St Edward's, Oxford, are through to the girls' national hockey finals for the second successive year.

The under 18s booked their place among the top five schools in the country by retaining their divisional title.

And they did it in style by winning five matches and drawing the other.

St Edward's scored 16 goals with captain Zoe Shipperley leading the way with 11.

They started with an impressive 6-0 thrashing of Berkshire champions Pangbourne College.

Shipperley and Grace Piggot bagged a brace apiece, and Vicky Cole and Imo Orr completed their tally.

Shipperley then went one better with a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Surrey side Kingston GS, the national champions in 2003 and 2004.

And she repeated the feat with a trio of penalty corner strikes in a 3-1 victory over Royal Latin, from Buckinghamshire.

St Edward's were then held to a goalless draw by Sussex champions Eastbourne College, before Shipperley regained her goal touch with a brace in a 2-0 win over Mill Hill, from Middlesex.

And the Oxford girls finished in style by beating Hampshire champions King Edwards VI, Southampton, 2-0 with Alicea Berkin and Shipperley on target.

Meanwhile, St Edward's under 14s are through to their regional finals on Wednesday, January 10.