VARSITY SPORTS
MCM clinch hockey title
Chandigarh: MCM DAV College, Chandigarh, beat GGS College for Women, Ludhiana, 2-1 in the final played at PU on Monday, to win the Panjab University Inter-College Hockey Championship (Women).
The match was keenly contested as neither side allowed the other to dominate the proceeding. Sonika was the star performer for the winners as she scored both the goals. MCM opened their account in the 22nd minute when Sonika latched onto to a pass and put the ball into the goal to give her team a 1-0 lead. GGS then went all out to get an equaliser and their many raids into the rival half paid off when Babita scored a field goal in the 34th minute to restore parity.
After the breather, MCM looked more determined and playing with renewed purpose they slowly wore down the GGS defence and managed to win a penalty corner, which was duly converted by Sonika in the 51st minute to give her team a winning 2-1 lead. Though the GGS girls tried their level best they could not get past the MCM defenders who ably held the rival forwards at bay for the remaining 19 minutes of the match.
In the match for the third place played between two teams from Ludhiana, Khalsa College for Women beat Government College for Women 1-0. Simerpreet scored the all-important goal through a penalty corner.
MBB GRGC Girls College, Mansowal (Hoshiarpur) clinched the Panjab University Inter-College Volleyball B-Division (Women) Championship. They beat Guru Nanak College, Moga, in the final 25-15, 25-8, 25-9.
SGGS College, Sector 26, beat GGDSD College, Chandigarh, to win the Panjab University Inter-College Cricket (Men) A-Division Championship, in the final played at PU.
Batting first, GGSD College were 74 all out in 24.4 overs, Sumit Ohri top scored with 21. Surinder (3 for 11) and Satnam (3 for 22) were the main wicket takers for SGGS.
In reply, riding on Gaurav Gambhir’s chanceless knock of 33 not out, SGGS reached the victory target in 16.4 overs losing just one wicket. Yuvraj Singh, who remained unbeaten on 21, ably supported Gaurav.
In the match played for the third spot, SCD Government College, Ludhiana, beat the local DAV College by 7 wickets. DAV set a victory target of 165 for the visitors after they were bowled out for 164 in 34 overs. Amrinderpal Singh top scored with 62, while Ashish Sehgal took 3 for 34 for the Ludhiana team.
SCD batsmen then raced away to a 7-wicket win in 28.2 overs with Sakun Jindal playing a blistering knock of 61 and Chander Shekhar contributing 43 runs.