Hermes hammer home the points

Hermes claimed the women’s EY Hockey League with four games to spare thanks to an emphatic 9-0 defeat of Greenfields in Galway.

The westerners said Hermes “showed us why they are the best” as their nine-goal romp, in tandem with Ulster Elks’ 3-1 success over UCD, put them out of reach. The result also meant the Greenfields will be relegated back to the Connacht regional leagues for the 2016/17 season.

Pegasus moved up to second place with a 3-1 win over Cork Harlequins with Vanessa Surgeoner and Alex Speers getting the key goals in the second half.