Hockey
Women's Hockey Nationals: Madhya Pradesh enters quarterfinals
Madhya Pradesh defeated Bihar to move to quarters at the Senior Women's Hockey Nationals while Telangana registered a big win.
Women's Hockey Nationals 2024.
Defending champions Madhya Pradesh entered the quarterfinals with a 7-1 win over Bihar at the Senior Women's National Championship here on Thursday.
Hritika Singh scored a hattrick while Aishwarya Chavan, Preeti Dubey, Kanchan Nidhi Kerketta, and Ishika Chaudhary scored for MP while Ebha Kerketta scored the single goal for Bihar.
Uttar Pradesh Hockey and Hockey Jharkhand played out a thrilling draw in their Pool C game with the score reading 2-2 at full-time. Hockey Jharkhand found the back of the net first with Indian team midfielder Salima Tete (15’) scoring a field goal at the end of the first quarter. They went on to double their lead when Reshma Soreng (19’) converted a penalty corner as the first half ended with Hockey Jharkhand's two goals in front.
The game was far from over as Uttar Pradesh Hockey reduced the deficit to one goal after a penalty corner conversion from Indian team forward Mumtaz Khan (34’) in the third quarter before Bano Hina (47’) converted yet another penalty corner early in the final quarter to equalize. With both teams coming close to taking the decisive lead, but neither being able to break through the other’s defence, the game ended in a draw with the score reading 2-2 and the two teams earning one point each from the game.
With both teams coming close to taking the decisive lead, but neither being able to break through the other's defence, the game ended in a draw with the score reading 2-2 and the two teams earning one point each from the game.
Telangana defeated Hockey Gujarat 12-0.
Telangana Captain Edula Jyothi (24', 26', 27') led from the front with a hat trick, while Sri Chandana Gandhapu (9', 37'), Harleen Kour Sardarni (14', 47') and Preethi Dharla (25', 57') scored a brace each. Anusha Chekkala (44'), Akhila Mandla (45'), and Varshitha Muppala (56') also scored for Telangana.
The fourth game of the day saw Bengal defeat Tamil Nadu 2-0 in their Pool H game. The two goals for Hockey Bengal were field goals that came from Sushmita Gandha (21') and Sushmita Panna (38').
