Assam thrash Vidarbha 7-1 in Nationals

Assam continued their winning run as they defeated Vidarbha Hockey Association 7-1 in a Pool A match to qualify for the semifinal of the fourth Senior Women's National Championship here.
Assam remained on the top of the table with three wins from the matches they have played.
Assam scored their opening goal in the second minute through a penalty corner converted by Seema Bharti. In the 20th minute Assam yet again got a penalty corner and this time, Shikha Singh did the job for the team.
Within three minutes, Assam struck again when Nilima Pandey converted a pass which she got in the 23rd minute and hence took the tally to 3-0.

Vidarbha Hockey Association scored their first goal in the 24th minute through Nilam Nishad. Going into the break the scorecard read 4-1 with Assam leading the game.
In the second half, Assam was in full control of the session and added three more goals which helped them win by a huge margin. It was Shikha Singh, Nilima Panday and Seema Bharti who scored two goals each during the match.

Bengal Hockey Association registered a big win over Goa beating them 11-0.
In Pool D, it was Delhi who defeated Puducherry 9-0. Uttarakhand registered their first win in Pool B, defeating Jammu & Kashmir 4-2.

In the last match of the day, Tamil Nadu beat Tripura 10-0 in Pool C.