Team Warwick in Action: Warwick sides battle through a week of close contests

It was a week of big wins, close finishes, and tough tests for Team Warwick, with BUCS action stretching from the football pitch to the water and the squash courts. Several sides impressed on the road, while others produced statement performances at home, with some fixtures decided by the finest of margins. Here’s how Team Warwick got on!

American Football

The Warwick Wolves built on their winning start with a strong 17-6 away victory over Portsmouth Men’s 1s.

Badminton

The Men’s 1s were narrowly beaten 5-3 away by Loughborough 1s, but there were plenty of positives elsewhere.

The Men’s 2s produced a dominant 8-0 victory over Aston, while the Men’s 3s also impressed with a 7-1 win against Loughborough Men’s 5s. The Men’s 4s added to that success with by thrashing Coventry Men’s 1s in a 7-1 victory.

The Women’s sides had mixed fortunes. The Women’s 1s were beaten 8-0 by Loughborough Women’s 2s, while the Women’s 2s responded with a 5-3 win over Birmingham Women’s 3s. The Women’s 3s fell to a 5-3 defeat against Coventry.

Basketball

The Men’s 1s held steady to produce a 73-55 victory over Loughborough Men’s 3s. The Men’s 2s had a tougher outing, falling 69-41 to De Montfort Men’s 1s.

Fencing

The Women’s 1s began their Midlands Tier 1 campaign with three matches on Saturday. Warwick were beaten 135-105 by Oxford Female 2s, 129-114 by Nottingham Female 2s and 128-110 by Cambridge Women’s 2s.

The Mixed sides also faced a difficult week, with Warwick Mixed 2s losing 135-121 to Loughborough Mixed 1s and Warwick Mixed 1s going down 135-117 to Manchester Mixed 1s.

Football

The Men’s 1s were beaten 3-0 away by Cambridge, while the Men’s 2s secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Oxford Brookes 1s. Toba Mayock scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the final ten minutes.

The Men’s 3s played out an entertaining 4-4 draw with Worcester, with James Hubble grabbing a brace, including the final equaliser, alongside goals from Mattie Loader and Danial Melnikov. The Men’s 4s also picked up a win, beating Birmingham City Men’s 2s 2-1.

The Women’s 1s were beaten 4-0 by Nottingham Women’s 2s, while the Women’s 2s fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Warwick Women’s 4s in an all Warwick match-up. Grace Ogunsakin scored the winner for the Women’s 4s following an impressive individual dribbling display.

Futsal

Sunday brought two entertaining fixtures for the Futsal sides. The Men’s 1s drew 7-7 with Derby, while the Men’s 2s came out on top in a high-scoring contest, beating the Oxford Men’s 1s 18-14.

Golf

The Mixed 1s were beaten 5-1 by Loughborough Mixed 2s, while the Mixed 2s secured a 4-2 victory over Oxford Brookes Mixed 2s.

Hockey

The Men’s 1s were narrowly beaten 6-4 by Nottingham Open 3s, while the Men’s 2s drew 2-2 with Derby.

There was more success among the women’s sides. The Women’s 1s produced a convincing 4-0 win over Loughborough Women’s 6s, while the Women’s 3s secured a 2-1 away victory against Coventry. The Women’s 2s drew 2-2 with Birmingham Women’s 6s.

Lacrosse

The Women’s 1s played out a closely fought 10-10 draw with Loughborough Women’s 2s, with neither side able to find a winner.

Netball

The Women’s 1s continued their strong campaign with a 65-41 victory over Oxford Brookes. The Women’s 4s were even more emphatic, running out 66-16 winners against Wolverhampton.

The Women’s 2s were beaten 45-29 by Worcester, while the Women’s 3s fell to a 66-27 defeat against Nottingham Women’s 6s.

Rugby Union

The Men’s 1s came agonisingly close to a comeback against Nottingham Men’s 3s, eventually falling to a 31-29 defeat at Butts Park Arena. The fixture was also held as a Movember fundraiser, with more than 650 tickets sold to raise money for men’s mental health.

The Women’s 1s were also involved in a tight contest, narrowly losing 22-20 away to Nottingham Trent.

Squash

The BUCS Midlands Tier fixtures produced an excellent set of results for Warwick’s Men’s sides. The Men’s 2s swept aside Nottingham Men’s 3s 5-0, while the Men’s 3s beat Aston Men’s 1s 4-1. The Men’s 4s also impressed with a 4-1 victory over Loughborough Men’s 3s, and the Men’s 5s completed a perfect week with a 3-0 win against Derby Men’s 2s.

The Women’s 1s faced a tougher fixture, losing 4-0 to Cambridge Women’s 1s.

At the weekend, the Men’s 1s competed in the BUCS Men’s Premier Division (North) Stage 1. They were beaten 5-0 by Nottingham and 4-1 by Heriot-Watt before bouncing back in impressive fashion on Sunday, defeating Durham 5-0. The result gave Warwick 27 points and secured third place in the table.

Water Polo

The Water Polo sides returned to Midlands Tier action with a pair of impressive victories. The Men’s 1s produced an 18-8 win away against Loughborough Men’s 2s, while the Women’s 1s continued their winning streak with a 16-8 victory over East Anglia.

Table Tennis

The Men’s 2s picked up another strong result, beating East Anglia Men’s 1s 11-6.

Tennis

The Men’s 1s secured a 4-2 away victory against Nottingham Men’s 5s, while the Men’s 4s also recorded a 4-2 win over Lincoln. The Men’s 3s were beaten 4-2 by Nottingham Trent.

The Men’s FAST4 2s produced a dominant 6-0 victory over Coventry, while the Men’s 2s drew 3-3 with Loughborough Men’s 5s.

The Women’s 1s enjoyed one of the week’s most convincing results, sweeping aside Nottingham Women’s 3s 6-0. The Women’s 3s drew 3-3 with Nottingham Trent, while the Women’s FAST4 1s recorded a 5-1 victory over Oxford Brookes.

Volleyball

Both first teams were involved in closely contested matches but came up just short. The Men’s 1s lost 3-2 to Nottingham Men’s 2s, while the Women’s 1s were also narrowly beaten 3-2 by Nottingham Women’s 2s.