Mangalore off to bright start

Bagyashree (6th, 21st minute) and NR Swapna (30th, 40th minute) scored a brace each as Mangalore University crushed Annamalai University, Chidambaram, 6-0 in their opening semifinal league match of the South Zone inter-varsity women’s hockey tournament 2015 here at the Chamundivihar astro-turf grounds on Thursday.

KJ Chaitra (17th) and Kaveramma (43rd) struck one apiece for Mangalore University as the defending champions kick-started the deciding phase on a rousing note.

The day’s other match was also a lop-sided affair with University of Mysore coasting to a 5-0 win over University of Calicut. BM Komala scored in the 32nd and 40th minutes, while Spoorthi (12th), N Chaitra (17th) and HP Sandhya (23rd) found the back of the net once each for the victors.

Earlier, Mangalore had reached the semifinal league stage after another comprehensive 8-0 win over Osmania University, Hyderabad.

PC Nisha (3rd, 10th and 58th) starred for the Mangalore side, who ended the day with 14 goals to their credit.

Results: Semifinal league: Mangalore University: 6 (Bagyashree 6th, 21st, KJ Chaitra 17th, NR Swapna 30th, 40th, Kaveramma 43rd) bt Annamalai University, Chidambaram: 0; University of Mysore: 5 (Spoorthi 12th, N Chaitra 20th, HP Sandhya 23rd, BM Komala 32nd, 41st) bt University of Calicut: 0.

Quarterfinals: Mangalore University: 8 (PC Nisha 3rd, 10th, 58th, KJ Chithra 9th, 21st, AH Kaveramma 20th, MD Pooja 49th, CM Bhagyashree 51st) bt Osmania University, Hyderabad: 0; Annamalai University,  Chidambaram: 3 (R Hema 8th, A Vijithra 11th, BS Ankitha 20th) bt University of Kerala: 0.