Fareham ladies on brink of title

On the brink.  Fareham ladies could tie up the South Central Women's Premier Division title at Henley on Saturday lunchtime.
Standing [from left]: Steve Lemon, Sarah Johns, Alicia Calliard, Hannah Ward, Kiera Denham, Gracie Coleman, Poppy Roddis, Leah Payne, Rebecca Reavell, Sian Edwards, Nic Roddis, Stephen Morse. Front: Lucie Bishop, Tara Lemon, Sophia Barclay, Katie Paxman, Lydia Jackson, Aimee Timms .
Fareham ladies are within touching distance of being crowned South Central Women’s Hockey Premier Division champions.
They require just one single point from their last four matches to win the title and, with it, promotion to the National League Western Conference.
Fareham took two massive strides towards lifting the crown by beating their two nearest rivals Bournemouth 4-3 and second placed Oxford Hawks 1-0
Those two wins took their success tally to 16 victories from 18 games, with Oxford the only side to beat them.
Fareham edged out Bournemouth in a seven-goal thriller, three late goals at either end ensuring the outcome remained in the balance until the end.
A brace by Poppy Roddis and single strikes by Aimee Timms and Gracie Coleman won it for Fareham, who had Rebecca Reavell to thank for their 1-0 win over Oxford Hawks.