During the eleventh match round of the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men, Struan Walker (Oranje-Rood) made a giant leap on the top scorers’ list after his four goals on the Kampong pitch. Among the women, Pien Dicke (SCHC) drifted into the top ten.
Tulp Hoofdklasse Women
The tenth match round in the Tulp Hoofdklasse Women brought no changes at the top of the shooters’ standings. In the sub-top, Den Bosch attacker Frédérique Matla added a goalter to her total. With her seven goals this season, she now stands at 198 goals in the Hoofdklasse and can top the 200-goal mark next Sunday in the home game against Oranje-Rood.
Pien Dicke on a roll
At SCHC, Pien Dicke is getting the hang of things. The 26-year-old striker has scored four goals in her last three matches. With six goals, she is one of the ten most prolific players this season. Sosha Benninga, good for three of the four Kampong goals against Den Bosch (4-2) on Sunday, is now on five goals and falls just outside the top ten.
Top scorers after ten match rounds
- 10 goals – Jip Dicke (SCHC)
- 8 goals – Trijntje Beljaars (Amsterdam)
- 8 goals – Imke Verstraeten (Amsterdam)
- 7 goals – Yibbi Jansen (SCHC)
- 7 goals – Frédérique Matla (Den Bosch)
- 6 goals – Joosje Burg (Den Bosch)
- 6 goals – Maud van den Heuvel (SCHC)
- 6 goals – Pien Dicke (SCHC)
Tulp Hoofdklasse Men
Amsterdam attacker Boris Burkhardt has been joined at the top of the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men’s top scorer list by Struan Walker. The Scottish striker of Oranje-Rood could Rewatch a historic Sunday, on which he single-handedly killed off Kampong with four goals (2-4). A special achievement, as Walker is the first player ever in Hoofdklasse history to manage to score four goals on a visit to the top club from Utrecht.
Club record
With 15 goals after his first 11 games, Walker has set a new club record at Oranje-Rood. No other player of the Eindhoven merged club scored as many times in the first half of the league than the Scottish goalgetter. The club record had been held since season 2023-2024 by New Zealand striker Sam Lane, who scored 13 times in his first 11 appearances for Oranje-Rood.
Top scorers after eleven match rounds
- 15 goals – Boris Burkhardt (Amsterdam)
- 15 goals – Struan Walker (Oranje-Rood)
- 12 goals – Timo Boers (Den Bosch)
- 12 goals – Joep Troost (Pinoké)
- 10 goals – Teun Beins (Bloemendaal)
- 10 goals – Pepijn van der Heijden (Rotterdam)
- 9 goals – Duco Telgenkamp (Kampong)
- 8 goals – Miles Bukkens (Pinoké)
- 7 goals – Tjep Hoedemakers (Rotterdam)
