SPORTS YEARBOOK 2011 (Including the 2009-2010 Review

Mass celebrations followed, and,
despite Oxford going close in the
final minutes, they were fully
realised moments later with the
final whistle. It rounded off a
fantastic year for the Falcons, who
also enjoyed a successful league
campaign ending with promotion.
Season Results
Mens Blues:
BUCS Midlands Conference 2B –
Runners Up
BUCS Midlands Conference Cup –
Runners Up
Mens Falcons:
BUCS Midlands Conference 5D –
1st Place; promoted to Midlands
Conference 4D
2010/11 Activities
The Mens Blues will be fulfilling
their annual trip to La Manga Club,
Spain, to train at the Football
Center and fulfil two fixtures.This
will include a tie against
Cartagena FC Reserves.
The Annual Old Boys Dinner will
be held in November 2011.
Women’s Varsity
Saturday 20th February at Iffley
Road Sports Centre, Oxford
Oxford 0-1 Cambridge
The Blues comfortably won their
varsity match, with the final score
not representing their dominance
over Oxford.
Supported by a large contingent
of travelling fans the Light Blues
started how they intended to
continue. They piled pressure on
the Oxford defense, with captain
Leesa Haydock nearly opening the
scoring early on. The pressure told
with Oxford giving away a couple
of free kicks just outside the
penalty box which Emma Eldridge
forced two good saves out of the
Oxford keeper.
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Catherine Murphy burst into the
Oxford penalty area and was
hacked down by a defender but
no foul was given. Cambridge
continued to have all the play, with
goalkeeper Sara Hainzi having no
saves to make and yet more
chances were squandered.
Finally, after 40 minutes, the Light
Blues were rewarded with a welldeserved
goal. Winger, Masie-Rose
Byrne played a delightful one-two
with Ashley Winslow. Byrne then
fired a cross into the box finding
Kate Robinson who calmly shot
into the top right keeper leaving
the goal keeper helpless. Only
minutes later Robinson was
denied another goal, which was
deemed to be offside.
The second half saw an improved
Oxford take to the field and the
Cambridge defence was tested for
the first time. Murphy and
Eldridge thwarted the Oxford
strikers whilst Griffiths and
Bellfield prevented the wingers
putting in any testing balls into
the box.
The midfield continued to be
bossed by Haydock and Romy
Trigg-Smith, both putting great
balls through for the wingers to
chase. Even the introduction of
Victoria Clarkson up front and
Laura Nelson down the wing failed
to get Cambridge the decisive
second goal.
Cambridge managed to close out
the game for a 1-0 victory without
Oxford having any clear cut
chances. The Blues hope to build
on this performance for the rest of
the season and retain the trophy
next year, when the match will be
held in Cambridge.
League and Cup Results
This season saw the Blues put
together one of their highest
finishes in the Eastern Regions
Premier League, finishing fifth out
of twelve. This was helped by the
week-in-week-out availability of all
players, especially outside of term
time, with the season running
from mid-August to the end of
May.
The Blues again reached the
County cup final, narrowly losing
to a last minute goal, making the
final score 3-2 to Peterborough.
Eagles (2nd Team) Season
Review
The Cambridge University Eagles
started off the 2009-2010 season
on the right foot with a new coach
from the University of Warwick,
Sam Jones. Dave Dempster and
Sam Jones worked with the Eagles
to improve their fitness
throughout the year.This training
paid off: the team finished 4th in
the BUCS Midlands League (ahead
of Warwick and Nottingham).
An inconsistent performance
throughout the season, mostly
due to unavailability for away
games, prevented the Eagles from
making it past the round of 16 in
the Midlands Cup.The highlight of
the season was Varsity Match
2010, despite a disappointing loss
(3-2).While many players suffered
from injuries, the Eagles fought
hard to equalize the match in the
first half, with Van Thorenburg’s
strike bringing the score to 1-1. In
the second half, a surprise goal
scored by Gale (a defender), gave
Cambridge the lead.The Oxford
Furies however dominated in the
final quarter, guaranteeing them a
win for the second year in a row.