Zene Henry scored a goal in each half as Paragon whipped defending T&T Hockey Board Women's Championship Division holders, Notre Dame, 4�1 match at the National Hockey Centre, Tacarigua on Saturday.
Going into the clash, Notre Dame, the two-time reigning champions led the table with seven points after two wins and a 3�3 draw with Shandy Carib Magnolias in their last outing.
Paragon was a point behind in second spot with six points and a match in hand, and from early on it signaled its intention for a third win on the trot when Felicia King scored the opener in the eighth minute before Henry doubled the advantage a minute before the half-time interval for a 2�0 scoreline.
Eight minutes after the resumption, Patrina Brathwaite cut the lead in half for the Dames but in the 51st Henry got her second to restore her team's two-goal cushion at 3�1 before captain Alanna Lewis sealed all three points with a field goal, six minutes later.
Paragon now leads with maximum nine points from three matches, two ahead of the Dames who have played a match more.
National duo, Ishmael Campbell of Notre Dame and Paragon's Akim Toussaint both scored hat-trick in their teams 5�5 draw in the Men's Championship Division.
Campbell fired Notre Dame ahead in the 15th minute and got a second a minute later as the Dames took command early only for Toussaint to pull one back for Paragon in the 28th.
On the resumption, Paragon was quick to settle and stormed into a 3�2 lead via a quick double from Barry Clarke in the 46th and 49th to stun the Dames.
Campbell then completed his hat-trick in the 51st to draw his team level, but within two minutes Toussaint got his second to give his team a 4�3 cushion.
The see-saw encounter then swung back in the Dames favour with Shaquille Daniel netted two goals within the space of two minutes, in the 62nd and 64th for a 5�4 lead, but with three minutes left on the clock Toussaint snatched a late equaliser for his team.
Over in Tobago, host club Paradise was awarded a default victory over Petrotrin who failed to make the journey to the sister-isle for both their Championship Division clash as well as their Trinity Men encounter. It was the first loss for the Oilmen in three matches to remain on four points.
Results
Wednesday
Mixed Veterans
Carib 3 (Kern Ramsammy, Robert Ramsammy, Jason Pilgrim) vs Police 1 (Roger Chin)
Friday:
Trinity Men:
QPCC 3 vs Police 0 � By default
Mixed Veterans:
Fatima 20 (Laurence Mc Master 5th, 7th, 12th, 32nd, 56th, 61st, 63rd, Colin Young 6th, 9th, 26th, 35th, 52nd, 55th, 66th, Cristina Abreu 13th, 23rd, 43rd, Rolph Young 30th, 59th, Sean Nieves 41st) vs Shape 4 (Nolan Sampson 22nd, 31st, 48th, Marlon Granderson 11th)
Saturday:
Trinity Women:
Harvard Checkers 2 (Fiona Le Blanc 44th, Jeannette Clarke 67th) vs Paradise 0
Under-19 Boys:
Notre Dame 3 vs QPCC 0 � By default
Courts Malvern 18 (Tariq Marcano 1st, 8th, 24th, 57th, 62nd, Teague Marcano 10th, 17th, 19th, 28th, 54th, Kristien Emmanuel 13th, 16th, 27th, 36th, 64th, Jacques Poon-Lewis 4th, 11th, 40th) vs Carib 0
Trinity Women:
Courts Malvern 3 (Mia Mitchell 24th, 42nd, Krizia Layne 28th) vs Police 3 (Marissa Jack 62nd, 65th, Michelle Edwards 60th)
Trinity Men:
Courts Malvern 6 (Johnathan Warren 43rd, 57th, 65th, Ada Alexander 5th, 12th, Joshua De Four 35th) vs Police 0
Paradise 3 vs Petrotrin 0 � By Default
Women's Championship:
Paragon 4 (Zene Henry 34th, 51st, Felicia King 8th, Alanna Lewis 57th) vs Notre Dame 1 (Patrina Brathwaite 43rd)
Men's Championship:
Paragon 5 (Akim Toussaint 28th, 53rd, 67th, Barry Clarke 46th, 49th) vs Notre Dame 5 (Ishmael Campbell 15th, 16th, 51st, Shaquille Daniel 62nd, 64th)
Paradise 3 vs Petrotrin 0 � By Default
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