WOMEN'S HOCKEY:ONLY TWO weekends in to the Leinster League season and already the first division table has a familiar look about it, the top four from the last campaign - Railway Union, Loreto, Hermes and UCD - the only teams to win both their opening games.

UCD took six points from their double-header, Chloe Watkins marking her debut for the students with five goals in Saturday's 7-0 drubbing of Glenanne.

And yesterday they made it two wins out of two when they beat their old friends Trinity 4-0, Rosie Carrigan scoring twice.

Trinity, though, produced a hugely encouraging performance in their opening game of the season on Saturday when they came close to holding national champions Railway to a draw. Jean McDonnell had given Railway the lead early in the second half but Alice Ward levelled for her new club before Kate Dillon denied the hosts a point with the winner 10 minutes from time.

In Booterstown, Áine Connery's first-half goal gave Hermes the points in a closely-fought battle with Old Alexandra, while Pembroke Wanderers got off the mark with a 3-0 win over Bray.

Loreto though were the division's top scorers, Cathy McKean getting a hat-trick in their 10-1 hammering of Corinthian.

In Munster, Cork Harlequins matched Loreto's tally against Belvedere, Cliodhna Sargent scoring four, while Irish captain Eimear Cregan equalled Watkins' feat by putting five past Ashton, joint top of the table until Saturday, in a 9-2 victory.