Canterbury retained the Mainland Cup, but Otago sides finished strongly following a challenging start.
Otago won three of its four games on the final day of the tournament in Christchurch yesterday.
The senior men’s side beat Canterbury under-23 in a shootout to complete a series win against its counterpart.
The Otago under-18 team edged Canterbury under-18 5-4 and Otago under-18 women beat Tasman under-18 6-1.
The Otago senior women were no match for Canterbury under-23, though, losing 5-0.
Canterbury secured the trophy for a another year with five wins to four overall.
Sunday did not go quite as well for Otago.
The senior men had a 5-3 win, but the other three teams recorded losses.
The heaviest was a 6-0 loss for the Otago women against the Canterbury under-23 side.
They also suffered a 4-0 loss against the same opponent on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, the Otago under-18 women went down 1-0 to Canterbury under-18 and Otago was edged by Canterbury under-23 in a shootout.
But Otago under-18 beat Canterbury under-18 B 3-2.
— Staff reporter
