Latest from Doncaster Hockey Club - including positive start for new ladies coach

Jay Noddle, right, was on the scoresheet for Doncaster.

The Town Field club sit third in the early National League Conference North standings after they were awarded the points against Loughborough Students a week earlier.

Hamnett’s side fell behind against the run of play when Fylde scored from a swift counter attack.

Doncaster pushed for an equaliser but it took until the final quarter of the game for the breakthrough to arrive.

A dramatic five-minute spell for the home team first saw Lara Jacobs find an unmarked Verity Blyth who fired low into the bottom corner.

Doncaster were awarded a penalty corner two minutes later and Ruth Thomas notched her first goal of the season with the aid of a deflection.

Less than a minute later excellent work in the middle of the park by Abby and Ellie O’Neill saw the ball threaded through to Fiona Rawlings whose shot was deflected home by Jay Noddle.

The ladies travel to Wakefield, who also have taken six points out of six, this Saturday (3pm).

Doncaster’s men, meanwhile, suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Lichfield.

The visitors started strongly with Travis Cresswell scoring in the first five minutes from a penalty corner.

But Lichfield immediately levelled from open play and went on to win the game in comfortable fashion.

Doncaster host Barford Tigers on Sunday (2pm).