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PANJIM: Sridora Caculo College of Commerce and Management Studies, Mapusa, and Don Bosco College, Panjim, won the Men and Women Inter-Collegiate Hockey Championship 2024-25 organised by Goa University at Hockey Turf, Dayanand Bandodkar Krida Sankool, Peddem, recently.
In the well-contested hockey men’s final, Sridoara Caculo College downed Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye’s Government College of Arts and Commerce, Pernem, 3-0.
In the men’s semi-final, Government College, Pernem, outsmarted Government College, Quepem, 4-1 and SV’s Sridora Caculo College of Commerce and Management Studies, Mapusa, defeated St Xavier’s College, 4-2.
In the well-contested hockey women’s final, Don Bosco College, Panjim, outplayed St Xavier’s College, Mapusa, 7-1.
In the women’s semi-finals, St Xavier’s College outplayed DM’s College, Assagao, 2-1 and Don Bosco College, Panjim, defeated Rosary College, Navelim, 6-0.
In total 11 men and 4 women teams participated.
Best Player Men was awarded to Vivek Naik of Government College, Pernem, and Best Player Women was awarded to Pearl Almeida from Don Bosco College, Panjim.
Associate Prof Smriti Borkar, vice-principal of Sridora Caculo College, Mapusa, and guest of honour Victor Albuquerque, hockey coach, Sports Authority of Goa and Dr Cliffton Fernandes, college director of physical education and sports, Nirmala Institute, Altinho-Panjim, and Dr Sam Braganza, college director of physical education and sports, Government College, Pernem, along with Balachandra Jadar, assistant director of physical education and sports, Goa University, presented medals and trophies to the winners and runners-ups.
Sridora Caculo College Men’s hockey team: Nishit Hegde, Mahadev Naik, Abbas Khatib, Soum Naik, Shodhan Naik, Tushal Haldankar, Gaurav Shetgaonkar, Mukesh Naik, Manjunath Bangar, Vighnesh Phondekar, Maharsh Sawant, Sumit Shetgaonkar, Prashant Agharia, Prajal Shet, Shubham Sharma, Suyesh Mayekar, Dilkash Aroskar, Sahil Khajnekar.
Don Bosco College Panjim women’s hockey team: Chaitali Gawas, Shaina Almeida, Rhea Pires, Juella Fernandes, Diksha Chawdhari, Prajakta Gaonkar, Nikita Naik, Blessica Rodrigues, Sushmita Jadhav, Aaroshi Govekar, Kunika Harmalkar, Rashi Halarnakar, Yukta Mahato, Anoshka Dsouza, Alpita Harishchandra Khedekar, Pearl Ruby de Almeida, Riddhi Rohidas Priolkar, Kalpita Velkaskar.
