IT may not be her home turf, but St Pat's winger Millie Fulton certainly has reason to enjoy playing women's Premier League Hockey games at Orange.
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She scored at the Orange Hockey Complex in the Saints' season-opening win over Ex-Services, she scored there when the blue and whites beat CYMS, and on Saturday Fulton was the only player to find the back of the net as Pat's posted a 1-0 victory over Confederates.
Whereas her previous goals in Orange this year came in comfortable wins, her second half strike on Saturday was critical. Not only was it a match winner, but it saw her Saints climb over Feds into second on the ladder with just two rounds remaining.
On a personal level, that goal sees Fulton join her vastly experienced Saints team-mate Esther Hotham, Feds gun Eva Reith-Snare and Parkes' India Draper in a four-way lead as competition's leading scorer.
While Fulton got the job done in attack, the Saints had solid performances across to the turf to get the job done against Feds.
"Both teams played a really gritty game today," Saints half Maddy Boyce said.
"It was a tough surface to play on and there were times where momentum shifted to the other team. They're strong in the spine, but I think we did a good job eliminating that.
"They had one or two opportunities but our keeper is always incredible and today was no different."
Saints goalkeeper Lilli-Rai Campbell kept another clean sheet on Saturday, having been beaten just three times this season.
It highlights the all-round strength of the Saints' playing group, but Boyce feels it also reflects on the coaching staff.
"We have really good coaching staff through Ben [Weal], Jimmy [Muldoon], Jayden [Ekert] and our management as well," she said.
"We are a team that are able stick to our structure and game plan, which gives us confidence."
While Feds missed out on the chance to open up a four-point gap over the Saints on the ladder, coach Nic Milne could not fault the effort of his players.
They were particularly strong in the opening quarter.
"They played the whole 60 minutes and that's what I asked of them. Pat's had their opportunities and they happened to sink one and we didn't but I'm happy with the outcome," he said.
"Obviously I would have liked to have come away with a win but that's just the way it goes.
"There's not anything we need to tweak, We might need to look at how we're taking opportunities when they arise but that's about it."
