Hermes, Elks and Railway maintain perfect Hockey League start

Hermes, Ulster Elks and Railway Union made it two wins out of two in the EY Hockey League on Saturday, Elks and Railway picking up fine wins on their travels to Cork while Hermes saw off the challenge of Ards at home.

There was only a goal between the sides at Booterstown at half-time, Anna O'Flanagan and Nikki Evans scoring for Hermes and Scarlett Holdsworth for the visitors, but the Leinster side pulled away after the break, O'Flanagan and Evans doubling their tallies while Ellen Curran got her first goal for the club.

Two goals from Julia O’Halloran, meanwhile, sent Railway on their way to a comfortable 4-0 win away to UCC, while Irish captain Megan Frazer was among the scorers for Elks in their 3-1 defeat of Cork Harlequins.

A week after conceding twice in the final quarter to Ards in a 3-3 draw, Pegasus suffered the same fate against Pembroke Wanderers – only this time the late scores resulted in their defeat.

Penalty corner

Hannah Grieve converted a penalty corner in the third quarter to give the Belfast side the lead, but

Sarah Clarke

levelled before Eanna Horan sealed the points from another penalty corner with just three minutes to go.

UCD’s 4-0 win over Greenfields put them level on three points with Pembroke and UCC.