The free-scoring Millers put in a four-some display in the winter sunshine to bag a fourth league win in a row.

Nottingham Trent University were the latest victims of Rotherham’s impressive attacking firepower in a stop-start game punctuated by injury-related interruptions.

Lexie Butterworth continued her impressive record of scoring on every league appearance (that’s 4 in a row now), with her seventh for the club, while Alesha Gale and Beth Howarth each scored for the third successive game.

There was also a third of the season to celebrate for Amy Nowell, the defender capitalising on confusion in the home defence to prod home the third.

Howarth and Lauren Winter dominated midfield throughout, providing the platform for the front three and wing backs Dina Sarayreh and Molly Corke to carve out a host of opportunities.

Gale took advantage of one of these, guiding a header home from a Sidni Simmons free kick, while Howarth volleyed home when another set piece was only half-cleared after the break.

The scoreline for both sides could have been much higher, with NTU helped out in no small measure by keeper Beth Marshall.

Forced to sit out ten minutes of the opening period after going down with injury – during which time Butterworth broke the deadlock with a crisp 20-yarder – Marshall returned with her knee strapped and proceeded to make a string of athletic saves.

At the other end, Ashleigh Ridsdel-Harrison was called into action several times after the break as the Millers pushed for more goals and left spaces at the back – having breathed a sigh of relief when one home attack ended with the ball smacking off the crossbar and away.

While Milly Colford and Sarayreh may have left wondering how they didn’t find the net, the bigger picture is this is a fourth league win in a row as Adam Rawlings’ side continue their ascent up the table.

Next up – the small matter of a League Cup semi-final against New Bradwell St Peter on Sunday. Kick-off at Roundwood is at 2pm.