North West B Complete Perfect Group Campaign at the Hockey Farm
North West B and SACD booked their places in the semi-finals of the SA Hockey IPT B Section women’s tournament at The Hockey Farm in eMalahleni on Wednesday, 2 September 2026.
North West B completed a perfect group campaign with a 3–1 victory over SACD in the headline encounter of the day. Entering the contest with both sides holding unbeaten records, Mathapelo Pitso opened the scoring for SACD in the 14th minute.
Pitso’s strike was the first goal conceded by North West B in the tournament and gave the Country Districts side a 1–0 advantage at half-time.
North West B responded emphatically after the interval, with Erika Neuhoff levelling matters in the 32nd minute before Chanel Genis put them ahead two minutes later.
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Marika Neethling sealed the victory in the final minute, bringing their tally to 10 goals scored and just one conceded in the group stage.
Statistically, North West B cemented their position at the top of the standings with 9 points from three matches played, boasting a dominant +9 goal difference, and SACD finished as runners-up in the log with 6 points and a +2 goal difference, having recorded two wins and a single defeat.
North West B’s offensive potency was underlined by their tournament-topping totals of 10 goals, comprising 7 field goals and 3 penalty corners. SACD followed with 5 total goals scored across their three fixtures.
On the individual goal-scoring leaderboard, Erika Neuhoff and Marika Neethling joined teammate Jade Kelly at the top with 2 goals each for North West B. Mathapelo Pitso joined Chenelle Roux, Lisa February, and Rethabile Mothupi on the list of goal scorers for SACD.
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The semi-final line-up is now confirmed, with top-seeded North West B taking on fourth-placed KZN Mynahs, while second-placed SACD face third-placed Mpumalanga in a repeat of their group-stage encounter.
SA Hockey IPT B Section Women’s Competition at The Hockey Farm, eMalahleni
Monday, 31 August 2026
SACD 2-0 KZN Mynahs; Scorers: Chenelle Roux 3′, 19′
Mpumalanga 0-2 North West B; Scorers: Marika Neethling 24’, Erika Neuhoff 30′
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
KZN Mynahs 0-5 North West B; Scorers: Juliet Horton 7′, Jade Kelly 10’ and 39′, Dine van Jaarsveld 17′, and Liane Nel 33′
Mpumalanga 0-2 SACD; Scorers: Rethabile Mothupi 43’, and Lisa February 58′
Wednesday, 2 September, 2026
North West B 3-1 SACD; Scorers: Erika Neuhoff 32’, Chanel Genis 34’, Marika Neethling 60’; Mathapelo Pitso 14’
Mpumalanga 2-0 KZN Mynahs; Scorers: Monique Liebenberg 27’, Bianca Kruger 39’
Thursday, 3 September, 2026
10:45– Semi-Final: North West B vs KZN Mynahs
14:15– Semi-Final: SACD vs Mpumalanga
All times CAT
Original Copy: Hockey SA, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: North West B completed a perfect group campaign at the SA Hockey IPT B Section women’s tournament with a 3–1 win over SACD to secure top spot and advance to the semi-finals at The Hockey Farm in eMalahleni on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. All Photos: ACK Sports Photography
Photo 2 Caption: Mpumalanga and KZN Mynahs players shake hands after SA Hockey IPT B Section women’s tournament group stage action.
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