Northern Blues are champions of the 2022 SA Hockey Women’s IPT
IPT 2022 | And the Women's Champions are…
Womens A Section
In the 2021 IPT final, Western Province fell agonizingly short in a shootout to Southern Gauteng. This time round they were looking to inflict the same fate on the 2022 hosts the Northern Blues. The Blues were looking to regain the title they won in Bloemfontein in 2019.
It was a game that was highlighted by the quality of the goalkeepers as Nepo Serage and Anelle van Deventer both produced moments of true class in denying the opponents and leaving a game poised for a moment of quality.
Yet for 45 absorbing minutes, there were no goals. After three quarters the scoring remained goalless and although they were the better team and statistically leading the encounter, the Northern Blues had failed to differentiate on the key and most important metric. Goals.
It would need a moment of brilliance to change the score and that moment came from Xanthe van Zyl. She created a pocket of space, emerged into the circle and fired in a powerful, unstoppable reverse stick strike to break the backs of Province.
Despite a remarkable effort from Province, they were unable to breach the hosts defence and ultimately saw the game put to bed as Celia Seerane, playing in her first tournament as a mother, popped up and secured the title. Northern Blues, champions of the 2022 SA Hockey Women’s IPT
Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament - Morgan de Jager (SAU21)
Top Goalscorer - Malikah Hamza (Western Province)
Player of the Tournament - Edith Molikoe (Northern Blues)
Womens B Section
North West completed a remarkable tournament where they won every game and scored 42 unanswered goals to secure the B Section title. They took a bit longer than they would have possibly liked but got the job done through goals by Christa Ramasimong and Sharon Mannhice.
Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament - Mari Nel (SACD)
Top Goalscorer - Bulelwa Mzimela (Northern Daisies) & Zimkitha Smayile (North West)
Player of the Tournament - Jacolene Maclaren (North West)
IPT 2022 | And the Women's Champions are…
Womens A Section
In the 2021 IPT final, Western Province fell agonizingly short in a shootout to Southern Gauteng. This time round they were looking to inflict the same fate on the 2022 hosts the Northern Blues. The Blues were looking to regain the title they won in Bloemfontein in 2019.
It was a game that was highlighted by the quality of the goalkeepers as Nepo Serage and Anelle van Deventer both produced moments of true class in denying the opponents and leaving a game poised for a moment of quality.
Yet for 45 absorbing minutes, there were no goals. After three quarters the scoring remained goalless and although they were the better team and statistically leading the encounter, the Northern Blues had failed to differentiate on the key and most important metric. Goals.
It would need a moment of brilliance to change the score and that moment came from Xanthe van Zyl. She created a pocket of space, emerged into the circle and fired in a powerful, unstoppable reverse stick strike to break the backs of Province.
Despite a remarkable effort from Province, they were unable to breach the hosts defence and ultimately saw the game put to bed as Celia Seerane, playing in her first tournament as a mother, popped up and secured the title. Northern Blues, champions of the 2022 SA Hockey Women’s IPT
Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament - Morgan de Jager (SAU21)
Top Goalscorer - Malikah Hamza (Western Province)
Player of the Tournament - Edith Molikoe (Northern Blues)
Womens B Section
North West completed a remarkable tournament where they won every game and scored 42 unanswered goals to secure the B Section title. They took a bit longer than they would have possibly liked but got the job done through goals by Christa Ramasimong and Sharon Mannhice.
Awards
Goalkeeper of the Tournament - Mari Nel (SACD)
Top Goalscorer - Bulelwa Mzimela (Northern Daisies) & Zimkitha Smayile (North West)
Player of the Tournament - Jacolene Maclaren (North West)
