February 5, 2015, by Lee Chrimes

BUCS round-up 4 February 2015

As the BUCS season enters the closing stages, Nottingham put in a number of impressive displays, and the return of 29 wins and 3 draws improved this week’s win ratio to 47%.

Arguably the biggest fixture of the day was played at Highfields as the Men’s Football 1^st XI took on top of the table Loughborough. The 1-0 scalp was Loughborough’s first defeat of the season, but, more importantly, secured Premier North football for the 1^st XI for another season. The 2^nd XI got in on the act against Loughborough too, winning 5-1 to move another step closer to the Midlands 3B title. The Women’s 1^st XI continued their winning ways and know a win against Birmingham in two weeks will crown them as champions of Midlands 1A.

The Men’s Badminton 2^nd team are also in the running for honours and, despite missing a chance to go clear at the top with a 4-4 draw away at Birmingham, sit level on points in Midlands 2A. The Men’s 1^st and Women’s 2^nd teams made the short trip to Trent, both winning 5-3. Overall, 8 wins were recorded in 9 fixtures against Trent, most notably the Men’s Fencing 2^nd team, who thrashed our rivals 135-54, and the Men’s Hockey 2^nd team who won 4-1 away from home to cement their place at the top.

The Table Tennis club enjoyed an excellent return this week in fixtures themed around Nottingham. It was the derby of all derbies for the Men’s 1^st team as they battled against Trent for the Premier North title. Despite winning 11-6, it was a bittersweet end as the victory propelled Nottingham to joint top, only to be denied the league on goal difference. However, the Men’s 4^th and Women’s 1^st team gained some revenge, beating Trent 11-6 and 5-0 respectively. The Men’s 2^nd and 3^rd played out a thrilling encounter last time the sides met, and there was more of the same in this all-UoN affair, with the 2^nd team eventually prevailing 10-7.

It was mixed bag of results for Lacrosse this Wednesday, the highlights being the Men’s 2^nd team winning a close game against Staffordshire (Stoke) 5-4 and the Women’s 3^rd team decisively overcoming Derby 1^st 37-10. The Men’s 1^st team’s 12-5 win over Loughborough 1^st finished off their season on a high but, like Table Tennis, they look set to miss out on the title on goal difference.

Men’s Volleyball were in full force to complete a clean sweep on winning Wednesday. The 1^st team beat struggling Birmingham 3-1 and have a huge fixture next week against Loughborough at the Jubilee Sports Centre in their race for Midlands 1A honours. The 2^nd and 3^rd teams recorded crucial victories in their bid to stay clear of the bottom but will take nothing for granted in their remaining fixtures.

Likewise, the Women’s Basketball teams had a 100% win record this week, and the 1^st team’s 112-8 demolition of Derby was a fine performance. On the road, the 2^nd team took part in a thrilling encounter, edging out Aston 31-30, and the Men’s Squash 3^rd team were thrilled with their 5-0 drubbing of the same opposition. It was also too close to call for the Women’s Netball 4^th team in their 42-39 win against East Anglia 2^nd.

Nottingham remains 3^rd in the BUCS standings, with 1695 league points and an overall total of 1923.

Position and points accurate at time of press

BUCS weekly report by Sebastian Chmielinski

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