Unfortunately the girls suffered their first loss all season going down to St Pats 2-1 and having a 2 all draw against Parkes.

Coach Mick Millar said the schedule was not ideal for them, having to play two away games on surfaces they aren't used to.

"However, both of our opposition teams were in the same situation," he said.

"We travelled with 16 players allowing for further injuries, exhausting all players available."

In the Parkes match, Millar said that it was a fast end to end match.

"Parkes applied a lot of pressure on our defence early which restricted us," he said.

"We struggled at times to break their first line of defence."

After making some adjustments to player positioning and their style of play Panthers were able to make some ground and use the ball to their advantage.

"We went a goal down in the first quarter from a penalty corner," he said.

"Parkes were able to go further ahead with another goal in the second quarter, again from a penalty corner."

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But that didn't deter the girls, and they were able to hit back in the second quarter with a goal of their own.

There was no change in score in the third quarter and Panthers were able to equalise as they scored a goal in the fourth quarter to draw the match.

Millar had a lot of praise for his sides defensive efforts in the game against Parkes.

"Our defence repealed several attacks especially within the Parkes game, where our scrabble defence was outstanding in periods," he said.

In the St Pats match the game was played at a slower pace where both teams had space to use the ball throughout the middle of the field.

"St Pats put a goal on us in the second quarter through a penalty corner play, where they led 1 nil going into the half time break," Millar said.

Both teams were in the match, but due to a Panthers penalty corner break down, a lapse in concentration from the Lithgow defence found a St Pats attacker unmarked and available for a one on one with the goalkeeper, which unfortunately led to a 2 nil lead going into the third quarter break.

"The last quarter found that Panthers were able to get on the board but time ran out for us to scrabble for a draw," he said.

Millar called out Brenna Croker for having a fantastic couple of games.

"Brenna Croker played well in goals making a number of crucial saves, keeping us in the contest," he said.

"Again thanks to our younger squad members who travelled and were a great support when needed."

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