As the Light Blues teams load up their wagons with rifles, crosses, and épées and head north to Sheffield for the BUCS Nationals, another successful week offers much promise for a return journey with medals in tow. Here, we focus on six wins including four teams heading onward to semi-finals.

Hockey - Men’s 1st vs Oxford 1st – Result: Win

A fantastic Wednesday afternoon saw a 4-1 triumph over Oxford and progression up to 4th place in the Premier South League for the Men’s 1st. Although Cambridge secured a deserved result the score line suggests a more one sided affair than reality, and the Dark Blues will be very disappointed not to have come away with something from the game after a goal which would have made the score 2-2 was controversially scrubbed off. Cambridge showed great resurgence after this however to create scoring opportunities and secure the win, with the final goal coming from a well worked short corner routine.

The Light Blue’s final league match of the season is away at Exeter on the 19th February, and a win could secure a podium 3rd place finish as well as presenting fantastic momentum for the Varsity clash on 1st March. 

Basketball – Women’s 1st vs Nottingham Trent – Result: Win

A one sided afternoon for the Light Blues saw Nottingham Trent dispatched nursing wounds after a 65-32 drubbing. Cambridge now progress on to the Conference Cup semi-final on the 26th February to face county neighbours Bedfordshire or Cranfield away. 

Fencing – Birmingham vs Women’s – Result: Win

The Light Blue women can take a well earnt breather after wrapping up the Midlands 1A division as runaway winners with two games to spare with a win away at title challengers Birmingham. This ensures the team will go on to the Promotion Playoffs in April to play in a knockout tie containing UCL and the winners of the Western and South East Tier 1.  This goes alongside a cup semi-final on the 19th February against Royal Holloway (who they may well face in the promotion play off) to form a busy end of season.

Netball – Loughborough 5th vs Women’s 1st – Result: Win

Cambridge march on to the semi-final of the conference cup in a spirited win over Loughborough, overturning a five point deficit at half time to take the tie 41-35. Next, they face title rivals Warwick on home turf in the semi-final before taking them again on in a must watch decisive league game on 19th February as part of a Cambridge back to back triple header which sees all three teams in action-one not to be missed!

Netball – Women’s 3rd vs Oxford 3rd – Result: Win

Meanwhile, the thirds claimed an always welcome win over Oxford to progress to the semi-final of the Conference Plate, a result which offers much promise for the upcoming Varsity on March 1st. Next in the Plate is a tricky home tie against a UEA 2nd’s team, riding high two leagues above the Light Blues, at the University Sports Centre on the 26th February from 2:30pm. 

Hockey – Women’s 2nd vs Harper Adams – Result: Win  

A thrilling afternoon at the Wilberforce saw the Light Blue’s overcome Harper Adams by a single goal to claim their Conference Cup quarter final 5-4 and send their opponents back to Shropshire empty handed. For the semi-final Cambridge travel to Loughborough on the 26th February. 

Full results, fixtures and tables available on the BUCS Play website.