This archive report was first published on 13 October 2019.
Published on October 13, 2019, Lakers' unbeaten run in the Kenya Hockey Union women's Premier League came to an end as they lost two matches in a row at the City Park Stadium in Nairobi.
The Kisumu-based side, Lakers, had been on a roll, but their unbeaten streak was halted by United States International University of Africa (USIU-A) Spartans and former champions Sliders in back-to-back matches.
On Saturday, Lakers went down 2-1 to USIU-A Spartans, before losing by the same score-line to Sliders on Sunday.
Interestingly, the visitors had held their opponents to identical 1-1 draws in their backyard during the first leg.
The weekend results leave the Nyanza-based outfit in fifth position with 15 points from 11 matches, while Sliders occupy sixth position with 12 points from the same number of matches played.
Sliders captain Charity Miller and Doreen Otieno sounded the boards for hosts in the 27th and 49th minutes respectively, all through field goals, while Alice Owiti pulled one back for the visitors in the 60th minute through another field goal.
Lakers coach Austin Tuju attributed their losses to inexperience in playing on artificial turf, saying, "After losing to USIU on Saturday, I was positive of a win against Sliders, but it never was. Basically our inexperience to play on artificial turf was evident. We hope to sign experienced players in future as majority of the team members are students drawn from different secondary schools across Nyanza,"
Sliders coach Lynette Onyango was elated after recording their third win of the season, saying, "We just want to build on this win going forward,"
