Chichester students swing back into winning form

The men’s lacrosse team were led by a man-of-the-match display from Laurence Bennett at the back while Anthony Thornton’s hat-trick and two assists did the damage at the other end.

The other outdoor home game saw another Chichester win, with the women’s rugby team running riot once again - this time beating UCL 51-0. In tough conditions, Rosie Tugwell with three tries led the scoring to maintain the team’s 100 per cent league winning record.

In drier conditions, the women’s volleyball team secured a comfortable 3-0 victory away to New Bucks University to move second in the BUCS League standings.

The women’s tennis team, led by Oliver Rolls, secured a 10-2 win over Roehampton University, while the netball fourth team overcame LSE twos 34-18.

The final home games of the day saw two basketball victories - first Megan Martinez’s women’s team destroyed St Marys 147-12 thanks a good all-round team displays and offensive contributions from Kiely Reed (35 points) and Margareta Hegedus (29).

The men’s first team secured a vital 75-72 win over Portsmouth, with Jack Green’s crucial three consecutive three-pointers in the fourth quarter helping establish a lead their local rivals couldn’t overcome.

See www.bucs.org.uk for all results and tables