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SBS Scottish Women’s Premier League

       After a seven-goal blast in midweek to take them top of the table, Rangers went one better on
       Sunday when they ran out 8-0 winners over Aberdeen. Kayla McCoy netted a first half brace
       and went on to complete her hat-trick after the break, and she was joinde on the scoresheet by
       Lizzie Arnot, who bagged a brace, Kirsten Reilly, Chelsea Cornet and Jane Ross.
            Rangers have a two point lead over the two teams below them, headed by Glasgow City
       who notched up a 2-0 victory away to Hearts. Aoife Colvill opened the scoring for City after ten
       minues and Hayley Lauder added the second goal ahead of the interval.
            Celtic  kept  themselves  nicely  in  touch  as  they  scored  six  times  without  reply  at
       Hamilton Academical. Six different players got on the scoresheet for the Hoops, Jacynta
       Galabadaarachchi opening the scoring after four minutes and Kathleen McGovern made it two,
       before Charlie Wellings and Cheyenne Shorts added further goals on the stroke of half time.
       After the break, Caitlin Hayes and Olivia Chance rounded off the scoring for Celtic who are still
       two points off the pace.
            Partick Thistle are off the bottom and into mid-table with a fine 3-2 win against fourth
       placed  Hibernian.  Siobhan  Hunter  put  Hibs  in  front  but  after  the  break,  Thistle  hit  back
       strongly with three goals in a thirteen minute spell, Amy Bulloch equalising from the penalty
       spot before Rebecca McGowan and Bulloch put them in control of the game. Colette Cavanagh
       did pull a goal back for Hibs but Partick held on for one of their biggest ever victories.
            The two teams immediately below Partick in the table are Spartans and Motherwell
       who meeting finished in a goalless draw. For Spartans, the point and clean sheet were both
       welcome after two big defeats and Motherwell were able to build on their first victory seven days
       earlier.
            With Glasgow Women not having a game, Dundee Utd took the chance to open up a
       lead of three points at the top of SWPL 2 after they won 2-1 away to Boroughmuir Thistle.
       Elvie McLean did give Boroughmuir the lead from the penalty spot, midway through the first
       half, but Jade McLaren brought United back on level terms before the break and with twelve
       minutes to go, Chloe Clemison scored to give her side a fourth win in five matches.
            Kilmarnock have climbed above
       Boroughmuir and into third place, thanks SWPL 1        P  W  D  L  F  A Pts GD
       to a 4-2 victory away to St Johnstone. RANGERS         6  6  0  0  32  2  18  30
       Lisa  Swanson  and  Kirsty  O’Brien  put  GLASGOW CITY  6  5  1  0  25  4  16  21
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       Killie two goals ahead inside the opening  CELTIC      6 6  5 3  1 0  0 3  24  5 6  9  8
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                                        HIBERNIAN
       quarter hour and after Ellie Cowie pulled
                                        ABERDEEN              6  2  1  3  7  15  7  -8
       one  back  after  the  interval,  Georgia
                                        PARTICK THISTLE       6  2  0  4  8  22  6  -14
       Crooks  restored  the  two-goal  advantage SPARTANS WFC  6  1  2  3  4  19  5  -15
       five minutes later. Morgan Steedman gave MOTHERWELL    6  1  1  4  5  17  4  -12
       St  Johnstone  renewed  hope  as  she HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN  6  1  0  5  5  15  3  -10
       reduced the arrears again by the hour but  HAMILTON ACADEMICAL  6  1  0  5  3  21  3  -18
       after  the  game  was  in  the  balance  for  a
       while, O’Brien scored her second goal late  Hamilton 0 Celtic 6; Hearts 0 Glasgow City 2; Partick 3 Hibernian 2;
                                        Rangers 8 Aberdeen 0; Spartans 0 Motherwell 0.
       on  to  seal  a  hard  earned  win  for
       Kilmarnock.                      SWPL 2                P  W  D  L  F  A Pts GD
            Stirling  University  claimed DUNDEE UTD          5  4  1  0  13  4  13  9
       their  first  victory  of  the  season  and GLASGOW WOMEN  4  3  1  0  8  4  10  4
       completed  a  trio  of  away  wins  in  the  KILMARNOCK  5  3  0  2 2  17 10  9 7  7 2
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       division  when  they  beat  Queen’s  Park  BOROUGHMUIR THISTLE  5 5  2 1  1 2  2  3  12  5  -9
                                        STIRLING UNIVERSITY
       2-0. Rebecca Roberston gave Stirling the  ST JOHNSTONE  5  1  1  3  7  12  4  -5
       lead  shortly  after  half  time  and  Iris QUEEN'S PARK  5  0  0  5  3  11  0  -8
       Ramage  made  the  game  safe  with
       seventeen  minutes  remaining  when  she  Boroughmuir 1 Dundee Utd 2; Queen’s Park 0 Stirling 2;
                                        St Johnstone 2 Kilmarnock 4.
       scored the second.
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