It's all smiles for the region's two top women's teams, with Trojans winning their first EHA League match for 18 months and Southampton's girls topping the South League, Division 1 after three straight wins.

Trojans, relegated from the top flight after failing to win a single Premier Division game last season, ended their barren run with a 1-0 win at Hounslow & Ealing.

Southampton are flying high after a 4-1 win over Bracknell secured joint top spot in the South League alongside Wimbledon, who crushed Rover Oxford 6-1.

Trojans coach Merijn van Willigen will have been working on short corner routines at this week's training sessions after watching his new charges squander a host of opportunities at Hounslow.

"We were awarded 17 penalty corners and only converted one of them," lamented Trojans manager Louise Carter.

Alex Danson's crucial deflection to Nyssa McNeill's injection secured the points for Trojans, who had to soak up a significant amount of Hounslow pressure in the closing stages before celebrating a long overdue victory.

Goalkeeper Sara Ellis pulled off two fine saves as Trojans clung on.

There's no stopping Southampton, who rattled in three first half goals on the way to their third successive win.

They got their noses in front after six minutes through Naomi Dunn and increased their lead midway through the period with Sue Crowley tucking away the first of two penalty flicks, awarded after Dunn's goalbound shot struck a Bracknell foot on the line.

Sarah Gwynn's third - a rasping reverse stick shot after she had waltzed into the D - effectively settled it before half-time.

A stick tackle from behind on Jo Edmondson,which set up Crowley's second penalty conversion, put the final nail in the coffin of Bracknell,whose late consolation goal failed to prevent a third successive defeat.

All conquering Aldershot & Farnham are sitting in their familiar position at the top of Hampshire League, Division 1.

Newly promoted Trojans are among four unbeaten Division 1 teams after a 1-0 win at Gosport - Kerry McCann's first half goal giving the Stoneham girls the points from a none-too-inspiring performance.

Trojans goalkeeper Ros Fogden made several good saves to deny Gosport a draw.