Because of the qualifications for the European Championships the men in the Dutch league didn’t play. For the women there were only three matches. The favorites made no mistake.
With the play-offs in sight the top-3 in the Eredivisie Women is becoming increasingly clear. Also last Saturday they didn’t suffer any damage. Leader De Zaan made the difference against De Ham in the first half when the home team was put at 1-8.
Polar Bears won by clear numbers against ZVL-1886: 4-12. This was mainly due to Polar Bear’s effectiveness during man-up situations. No fewer than nine of the twelve goals from Polar Bears were made from a powerplay. The strong ZVL-goalkeeper Janieke Oosting couldn’t compete with that.
UZSC won in Nijverdal against Het Ravijn (6-13). In the first period, the home team was still equivalent to the number 3 in the ranking, but when UZSC stepped up its game in the second period, the difference quickly became clear.
Eredivisie Women
Saturday 19 February
Het Ravijn – UZSC: 6-13 (3-4, 0-5, 1-1, 2-3).
Het Ravijn: Margeet ter Schure 3, Charlotte Menskink 2, Rachel Hampsink 1.
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 3, Hanna Hogervorst 3, Kila van der Veen 3, Esther Scheij 2, Anne van Rossum 1, Lois den Ouden 1.
De Ham – ZV De Zaan: 10-18 (0-4, 1-4, 3-4, 6-6).
De Ham: Amy Rozemeijer 4, Lizette Rozeboom 3, Rhea Damianos 2, Rachelle Steur 1.
ZV De Zaan: Maxine Schaap 8, Takyiwa Sam 3, Lieke Rogge 2, Danique Sap 2, Bente Rogge 2, Ingrid Rempt 1.
ZVL-1886 – Polar Bears: 4-12 (1-2, 1-4, 0-2, 2-4).
ZVL-1886: Mathilde Voorvelt 1, Danique Sap 1, Noha Zwiers 1, Renée de Kleer 1.
Polar Bears: Laura Schinkel 4, Aniek Roekevisch 3, Fleurien Bosveld 1, Storm Willemsen 1, Nina van de Geijn 1, Lotte van Wingerden 1, Nienke Vermeer 1.
1 ZV De Zaan 21-57
2 Polar Bears 21-48
3 UZSC 21-45
4 GZC Donk 20-32
5 ZVL-1886 19-25
6 Het Ravijn 19-20
7 De Ham 10-13
8 PSV 21-0
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