Hockey round-up: Wallis scores twice as Isca beat Plymouth Marjon

WOMEN'S HOCKEY West Premier 1 Isca A 2 Plymouth Marjon 1 LOREL Wallis scored twice as Isca A beat Plymouth Marjons 2-1. Isca soaked up some early pressure before taking the lead when Wallis skilfully slotting the ball past the keeper. After half-time Plymouth managed to level after the break, but Isca continued to pressure and were rewarded when Wallis scored from a short corner. Premier Division 2B Exe A 2 Somerset Gryphons A 2 Exe seconds battled back from 2-0 down to get a draw against Somerset Gryphons. After conceding twice early on, makeshift forward Becky Rutter popped up to score her first senior goal to get Exe back into the match at 2-1 down. Just after the restart a well-worked penalty corner saw Karen Tinley level the scores. The match was then forced to be abandoned after 50 minutes, due to a waterlogged pitch, but the result stands. Petroc Division 1 Isca C 0 Isca D 1 Vics Larks scored the only goal of the game as Isca fifths upset the odds to beat Isca fourths. Jemma Edmunds crossed for Lark to put the fifths in front. After half-time the fourths had their chances, but fifths keeper Gemma Whytock proved unbeatable as she saved a penalty flick. MEN'S HOCKEY West Premier 1 Isca D 6 Taunton Vale C 2 Alex Boldy and Dan Tutchings scored braces as Isca D ran out 6-2 winners against Taunton Vale C. Isca started strongly, with Dan Tutchings smartly rounding the keeper to score. Just after half-time Finlay Jones broke a three-season duck with a top D finish, but Isca then lost focus and Taunton scored. Tutchings extended the lead, but Taunton hit back again. Isca then upped the tempo, with Boldy scoring after sustained pressure. This took the sting out of Taunton and Boldy and James Farley adding extra goals in the last five minutes.