BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) fixtures returned on Wednesday 9 October and #TeamÆß²ÊÖ±²¥ were out in full force.
With eight home and seven away games, our Æß²ÊÖ±²¥sport teams gave it their all to try to bring home a win in the anticipated first week of matches.
Table Tennis
The day began with Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Table Tennis Men’s 2nd team v University of Derby Men’s 2nd at The Watershed. It’s the first to nine points to win for Table Tennis and within 15 minutes #TeamÆß²ÊÖ±²¥ were already two points up.
The team played perfectly throughout and used a range smash and counter-hits to gather those all important points.
Their performance remained strong as Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ only allowed Derby to score one point, winning the match 16 – 1. It was a brilliant first victory for the season.
Students can play table tennis with Æß²ÊÖ±²¥active weekly on Thursdays 6-7pm for free with your student card and all equipment is provided.
Basketball
The final home fixture of the day was Basketball Men’s 2nd team v University of Lincoln Men’s 2nd at the Morningside Arena.
The stands were roaring with support for the Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Griffins which created an electric atmosphere in the arena.
The Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Basketball 2nd team were on top form and dominated the game from the start. It was in the third quarter when the team showed their best performance, as #TeamÆß²ÊÖ±²¥'s defence was excellent and their offence was even better, increasing their score by 35 points and extending their lead.
The Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Griffins played with determination and performed solidly throughout, finishing with an immense victory of 75 – 35.
Æß²ÊÖ±²¥ Basketball Coach, Igor Mirkovic said: "Considering we only had one training session yesterday with the team, it has been a demanding performance especially defensively".
"Offensively we were very solid, always moving a lot and every player got engaged."
"Overall a very solid performance from the team that I expect is going to deliver this season."
See all fixture results for week one of BUCS in the table below.
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Fixture
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Win or Loss
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Score
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Basketball Men’s 2nd v Lincoln Men’s 2nd
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Win
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75-35
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Football Women’s 1st v East Anglia Women’s 2nd
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Win
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2-1
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Football Women’s 2nd v Oxford Brookes Women’s 2nd
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Loss
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3-4
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Football Men’s 2nd v Nottingham Men’s 3rd
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Loss
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1-5
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Football Men’s 3rd v Leicester Men’s 5th
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Win
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3-1
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Football Men’s 4th v Derby Men’s 5th
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Loss
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1-2
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Hockey Men’s 1st v Loughborough Men’s 5th
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Loss
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0-11
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Hockey Women’s 1st v Nottingham Trent Women’s 5th
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Win
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2-1
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Netball Women’s 1st v East Anglia Women’s 1st
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Loss
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36-77
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Netball Women’s 2nd v Lincoln Women’s 2nd
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Loss
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16-41
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Rugby Union Men’s 1st v Nottingham Men’s 2nd
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Loss
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10-52
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Rugby Union Men’s 2nd Birmingham City Men’s 1st
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Loss
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5-27
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Squash Men’s 2nd Loughborough Men’s 4th
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Loss
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0-3
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Table Tennis Men’s 2nd v Derby Men’s 2nd
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Win
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16-1
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Posted on Friday 11 October 2019