This Wednesday there’s a number of sports in action at home. So, make sure you head to some of these amazing fixtures and support the African violet!
BIG MATCH
This week, we have Hockey in the BIG MATCH series, with the men’s 1’s and women’s 1’s facing fierce rivals Birmingham.
Birmingham are currently sitting in first place in both the female and male leagues, so these two games are not going to disappoint. Can Loughborough cause an upset on home turf? It’s one to watch, so head down to see the Men’s game at 12:30 and the women’s at 2pm, both at the Waterbase Hockey pitch.
Other Hockey fixtures include;
Men’s 4’s Vs Nottingham Trent 2’s, 3:30pm, Waterbase
Women’s 3’s Vs University of Nottingham 2’s, 1pm, EHB Sand-dressed pitch
Home Fixtures 16th November 2016
Basketball
Men’s 1’s Basketball Vs University of Worcester 1’s, 6pm, Sir David Wallace
Men’s 3’s Basketball Vs University of Cambridge 2’s, 2pm, Sir David Wallace
Women’s Basketball 2’s Vs University of Cambridge 1’s, 4pm, Sir David Wallace
Badminton
Men’s Badminton 1’s Vs University of Nottingham 1’s, 1pm, Badminton Centre
Women’s Badminton 1’s Vs Sheffield Hallam 1’s, 4:30pm, Badminton Centre
Fencing
Men’s Fencing 1’s Vs University of Nottingham 1’s, 1pm, EHB Sports Hall
Women’s Fencing 1’s Vs University of Leicester 1’s
Football
Men’s Football 1’s Vs Birmingham 1’s, 2pm KO, Holywell Pitch 4
Men’s Football 3’s Vs Anglia Ruskin 1’s, 2pm KO, Holywell Pitch 5
Men’s Football 4’s Vs University of Worcester 3’s, 2pm KO, Nanpantan Sports Ground
Women’s Football 1’s Vs Sheffield Hallam 1’s, 2pm KO, Holywell Pitch 3
Women’s Football 3’s Vs University of Nottingham 2’s, 2pm KO, Holywell Pitch 6
Women’s Football 4’s Vs University of Worcester 2’s, 2pm KO, Holywell Pitch 7
Golf
Mixed Golf 1’s Vs Northumbria 1’s, 10 am, Park Hill Golf Course
Mixed Golf 2’s Vs Warwick 1’s, 10am, Park Hill Golf Course
Lacrosse
Men’s Lacrosse 2’s vs University of Cambridge 1’s, 3pm, EHB Sand-dressed pitch
Women’s Lacrosse 1’s Vs University of Nottingham 1’s , 5pm, EHB Sand-dressed pitch
Netball
Women’s Netball 1’s Vs University of Worcester 1’s, 5pm, Netball Centre
Women’s Netball 2’s Vs University of Cambridge 1’s, 3pm, Netball Centre
Women’s Netball 3’s Vs University of Cambridge 2’s, 1pm, Netball Centre
Rugby League
Men’s Rugby Union 1’s Vs University of Nottingham 1’s, 7pm, Rugby Rubber Crumb
Men’s Rugby Union 2’s Vs Coventry University 1’s, 2pm, Holywell 1
Men’s Rugby Union 3’s Vs University of Nottingham 2’s, 2pm, Holywell 2
Rugby Union
Men’s Rugby Union 3’s Vs University of Edinburgh 1’s, 1pm, Rugby Rubber Crumb
Women’s Rugby Union 1’s Vs University of Leeds 1’s, 4pm, Rugby Rubber Crumb
Women’s Rugby Union 2’s Vs University of Nottingham 1’s, 2pm, Towers Pitch
Table Tennis
Men’s Table Tennis 1’s Vs University of Edinburgh 1’s, 1:30pm, Victory Hall, Holywell
Men’s Table Tennis 3’s Vs University of Birmingham 2’s, 2pm, EHB Games Room
Tennis
Men’s Tennis 1’s Vs University of Bath 1’s, 12pm, Tennis Centre
Women’s Tennis 1’s Vs University of Durham 1’s, 2pm, Tennis Centre
Ultimate Frisbee
Men’s Ultimate Frisbee 1’s Vs University of Birmingham 1’s, 2pm, PEC
Men’s Ultimate Frisbee 3’s Vs Anglia Ruskin University 1’s, 3pm, PEC
Volleyball
Men’s Volleyball 2’s Vs University of East Anglia 1’s, 2pm, Sir David Wallace
Water Polo
Men’s Water Polo 1’s Vs Manchester Metropolitan 1’s, 2:45pm, EIS Pool
Women’s Water Polo 1’s Vs University of St Andrews 1’s, 1:45pm, EIS Pool
As you can see there are so many sports happening on campus, so come on down and support the African violet in all of their glory, after all…Loughborough Walks On Water!
-By Hannah Thompson, Sport Editor
