{"id":3889,"date":"2024-09-11T07:45:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T05:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2024-09-11T07:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T05:45:17","slug":"sa-hockey-ipt-2024-b-section-tournament-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/sa-hockey-ipt-2024-b-section-tournament-wide-open\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Hockey IPT 2024 | B Section tournament wide open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Intense Battles Unfold on Day 2 of 2024 SA Hockey IPT at St. Stithians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second day of the 2024 South African Hockey Interprovincial Tournament (IPT) at St. Stithians College saw teams battling for position, with some rising up the rankings while others face mounting pressure. As the competition heats up, every match counts in this fiercely contested tournament.<\/p>\n<h3>Women\u2019s B Section: Western Province Peninsula Start Strong<\/h3>\n<p>Western Province Peninsula made their tournament debut after sitting out the opening day, facing a Northern Daisies side fresh off a victory. In a closely contested match, Peninsula broke through in the second quarter with two quick goals from Isabella Booyens in the 22nd and 25th minutes, securing a 2-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>The KZN Mynahs kept their perfect record intact with a hard-fought win over Mpumalanga. South Africa U18 star Emily Macquet scored a decisive goal in the final quarter, giving the Mynahs a 1-0 victory and keeping their hopes alive for a return to the A Section.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, SA Country Districts (SACD) rebounded from their opening day draw to claim a dominant 4-0 win against Eastern Gauteng. Tanya van Bosch opened the scoring in the first quarter, followed by two third-quarter goals from Jayde Viljoen and Ntokozo Dube. A late strike from Adelaide Sidell sealed the comprehensive win, leaving Eastern Gauteng still in search of their first victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s B Section continues with a packed schedule on Wednesday, featuring six matches. With no play-offs, every game is crucial in the race for the title.<\/p>\n<h4>Women\u2019s B Section Fixtures \u2013 11 September<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>08:30 \u2013 Mpumalanga vs. Eastern Gauteng<\/li>\n<li>10:10 \u2013 WP Peninsula vs. Eastern Province<\/li>\n<li>11:50 \u2013 KZN Mynahs vs. SACD<\/li>\n<li>14:00 \u2013 WP Peninsula vs. Mpumalanga<\/li>\n<li>15:40 \u2013 Eastern Province vs. KZN Mynahs<\/li>\n<li>17:20 \u2013 Eastern Gauteng vs. Northern Daisies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Men\u2019s B Section: Competitive Race Tightens<\/h3>\n<p>After just two days of play, no team in the Men\u2019s B Section has managed a perfect record, keeping the competition wide open.<\/p>\n<p>SG Nuggets kicked off their campaign with an emphatic 7-2 win over Northern Cape. Adams Mesach was the standout performer, netting a hat-trick. Mbulelo Ncube, Jordan Gongo, Kago Phetlhu, and Nashaan Matroos also added their names to the scoresheet. Northern Cape\u2019s two goals from Hayden Grey and Thomas Waddell were mere consolation in the one-sided affair.<\/p>\n<p>SACD, who impressed on Day 1, faced KZN Mynahs in what turned out to be a tight contest. Cameron Hallowes struck twice for the Mynahs, securing a 2-0 win and putting his team back on track after dropping points the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>Free State appeared to be cruising to victory with a 2-0 halftime lead over Northern Daisies, thanks to an Abraham Delport brace. However, the Daisies staged a late comeback, with David Baxter scoring to pull one back before Liam Elkington equalized with just two minutes remaining, ending the match 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>With the top five teams separated by only two points, Wednesday\u2019s matches will be pivotal in determining who gains an edge in this highly competitive division.<\/p>\n<h4>Men\u2019s B Section Fixtures \u2013 11 September<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>08:30 \u2013 SG Nuggets vs. Northern Daisies<\/li>\n<li>10:10 \u2013 SACD vs. Northern Cape<\/li>\n<li>11:50 \u2013 KZN Mynahs vs. Free State<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intense Battles Unfold on Day 2 of 2024 SA Hockey IPT at St. Stithians The second day of the 2024 South African Hockey Interprovincial Tournament <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/sa-hockey-ipt-2024-b-section-tournament-wide-open\/\" class=\"btn btn-link continue-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117],"tags":[184],"class_list":["post-3889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey","tag-hockey-ipt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3890,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions\/3890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.runridedive.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}