BUCS Round-up

UCLan Men's Football 1st team have extended their lead at the top of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Northern Division 2A to four points after a 6-1 win at home to Manchester 2nd. Women's 1st lost 3-1 at Manchester 1st.

Men's and Women's Hockey teams all slipped to defeats, but there were better fortunes for our Women's Rugby Union team as they beat Salford 1st 46-19.

Netball 1st retained their 100% record with a 63-44 win against Lancaster 1st. The 2nd team lost 62-39 at Salford 1st, but our 3rd team won 63-25 at Salford 2nd.

Women's Basketball 1st lost 72-41 at Newcastle 1st. Men's Tennis 1st still lead Northern Division 3A after a 12-0 victory at Liverpool 3rd and our 2nd team drew 6-6 with Lancaster 2nd.

Men's Table Tennis 1st & 2nd and Squash 1st all lost. Men's Badminton 1st beat Liverpool 2nd 6-2, the 2nd team won 5-3 at home to Cumbria 1st and Women's 1st drew 4-4 at Bangor 1st. Men's Fencing 1st lost narrowly at home to Bradford 1st.

BUCS Round-up

UCLan Men's Football 1st team are the new leaders of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Northern Division 2A.

They put on an impressive show at home to Liverpool John Moores 2nd, eventually running out 11-1 winners. Our 4th team also secured victory with a 3-2 success at home to Bolton 1st.

Men's Rugby Union 1st went down 22-12 at home to Hull 1st, while there were also defeats for our Men's and Women's Hockey 1st teams.

Men's Basketball 2nd remain top of Northern Division 4A after a 66-56 win at Liverpool John Moores 2nd. Netball 3rd also stay top of their league after a comfortable 49-8 victory at Cumbria 3rd.

Men's Tennis 1st maintained their 100% record with an 8-2 win at home to Liverpool John Moores 2nd. Squash 1st won 5-0 at home to Lancaster 1st, Men's Table Tennis 1st lost 9-8 at Lancaster 1st and Men's Fencing 1st were defeated by Keele 1st.

UCLan Golf 1st stay top of Premier League North after a 6-0 whitewash over Loughborough 1st.

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BUCS round-up

UCLan's Netball teams continued their impressive form with a trio of wins in the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues this week.

Our 1st team retained their 100% record with a 43-30 win at MMU Cheshire 2nd, while our 2nd team beat their fourth team 45-37. The 3rd team are top of their division after a 55-48 win at home to Bangor 2nd.

Men's Basktetball 1st enjoyed a 82-69 victory against Northumbria 2nd and the 2nd team cruised to a 97-29 win against MMU Cheshire 4th. Women's 1st lost 40-50 at home to Leeds Met Carnegie 2nd.

Men's Football 1st won 4-1 at Edge Hill 1st, but our 2nd, 3rd, 4th and Women's 1st teams all slipped to defeats. Women's Rugby Union won 57-10 at Manchester 2nd.

Men's Hockey 1st and 2nd both lost, but Women's Hockey 1st won 6-4 at home to Manchester 3rd. Women's 2nd were edged out 3-1 at home to Liverpool Hope 1st.

Men's Badminton 1st won 5-3 against Manchester 3rd and Men's Table Tennis 1st beat Bangor 1st 10-7. Men's Lacrossse 1st and Men's Fencing 1st were both defeated.

It was an excellent week for our Golf teams as all three recorded victories. The 1st team moved back on top of their league with a 5.5-0.5 win against Birmingham 1st, our 2nd team won 4.5-1.5 at Leeds Met Carnegie 2nd and the 3rd team won 5-1 at home to Durham 1st.

Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre round-up

It's been a busy few months at Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre (STFSC). With Christmas just around the corner, staff member Khalid Afzal rounds-up events from the first Semester:

During Fresher's I'm sure many of you were out experiencing the night life, spending most of your loans and fishing for freebies – particularly STFSC memberships!

In the lead up to Halloween the staff made their own Hollywood-style 'Thriller' video, before our students showed us how it should be done with their own version. It was great to see everyone getting into the 'spirit' of Halloween!

STFSC celebrated its second birthday during November with some old school party games. We had 'Pin the Tail on the Donkey' and 'Pass the Parcel' in the gym, while downstairs we had 'Guess the Weight of the Birthday Cake' and 'Match the Baby Photo to the Staff', as well as many other games. It was a nice addition to your regular visit to the Sports Centre.

Following our Birthday we had a traditional STFSC event - the infamous Aerobathon. The theme of our 7th Aerobathon was simply 'love' - love for STFSC to be precise. If you were lucky enough to be involved you also got one of our free t-shirts! Once we were all dressed we were ready for two hours of Zumba and Aerobics. It was one of our best turn outs yet and the positive vibes were sky high. Be sure to join our Aerobathon family next semester.

We know how you guys love your fitness classes. Some prefer Bootcamp, others prefer Spinning, and many enjoy Zumba. We always want to bring fresh and new ideas, and that's what we did.

These included Weight Loss, Core Strength, Women's Weights and High Intensity women's weight classes. A new addition to the studio classes was Kick-Boxercise, just another way for you to batter those pads for a great cardio workout.

We've had many other activities whether that's academic, Student Union related or recreational or hosting events, such as ETTA National Table Tennis Competition, 5-a-side league, Careers in Sports Conference and Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness.

That's all for Semester One, so make sure you keep an eye out on all the opportunities available to you in the New Year at your UCLan Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre.

BUCS round-up

This week's British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) fixtures saw most of our teams in knockout action.

Men's Football 1st and 2nd teams both progressed, beating Liverpool John Moores 3rd and Leeds Met Carnegie 3rd respectively. Men's 4th lost at Grimsby 1st, while Women's 1st were defeated at Northumbria 1st.

Rugby League 1st are through to the last 16 after a 54-16 win at Newcastle 2nd.Women's Rugby Union enjoyed a comfortable 34-7 success at home to Liverpool John Moores 1st.

Men's Hockey 1st won 6-1 at Bolton 1st, while Women's first secured a 10-2 victory at Manchester 5th. Men's 1st and Women's 1st Basketball both slipped to heavy away defeats, but our Netball teams are both through to the next round - the 1st team overcoming York 1st 56-31, while our 3rd team won 62-32 against Manchester Met 9th.

Men's Tennis 1st won 8-4 at Liverpool 1st, but our 2nd team crashed 10-2 at Leeds 4th.Men's Badminton 1st won 8-0 against MMU (Cheshire) 2nd, while Women's 1st beat Hull 1st 5-3.

Men's Table Tennis lost heavily at Lancaster 1st, but our Women's team put up an excellent display in a tournament at Leeds. Katie Lee, Yali Wang and Becca McGrath battled hard to get though to the final, eventually losing out to a Keele University team containing two of the top ranked ladies in the country

UCLan Golf 1st team's long unbeaten streak in the league is over after they lost 4-2 at Northumbria 1st. Our 2nd team also lost to Durham 1st, but the 3rd team sealed a 5-1 win at Liverpool 1st.

BUCS round-up

UCLan Rugby League in action

UCLan Rugby League moved to the top of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Northern Division 2A with an impressive 34-12 win at Bangor 1st.

Men’s Rugby Union 1st lost at home to Leeds 2nd, and there were defeats for Men's Football 2nd & 4th teams. Men's 3rd drew 1-1 with Manchester 3rd, while the 5th team beat UCFB (Burnley) 3-1. Women's Football 1st lost 3-2 at home to Northumbria 1st.

UCLan Rams American Football team crashed 30-9 at Liverpool John Moores 1st, while it was a disappointing week in Hockey, with all four of our teams losing.

Men's Basketball 1st lost 64-61 at Leeds Met Carnegie 2nd, while the 2nd team slipped to their first reverse of the season with a 74-70 defeat at Salford 2nd. Women’s Basketball 1st lost narrowly at Manchester 1st.

Netball 1st retained their 100% record at the top of Northern Division 2A with a 39-33 win at Liverpool 2nd. Our 2nd team beat Liverpool John Moores 3rd 45-32, while the 3rd team enjoyed a 52-30 success against Cumbria 2nd.

Men's Tennis 1st & 2nd teams won 8-4 against Lancaster 1st and Keele 2nd respectively, while Women's 1st picked up their first point of the season with a 6-6 draw against Lancaster 1st.

Men's Badminton 1st drew 4-4 at Lancaster 1st and our Women's team maintained their unbeaten record with an 8-0 win at home to Manchester 2nd.

Squash 1st lost 4-1 at home to Lancaster 1st, Men's Table Tennis 1st lost 10-7 at Lancaster 2nd and the 2nd team crashed 14-3 at home to Leeds Met Carnegie 2nd. Mens & Women's Fencing teams both suffered defeats, while Men's Lacrosse 1st lost heavily at home to Bangor 1st.

Our three Golf teams remain unbeaten with the 1st team securing a 6-0 win against Nottingham 1st, while our 2nd team drew 3-3 at Sheffield 1st. The 3rd team also drew 3-3 at Leeds Met Carnegie 2nd.

(Image: Jodie Williams Photography)