Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, Hockey Karnataka, Hockey Jharkhand, Hockey Haryana and Hockey Maharashtra added three points each to their tally after winning Saturday's respective encounters in the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023, here.
Hockey Karnataka went up against Goans Hockey in the first Pool B encounter of the day and emerged winners, beating Goans Hockey by 10-0. Soumyashree N R (17', 30'), Kruthika S P (19', 43') and Poojitha B N (8',24') all scored a brace each while Yashika M G (7'), Anjali H R (36'), Apsara Ha (39') and Niha N (54') contributed by scoring a goal each. Chandana J's exceptional performance during the match earned her the title of the Player of the Match.
The day's second match was a Pool C encounter between Hockey Jharkhand and Hockey Uttarakhand which Hockey Jharkhand won by a comfortable 13-0 margin. Player of the Match, Albela Rani Toppo (17', 43', 47', 56') switched to second gear in the second half and clinched the Player of the Match Award for herself. "Winning awards like this always incites good feelings about my game and it becomes a memory that I can relive every time I look at the award. Hockey India really has outdone themselves in getting us the best-in-class facilities and raising the standard of the matches" she said.
