period the Storm were ahead 5-3 with Christy Baker making an excellent save on a penalty shot to stop the lead going further. In the 3rd period the Bison pulled a goal back by Sophie Gilbert & came close a couple of times to getting another goal but Mel Higgs in the Storm net made sure that the score line ended at 5-4. MOM was Sarah-Jane Nichols & spirit went to Christy Baker for her first effort in goal.
November 14th - Bison Ladies V Bracknell Firebees 4-5
The Bison Ladies had a tough first home game against the Bracknell Firebees. As expected, Bracknell fielded a vast squad with some Premier level players but that didn't stop the home side coming out strong & scoring 3 goals in the first period courtesy of Sarah-Jane Nicholls, Julia Burns & Hazel Stacey. The 2nd period was a hard fought with Lisa Collingwood adding a further goal for the home side & Bracknell pulling one back. The 3rd period did not start so well for the Bison with Bracknell securing an early goal & losing Julia Burns to a hamstring injury. From then on Bracknell upped the ante & relied heavily on their fast moving premier level players to gradually chip away at the Bison lead. A couple of penalty calls late in the game led to Bracknell securing a further goal & coming out the winners 5-4. MOM was Hannah Driver. Spirit of the game went to Hazel Stacey.
October 11th - Streatham Storm V Bison Ladies 0-7
A feisty battle with the young guns of Streatham resulted in a 7-0 win to the Bison Ladies on Sunday. An early goal after just 25 secs by Julia Burns got the Bison on the scoreboard with Lisa Collingwood doubling the score by the period end. In the second period 2 very quick goals by Lisa Collingwood & Emma Toose gave the Bison a 4 goal lead heading into the 3rd. A further goal by Emma Toose & a further 2 by Lisa Collingwood secured the win. Sophie Gilbert had 4 assists in the game & MOM was Jo Boyce for a shut out in her first game of the new season. Spirit of the game went to Julia Burns.
Sept 20th - Chelmsford Cobras V Bison Ladies 7-5
A hard fought battle between last years top 2 teams. Bison struck early through Lisa Collingwood & the Cobras equalised before the period end. A tough 2nd period for the Bison saw them conceding 5 goals to make the scoreline 6-1 heading into the 3rd. The Bison regrouped & head coach Dave Murray reworked his lines which led to a spirited comeback by the Bison to bring the scoreline to 7-5. The whole team worked hard with a short bench & special mention should go to Faye Andrews for taking on the netminding duties in Jo's absence. Sarah-Jane scored on her debut & MOM was Lisa Collingwood. Spirit of the game went to Faye Andrews.