Updated On: 12 July, 2023 12:38 PM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
State outfit routed 0-9 by Hockey Madhya Pradesh in Hockey India Junior National Women`s Championships in Rourkela

The Maharashtra junior women`s team. PIC/Hockey Maharashtra
The Hockey Maharashtra women`s team, led by Himanshi Gawande, suffered an embarrassing 0-9 defeat to eventual champions Hockey Madhya Pradesh in the quarter-finals of the Hockey India Junior National Women`s Championships in Rourkela, Odisha, recently. The defeat saw the Maharashtra girls finish eighth in the 28-team tournament.
HMP`s Soniya Kumre (6th, 18th, 50th minute) netted a fine hat-trick while Bhumiksha Shahu (11th, 44th min) scored a brace and Sonia Devi (5th), Aashrita Thakur (43rd), Jyoti Singh (11th) and Gurmail Kaur (27th) contributed a goal each to complete the rout.