Alex Speers in top form as Pegasus sinks Ards in EY Hockey League

Alex Speers scoring twice for a second week running.

Speers has been in eccellent form this season and she has been banging in the goals in recent weeks fior her side.

Aine Connery’s instant impact at Old Alex has seen the Milltown club make an excellent start to life in the League since promotion.

They beat the other promoted side Muckross 5-1 in Donnybrook to make it six points from nine so far with Connery scoring four times in two games.

The former international thumped home a third-minute penalty corner and added an exquisite second soon after for a 2-0 lead.

She completed her hat trick in the second half in addition to goals from Emma Russell and Lisa Jacob for a strong result.

UCD became the first side to breach the Loreto defence as Abbie Russell’s goal earned a 2-0 win for the students.

She applied two neat finishes in the first 25 minutes for the students who had to soak up plenty of pressure but defended deep to limit clear openings.

Cork Harlequins got their first goals and first points of the season, winning 3-0 at their namesakes from Belfast at Deramore Park.

Olivia Roycroft fired in the first before Michelle Barry and Zara Bowles – four minutes into her debut – made the game safe in the second half.

Pembroke also got their first win of the campaign as second-half goals from World Cup silver medalists Emily Beatty and Gillian Pinder ran up a 2-0 derby win over Railway Union.

In EYHL2, Corinthian and Queens both made it two wins from two in Pool A, beating UCC (4-3) and Greenfields (1-0) respectively. In Pool B, Monkstown are flying high courtesy of a 5-2 win over NUIG while Catholic Institute got off the mark with a 3-2 victory against Lurgan.