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| Ellen Tyrer was the Wild Women MVP against Kingston (Photo by Paul Breeze) |
Sunday 30th November 2025 – WNIHL Division 1 North: Widnes Wild Women 0 – Kingston Diamonds 7
The Widnes Wild Women put in a spirited performance against unbeaten
league leaders Kingston Diamonds before ultimately slumping to a 0-7 defeat at
Planet Ice Widnes on Sunday.
While that might sound like a heavy defeat on paper, when the same two
teams met seven day earlier, the Humbersiders strolled to a comprehensive 0-18
victory so Sunday’s game actually represented a significant improvement.
Having only just played the Diamonds, the Wild Women adapted their
tactics for this game and re-arranged the playing lines to better counter the
opposition’s strengths.
This move obviously worked – up to a point – as the two Kingston players
who had caused the most damage in the previous game, scoring 6 goals each, were
both restricted to a solitary strike on this occasion.
The beefed-up Widnes defence kept the title favourites at bay for 5½
minutes before the first goal eventually went in and, by the end of the first
period, the score stood at 0-4 to Kingston.
Just two goals followed in the second period for the visitors and one in
the third. Widnes had their own
chances in front of goal but were unable to get past the Diamonds’ netminder,
who recorded her third shut out in a row.
At the other end, Stephanie Drinkwater was kept busy in the Widnes goal
and put in her usual heroic performance to keep the score down.
The MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards are once again this season being
sponsored by niche publishers Ice Hockey Review and were presented by match goal
judge Valerie Cooper. They went to Holly Smith for Kingston and Ellen Tyrer for
Widnes.
The Wild Women are away to Sheffield Shadows this Sunday 7th
December and then off to the Lace City on 14th December to take on
the Nottingham Vipers for the first time this season.
They are next at home on Sunday 11th January when they
entertain the Caledonia Steel Queens at Plant Ice Widnes, 4.25pm face off.
