Oxford Hawks beat Reading 1A 3-1 at home to stay top of Division 1 of the South Clubs' League.

The match was played at St Edward’s School due to resurfacing work at Hawks’ home pitch at Banbury Road North.

Becky Odlin opened the scoring on five minutes with an instinctive goal.

And when a well-worked penalty corner was put away skilfully by Kara Haines, Hawks relaxed into the game.

Cita Haines took charge at a penalty corner and buried a strike from the top of the D to make it 3-0.

Some excellent keeping from Claire Dennis kept the visitors out until a series of penalty corners were capitalised on and Reading pulled one back.

Katie Gatt fired Witney to the top of Division 3A as she scored three goals in an 8-3 win over Teddington 2nd.

Sadie Lapper and Joy Mangazi were also both on form, each hitting doubles, while Lucy Reading ran the length of the pitch to score a great solo goal.

Banbury suffered their first defeat of the season when they lost 2-1 at mid-table Eastcote.

A goal down at the break, a positive half-time pep talk lifted them briefly, until Eastcote stretched their lead with another short corner strike.

But Banbury battled on with some great runs by Victoria Page, and Lara Wilkinson pulled a goal back with a shot through the keeper’s legs.

City of Oxford came from a goal down to see off Southgate 2nd in Division 3A.

Chloe Guyatt equalised before half-time. Rachel Lammey hauled them level after they trailed again, and Mel Banton scored the winner five minutes from time.

Rover Oxford lost 2-1 to Trojans 2nd in Division 2,