	{"id":29803,"date":"2019-09-12T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T22:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=29803"},"modified":"2019-11-20T11:12:30","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T01:12:30","slug":"torquay-in-hockey-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/sport\/torquay-in-hockey-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Torquay in hockey grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORQUAY&#8217;S Division 1 Women&#8217;s side will play Saints in the Geelong Hockey Association grand final on Saturday Stead Park.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a good season for the club as their Under 17 and Under 12 sides will also play in finals on Saturday, while the Under 10s have already won their division.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Men&#8217;s side and the Division 2 Women&#8217;s team also both narrowly missed out on grand final places in the weekend&#8217;s preliminary finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Division 1 Women&#8217;s side have had a strong season, finishing second but equal on points with first-placed Geelong Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>The teams coach Sarah Storen said she was pleased the team was building on the success of previous years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This season has been a strong year for the Torquay women Divsion 1 team and we are exciting to be in the Grand Final again, making it 5 years in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints are a strong team and while we have beaten them a number of times this season we expect a tough game on Saturday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Torquay then beat Geelong Jaguars in the qualifying finals to guarantee themselves a place in the grand final.<\/p>\n<p>Torquay&#8217;s Emmaline Shand is currently atop of the scorers chart for the league with 16 goals to her name, helping Torquay be the most prolific team in the year.<\/p>\n<p>The previous games between the Saints and Torquay have often been close.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints won 3-2 when the sides first met early in May. 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