Bristol Bears moved as much as fourth place within the Premiership Girls’s Rugby and boosted their play-off hopes with a cushty 45-17 victory over Exeter Chiefs.
4 first-half tries at Ashton Gate secured Bristol an early bonus level.
Exeter, who slip from fourth to fifth, are three factors behind Bristol with a sport in hand.
Bristol hooker Lark Atkin-Davies scored a hat-trick of tries, Olympic bronze medallist Ilona Maher added two and scrum-half Keira Bevan and lock Abbie Ward had been additionally on the scoresheet.
American Maher, 28, signed for Bristol on a three-month deal in December to assist her probabilities of making the US staff for the 2025 Girls’s Rugby World Cup this summer season.
Additionally on Saturday, Trailfinders took a step in direction of a top-six end by beating backside facet Sale Sharks 33-20.
Tries by Kate Zackary, Grace White and Abi Burton, plus two by Julia Schell, secured a bonus level win for the guests.
Trailfinders are two factors behind sixth-placed Loughborough Lightning with a sport in hand.