GREAT Britain women's ice hockey team captained by Basingstoke's Leanne Ganney and also includes Chrissy Newman from north Hampshire, have lost their opening two games at the World Championship Division 2 Group A in South Korea On Monday, they were beaten 3-1 by hosts South Korea after losing their opening game 5-4 to the Netherlands.

Great Britain women put in a spirited performance but a late third-period goal saw South Korea skate to a 3-1 victory.

Player-of-the-game Nicole Jackson turned away 35 of the 38 shots she faced.

Park Jongah finished off a swift break to put Korea ahead at 15:55 and Han Soo Jin's burst of speed made it 2-0.

GB produced a fantastic second period and Ganney scored her second goal of the tournament as she broke into the zone after great work from Kimberley Lane.

Newman was denied on the breakaway as GB turned up the pressure, while Angela Taylor was denied by the bar early in the third period.

Jackson continued to make a string of fantastic saves to keep Britain in the game, before Kim Heewon's wraparound made it 3-1 at 54:43.

In their opening game, the GB women were beaten 5-4 by the Netherlands.

GB fought back from 3-1 down to tie the game at 3-3 in the second period in the Kwandong Hockey Centre, but ultimately left empty-handed.

Julie Zwarthoed put Netherlands ahead after only 31 seconds for the only goal of the first period.

Bieke van Nes grabbed the Dutch's second at 27:28 before Katie Marsden broke into the Dutch zone to close the gap only 17 seconds later .

Kayleigh Hamers restored Netherlands' two-goal advantage (31:14), but Marsden pounced onto to a rebound for her second goal of the game at 31:51.

Nicole Jackson produced a fine pad save to deny Hamers on a penalty shot, before captain Ganney cut inside and fired in GB's equaliser off the bar at 35:08.

Britain were to end period two behind when Van Nes grabbed her second of the game at 38:32 and Hilde Huisman extended the lead.

Kim Lane netted Marsden's rebound at 58:12 to close the gap to one, but GB will unable to tie the game.

GB's next game is against North Korea on Wednesday starting at 8.30am BST.