There are new leaders in the Legacy Ulster Women’s Premier League as Ards beat Banbridge 4-1.
After a quiet first quarter the table toppers got two goals in quick succession when Ali Carson opened the scoring in the 20th minute before Amy Benson got a second in the 23rd.
Banbridge did grab a goal back through Sam Bann but Carson and Benson struck in quick succession once more as they scored two goals in as many minutes to make it 4-1.
Meanwhile, title rivals Queen’s University dropped points as they drew at home to Lurgan.
The visitors stormed to a two-goal lead and were on course to climb up to fourth in the table but Zoe Wilson got the hosts back on track from a short corner.
In the final quarter, Wilson got her second of the game and earned a point for her side but despite the comeback, her side drop to second in the table.
Elsewhere Lisnagarvey moved up to fourth in the table as they won 3-1 at home to Belfast Harlequins.
Two goals from Beth Ravey and another from Scarlett Swann sealed a third win in a row for the host who now find themselves three points behind Portadown with a game in hand.
The result sees Harlequins drop to sixth in the table, a point behind Saturday’s opponents but having played a game more and six points ahead of seventh-placed Ballymoney.
The final game on Saturday saw Ballymoney get just a second win of the season when they beat Omagh 4-1 at the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre.
Sophie Smyth got the visitors only goal in the game which proved to be a consolation strike after they fell behind after seven minutes.
Rebecca Ross opened the scoring before two more goals in the third quarter took the game beyond Omagh and Suzanne Brown rounded off the scoring in the latter stages of the fixture.
The loss means Omagh are now winless in eight games following their promotion to the division and also sees them drop below Saturday’s opponents in the table.
On Friday night two goals from Katie Herron and another from Hannah Reavie rounded off a 3-0 victory for Portadown against bottom-of-the-table Armagh.
