An early start saw the AKS U13 hockey girls travel to Newcastle upon Tyne for the quarter-finals of the National Independent Schools Cup Competition. The team started brightly, seizing the initiative and taking an early lead. Dame Allens, however, responded with determination, battling back to equalise but AKS again attacked with purpose and took the lead again only to be pegged back to 2-2. Both teams traded goals in a thrilling first half, going into the break level at 3-3.
In the second half, AKS showcased grit, determination, and excellent communication, demonstrating superb teamwork throughout and creating a number of scoring opportunities but couldn't find the net and with 5 minutes remaining the scores were locked at 3 - 3. With AKS pushing for a winner Dame Allans capitalised on two counter-attacks
to take the lead and with time running out AKS could not get back on terms.
The game ended in a hard-fought 5-3 loss for AKS. It was a fabulous end-to-end match, filled with positives and invaluable experience for the AKS girls.
A fantastic effort from all involved!