{"id":53060,"date":"2024-07-20T19:36:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=53060"},"modified":"2024-07-20T19:36:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:36:31","slug":"st-marys-dsg-dominates-day-one-of-spar-kzn-tournament-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=53060","title":{"rendered":"St Mary’s DSG dominates day one of SPAR KZN Tournament Grand Final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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St Mary’s DSG scored 24 times without conceding on day one of the 2024 SPAR KZN Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge Grand Final.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hosts, St Mary’s DSG (Kloof),<\/strong> put on a dominant show, winning all of their matches on Saturday, the first day of the KZN SPAR Tournament Grand Final<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Those convincing performances secured Saints a semi-final berth. Two other semi-finalists, Durban Girls’ College<\/strong> (DGC)<\/strong> and St John’s DSG,<\/strong> also went unbeaten, although they failed to win all of their matches. The Wykeham Collegiate<\/strong> (TWC)<\/strong> was the only top-four side to suffer a defeat.<\/p>\n

Jamie da Silva<\/strong> and Elizabeth Anderson <\/strong>were in top form, scoring most of the goals for St Mary’s, who outscored everyone else.<\/p>\n

The hosts put away 24 unanswered goals on their way to the top of Pool B.<\/strong>\u00a0Carla Ann<\/strong> Mackay<\/strong>‘s charges began their campaign with a 3-0 win over Ferrum High<\/strong> and were unstoppable throughout the day.<\/p>\n

They followed up that win with a 9-0 rout of St Patrick’s College. <\/strong>Then, they recorded an eye-opening 4-0 victory over a more than useful TWC outfit. Saints completed their day’s assignments with an 8-0 thrashing of Ladysmith High School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the semifinals, St Mary’s will go toe-to-toe with DGC in a replay of the St<\/strong> Anne’s Cup<\/strong> final. Saints won that match 4-0, but Mackay is cautious and unwilling to look to that encounter as a predictor of things to come.<\/p>\n

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Durban Girls’ College took the attack to Amazintoti early and often in their 3-0 victory in the tournament’s opening game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although unbeaten, DGC was not as dominant as St Mary’s. Chardinay<\/strong> Penniston<\/strong>‘s charges registered two wins and two draws on their way to a second-place finish in Pool A<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

DGC looked like the team to beat after they handed Amanzimtoti<\/strong> a 3-0 defeat in their first match. However, their campaign hit a snag when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Our Lady of Fatima<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

DGC bounced back with a 6-0 hammering of Grantleigh<\/strong> before they were held to another goalless draw by table toppers St John’s DSG<\/strong>. Penniston, though, will likely be encouraged not disappointed by her charges’ showing on day one; DGC’s was a young lineup, missing a host of stars who were selected for SA Schools this year.<\/p>\n

Phillip<\/strong> Smerdon<\/strong>‘s St John’s DSG team kept four clean sheets, picking up three wins and a draw on their way to the summit of Pool A.<\/p>\n

They opened their account with a crucial 1-0 win over Our Lady of Fatima and followed that up with a 2-0 victory over Grantleigh. Then, they walloped Amanzimtoti 7-0. In their last pool outing, their defence remained unblemished, but DGC held them to a goalless draw.<\/p>\n

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St John’s DSG’s 1-0 win over Our Lady of Fatima in their opening game was a crucial result and also the first of four clean sheets they kept on the opening day. Here, Our Lady of Fatima’s Jenna Shaw is surrounded by St John’s defenders.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Sunday, St John’s DSG will face Pool B runners-up, TWC, in a meeting of Pietermaritzburg rivals.<\/p>\n

TWC impressed with three wins and a single loss on Saturday.<\/p>\n

They kicked off their tournament challenge with a 4-0 win over Ladysmith, which was followed by a 2-0 triumph against Ferrum High.<\/p>\n

Their run of victories was interrupted by a 0-4 setback against St Mary’s, but they ended their day by reversing that scoreline in a victory over St Patrick’s.<\/p>\n

TWC’s 10 goals on day one equalled the St John’s tally. That fact, and the fact that they know each other well as city rivals, sets up a final four showdown which will likely be tightly contested.<\/p>\n

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The Wykeham College played some very good hockey to secure a spot in the semi-finals of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s a third appearance in the Grand Final for both schools, who kept their records intact of making the semi-finals on each occasion when they previously contested the event.<\/p>\n

Now, one of them has an opportunity to create history by progressing to the final for a first time.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

DGC 3-0 Amanzimtoti
\nSt John’s DSG 1-0 Our Lady of Fatima
\nGrantleigh 2-0 Amanzimtoti
\nOur Lady of Fatima 0-0 DGC
\nSt John’s DSG 2-0 Grantleigh
\nOur Lady of Fatima 9-0 Amanzimtoti
\nDGC 6-0 Grantleigh
\nSt John’s DSG 7-0 Amanzimtoti
\nOur Lady of Fatima 3-0 Grantleigh
\nSt John’s DSG 0-0 DGC<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

TWC 4-0 Ladysmith High
\nSt Mary’s DSG 3-0 Ferrum High
\nSt Patrick’s College 2-0 Ladysmith
\nTWC 2-0 Ferrum High
\nSt Mary’s DSG 9-0 St Patrick’s
\nFerrum High 2-0 Ladysmith
\nSt Mary’s DSG 4\u20130 TWC
\nFerrum High 2-0 St Patrick’s College
\nSt Mary’s DSG 8-0 Ladysmith High
\nTWC 4-0 St Patrick’s<\/p>\n

Sunday’s Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:30 \u2013 Grantleigh vs Ferrum
\n09:05 \u2013 Our Lady of Fatima vs St Patrick’s
\n09:40 \u2013 DGC vs St Mary’s DSG
\n10:15 \u2013 St John’s DSG vs TWC
\n10:50 \u2013 Amanzimtoti vs Ladysmith
\n11:25 \u2013 Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 (7th\/8th)
\n12:30 \u2013 Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 (5th\/6th)
\n13:10 \u2013 Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 (3rd\/4th)
\n13:50 \u2013 Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 (1st\/2nd)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The hosts, St Mary’s DSG (Kloof), put on a dominant show, winning all of their matches on Saturday, the first day of the KZN SPAR Tournament Grand Final. Those convincing performances secured Saints a semi-final berth. Two other semi-finalists, Durban Girls’ College (DGC) and St John’s DSG, also went unbeaten, although they failed to win […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":53077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53060\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}