Gents
February 3, 2019
Ladies
January 26, 2020
Torius vs. Saturnus '72 DS1
The first half starts slowly. Ten minutes go by and there are no goals at all. Not like the Torius ladies at all, who mostly score the first goal in the first half. The teams are matched with a few beautiful goals. Gijsen scores three times in a row with well-aimed goals in the top corner. Also not unimportant to tell: Gevers scored her first goal and the whole room bursts out laughing and cheering. "Niet normaal. De hele zaal. Complete hal. Stuiterbal." (for this Brabo, as no. 11 is Carnaval’s lucky number). 7-8 is the interim score in advantage of Saturnus ’72.
In the second half, the score quickly changes to 10-15. After a few minutes, the ladies feel they really have to do something otherwise the match will be a ‘waste’ of their effort, after such a beautiful break score. Imagining they ‘vastly’ lost the previous match against Ridderkerk with an end score of 22-10. Wijnker wasn’t in the shape she normally is in the first half, but now there’s some change. She receives a long pass from Ebbers, who intercepts the ball in defense and misses, but after that, she quickly returns with a bomb in the upper corner as we are used to from her. The Torius ladies fight themselves back to a beautiful score of 13-16 with still 13min16sec to go. How will this continue? From this moment on the chances are quite equal. Saturnus manages the whole time to just be that one step ahead of Torius, but the last 3,5 minutes of the game are really exciting. Saturnus is playing two sloppy offenses and Torius is able to play the last attack, but seconds are running down and the last 30, 20, 10, 9, 8 seconds are there to end this match. In the last 5 (!!) seconds the tension is on point, lineplayer Arkensteijn gets a magnificent pass from front back Boel and she… scoooooooooores! What a stunning and thrilling tie game both teams played. With a fair 18-18 the match has come to its end. A little strength from our sponsor Maltha sport must have been involved.
The third half is tasteful as always. Imke, who made her very first goal in this match, made a nice herb cake accompanied by mascarpone crème and walnuts on top. Tastyyy! Thanks to all supporters who have encouraged us and also helped us to eat the cake. Relevant.
Blue love,
Torius Ladies 3
Hercules Den Haag
Gents
January 29, 2017
HMS/Achilles HS1 vs. Hercules HS4
After a large losing streak, it was necessary to give it our all when playing against HMS Achilles. The match took place the 29th of January, in the city of Utrecht. Before the match the team come together for a preparation talk, and once that warm up routine was completed the game started.
During the first few attacks the Torians were in high spirits, even though the first goal was one of HMS. Unfortunately, over the next few minutes HMS was able to score more and more, while the attack of our gents faltered. This lead to a fading team spirit, resulting in a messy first half. The first half ended in a devastating 19 – 6, with HMS firmly in the lead.
Even though the hopes for a win were dashed, we were able to get ourselves together and play a relatively nice second half. We made it clear that we did not forget how to play a nice game of handball, scoring a couple of nice goals, which lead to the final score of 35-17. This means our losing streak remains unbroken, but left our team wanting to win the rest of their matches.
January 22, 2017
Hercules HS4 vs. Leidsche Rhijn HS1
So the home game against Leidsche Rijn was on again. The team which was ended in the top 3 as long as the gents where playing them. We knew this was going to be a hard match, we were only able to win one match out of the five times we met before. Also Torius was coping with lots of injuries and haven’t been performing the way we wanted from the beginning of the season.
Although we only had one substitute, we started the game with unusual high spirits. This resulted in a strong defence and innovating attack. Leidsche Rijn was playing their usual game; a slow pace but full of strong shots and clever plays. They were, as expected, leading after the first half with just four points.
In the second half we were able to keep on playing our own fast game. Leidsche Rijn in their turn kept slowing the game down and try to keep their advantage with experienced clever plays and fouls. But even with three times 2 minutes against their eight times, we weren’t able to turn the tides against this strong team. The game ended in a close 21-23.
November 6, 2016
Leidsche Rhijn HS1 vs. Hercules HS4
After scoring 3 points out of 2 matches the Torius gents were up for their 3th match. It was promising to become a tough one since the opponent, Leidsche Rhijn, won both matches the previous season. However, every match starts with a 0-0 score and we were eager toshow our improvements. When we arrived at the hall it was almost freezing, but after a good warming up we were ready for the match. At the start of the first half we had some difficulties scoring and our defence was not yet on a top level. That’s why Leidsche Rhijn was able to start on a 5-0 run. But when we knew our opponent’s strengths our defence was able to adapt and consequently improved a lot. Combine that solid defence with some quick good attacks and we were back in the game. Still missing lots of changes, we finished the first half at a 10-8 score in favour of Leidsche Rhijn.
Unfortunately, the second half started the way the first half did. Our game was characterized by difficulties finding the back of the net. The experienced opponents managed to force us into their slow and static game, which they used to expand their lead further and further. Only in the past few minutes we were able to find back to our nominal strength.
Although losing by quite a big margin, we were at times able to trade barbs on the same level with a very strong opponent. We did learn a lot from this match, about strength and weakness of Leidsche Rhijn, but even more of ourselves. We will see them next time at Unit Sport in Delft, where the scoreboard will be reset. Next time we will have them!
October 30, 2016
Hercules HS4 vs. Nijenrodes HS1
In the run-up to the first home match of this season the atmosphere within the team was very positive. Everyone was looking forward to the match and eager to show a memorable performance to the supporters.
The first half started in favor of the visitors and they managed to get a 1-3 lead in the first six minutes of the game. After a good period of fast and secure play, Hercules managed to level out the score to 4-4 in under four minutes! From this point on, neither of the two teams managed to get a lead of more than two goals. What followed was a period of fluctuations where the teams changed their lead. Both teams tried to hold on to their lead, but in the end neither succeeded. Both teams went into the break with a 12-12 score.
The second half of the game was once more equally matched which would result in a suspenseful match. The first part of the second half was in the favor of Nijenrodes. Nijenrodes managed to stay in the lead for twenty minutes, even though their lead did not consist of more than two points. After twenty-five minutes Hercules finally made the goal which put them in the lead. Nijenrodes tried to level out the score with a final offensive, however an unexpected ‘bowling’ shot from the left back Michel surprised everyone including the goalkeeper of Nijenrodes. Victory for Hercules: 21-20!
October 23, 2016
US HS3 – Hercules (R) HS4
The first match of the season for the Torius rangers was to be played on the 23rd of October in Amsterdam. The team has undergone some drastic changes compared to last year including a new trainer/coach. A practice- and team bonding weekend had just passed, turning the boys into undefeatable team of power rangers. With high hopes and expectations, they set sail (took the train) to the capital.
The first shots were fired by the students from Delft and hit the target, they were off to a good start. It soon turned out however, that US was an opponent that one cannot easily defeat. The defense of Torius was tested severely and withstood many challenges but in the end had to take some damage. Upgraded systems and creative attacks (black power ranger sitting down mid fast break) kept the fight really tight. Both teams were well matched, the goal difference rarely exceeded two goals, as the halftime score shows: 12-13.
After a quick evaluation of the first half, with some lovely statistics provided by our own one legged power ranger Mark, the squad was motivated to play again. The second half was very similar to the first as the teams balanced the score constantly. In the last five minutes Torius gave away the lead by two, but US had lost one of their fighters for two minutes. This was the perfect opportunity to go and claim the victory. All was going according to plan, with the scores all tied up again in the last minute and the ball at hand of the Torians. Sadly however, no goal was produced from the last attack and both team stranded on a perfect draw of 26-26 (for which a bravo is in order)
Preparations up and running
The Torius gents have a clear goal for the upcoming season: Become champions! To achieve this goal, many of our team members have been busy with some personal training all summer long, and now the team has already started to practice together once more. We want to make sure we are completely prepared to start off strong upcoming season.
February 2, 2016
Hercules HS4 vs Nieuwegein HS2 21-19
Ladies
November 17, 2019
Torius vs. Westlandia DS4
Already the fourth match of the season. A lot of parents, the usual going-strong male support ánd Jappie decided to come and watch the match. What are the ladies up to? Win or lose?
The first half of the first half starts of quite sloppy. A lot of the Torius ladies receive a yellow card for not watching their defense techniques enough. Also, the referee is not averse to giving yellow cards and penalties The second half on the other hand is going really well. Everyone starts to wake up and talk to each other in defense like they never did before. The ladies take the lead from 7-7 on and bring the score to 7-8, 8-8, 8-9 and counting. Some really nice goals from Wijnker, Arkensteijn, Sonneveld and Van Eeden are following. Also Telussa scores a beautiful bounce goal, as Mooij said to do in the beginning, from the wing. In the end of this half they take the head position with an interim score of 13-9.
Jonas is happy. He saw the 6-0 defense Arkensteijn sr. decided to apply in the last part of the first half didn’t work out as good as the 5-1 the girls did in the beginning and…. Literally in first attack, the 5-1 worked out Zuppa (richtig Jonas?), because Van Eeden scores from an attack by ‘play out’ the Westlandia ladies. Unfortunately directly afterwards Westlandia is fighting itself back to a score of 16-16 and from that moment on the teams are matched. But… after some awesome jump shots of Wijnker, some great turns from Arkensteijn and some inventive interceptions of Van Eeden the match ends with a final score of 22-21. Woooooooooh! The first won game.
In the third half the gain of the girls is celebrated with a delicious creamy mousse pie with mango made by Arkensteijn. Talking-while-eating’s main topic is Lustrum Pubcrawl Two and the new Maupie for this activity. Also the next match isn’t going by unmentioned.
Love,
Torius Ladies 3
Hercules Den Haag
November 10, 2019
Saturnus DS1 vs. Torius
Third time's the charm, right? Or as the Dutch say ‘Driemaal is scheepsrecht’, ja toch? Let’s see for ourselves.
The ladies had some start-up problems. Due to the Lustrum Pubcrawl of yesterday? Nooo, of course not. It was just quite early in the morning as the match started at 13.00 in the Sunday afternoon already. Unfortunately the match wasn’t going as the ladies hoped for. But… in the defense they were much stronger than in the second match, so the technique practices worked out well. There’s a final score of 22-14.
The beloved baking (a brownie!!) of Fleur helped us recover from the game. It was a little crumbly, just as the ladies themselves, ‘lekker uitbrakken’ this Sunday and chat about the first Lustrum Crawl. There is better hope for next week!
Love,
Torius Ladies 3
Hercules Den Haag
November 3, 2019
Torius vs. Schipluiden DS1
The first home match. Massive support from the gents as they played their game just before us.
Bring it on!
This match did start of quite well. The ladies of Torius were focused. But… after a few minutes Schipluiden is way faster than Torius and scores a few goals from break-outs and also from doing awfully fast come-backs. There’s an interim score of 5-18.
Torius ladies, really: watch your catching and defense. This time the new team didn’t function as promising as they did the match before. There’s a final score of 8-29. By the way, after the match Den Hengst announced she can join Arkensteijn sr. as assistant-coach, so thanks for that Den Hengst. We could learn a lot!
Let’s see thing positive and let’s train to improve on catching and throwing, techniques and switches. In the third half we had a delicious apple pie made by Maartje which was partly good for healing our wounds.
Love,
Torius Ladies 3
Hercules Den Haag
October 27, 2019
ODIS DS1 vs. Torius
The first match of the season for Torius Ladies 3. Let's see what that has to offer us. 14.40 on the clock, let the games begin…
The first half of the match starts of exciting. The teams are matched. After 2 goals of Odis, Van Eeden, with her unpredictable twist, managed to score the first goal for Torius in the upper left corner. After that, a lot of goals from Wijnker followed. Wijnker also participated in a lot of cross passes. Ebbers, who did not really manage to keep her peace from the corner last year, this time was comfortable in it and scored in the upper corner after a cross of Van Eeden’s side. Josephine also scored a nice one in her first official adult competition match. The referee is not averse to giving yellow cards and penalties and two players of Odis had to leave the field for two minutes. The first half is sympathic further on. There is an interim score of 19-13 in favour of Odis.
The second half there’s a strong start of Torius, but again the score is increasing steadily, so unfortunately no close call. The ladies close the race with a loss, the final score of 28-23. All in all, not bad for a first time with a new team. As mentioned by the ladies, next time they’re gonna kick some ass!
The third half was great too. Demi was this week's ‘koekenbakker’ and she baked one of the most incredible Blondies with pieces of, Dutch Sinterklaas sweets, kruidnoot and pieces of chocolat. Fat!! We have ‘made this ours’. The necessary gossip about the Torius Party still was discussed and the upcoming Lustrum gala ánd dates were also not undisputed. Lex Arkensteijn, Arkensteijn’s father and our coach to be, unfortunately couldn’t make it, because of a wonderful trip to Paris. So Boel was our interim coach. Thanks for being Boel!
Love,
Torius Ladies 3
Hercules Den Haag
February 3, 2019
Hercules DS3 vs. Conventus DS1
January 13, 2019
Ventura DS3 vs. Hercules DS3
December 16, 2018
SC Twist DS3 vs. Hercules DS3
On the 16th of December it was time for the last match of the year for the Torius ladies. This match was played against SC Twist in Vlaardingen.
Since our team is still dealing with some injuries (Iris (ankle), Fleur (knee) and Sanne (shin)) and Charlotte is now ‘apres skiing’ in Austria, we have brought in extra helping force:
Inge to defend our goal and Tessa Persoon on the wing and back position.
We started with a good spirit and were soon the leading team. However, we had difficulty expanding our lead on the opponent. With the referee approving all kinds of defending fouls (on both sides), we had nothing to do than just score. Halfway through, the score was 13-9 in favour of our Torius ladies. With a quick reminder from Biebs in the break that it was important to follow his instructions and thereby play like we used to, we started the second half. Inge managed to keep out 2 penalties on our side and the defence was getting stronger. Nevertheless we still had some difficulties in scoring as much as we wanted, to renounce from the opponent. We could have won more convincingly, but it was without any doubt a victori(us): 17-24
November 11, 2018
Hercules DS3 vs. Roda '71 DS1
March 11, 2018
Hercules DS3 vs. Westlandia
This week we had to play against Westlandia. We never played against them so we did not know what to expect. Charlotte injured her pink which meant she could not defend our goal. Every team at Hercules played at the same time so Fleur Boel and Inge were going to defend our goal. Today we had a lot of coaches: Harold in the first half, Biebs in the second, Char and Tessa V. We started off the game quite good with some strong defense and we managed to score as well. After 10 minutes however the defense became a little bit less which gave Westlandia the opportunity to score some points. During half time it was 11 against 14 for Westlandia. With a motivational speech from Harold we started again optimistic in the second half. The defense still was not as it was supposed to be so Biebs instructed us to block every player coming in the 9 meter line. The attack did not go as smooth as it should have been going, but we still managed to score. After 60 minutes of game we were 19 against 26 for Westlandia. Too bad we did not win, again, but next week we have another opportunity to win! I want to thank Fleur and Inge for defending our goal very well and all our coaches for piloting us through our match.
February 25, 2018
Hercules DS3 vs. Dios
Hercules DS3 vs. EHC
This week was the make-up weekend for matches that had to be moved. After a very successful Hastu Tournament, we were ready for today as well! We had to play two matches; first against Dios and after that against EHC. For today we had a very professional look; Harold was coaching us in a suit! Our practice match against Dios went good so we were hopeful we could win this match. We started very strong and Dios had trouble getting through our defense. We had some trouble with shooting between the poles, so we were going head to head with Dios. At halftime it was 9 against 11 for Dios. We were really playing as a team and in the second half we were keeping up good as well. Unfortunately we did not shoot enough between the poles which resulted in a 14-17 victory for Dios. We have to play again against Dios so hopefully with some luck we can win that match. Some tears were shed after this match, but we had to play another match so with some Tosti building and positiveness we were ready for EHC. After already a match EHC may have thought we weren’t gonna fight for a win, but the first half started off very good and we were going in the break with a tie, 13 against 13. However, in the second half we couldn’t keep up with EHC. We played very good but in the end EHC won 21 against 25. I want to thank the girls from the old team for helping us out these two matches.
February 18, 2018
Hercules DS3 vs. WHC
After last week match we were psyched to play again this Sunday. We were playing against WHC in the beautiful city The Hague. This was a match we could possibly win with our speed and playing as a team. We started off quite good and we were keeping up with WHC. They had some good players who could score very easily in our defense at first so we had to put in some more effort in the defense. With this effort we got to keep it close quite good. In the offense we had some trouble with shooting inside the poles, but in the break we managed to have a 11 against 8 score (WHC was ahead of us). After a nice peptalk from Harold in the break we were all in for winning this match. Super motivated we started again but WHC managed to get ahead of us. Not because our defense wasn’t good, but our offense could use a little bit more power. In the end it was not enough to win the match from WHC. We lost 21 against 6 from WHC. The referee was maybe a bit sleeping but he was not that good and even Harold got a yellow card.
But we did not have sad faces very long because Charlotte baked us a very nice cake for her birthday!
February 11, 2018
Hercules DS3 vs. EHC
After a long period of no matches, we finally had another match. All the Torius teams played at Boswijk so there was a lot of support present. The Alumni Ladies gave a nice example on what to do: WIN! The previous match against EHC wasn’t a succes so we desperately wanted to do better and we wanted to get some points.
We started of very good; some very nice one on one actions and we managed to have a score of 4 against 2. EHC had some very nice tactics and they played very well with the line player which led to some goals against us. We were keeping up very good with EHC and this made the tension high; could this be our first victory? The crowd was cheering for every goal and we were playing good as a team, working for each other. The referees blew for halftime and we were in a tie with EHC. We had a scoop in the first half; Rosa made her first goal! (CONGRATULATIONS) Now everyone in the team has made a goal #goals. After some very motivational words from Biebs, we started again and the tension was very high. In the second half we managed to defense the line player and we were again head to head with EHC.
With about 3 more minutes to play we were one goal behind EHC. We put everything on everything to get in a tie and eventually win. We did everything we could, but with an unfortunate and unfairly 2 minutes suspension with that, we couldn’t get in ahead of EHC. When the time was up, the score was 23 against 25 for EHC.
But this is definitely a match to be proud of even though we didn’t win. We played as a team and everyone worked very hard. I want to thank Biebs for coaching us so good and the crowd for cheering us on the full 60 minutes!
November 12, 2017
Hercules DS3 vs. EHC
While others were celebrating 'de elfde van de elfde' or singing Sint Maarten songs, we headed off on our Saturday evening to Leidschendam for the second match of the season. As the first one had not yet provided us with a victory, we strived to take the points of this match to Delft. Although the time available for warming-up and coach speech was limited, we kicked off the match with some very promosing handball. Nice combinations were played and the score showed 4-6, great! Than somehow the match got a twist and EHC took over. What this twist resulted from... could be the referee that took some strange decisions, could be the transfer from a 6-0 to a 5-1 defense of EHC, or a combination. During the break, the score stagnated at 12-7. In the second half, we tried our best to keep up with EHC's pace, but did not always find the goal. Their strong big cirkel player also kept creating holes in our defense and receiving penalties. The match kind of escalated due to strong defense of EHC, some referee decision and a crowd that was going wild. We even received a red card, which was disgarded after the match fortunately. All in all, we learned a lot, fought together, but unfortunately a score of 28-17 as a result does not lie. Still, we managed to win the third half! Special thanks to our great supporters and substitutes Tessa and Rianne! See you next time at Oliveo...
October 29, 2017
Hercules DS3 vs. Velo DS2
Last Sunday it was time for the first competition match of the Torius ladies student team. Everybody was feeling nervous previous to the start of the game. We started of strong and were able to build up a 4 to 0 lead thanks to some good defence, goal keeping and good pressure in attack. Then then the ladies of Velo started to wake up and a tight game followed. We had some nice attacks, and the defence was working quite well. Unfortunately it was also noticeable that we haven’t been playing together for a long time, and some mistakes were made. At the end of the first half it was 14 to 13.
The second half was as tight as the first and we kept fighting as a team. In the end we just didn’t play smart enough and made some mistakes due to it being our first real match together. We just lost
with 21 to 23. Harold was still proud of us, of course there are a lot of things we can work on, but he complemented our persistence and team work. Charlotte had a fantastic first game in goal, and if we can get our attack a little more organised, we should be able to win our first game soon. Also a special thanks to Linda for helping us out and all supporters for cheering us on.
May 14, 2017
Westlandia DS2 vs. Hercules DS3
This Sunday, not only Feyenoord could become champions, also we, as the Torius Ladies, could become champions of the field competition. We played against Westlandia with a special team formation. Jan divided us in two teams of 6 because we were with 12 players. Halfway in the first and second half these teams would change completely. In the first playing team were: Rianne, Jozet, Rebecca, Linda, Marije and Laura. They started the match with five goals and they kept the defense well closed with only two goals against, of course also thanks to some great saves from Evianne. After a quarter the score was 6 against 2 and the second team was going into the field. The second team consisted of: Sabine, Nienke, Fleur, Sunna, Iris en Imke. They kept the defense closed and scored four goals which led to a score of 10 against 2 for us at the break.
In the break, Jan had nothing to tell; we were leading and he was confident that we would win the match. Instead of the standard talk, we made a team picture with all our sweaty heads. The first team started again and they were playing good with only one goal against and four for us. After fifteen minutes the second team started playing again. The first team was already celebrating the championship while the other team still needed to play for fifteen minutes. Some were so enthusiastic that they were celebrating for the opponent. With seven goals, of which three penalties, and four goals against the end signal was given. This meant that we were champions of the field competition.
It wasn’t our best game ever played, but we won and became champions for the second year on a row. Even in the Westland we had support with us, which is nice especially when becoming champions. After the game we had a lovely diner made by Jan en Jacqueline starting at their roof terrace enjoying the sun and finishing the wonderful day with a desert in their living room.
March 12, 2017
Hercules DS3 vs. Oliveo DS2
Today was our last match of the season. Of course, we wanted to end the season with a win, so we were all motivated to beat Oliveo.
We had a very fast start with our first goal in the first 30 seconds even though we started the game in defense. The first half went really well and in the break the score was 16 goals for us against 5 for Oliveo. Jan was happy with our performance till now, so the only thing he said during the break was to follow this trend and play a good second half as well.
We started the second half with a goal against us, but then we started scoring again. When the final whistle was blown by the referee, the score was 29 against 11 for us. This meant of course a victory for us and everybody (except Evianne) had scored today, so another victory. During this last match of the season we had a visit from talent scout Jacqueline who complimented us on our improvements during this season which is of course very nice to hear!
February 26, 2017
Hercules DS3 vs. DWS DS2
Last Sunday was an exciting match for us. If we would win we would keep our second place, if not, DWS would overtake us on the ranking list by becoming second. The bench was fully loaded and fortunately Rianne could play part of the game as well. We started off very good. In the first ten minutes we were able to get the ball in the net, while DWS was struggling. The defense was doing its job right and Evianne was being a supergoalie again. The rest of the first half was about the same and by the end of the first half it was 14 against 6 for us. Our opponent was also in it to win it, so it was a fierce and physical match.
The beginning of the second half had a low scoring pace for both parties. In the first 11 minutes both sides only scored three times. Because of the fierce play, multiple two minutes penalties were given with a total of five during the entire game. DWS managed to fight back since the score for the second half was 11 against 10. Perhaps we were a little bit tired, causing us not to play the best game anymore. Also, they started using an open defense which always seems to confuse us. Luckily we already showed them we were better during the first half. The final score was 25 against 16, meaning a final second place on the ranking list.
A very nice performance to be proud of as a team!
February 19, 2017
Verburch DS3 vs. Hercules DS3
With only three matches left and a second place on the ranking list we were preparing ourselves for a match against Verburch. Without Iris en Fleur who went off for some snow fun we were already missing some players. Unfortunately, Rianne missed the final steps of the stairs on Friday, causing her to miss this game as well. Luckily, we got some help during the match from Kimberly and we were ready for the game. We started by scoring two goals from Nienke and Rebecca. However, this didn’t give us enough strength to keep ahead and Verburch scored three goals bringing us behind. Kind of a wake up call for us to start scoring again and the goal of Kimberly brought us ahead with 7-4. During the first half, throwing and catching the ball didn’t seem our strongest point, causing a lot of loss of the ball and goals for Verburch. Thanks to Evianne we could keep our lead till the end of the first half, resulting in 9-8. We definitely needed a wake up call, but instead of becoming angry Jan gave us a Pep Up talk and we were ready for the second half.
Second half already started with a much different attitude. We started playing together like a team, nice passing, good pressure and playing some systems let us getting ahead with 17-9. Thanks to playing the systems a lot of space was created for the circle players. Rebecca really took us by the hand and lead us through the second half. Also defending was going better and Evianne was still going strong by letting only five balls pass. Unfortunately, in the last five minutes chaos came back again allowing them to score two more goals. Luckily, the match was already decided at this point with a final score of 22-13. All and all it was a very sportive game and hopefully we can play the next match like the first 25 minutes of the second half!
February 12, 2017
DES '72 DS1 vs. Hercules DS3
After a lost the previous weekend against Gemini, we were all ready to win this game. Before the match, the referee wanted to see all our faces to check, something new for us. The referee was about 1.50 if not smaller, but she was a good referee. We had a fast start and in three minutes we were three points ahead. Des then was more warmed up and they started to score too. We kept the lead the whole first half and in the last 10 minutes of the first half, we made the distance between Des bigger. The defense stood quite strong and people were really working for each other; we were playing as a team. At the end of the first half, we had a lead of 13 against 6. In the first half we scored five times from a break or a fast counterattack.
In the second half, we had a very good start and we scored the first 3 goals from a break; Des was maybe a bit tired. In the last 10 minutes of the second half, we lacked a little bit of attention and Des could score four times in a row while we did not score anything. Also Rebecca felt really unfortunate which led to her not continuing the game (luckily it wasn’t anything that serious). We had already a lead of 21 against 9 in the last 10 minutes, so the 3 points where still ours even though we didn’t played our best 10 minutes. In this game, from every positions somebody scored at least once, which is nice for the teamspirit. The end score was 21 against 13 and Jan can look back at a well played match.
January 29, 2017
HVV DS1 vs. Hercules DS3
After two defeats it was time to kick our own buts and get our spirits high for another match. We headed to Voorschoten for a match against HVV. On our previous encounter we kicked ass by beating them with 30-11, however no guarantees were given. The match started and in the offence some nice moves were made, however finding the goal still seemed difficult. Four minutes in the game and the score was 1-1. The defence and goalie were going strong, making sure only few balls hit the net. In the first 20 minutes, Nienke scores four times, Marije and Imke both score with a break and Fleur scores a penalty. Together with some other nice goals the score is 10-1 in the 20th minute. Seems like a nice start of the game. Then Rebecca and Linda are on fire, hitting the net five times together. HVV manages to score two more times and the first half ends by a nice pass from Evianne to Nienke who can score the final goal of the first half, resulting in 16-3.
For the past couple of practices Jan started training us how to play with an open defence. This seemed a good opportunity to put this into practice, which meant we were defending 5-1 for the first 10 minutes of the second half. Unfortunately this resulted in three goals for HVV and only one for us. Back to 6-0 defence and try keeping the lead. In the final 20 minutes Rianne scored some nice goals from mid-back position and the defence was stronger again. The match resulted in a 25-10 win which reflects a good first half and a lesser second half.
December 11, 2016
Oliveo DS2 vs. Hercules DS3
The final match of this calendar year was against Oliveo. After losing from them last year we were a little bit hesitant about what to expect. Luckily, we had two fans on the tribune and not to forget awesome timekeepster Leah. A short reunion between Jan and the referee and then it was time to start the game. After 2 minutes played, Rebecca breaks through the defense, resulting in our first goal. This gives us a good dose of courage and goals by Linda and Rianne bring us ahead with 3-0 after 4:30 minutes. In the next ten minutes we don’t manage to score while Oliveo hits the net twice, making them catch up. Luckily this gives us a wake-up call and Linda scores the fourth goal, making sure we stay ahead. Playing well in the offence gives Rianne opportunities, scoring four goals from the corner in the first 30 minutes. After the first half, the result is 9-6 for Torius. During the break, tips were given by Charlotte and injured Nienke and with good confidence we went off to the second half. Already in the first minute Rebecca breaks through the defence again bringing our score to double digits. Oliveo scores another three times in the first 9 minutes, but after that our defence was well organized and Evianne was doing so well that they don’t manage to score anymore. Unfortunately, the final minutes couldn’t pass without injuries and Imke had to be taken off the field by Jan. We all hope that she will be fine soon! In the end the final score was 21-9 for Torius, celebrating another victory!
November 20, 2016
Gemini DS3 vs. Hercules DS3
Op zondag 20 november stond de uitwedstrijd tegen Gemini op het programma. In het begin was het weer even aftasten wat we van de tegenpartij konden verwachten, maar na 3 minuten werd er eindelijk gescoord door Nienke. Helaas werden we in de minuten erna bestraft met een 2 minuten tijdstraf voor Rebecca en een penalty. Gelukkig was de penalty ongeldig verklaart door een voetfout en liep het gelijk op, doordat Gemini nog een penalty in haar voordeel kreeg. Maar na 10 minuten was de diesel goed opgewarmd en wisten we de voorstand uit te bouwen naar 4-10 in de 22e minuut. We wisten steeds beter om te gaan met de 5-1 verdediging van Gemini door afwisselend spel te spelen. Daarentegen werden veel schoten van Gemini geblokt door de verdediging en onze keeper. De eerste helft eindigde met nog een aantal snelle aanvallen en een penalty voor Gemini, waardoor we met 6-13 de rust in gingen.
In de 2e helft ging Gemini meer gebruik maken van haar cirkel. Ze wisten op verschillende manieren te scoren en hadden daarbij een penalty goed benut. Wij haalden vooral profijt uit onze systemen, waarbij we de balsnelheid in de aanval probeerde te verhogen. Halverwege kregen de Torius dames last van een dip en werden ze steeds harder aangepakt door de tegenpartij. Hierdoor waren we geneigd om te moeilijk te doen, wat resulteerde in een aantal tegendoelpunten. Het was lastig om rust te bewaren in ons spel, maar gelukkig wisten we ons in de laatste 7 minuten weer te herpakken. Bij 18-23 klonk het eindsignaal. Met tot nu toe 4 van de 5 wedstrijden gewonnen te hebben, kunnen we terugkijken op een mooie stand in de poule!
October 30, 2016
Hercules DS3 vs. WHC Den Haag DS3
De eerste thuiswedstrijden van het seizoen!
Na ruim een half jaar was het zo ver. We speelden weer een thuis wedstrijd in de zaal van het sport centrum van de TU Delft! Dit betekende dat we eerst de heren konden zien spelen in een bloedstollend spannende wedstrijd tegen Nijenrodes HS1. Met deze mooie wedstrijdvoorbereiding en het publiek, begonnen we vol goede moed aan de wedstrijd tegen de Wings Hermes Combinatie Den Haag. De eerste twee schoten van ons konden helaas het doel nog niet vinden, maar gelukkig hield onze keepster ons eigen net in de eerste paar minuten ook nog leeg. Na 3 minuten, kwam dan toch het eerste tegendoelpunt. Het ging redelijk gelijk op, maar het lukte ons niet meer om voor te staan. In de 23e minuut stond het 7-8 voor WHC. Coach Jan deed zijn best om de wit-blauwe machine draaiende te houden, maar het werd er niet beter op. Niet iedereen zat lekker in het spel en er werd onnodig balverlies geleden. Dit konden we niet veroorloven tegen de tegenpartij die scherp schoot vanaf de 2e lijn. We gingen daardoor met een stand van 8-13 de rust in.
Met heldere taal werd iedereen weer herinnerd aan de afspraken die we voor de wedstrijd hadden gemaakt en gingen we over in een 5-1 verdediging. Ondanks dat de verdediging goed stond, hadden we moeite om het net te vinden in de aanval en liep de achterstand op tot 8-16 door de break-outs van de tegenpartij. Het lukte ons niet meer om dit gaat te dichten. Na bijna een jaar de punten in huis te hebben gehouden, bleek WHC te sterk voor ons en klonk het fluit signaal bij 14-25. Ondanks dat we hadden verloren, was het wel een sportief team om tegen te spelen en hopen we deze ervaring weer mee te kunnen nemen naar onze volgende wedstrijd! Volgende week zondag spelen we tegen DWS in Schiedam.
October 23, 2016
Saturnus Leiden DS2 vs Hercules DS3
Dames Torius nipt naar winst in eerste zaalwedstrijd
De dames van Hercules DS3, a.k.a. Torius zijn afgelopen zondag 23 oktober 2016 goed aan de zaalcompetitie begonnen, na een gelijkopgaande wedstrijd werd Saturnus Leiden DS2 verslagen met 13-14.
De Torius dames hadden de veldcompetitie als voorbereiding gebruikt om in de zaal te kunnen gaan vlammen. Aangezien het team echter in de aller laagste veldklasse speelde, ondervonden de studenten niet veel weerstand. De dames konden wel goed de snelle tegenaanval oefenen, die meer dan eens een geducht wapen bleek, en er kon ook nog van het weer genoten worden: 6 van de 7 wedstrijden werden in een heerlijk najaarszonnetje gespeeld.
Na vorig jaar kampioen te zijn geworden, speelt DS3 dit jaar in een voor hen nieuwe poule, met veelal onbekende tegenstanders. Zo ook Saturnus Leiden DS2. Er werd dus afgesproken van het eigen spelletje uit te gaan. Na het begin signaal moesten de Torius dames duidelijk wennen aan de weerstand die Saturnus bood. De tegenstanders pakten flink aan in de dekking en wisten het spel van van de dames te ontregelen. Pas na 8 minuten wisten de dames het net te vinden, en stond het 2-1 in het voordeel van Saturnus. De dames van Torius wisten daarna snel gelijk te maken, maar direct liep Saturnus weer uit naar een 6-2 tussenstand na 15 minuten. De afstandsschutters werden toen gelukkig wakker en vlak voor rust resulteerde een aantal mooie aanvallen in een gelijke stand. Saturnus prikte echter vlak voor het rustsignaal nog een bal in het doel, zodat er gerust werd met een 10-9 achterstand.
In de rust werden de afspraken nog een keer herhaald en vol goede moed werd aan de tweede helft begonnen. Aan beide kanten werd goed verdedigd en het duurde bijna 10 minuten voordat er in de tweede helft gescoord werd. Een mooie pegel vanaf de tweede lijn in de kruising betekende een gelijke stand, 10-10. Even later wisten de dames van Torius voor het eerst in de wedstrijd bij 11-12 de leiding te pakken, en deze zelfs uit te bouwen naar 12-14, met nog 8 minuten op de klok bleef het ijzingwekkend spannend… de verdediging liet aan beide kanten niets door en de ploegen bleven elkaar in evenwicht houden. Pas in de laatste seconden, toen de winst de dames van Torius niet meer kon ontgaan, wist Saturnus nog 1 maal te scoren en zo stond er een eindstand van 13-14 op het scorebord.
Volgende week zondag, 30 oktober speelt Hercules DS3 de eerste thuiswedstrijd in het sportcentrum van de TU Delft, om 15:30 is het haagse WHC DS3 de tegenstander.
March 22, 2016
Met gepaste trots (dames Torius kampioen). Van een aanstaande kampioen wil je altijd winnen de tegenstander krijgt iets extra's. Dat waren de waarschuwingen vooraf. In misschien wel de beste 10 minuten van het seizoen sloopte de Torius aanval de EHC muur met als stuwende kracht Jozet die in de eerste 10 minuten 4x scoorde. Voorsprong 10-5. Daarna werd het minder EHC scoorde 4 x op rij wat uiteindelijk resulteerde in een ruststand van 10-12 in ons voordeel. Paniek(zenuwen)sloeg toe in het begin van de tweede helft we kwamen met 1 doelpunt zelfs achter 14-13. Verdedigende taktiek werd veranderd van een 6-0 naar een 5-1 en daarna vrouw dekking op de keyplayer van EHC. Nienke sloopte no 9 van EHC en Imke stond haar vrouwtje in de punt van de verdediging. De wedstijd kantelde en zoals zo vaak gaven conditie, schotkracht en snelheid ons de bekende kracht in het laatste kwartier. Vanaf 14-16 Torius heer en meester op het veld de cruciale 7 meter was raak en het kampioenschap binnen.
We kijken al uit naar zondag 20 maart om het super te vieren what ever de uitslag may be.