Lake Cathie FC look ahead to State Cup

FRESH from a resounding 4-0 victory over Wauchope on Saturday, Lake Cathie’s Women’s Northern League A Grade side is looking ahead to upcoming Regional Super League and State Cup fixtures.

After a slow start in Saturday’s match, Lake Cathie soon found their rhythm, with Chelsea Hall breaking the deadlock to send her side into the sheds at half-time with a 1-0 lead.

Three second half goals – one from Tash Ruge, a second from Chelsea Hall, and a first A Grade goal for Hayley Crowle – sealed the victory.

Lake Cathie captain Olivia Mara praised her teammates, highlighting their improvement in recent weeks.

“We had a bit of a slow start getting into the game but eventually we made some really good forward runs, especially Soph, our right back,” said Olivia.

“In the second half we started to work a lot better as a team and we lifted, playing some good football and scoring three more goals.

“Everyone should be very proud of themselves and how they played. This was definitely one of our better games.”

Now at the halfway point of their regular season, the team now has eyes on the finals series in September, the ongoing Regional Super League campaign, and the Women’s State Cup in Speers Point.

“Next week we have a match against Urunga in the Super League comp and on the following weekend we have the State Cup,” said Olivia.

“The team is getting really keen for the cup as we usually perform really well there.

“In previous years we have beaten the teams in our pools so we had to go to the State Cup Final instead of the Community Club Final and hopefully we can do that again this year.”

The three-day State Cup brings together the top premier and community teams from the Northern NSW Football catchment from 11-13 July, all vying for the chance to be crowned state champions.

By Kim AMBROSE