Cobras are crowned champions

By dward

BASINGSTOKE BISON 1

CHELMSFORD COBRAS 3

CHELMSFORD Cobras Women's Ice Hockey team (pictured) consolidated their position as Division One South champions with another win over their nearest rivals, Basingstoke Bison Ladies.

The scoring was opened by Cobras' Jennifer Bolton, who received the puck in front of her own net and skated the full length of the ice and put the puck into the Basingstoke net.

Gabrielle Gunn then wrong footed the Basingstoke netminder and put the puck high into the net.

Cobras scored a third goal through Tereza Plankova but in the third period Basingstoke scored with a shot from just inside the blue line which took a deflection and went over Jess Bowman's shoulder into the net.

Shortly before the end of the game Cobras playmaker, Charmaine Easton crashed into the Basingstoke net and had to be taken out of the game with a suspected collar bone injury.

The Cobras now go to the play-offs at Sheffield at the end of May.