Page 12 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.29 2022-23

Brogan Hay and Carrie McGorm have collected the March 2022-
23 Park’s Motor Group Scottish Women’s Premier League
(SWPL) Player of the Month awards.
Hay becomes the only SWPL player to ever win the award for
a third time. The Scotland internationalist previously won the
award for August/September 2019 and April 2021.
The forward was voted by fellow clubs having scored three
goals and provided one assist in March. This included the only
goals in their 1-0 away win to Spartans and in their 1-1 draw with
Celtic.
Rangers went unbeaten in March, winning three of their
games before being denied all three points by a late equaliser at
home to Celtic in their final game of the month.
In Park’s Motor Group SWPL 2, Carrie McGorm won the
honour for Stirling University making them the first team in the
division to have won the award twice this season. Cyprus
international, Anthina Varnava, won back in September.
McGorm got both goals in their 2-1 win over Gartcairn,
including a spectacular eventual winner. She also provided an
assist in their 2-2 draw with East Fife.
Results meant that Stirling University maintained their
eight-point lead over East Fife in the battle to avoid automatic
relegation.
The nominees for the March Park’s Motor Goup SWPL
award were Lauren Davidson (Glasgow City), Ciara Grant (Heart of Midlothian), and Shen Menglu
(Celtic) and for the SWPL 2 award the nominees were Rebecca Cameron (St Johnstone) and Hannah
Davie (Boroughmuir Thistle). Photos - Colin Poultney and Malcolm McKenzie/SWPL.

Scotland Women’s Under-16s fought back from two goals down to earn a draw in the first of two
friendly matches against Switzerland.
With Emma Egli scoring a brace for the Swiss visitors, striking on four and 33 minutes, debutant
Emily Cadell pulled one back shortly before half time.
With just over an hour played at Ainslie Park, Freya Brien grabbed the equaliser for the young
Scots, which ultimately sealed the draw for Gary Doctor’s side.
Buoyed by the fightback in the first game, the young Scots saw out a 1-0 victory over the visitors
two days later.
A solid defensive display secured the clean sheet with Sophie Black supplying the goal on 29
minutes which proved to be the difference.
Up next for Scotland is a double-header against Republic of Ireland later this year.
Scotland (match one): Emma Thomson, Jessica Husband, Erin Husband, Jess Linden (sub
Ashley Robertson 61mins), Mae English (sub Sophie Black 45mins), Lucy Barclay, Abigail Tobin
(sub Darra Dawson 75mins), Kate Fraser, Emily Cadell (sub Millie Paton 61mins), Sophie Martin
(sub Amy Sharkey 61mins), Freya Brien (sub Sophie McKnight 80mins).
Scotland (match two): Emma Thomson (sub Erin Halliday 46mins), Jessica Husband (sub
Millie Paton 68mins), Erin Husband, Olivia McStay (sub Kate Fraser 80mins), Amy Sharkey,
Sophie Black (sub Sophie McKnight 80mins), Lucy Barclay (sub Jess Linden 68mins), Abigail
Tobin (sub Darra Dawson 58mins), Sophie Timlin (sub Ashley Robertson 58mins), Sophie Martin
(sub Mae English 68mins), Freya Brien (sub Emily Cadell 58mins).
(scottishfa.co.uk)
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