BUMPER HARVEST: Champions Telkom Orange thrash Mount Kenya University as Scorpions sting JKUAT

SPORTS: National Women League at Citypark.
Orange Telkom player Catherine Kimeu (l) fights for the ball with Simbarettes Farida Nabafu when they played National Women League at CityPark. Orange scored 10-0.  JENIPHER WACHIE

Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) women's league reigning champions Orange Telkom thrashed Mount Kenya University (MKU) students 22-0 in a league match played yesterday at City Park Stadium.

The African queens were no match for the students as they dominated the match from the first minute.

International Lilian Aura was the top scorer for the 17-time champions with for goals while Captain Betsy Ommalla scored a hat-trick. Veterans Jacqueline Mwangi and Hellen Chemtai blended in well with youngsters Ann Juma, Maurine Okumu and Caroline Guchu to score a brace each.

Internationals Terry Juma, Glenis Namasake, Tracy Nungari and Audrey Omaido put their names on the score sheet with one goal apiece.

Orange assistant coach Josephine Ataro told FeverPitch the results of the match were good but the low standards were not helping them to prepare well for their continental title defence later in the year.

"The standards (of the league) are very low, thus  making it easy for us to win with bigger margins, but these matches are of no help as we prepare for the Africa Club championships," said Ataro.

Ataro said the consistency of the league is wanting but they are currently training and playing friendly matches with men's teams to up their game ahead of the African challenge.

Chemtai opened the scores for Orange two minutes into the game with her second coming in the fourth minute. Nungari made it three a minute later with Mwangi adding a fourth in the eighth minute before adding her second in the 52nd minute. Guchu beat MKU goalkeeper Shirley Liavuli three minutes to score her first, then added her second on the half hour mark.

Skipper Ommalla converted a penalty corner in the 13th minute, added her second in the 24th and a third two minutes later. Former Strathmore University and national team midfielder Aura scored her first of the match by the quarter hour mark to give Orange a seven goals lead. Aura found the back of the net again in the 39th, 40th and 59th minutes.

In another women's league encounter, last year's first runners-up Strathmore Scorpions thrashed Jomo Kenyatta University of Technology and Agriculture (JKUAT) 9-0. Captain Carol Njoki led from the front, scoring a hat-trick in the fourth, 17th and 46th minutes respectively.

Last season's league top scorer Gilly Okumu and Yvone Karanja scored a brace each, while Linda Ayodi and Angie Mayaka were on target once.

In the men's premier league, 2013 champions Kenya Police gave a dismal performance to register a 1-0 victory over Coast based Mvita XI. Willis Okeyo scored the law enforcers lone goal in the 16th minute to earn them the three points.

Parklands were all smiles as they recorded their first victory since their promotion to the premier league with a 2-1 victory against Greensharks. They came from behind to score through Daniel Aredha in the 37th minute and Owen Oduor in the 18th while Sammy Namonyo scored Sharks' lone goal in the ninth minute.

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