WORCESTER began the second-half of the England Hockey League Women’s Conference West season in torrid fashion.

After losing 4-0 at title-chasing Isca in the first of their weekend double-header, they crashed 9-0 at home to Trojans.

Worcester remain well adrift at the bottom with one point from 11 games.

At Isca, the visitors conceded a ninth-minute tap-in before both sides saw a player yellow carded.

The hosts scrambled a second goal before half-time and added two more in the second period.

Sade Gerald nearly pulled a goal back, while the defence were kept busy.

Captain Rachel Creese went close to scoring in the game with Trojans but Worcester were swept away.

Meanwhile, the seconds drew 2-2 with table-toppers Bromsgrove in Worcestershire League Division One.

Keeper Liz Furber made key saves in the first-half as Worcester went in 1-1 at the interval after Libby Wycherley equalised.

Bromsgrove regained the lead only for Clare Hayes to level again for Worcester, who defended well through Danni Stephens, Alice Parsons, player-of-the-match Jen Wilks and Polly Christian.

The thirds suffered only their second Division Three defeat of the season, losing 4-1 at home to fellow high-fliers Redditch seconds.

Worcester levelled an early penalty flick thanks to a Jess Thornton strike.

The hosts were short at the back and, despite the efforts of Megan Rawlings and Frankie Griffin, shipped three goals in the second period.

The fourths drew 2-2 at Bromsgrove thirds in Division Three, despite starting with 10 players and being two goals down at half-time.

Injury reduced the city side to nine but only served to increase their determination.

Winger Gina Stephens had a fine game and scored twice from short range mid-way through the second period.

Kate Bowyer shone in central defence and player-of-the-match Sarah Cowper was outstanding in midfield.

Worcester men executed their game-plan superbly in ENER-G Midlands Division One, hammering Stone 6-2 at home.

The title-chasers began with a flourish as midfielder Nick Hume scored twice in the first six minutes.

Stone had no answer to Worcester’s pace and top-scorer Chris Perry buried the third from Marvin Bam’s pass.

Chris Kendall squeezed in another goal on 17 minutes but Worcester allowed Stone an opener close to half-time.

Stone added a second after the break but were denied more by keeper Tom Dalton.

However, Perry bagged Worcester’s fifth and Stuart Cunnington added a superb solo effort.

Worcester can play their postponed fixture at Nottingham University a week later to avoid a clash with the under 18s cup trip to Plymouth.

They head to Burton on Saturday, February 19, and face the students the next day.

The seconds drew 2-2 at Walsall in the West Midlands League Premier Division.

Worcester fifths lost 3-0 at leaders Stourport fifths in the Central League West Midlands Premier Division.

The sixths kept second-placed Edgbaston to a 1-0 lead at the interval but fell 6-2 in South West Division One.

Paul Merrell levelled but the hosts’ younger legs over-ran the visitors in an exciting encounter despite Josh Kusch getting a consolation.

Jacob Ford-Thomson and Joe Hughes gave Worcester Badgers Pippins a 2-0 win over Droitwich, while the Potters lost 1-0 at Stourport.

The under 14 boys won and lost one in the second round of National Knock-out Cup games at Edgbaston.

Sam Wicketts (2), Matt Heywood and Paddy Milton gave Worcester a 4-1 win over Sutton Coldfield.

The clash with Edgbaston proved more tricky but Milton scored from a short corner in a 2-1 defeat.

Worcester host the third round on Sunday, March 13, against Lichfield and Olton and West Warwick bidding to get through to the finals.