A Mia Simmonds hat-trick helped Colney Heath through to the next round of the Women's FA Cup.
Her treble came in a a 5-0 win away to Wootton Blue Cross Lionesses, sending them through to the second qualifying round.
The Magpies won a corner with the first meaningful attack of the match after good work by Lacey Kavanagh-Blake.
Mia Pinkham swung over the cross and Simmonds go the party started with a firm header that was deflected on its way into the net.
Three minutes later, Amy Phillips was tripped in the penalty-area and Sheree Oliver stepped up to double the lead from the spot.
The remainder of the half was played out with the Magpies on the front foot.
Kavanagh-Blake, Phillips and Rosa Ray-Smith caused the home defence all sort of problems down the flanks, while the visitors defence coped well with all threats at the other end.
Sophie Lerwill was particularly impressive with her composure and awareness while stand-in keeper Lucy Hancock returned to the team to help out her old colleagues, and was rarely troubled in an assured performance.
Early in the second half, Simmonds latched on to a Phillips pass out wide and finished firmly to extend the lead to 3-0 before the impressive Ray-Smith then scored the pick of the goals with a fine finish over Wootton’s Sade Dunne.
The win was completed in the final 10 minutes when Ellen Salter’s cross was handled in the penalty area and Mia Simmonds completed her first hat-trick since April 2024.
Colney will now play Berkhamsted at home in the next round while St Albans City are also at home, Beaconsfield Town the visitors.
Harpenden Town meanwhile play Woodley United, also at their home base.
After Harpenden's great win at Clarence Park in midweek, both they and City enjoyed different fortunes on Sunday.
Saints won 2-1 at home to Atletico London with goals from Kayleigh Gray and Alicia Povey.
Harpenden meanwhile lost 2-1 at home to Watford Res, the visitors scoring a winner three minutes from the end of the 90.
The Hornets' development side had taken a fourth minute lead when a corner from Kaya Bamber was forced home at the back post by Isabel Doolan.
And although both sides had chances for the remainder of the half, it was Harpenden who scored next.
Nancy Tucker was brought down in the box and up stepped Belle Shannon to plant the spot-kick into the top corner.
She almost put Harps in front moments later but managed to hit the crossbar twice in the apace of 20 seconds, the first with a header and then with her follow-up shot, the second bouncing down and out.
Lucy Ford looked she had snatched the win late in the game for Harpenden when her lofted shot from a Chloe Dinsey through-ball found the back of the net, only for the offside flag to dampen the celebrations.
And the knife was stuck further in four minutes later when another Bamber corner was met by the head of Alliyah Anderson to give Watford the win.
Harpenden Town Colts were playing their first match in Division One of the Beds & Herts League at home to Baldock Town.
And it finished in a 2-2 draw, Ella Clement and Jessica Curtis scoring for Harpenden while Emelye Gosnell got both the Baldock goals.
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