OXFORD Hawks are still waiting for their first win of the Investec Women’s Conference West season after a 3-2 defeat at Trojans.

A familiar face put them 1-0 down at the break, with former Hawks player Cita Haines scoring a tap-in.

The visitors started strongly in the second half and got their reward when Jess Amps equalised after a penalty corner led to a melee.

But Trojans responded quickly with two quick goals, which meant Catherine Reaney’s late strike was too little, too late.

Witney moved up to third in South League Division 1, thanks to a 3-0 victory at London Wayfarers.

After weathering early pressure from their hosts, the visitors took the lead through Helen Backhouse after an excellent surging run from Abi Flory.

Buoyed by the goal, Witney added a second before half-time, when Sunny Wallis deflected in Katie Gatt’s penalty corner.

Wayfarers came on strongly in the second half, but were again repelled by some excellent defending.

And they showed a clinical cutting edge once again to make the points safe.

Katie Oliver, Lucy Reading and Backhouse combined to tee up Wallis for her second of the afternoon.

Oxford went down 2-0 at home to Trojans 2nd on Saturday in Division 2.

OTHER RESULTS

Oxford Hawks 2nd 6 (C Werlinger 2, F Walton, H Stovin, A Brant, K Poulter), Wycombe 1; Oxford Hawks 3rd 4 (V Sauven 2, A Olah, M Minton), Oxford 3rd 2 (C Boyd, L Gregersen); Oxford University Ladies 2nd 4, Oxford Hawks 4th 1 (S Butler); Oxford Hawks 5th 6 (P Fitzgerald 3, E Hargreaves 2, H Hargreaves), Reading Rebels 2; Oxford Hawks 6th 2 (S Moualed 2), Windsor 2nd 2; Oxford Hawks 7th 1 (E Allison), Slough 4th 1; Oxford Hawks U12 11, Bicester U12 0; Oxford 2nd 2 (S Choudhury, M Choudhury), Amersham & Chalfont 2nd 1; Amersham & Chalfont 1, Oxford 4th 3 (E Forsyth 2, L Rydderch), Oxford 5th 2 (K Smith, P Shubert), Buckingham 3rd 1; Wycombe 4th 0, Oxford 6th 3 (T Parthipan, C Vale, L Waldman); Abingdon Pilgrims 1, Oxford 7th 0; Witney 2nd 5 (K Fowler 3, K Easterbrook 2), Wycombe 2nd 2; Witney 3rd 6 (J Peachey 3, E Yates 2, G Noton), Wychwood Badgers 1; Sonning 4, Wallingford 0; Wallingford 2nd 3 (H Merryweather 2, S Edwards), Bicester 0; Phoenix & Ranelagh 2nd 2, Wallingford 3rd 1 (K Whitfield); Wallingford 4th 1 (K Whitfield), Slough 3rd 0.