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2019 Test matches NZL v JPN (M)
Stratford (NZL)

10 Oct 2019     NZL v JPN     1 - 2
12 Oct 2019    NZL v JPN     6 - 3
14 Oct 2019      NZL v JPN     2 - 0
15 Oct 2019    NZL v JPN     2 - 0

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Two fourth quarter goals seal tough win for the Vantage Black Sticks Men



The Vantage Black Sticks Men have gone back to back in Stratford with a gritty 2-0 win over Japan in the third match of the TSB Community Trust Series. The match went scoreless through three quarters until a Nic Woods drag-flick in the fourth quarter broke the match open. Japans Seren Tanaka was named the Stratford Business Man of the Match.

Vantage Black Sticks Men’s Coach Darren Smith commented “Tonight was a hard-fought win, both sides were defending well and as the game progressed the match was getting tighter. It was nice for the side to score a couple of penalty corners at the end of the match. We will look to finish the series well tomorrow against a tough Japanese side and will be looking to secure a really strong win”.

The Vantage Black Sticks looked like a renewed side in the second match of the series when they scored six goals to shock the visiting Japan side. The conditions for match-three were going to make it difficult for the side to continue playing the flowing hockey that was on display in match two.

The New Zealand side looked confident at the start of the match and were looking to press Japan into the pockets of the field. Japan managed to hold their nerve and worked themselves into the match, late in the first quarter Japan started to put themselves into the ascendency in the match, Richard Joyce pulled off some outstanding saves and was supported well by his defence who were clearing all the loose balls in the circle.

Heading into the second quarter the two sides were looking even and couldn’t be separated. Japan was dominant early in the second quarter and forced New Zealand to do a lot of defending, once that storm had been weathered the New Zealand team strung together some outstanding passing plays as they attempted to get their noses in front in the match. Despite several circle entries for the kiwis the Japan team were looking solid at the back and were denying whatever the New Zealand team threw at them. At the half time break, the two sides were still locked at 0-0.

In the third quarter the New Zealand side were looking more composed and started to put together some great attacking play, the Black Sticks went close to breaking the drought on several occasions but the Japanese defence managed to stifle every opportunity. After another tough quarter, the two sides still couldn’t be separated.

New Zealand managed to break the scoring drought at the start of the second when some great direct play resulted in the kiwis earning themselves a penalty corner. Nic Woods got his second goal of the series with a powerful drag-flick that the Japanese couldn’t keep out. New Zealand continued applying pressure on the Japanese side and earned themselves another penalty corner, this time it was Sam Lane who flicked the ball into the goal to seal the win for the New Zealand team.

The two sides will return for the final match of the series on Tuesday the 15th of October at 6:30 pm. Coverage will be on Sky Sport 9 and the Vantage Black Sticks Facebook Page.

Vantage Black Sticks Men 2 (Nic Woods 49 min, Sam Lane 60 min)
Japan 0

Hockey New Zealand Media release



Blacks Sticks go one up on Japan in test series


New Zealand's Nic Woods scored the Black Sticks opener in their 2-10 win against Japan, on Monday. FILE PIC. JOHN COWPLAND/PHOTOSPORT

The Black Sticks men have gone back to back in Stratford with a gritty 2-0 win over Japan.

The third match of their international hockey series was scoreless three-quarters of the way through until a Nic Woods drag-flick in the fourth quarter gave the lead to the Kiwis.

The Black Sticks are now 2-1 up in the series, after losing the first match but easily winning the second, 6-3.

Coach Darren Smith said the win didn't come easy for his side.

"Tonight was a hard-fought win, both sides were defending well and as the game progressed the match was getting tighter. It was nice for the side to score a couple of penalty corners at the end of the match.

"We will look to finish the series well tomorrow against a tough Japanese side and will be looking to secure a really strong win".

It was a penalty corner at the start of the fourth quarter where New Zealand took the lead. The Japan defence could keep out Woods' powerful drag-flick.

Sam Lane then sealed the win with a flick into goal from another penalty corner.

The two sides will return for the final match of the series in Stratford on Tuesday.

Black Sticks Men 2 (Nic Woods, Sam Lane)
Japan 0


Stuff



3 Nations Invitational : IRL v BEL v KOR (W)
Abbottstown (IRL)

14 Oct 2019     BEL v KOR (RR)     2 - 0

FIH Match Centre



2019 Sultan of Johor Cup
Johor Bahru (MAS)

Fixtures (Times GMT +8)

15 Oct 2019 16:10 GBR v AUS (RR) (Click here to watch the LIVE stream)
15 Oct 2019 18:10 JPN v IND (RR) (Click here to watch the LIVE stream)
15 Oct 2019 20:40 NZL v MAS (RR) (Click here to watch the LIVE stream)

16 Oct 2019 16:10     IND v AUS (RR) (Click here to watch the LIVE stream)
16 Oct 2019 18:10     MAS v GBR (RR) (Click here to watch the LIVE stream)
16 Oct 2019 20:40     NZL v JPN (RR) (Click here to watch the LIVE stream)

Pool Standings

Rank Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points
1 India 2 2 0 0 12 4 8 6
2 Great Britain 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6
3 Australia 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 4
4 Malaysia 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 1
5 Japan 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 0
6 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 2 10 -8 0

FIH Match Centre



Ambitious Ireland ready for Canadian challenge



Continuing our series of video interviews with the teams that will participate in the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers, Ireland (FIH World Ranking:13) forward Shane O’Donoghue looks ahead to his team’s all-important two-match clash with Canada (WR:10), with a place at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on the line. The crucial matches will take place at Rutledge Field, Vancouver, Canada on 26/27 October 2019, with the matches taking place at 15:00 (Pacific Daylight Time) and 14:00 (PDT) respectively. A transcription of the interview can be found below.

The FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers will be taking place very soon. How is your team preparing for these hugely important matches?

Shane O’Donoghue: Preparation is going well. We have been together for the past six or seven weeks at camps here in Ireland, so things are going quite well. We have just come back from a trip to Bordeaux where we played two games against France. They were two competitive games and we came away with two wins. That was good for our morale after a disappointing summer. The spirit has lifted on and off the pitch so we are in a good place. We will finish [our preparations] off with a game against Belgium and then we go off to Vancouver, so preparations are going well. We have been working on a few different things, especially with a new coaching staff coming in. We have gone right back to basics and what was serving us well a few years ago and try to replicate it again.

What can we expect to see from your team at the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers?

Shane O’Donoghue: This group has always been, and will continue to be, very ambitious. There is a lot of belief in the group and a nice dynamic. People will expect, particularly between ourselves and Canada, who are two evenly-matched teams, it is going to be a battle, there is no question about it. We are ready for it but no doubt Canada are as well. You will see a lot of belief in our game. It is a winner-take-all couple of games so we will go in all guns blazing, full of energy, full of belief and full of Irish fighting spirit, as we always have.

What would qualifying for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 mean to you and your team?

Shane O’Donoghue: It would be magnificent. It is the pinnacle of hockey for every international hockey player. I’ve experienced it once already as have a number of guys in the team. To experience it again would be extra special. With this current group there is a nice dynamic. It is a good blend of youth and experience and it is a very tight group. It would be very, very special for this group to go to the Olympics. And, for a small sport like us in Ireland, it would certainly keep us in the limelight. For the sport as a whole, if both the men and women were to qualify, it would be fantastic. It’s a dream on the line, two games to achieve that dream again and experience what a fantastic journey it is to go the Olympic Games.

Each qualifier consists of two back-to-back matches which will be played in the same venue. The winners of these FIH Hockey Olympic qualifiers will qualify for the 2020 Olympic hockey tournaments which will be staged in Japan’s capital city from 25 July to 7 August next year and involve 12 Men’s and 12 Women’s teams.

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Hockeyroos team named for cutthroat Olympic qualifiers

Nic Kerber


Grace Stewart returns to the team after a good Oceania Cup showing

The Hockeyroos team has been announced for the upcoming do-or-die Olympic Qualifying Series against Russia to be held in Perth on 25/26 October 2019.

The 18-player team named by Head Coach Paul Gaudoin will face world number 19 ranked Russia in two matches on back to back days, with the winner on aggregate to book their spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

This ‘last shot’ opportunity for the Hockeyroos to qualify for Tokyo 2020 comes after they narrowly lost to New Zealand on goal difference in the best-of-three Oceania Cup last month, which saw the Black Sticks Women qualify automatically.

Experienced South Australian defender Karri McMahon and 22 year old NSW Pride forward Grace Stewart are the two notable inclusions in the Hockeyroos team that will attempt to book Australia’s place at a 10th straight Olympics in women’s hockey.

This qualifying series will be McMahon’s first appearances for the Hockeyroos this year after undergoing knee surgery, while Stewart was an emergency for the Oceania Cup and now gets her opportunity for these two crucial matches.

“Karri is a quality athlete and has shown to be a quality performer,” said Gaudoin.

“She has been training well in our environment here and has also been playing very well for the Adelaide Fire in the Sultana Bran Hockey One League. There have been injuries to some of our other defenders, so an opportunity presents itself.”

“Grace has shown a really good patch of form in recent months and has been handling the ball really well.

“We need to try and find ways to score more goals and she brings an energy to our attacking group. She works hard and has been really focussed at training, so it’s a good opportunity for her to put her best foot forward and establish herself as a more permanent fixture in the group.”

Youngster Amy Lawton, who is not a member of the National squad, continues to hold down her place in the team.

The squad reassembled back in Perth last Monday after spending the past fortnight playing for their respective clubs in the Sultana Bran Hockey One League.

Gaudoin says there is a highly positive feeling amongst the group and that the players are ready for the task ahead following the disappointment of not qualifying at the first time of trying.

“The results in the Oceania Cup were very close, they could have gone either way and it was obviously disappointing for us, but New Zealand are a very good team and it was always going to be a tough assignment as they have played in the semi finals at the last two Olympic Games,” said Gaudoin.

“Fortunately we get another chance to qualify and we also get an opportunity to train together for a few more weeks in the lead up to these matches which is pleasing.”

“Since the Oceania Cup the players have had a chance to refresh by playing in the Hockey One League which has been great, so I think we’re in reasonable condition going into this event.”

“I am confident with our group. One of the things that happened when we came off a loss in the qualifying series against New Zealand was that it does incite a bit of fire within everyone to get the result we need.”

Ticketing and broadcast details are TBC.

Hockeyroos team – FIH Olympic Qualifying Series v Russia
Name, Date of Birth, Hometown, State, Club, Caps (Goals)
Edwina Bone, 24/04/1988, Orange NSW, Canberra Chill, 195 (4)
Lily Brazel, 26/01/1995, Sydney NSW, HC Melbourne, 48 (1)
Emily Challker, 28/07/1992, Crookwell NSW, NSW Pride, 233 (80)
Jane Claxton, 26/10/1992, Adelaide SA, Adelaide Fire, 175 (18)
Kalindi Commerford , 18/11/1994, Ulladulla ACT, Canberra Chill, 43 (7)
Madison Fitzpatrick, 14/12/1996, Cabarita Beach QLD, Brisbane Blaze, 72 (16)
Jodie Kenny, 18/08/1987, Wamuran QLD, Brisbane Blaze, 227 (111)
Amy Lawton, 19/01/2002, Emerald VIC, HC Melbourne, 8 (2)
Rachael Lynch (GK), 02/07/1986, Warrandyte VIC, HC Melbourne, 218 (0)
Rosie Malone, 08/01/1998, Burleigh QLD, Brisbane Blaze, 46 (11)
Karri McMahon, 27/02/1992, Berri SA, Adelaide Fire, 145 (10)
Kaitlin Nobbs, 24/09/1997, Newington NSW, NSW Pride, 74 (4)
Brooke Peris 16/01/1993, Darwin NT, Canberra Chill, 165 (26)
Grace Stewart, 24/04/1997, Gerringong NSW, NSW Pride, 79 (22)
Renee Taylor, 28/09/1996, Everton Park QLD, Brisbane Blaze, 75 (8)
Sophie Taylor, 12/09/1995, Melbourne VIC, HC Melbourne, 29 (1)
Ashlee Wells (GK), 1/08/1989, Morwell VIC, Adelaide Fire, 118 (0)
Mariah Williams, 31/05/1995, Parkes NSW, NSW Pride, 79 (13)

FIH Olympic Qualifying Series
Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin University, WA

Friday 25 October 2019
Hockeyroos v Russia (3:00pm AWST, 6:00pm AEDT)

Saturday 26 October 2019
Hockeyroos v Russia (7:00pm AWST, 10:00pm AEDT)

Hockey Australia media release



Successful Men’s Masters comes to a close in Bunbury and Busselton

Nic Kerber



The Western Australian cities of Bunbury and Busselton have turned on one of the best Men’s Masters Championships in recent memory.

The 40th edition of the annual Men’s Masters Championships, which comprised 82 teams across nine age categories including over 70s and over 75s competitions, concluded on Saturday.

Amazingly, six of the gold medal matches were decided by penalty shootouts. The host state claimed five goal medals overall while New South Wales secured four.

Norman Same, who has been the Co-Chair of Australian Masters Hockey for the past 12 months and competed in his 24th Masters Championship this year, was glowing in his reflection of the event and lauded the local community for the way they embraced all the teams.

“This year’s Championship was one of the best I’ve been to,” said Same.

“The local support was fantastic. There were great facilities and the cities of Bunbury and Busselton really got behind it.”

“The two mayors came out to the fields regularly and were really welcoming, so it was a tremendous event.”

On the field the competition across the 17 days was typically fierce, while off it the huge Masters contingent provided a massive boost to the local economy. The Championships also received outstanding coverage from the local media.

The popularity of the Masters is exemplified and strengthened even further not only by the players that continue to return year after year, but also by the injection of former Kookaburras who are keen to stay involved in the game.

“It was fantastic for the Masters to have a number of former Kookaburras jump into the frame,” said Same.

“Don Smart was there playing in the plus 75s age group and he is a triple Olympian, but also some recently retired Kookaburras picking up their sticks and playing such as Tim Deavin and Glenn Turner. Anna Flanagan’s father Fred was playing for WA Country so there are some really good players running around.”

This competitive desire, coupled with the comradery that is ever present throughout the event, plus the fact that the Championships cover and cater for such a wide array of age groups, are what makes Masters hockey so unique.

“Hockey is a family sport and it was fantastic seeing that there were a number of two-generation Masters players. David Campbell was playing in my age group (over 60s) and his son Craig was playing in the over 35s,” said Same.

“David’s wife Carolyn managed the NSW over 35s team so it highlights how much of a family orientated sport hockey is.”

“Also the comradery between the guys…there was some really good sportsmanship shown throughout, and you make life long friends.

“There is a guy from NSW, Clive Harrison, who I first met in 1996 at our first tournament together and despite the fact I live in Melbourne we’re still good friends today.

Hockey Australia thanks the City of Bunbury and the City of Busselton for their support of the Championships.

2019 Australian Men’s Masters Hockey Championship
27 September - 12 October 2019
Bunbury and Busselton, Western Australia

Gold Medal Matches
35+ WA 2-2 NSW (WA won 2-0 in shootout)
40+ VIC 3-3 WA (VIC won 3-2 in shootout)
45+ Div 1 WA 3-1 TAS
45+ Div 2 VIC 1-1 WA Country (VIC won 3-1 in shootout)
50+ Div 1 WA 1-1 SA (WA won 2-1 in shootout)
50+ Div 2 QLD 0-0 WA (QLD won 3-1 in shootout)
55+ Div 1 NSW 1-0 QLD
55+ Div 2 TAS 4-0 NSW
60+ Div 1 WA 1-0 NSW
60+ Div 2 NSW 4-1 QLD
65+ NSW 1-1 QLD (NSW won 3-1 in shootout)
70+ WA 2-0 SA
75+ NSW 1-0 WA

Medallists
35s - WA (Gold), NSW (Silver), VIC (Bronze)
40s - VIC, WA, NSW
45s Div 1 - WA, TAS, NSW
45s Div 2 - VIC, WA Country, SA
50s Div 1 - WA, SA, VIC
50s Div 2 - QLD, WA, WA Country
55s Div 1 - NSW, QLD, WA
55s Div 2 - TAS, NSW, WA
60s Div 1 - WA, NSW, WA Country
60s Div 2 - NSW, QLD, WA Country
65s - NSW, QLD, VIC
70s - WA, SA, VIC
75s - NSW, WA, VIC

Play the Whistle
35s - WA Country
40s - NSW
40s Div 2 - WAC
45s Div 1 - TAS
45s Div 2 - NSW
50s Div 1 - NSW
50s Div 2 - QLD2
55s Div 1 - VIC
55s Div 2 - TAS
60s Div 1 - WA
60s Div 2 - WA Country
65s - NSW
70s - ACT
75s - WA

Leading Goal Scorer
35s - Muddasir Abbas (VIC)
40s - Murray McIntyre (WA)
45s Div 1 - Richard Gardiner (WA)
45s Div 2 - Matthew Harper (VIC)
50s Div 1 - Pat Donato (VIC)
50s Div 2 - Nathan Bridge (WA)
55s Div 1 - Craig Burgess (WA), Kevin Rule (NSW), Simon Winter (VIC)
55s Div 2 - Phil Deavin (TAS)
60s Div 1 - Peter Crowe (WA)
60s Div 2 - David Birt (NSW)
65s - John Campbell (QLD)
70s - John Nimmo (SA)
75s - Tony Cohen (NSW)

Best and Fairest
35s - Troy Sutherland (NSW)
40s - Murray McIntyre (WA)
45s - Brett Whittington (TAS)
50s - Chris Clarke (NSW)
55s - Chris Fenton (QLD)
60s - Peter Crowe (WA)
65s - John Campbell (NSW)
70s - Winton Inkster (SA)
75s - Noel Johnston (NSW)

All the results and match information is available at www.hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com

Hockey Australia media release



Queensland claim Meg Wilson Trophy at ‘extraordinary’ Women’s Masters

Nic Kerber



Masters Hockey in Australia continues to go from strength to strength after a highly successful 2019 Women’s Championship came to a close on the Gold Coast.

The quality and competitiveness of the hockey played was one thing, but arguably the most significant aspect of the Championships was that an amazing 39 teams competed across seven age groups, up from 37 teams that took part in last year’s event.

The number of players from around Australia who made their way to the Gold Coast accentuated the popularity of Masters hockey, something Tournament Director Sonya Fisher simply described as ‘an extraordinary thing’.

“Masters globally in hockey is the biggest growing sector. It seems to be that we keep adding to it every year and a lot of the older players don’t go away, so we just add another cohort every year,” said Fisher.

Looking back over the 11 days of competition, Fisher says the quality of the hockey was impressive.

“A lot of the women who played 35’s are still playing senior divisional hockey in their home associations and so the standard of the competition, particularly in the 35’s and 40’s, is very good,” said Fisher.

“The players all take it pretty seriously even through to the 65’s. Some of these women in the 65’s are closer to 70 or could be over 70 and they’ve been playing Masters hockey for over 30 years.”

“A lot of the states do put a lot of effort into their Masters selection and training and then the actual coaches and managers that are selected do it to the best of their ability.”

Queensland and NSW proved to be the dominant states, Queensland taking out the 35+, 40+, 45+ and 55+ divisions, while NSW took out the 50+, 60+ and 65+ competitions.

“Queensland has been quite dominant the last few years in the 35’s,” said Fisher.

“I think the wins that Queensland had across the board, including the Meg Wilson Trophy for the Most Successful State, which they won this year for the first time, they were really happy to win it.

“That joy that came from Queensland winning the Meg Wilson trophy was a bit of recognition of a lot of hard work behind the scenes and leading up and through the state championships and the selection process.”

While there is a serious side to the Women’s Masters, Fisher explains the opportunity for women in the Australian hockey community to come together is just as much of a drawcard.

“They can see it’s more than just the 35’s elite competition, it’s something that women can do for the next 30, 35 years of their life,” said Fisher.

“I think it’s quite a different championship in that there’s the comradery and the friendships across states, across women within teams who have been playing together for a long time and they really come together to celebrate that.

“There are 39 teams around Australia and being part of that is really special.”

Hockey Australia agreed to a significant partnership with the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), and the City of Gold Coast to host the 2019 Australian Women’s Masters Hockey Championships on the Gold Coast and thanks them for their support.

2019 Australian Women’s Masters Hockey Championship
26 September - 5 October 2019
Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Medal Matches
35+ QLD 3-1 VIC
40+ QLD 3-2 VIC
45+ QLD 1-0 NSW
50+ NSW 1-0 QLD
55+ QLD1 1-1 NSW (QLD won 3-2 in shootout)
60+ NSW 3-2 VIC
65+ NSW 0-0 WA (NSW won 3-1 in shootout)

Medallists (the 45s championship was a round robin and these are the final placing listed below)
35s - QLD (Gold), VIC (Silver), WA (Bronze)
40s - QLD, VIC, NSW
45s - QLD, NSW, VIC
50s - NSW, QLD, VIC
55s - QLD1, NSW, WA
60s - NSW, VIC, QLD1
65s - NSW, WA, VIC

Play the Whistle
35s - VIC
40s - QLD
45s - ACT
50s - ACT
55s - QLD1
60s - NSW and QLD2
65s - WA

Leading Goal Scorer
35s - Sharni Mott (QLD)
40s - Susan Kendall (QLD)
45s - Naomi Spark (NSW)
50s - Alison O'Reilly (VIC) and Julie Waddell (WA)
55s - Jill Campbell (QLD1)
60s - Debbie (Deborah) Orrock (NSW) and Kaylene Toovey (QLD1)
65s - Janese McDougall (WA)

Player of the Final
35s - Jessica Chad (QLD)
40s - Ellen Crawford (QLD)
45s - Sharon Williams (NSW)
50s - Josephine Springthorpe (NSW)
55s - Donna Parsons (NSW)
60s - Sue Bessell (NSW)
65s - Joan Hart (NSW)

All the results and match information is available at www.hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com

Hockey Australia media release



Bowdon's Maddie Goodman shows grassroots resilience

Rod Gilmour


Maddie Goodman is in her second full season with Bowdon Hightown, the only northern club in the Investec Premier Division Credit: HOCKEYTODAY.CO.UK

When Maddie Goodman, the Bowdon Hightown forward, moved from Banbury to Cheshire as a young girl, her parents were intent on finding her a pitch to play on and keep active in sport. As the 17-year-old says now: "A football pitch, hockey pitch, any sport."

Her childhood club, Triton HC, was handed a new pitch last month at a former Manchester Metropolitan University campus which had been under threat to housing. As part of the sale, the developer committed to building a facility which included a hockey astroturf. Triton had to play on their old battered pitch a short walk away for several years to demonstrate the need for a replacement.

Goodman, meanwhile, has faced setbacks on the pitch. Starting out as an 11-year-old when she went to watch her sister whose team found themselves a player short, she was later banned from playing in the Cheshire League for a year as she was too young. Two seasons later she was voted, aged 14, the league's player of the year.

Around the same time, the boys were getting bigger at the local rugby club she had been at for six years. "They said I couldn’t play with them anymore because of the physicality," admitted Goodman, who played in Bowdon's 2-0 defeat at Surbiton on Saturday. "I knew I would be a sporty person, that I would have that one sport I could be good at or love when I was older."

That sport is now hockey. Goodman attends Sandbach High School, is also a gifted 800m runner and her journey shows that state school pupils can play top-level hockey, provided there is skills' development from a range of other sports. Given the resources and coaching available at private schools, access to grassroots hockey has also been key and Triton, along with their hard-working officials, has this in abundance.

So, twice banned from playing sports and here she is into her second full season with Bowdon, the only northern club in the Investec Premier Division.

"A message I would send now [to other juniors] would be to not let it faze you and that you will face challenges," said Goodman. "How you deal with them is what will make you a better person. If you are good at something, follow your peers and just carry on."

But this is no cautionary tale. Goodman continues to blossom at junior level and is now in the England under-18 squad. Her speed is her strength and Goodman admits that Tina Cullen, Bowdon's stalwart player-turned-coach, continues to develop all facets of her game.

"She has the passion to be the Bowdon 1s coach," added Goodman. "She’s played and coached there for so many years and she has had the faith to put me in at the deep end."

Teens make Premier Division gains

Maddie Goodman is one of 128 teenagers of nearly 380 women players registered by the 10 Premier Division clubs in their wider squads. The dynamics of teams are changing, says Surbiton coach Brett Garrard. He pointed out that Surbiton 2s, currently in the Conference West, are almost entirely made up of under-17 players. "It's pretty evident across most teams that there is a declining number of adult players from mid to late-20s," he said. "There is now more opportunity for youngsters and if the kids are at the right level then it's great."

Surbiton women have 26 teens registered in their 50-strong squad, while several were given a test from a hardened Bowdon outfit. Garrard likes nothing better than facing up to Cullen's side due to the gritty nature of their team, but first-half strikes from internationals Erica Sanders and Giselle Ansley proved the difference on Saturday. It left Surbiton top of the table with five opening wins.

Buckingham keep pressure on leaders


Abbie Brant celebrates Buckingham's opener Credit: ANDY SMITH

Alexandra Naughalty says there is more to come from Buckingham as they maintained third place with a 3-1 win over Loughborough. Naughalty scuppered the Students' hopes with the winner 10 minutes from time, moments after Loughborough had pulled the score back to 2-1. A swift movement down the right flank saw Naughalty pick up in space and slot home under Miriam Pritchard.

She said: "We haven’t necessarily been playing our best hockey yet, as a team and individuals we’ve still got a long way to go in order to show what we are all fully capable of. Everybody has massive pride in being on that pitch and working hard for each other, it really is a pleasure to be a part of."

The game of the weekend, however, came at Paddington Rec, where Hampstead & Westminster clawed back a deficit on successive match days. The hosts were 3-0 down inside 17 minutes, but Lily Owsley's brace, a fourth goal of the season from Joie Leigh and a Meg Byas strike six minutes from time saw the match finish 4-4.

East Grinstead's Tess Howard, back playing this month after recovering from a broken hand, still described the game as "epic". The draw saw EG fall to the foot of the table, while Hampstead dropped their first points of the season.   

The Telegraph



Scottish Cup first round gets underway

The first round of the Scottish Cup produced a few scenarios – the odd upset, a few penalty shoot-outs and several large scores.   But that`s all part of this old competition.

In the shock department Premiership Glasgow University succumbed 2-1 to Stirling.

However, in the top tie of the day holders Edinburgh University gained revenge for their league defeat by dumping previously unbeaten Clydesdale Western out of the cup with a 2-0 win at Peffermill, Georgia Jones and Robyn Belch were on target.

No such issues for Western Wildcats with a 3-1 victory over Edinburgh University`s second string, Rona Stewart (2) and Catriona Booth did the damage.

Premiership leaders Dundee Wanderers put eight past Edinburgh University 3rds, Vikki Bunce scored four while Jess Martin got a couple and there was one each for Mhairi Miller and Emily Dark.

Elsewhere in the Premiership Merlins Gordonians survived their trip to CALA Edinburgh with a 2-1 win, while Watsonians beat their second string 6-0. .

Earlier in the week Grove Menzieshill marched into the next round with a convincing 5-0 win over GHK, there were four goals for Lucy Smith while Katie Stott got the other.

In the men`s competition Edinburgh University produced the largest total of the day with 14 goals against Monarchs. Robbie Croll scored a hat-trick for the students while there were doubles for Jack Jamieson, Guy Rowson, Costa Stylianou and Nathan Liggett.

Western Wildcats had a 10-0 win over Strathclyde University, Rob Harwood scored three while Richard Pollock, Joe McConnell and Fraser Calder got two each.

Some ties had to revert to a penalty shoot-out to resolve the issue. Premiership Dundee Wanderers were held to a 3-3 draw by second division Erskine Stewarts Melville, but pulled through 7-6 on the sudden death shoot-out. In normal play Bobby Ralph, Paul Dailly and Gregor Pearson scored for the Taysiders.

Clydesdale also required a 5-4 shoot-out score to dispose of Uddingston in the all-Premiership contest at Bothwell Castle Policies after the game ended 3-3 in normal time.   Blake Hinton, Jacky Tran and Tom Hyndman were on target for the Lanarkshire side.

In the all- second division clash St Andrews University were 2-1 victors over Dunfermline Carnegie.   In the final tie Watsonians won through when Stepps conceded the tie.

Scottish Hockey Union media release



Two league ties put off owing to rain

By AGNES MAKHANDIA


USIU-A Spartans forward Rhoda Kuira (left) dribbles past Lakers' Aurelia Opondo (right) and Linet Barasa (centre) during their Kenya Hockey Union women's Premier League match on October 12, 2019 at City Park Stadium, Nairobi. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO |  NATION MEDIA GROUP

The two men’s Kenya Hockey Union Premier League matches have been rescheduled to a later date after failing to kick off at the weekend due to a heavy downpour that rendered the City Park Stadium unplayable.

Former champions Kenya Police were to play United States International University of Africa, while Wazalendo were to take on Greensharks.

And with the new development, the top four positions on the league standings remain unchanged.

Police's clash against the students will now be played on November 20, while the Wazalendo tie against Sharks will either be played on October 27 or November 3.

KHU deputy Match and Fixtures Secretary Moses Majiwa said they consulted with the teams and agreed on the new dates.

“With the heavy rain we are currently experiencing, some of the matches might be rescheduled but we hope it gets better so that we are not left in this situation, “Majiwa said.

TELKOM LEAD

Champions and league leaders Butali Sugar Warriors, who were not in action, lead the table standing unbeaten with 33 points from 10 matches, Wazalendo are second with 29 points from 14 matches six points ahead of Sharks who have 23 points from the same number of matches played.

The law forcers are fourth with 21 points from 12 matches.

In the women’s Premier League, record holders Telkom, who were not in action at the weekend, remain unmoved in the standings with 26 points from 10 matches, while USIU-A dislodged Strathmore University from second position thanks to 2-1 win against Lakers. USIU-A have 20 points from 10 matches,

Strathmore are now third with 18 points from 11 matches with Amira Sailors closing the top four positions with 17 points from 11 matches.

In the men’s Super League, Multimedia University recorded their third win of the season to move to second position from bottom with 12 points from 14 matches. Multimedia battled to to a deserved 3-1 against Bungoma Farmers.

Daily Nation



Malvern youths ends Parkites unbeaten start

by Nigel Simon


Kristien Emmanuel scored a hat-trick to lead a youthful Malvern to a 6-3 beating of titleholders Queen's Park Cricket Club in the T&T Hockey Board Indoor Championship Men's Open Division at the Woodbrook Youth Facility, Hamilton-Holder Street, Woodbrook, on Sunday. KRISTIEN EMMANUEL

Kristien Em­manuel scored a hat-trick and fel­low na­tion­al play­er Daniel By­er scored twice to lead a youth­ful Malvern team to a 6-3 beat­ing of ti­tle­hold­ers Queen's Park Crick­et Club in the T&T Hock­ey Board In­door Cham­pi­onship Men's Open Di­vi­sion at the Wood­brook Youth Fa­cil­i­ty, Wood­brook on Sun­day.

The Parkites end­ed with four points from their first two match­es, took con­trol of the en­counter in the 13th minute through for­mer na­tion­al cap­tain Dar­ren Cowie, but four min­utes lat­er By­er drew Malvern lev­el be­fore Em­manuel put the lat­ter ahead in the 22nd fol­lowed, on­ly for Shawn Lee Quay to get a sec­ond for the Parkites to get back on even terms at 2-2 in the 23rd.

How­ev­er, with­in four min­utes Aidan Mar­cano re­stored Malvern's slim cush­ion at 3-2 fol­lowed by a strike from Em­manuel in the 36th to go 4-2 up.

The Parkites did not throw in the tow­el and got a life­line when Lee Quay got his sec­ond of the con­test in the 47th to close the gap to 3-4, but Malvern was not done yet ei­ther at the oth­er end, with By­er scor­ing his sec­ond of the match in the 40th, and Em­manuel again with sec­onds of the restart to com­plete his hat-trick and con­demn the Parkites to their first loss in three match­es.

The win lift­ed Malvern to nine points from five match­es, four be­hind un­beat­en De­fence Force who came from 0-1 down to crush Fa­ti­ma 12-3 led by a sev­en-goal out­burst from na­tion­al de­fend­er Mar­cus James.

James got his goals in the third, fifth, sixth, eighth, 25th, 29th and 30th min­utes while fel­low na­tion­al play­er Shaquille Daniel got two, and the trio of Dy­lan Fran­cis, Javon Wood­ward, and Mick­el Pierre one each.

For Fa­ti­ma, who are with­out a point af­ter three match­es, Matthew Per­reira scored twice, and Alex­ei Mo­hammed the oth­er.

And in the oth­er men's Open clash, Kelon Sker­rit con­tin­ued his rich vein of form for Paragon, scor­ing a tre­ble in their 8-2 spank­ing of Shape for a third vic­to­ry in four match­es.

In the lone Women's Cham­pi­onship Di­vi­sion match, de­fend­ing cham­pi­ons Ven­ture was de­nied their first win in four match­es in a 1-1 draw with Shandy Carib Mag­no­lias.

This af­ter Do­minique Robin­son's go-ahead item in the 24th minute was can­celled out by Elise Olton with three min­utes left in the con­test.

De­spite drop­ping two points, Mag­no­lias stayed top of the four-team ta­ble with ten points from four match­es and two left to play, four more than Malvern who have three match­es re­main­ing while Paragon has three points from as many match­es, and Ven­tures one from four.

RE­SULTS

Sun­day

Men's Open

Paragon 8 (Kelon Sker­rit 4th, 29th, 33rd, Daniel Mc Kie 10th, Kaleb Quashie 12th, Joel Daniel 23rd, Tariq Singh 31st, 37th) vs Shape 2 (Shel­don De Lisle 13th,

De­fence Force 12 (Mar­cus James 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 25th, 29th, 30th, Shaquille Daniel 23rd, 25th, Dy­lan Fran­cis 11th, Javon Wood­ward 18th, Mick­el Pierre 30th) vs Fa­ti­ma 3 (A. Mo­hammed 4th, Matthew Per­reira 23rd, 40th)

Malvern 6 (Daniel By­er 17th, 40th, Kristien Em­manuel 22nd, 36th, 40th, Aidan Mar­cano 27th) vs QPCC 3 (Dar­ren Cowie 13th, Shawn Lee Quay 23rd, 37th)

Women's Open

SC Mag­no­lias 1 (Elise Olton 37 ) vs Ven­tures 1 (Do­minique Robin­son 24th)

Mixed Vet­er­ans

Po­lice 6 (Suzette Pierre 5th, Solomon Ec­cles 20th, 37th, Nicholas Wren 26th, 34th, Dwain Quan Chan 15th) vs QPCC 2 (Pe­dro Zand­vli­et 15th, Reiza Ho­sein 40th)

Trin­i­ty Men

Malvern 3 (Ko­r­ry Bar­nett 28th, 33rd, Idi Akii Bua 23rd) vs Fa­ti­ma 2 (Zechari­ah Gow­sack 3rd, Kaleb Pin­der 8th)

Trin­i­ty Women

Har­vard Check­ers 6 (Patrice Pad­more 12th, 13th, Nia Cum­ber­batch 8th, Ke­cia Ho­sein 17th, Patri­ca Wright-Alex­is 36th, Kwylan Ec­cles 39th) vs Notre Dame 3 (Nicole White­man 3)

The Trinidad Guardian



After starters built a big lead, Maryland field hockey’s bench sealed win over Indiana

David Suggs


Forward Mayv Clune with the ball in Maryland field hockey’s 6-0 win over Indiana on Oct. 13, 2019 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. (Gabby Baniqued/The Diamondback)

After scoring her second goal in Sunday’s matchup against Indiana, Maryland field hockey forward Mayv Clune jogged off the pitch and into the arms of her teammates, who greeted her with a vociferous reception as soon as the ball rattled the back of the cage.

By that time, many of Maryland’s starters had given way to substitutes like Clune and forward Lizzy Dessoye. But the heightened intensity remained, pushing the Terps to build on what was already a crooked scoreline.

So they did.

Clune’s goal sealed a 6-0 victory, capping off a valuable weekend for coach Missy Meharg’s squad in which its depth was the defining factor in victories over No. 6 Iowa and the Hoosiers.

“We do have a really deep bench,” Dessoye said. “In practice, we are practicing like we are the starters. We have that mentality that the team needs us — we’re going to work hard.”

Maryland’s starting lineup has remained largely unchanged over the course of the season, fostering a synergy evident across all parts of the pitch.

The bench unit is undeterred, though, instead focusing on keeping a composed mentality during games and servicing the team’s needs.

“You never know if you’re going to have to go in the last five minutes and be a game-changer,” Clune said. “You’re always mentally turned on.”

That frame of mind pushed midfielder Taylor Mason to desert her post in the middle of the third period and drive into the shooting circle, sweeping home Maryland’s second goal in its 3-0 victory over the Hawkeyes on Friday. And her teammates were delighted with her work rate, a consistent characteristic throughout the team’s bench options.

“I’m really excited for her,” forward Madison Maguire said. “She’s been working really hard so when I saw she was up there and she got that goal, I was so happy for her.”

Off the back of Mason’s performance — one that earned her the “game shell” as the Terps’ player of the game — Meharg was looking to get depth players involved on Sunday.

“We knew beforehand that this would be an opportunity to play a lot of players,” Meharg said.

And the depth didn’t disappoint, with Clune and Dessoye the standouts of a greatly-rotated Maryland side in which 21 players clocked 15 minutes or more.

Clune, a redshirt sophomore who is still recuperating from a torn PCL that robbed her of her freshman year, has impressed in limited minutes this season, scoring three goals and adding one assist in a little more than 150 minutes of game time.

On Sunday, she was a menace to Indiana’s backline, carving out pockets of space to put pressure on an outstretched Hoosiers defense. She lost her marker to score her first goal — a tap-in from just outside the goalmouth — before wriggling her way out of two tackles to slot home her second score of the game.

“Mayv Clune is a natural goalscorer,” Meharg said said after the match. “Some of the goal shots and elimination skills that you saw today — she can do that.”

Meanwhile, Dessoye returned to action on Sunday after missing the past two games and made an impact. With the ball bouncing around in the shooting circle after a penalty corner, Dessoye lofted it above goalkeeper Shelby Querry — her first goal since Oct. 28, 2018 against Michigan State.

The Terps’ bench unit has been faithful in its dedication to the team’s needs. And ultimately, that depth has proven to be a major force for Maryland in its recent games.

“We do it for each other,” Clune said.

The Diamondback



No. 9 field hockey improves to 11-3 with weekend victories

The Cavaliers swept their weekend series, beating No. 5 Louisville and Miami University on the road

By Kushal Patel


The Cavaliers conceded just one goal in weekend matchups against the Cardinals and the RedHawks. Courtesy Virginia Athletics

No. 9 Virginia field hockey played an impressive pair of games over the weekend, defeating No. 5 Louisville on the road before traveling to Oxford, Ohio to secure another win against Miami University. The Cavaliers (11-3, 2-2 ACC) were powered by a stellar offensive performance in a fourth quarter comeback to defeat ACC foe Louisville (10-2, 2-2 ACC) 2-1 and used a strong defensive performance to blank the RedHawks (7-7, 2-1 MAC) 1-0.

Following a subpar performance against ACC opponent Boston College and a slim overtime victory over Old Dominion last weekend, the Cavaliers shifted gears in order to beat Louisville, the No. 5 team in the country.

The Cavaliers matched the Cardinals stride for stride out of the gate. Both teams went back and forth until junior midfielder Mercedes Pastor netted the first goal of the game for Louisville with just 12 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Virginia was able to create chances, registering three shots in the first half, but could not find the back of the net and the score was 1-0 at the half.

The Cavaliers made adjustments during the break and controlled the pace in the third quarter. Virginia accounted for three shots compared to Louisville’s two, but still couldn’t register a goal.

Despite the Cavaliers’ struggles to score in the first three quarters, Virginia finally broke through Louisville’s lines in an attack-heavy fourth quarter. The Cavaliers registered five shots in the frame, and with just over ten minutes remaining, freshman striker Laura Janssen scored an equalizer off an assist by Annie McDonough, her fifth goal of the season. Just over five minutes later, senior striker Erin Shanahan netted her fourth goal of the season to seal the team’s first top-5 win of the season.

Following the impressive come from behind victory over the Cardinals, the Cavaliers quickly turned their attention to the RedHawks, as they were tasked with their second consecutive road game on the weekend.

The Cavaliers played a flawless game and the RedHawks failed to register a single shot against the aggressive Virginia defense. The offense was equally as impressive with 14 shots.

Freshman back Cato Geusgens scored the game-winner early in the first quarter. Assisted by sophomore midfielder Greer Gill and senior back Anzel Viljoen, Geusgens scored just under four minutes into the game off a corner play.

After the Virginia defense faced challenges a weekend ago, allowing three goals, the unit bounced back this weekend to allow just one goal over two games.

Virginia plays against ACC rival Duke Friday at 4:30 p.m. The game will be played at home on Turf Field and be broadcasted on ACC Network.

The Cavalier Daily



No. 8 Northwestern snaps its three-game losing streak with win over Rutgers

Gabriela Carroll


Freshman forward Bente Baekers, attempts a steal in a matchup against Maryland. Baekers, who recorded 2 goals against Rutgers, and is third in the nation in scoring with 19. Daily file photo by Alison Albelda

After Friday’s overtime loss to Penn State, it seemed No. 8 Northwestern’s season was on the verge of taking a turn for the worst. Sunday, the Wildcats reversed the narrative in a 4-1 win over No. 19 Rutgers.

In NU’s (11-5, 4-2 Big Ten) last two games prior to Sunday, the opposing team scored first. But against the Scarlet Knights (6-6, 1-3 Big Ten), the Cats were able to set the tone by scoring early and keeping an aggressive forward press into the fourth quarter.

Freshman forward Bente Baekers scored the first goal Sunday on a straight shot from the top on a penalty corner at the end of the first quarter.

After the Scarlet Knights tied it up with a penalty corner goal of their own in the second quarter, NU continued its aggressive offensive press.

Later in the second quarter, sophomore midfielder Shannon Daley took advantage of a self-start opportunity and made a quick pass to senior midfielder Saar de Breij, who chipped the ball over the head of the Rutgers goalkeeper Gianna Glatz. For the rest of the game, the Cats never relinquished their lead.

Sophomore midfielder Maren Seidel scored the third goal, which changed the tone of the day. Rutgers averages 1.58 goals per game, so the two-goal lead gave NU a massive advantage.

“I thought at halftime that we were tied. I was wrong. I even saw the scoreboard and I thought it was wrong,” Seidel said. “I was really excited when I scored because I thought it was 3-2 instead of 3-1. I was playing with the mindset that we had to score.”

The Cats outshot Rutgers 14-10, and had six penalty corner attempts compared to the Scarlet Knights’ three corners, of which they converted one for their only goal of the game. Baekers tacked on a penalty stroke in the final minutes to add to her 19 goals this season.

For the first time in five games, NU did not have to play in overtime, and coach Tracey Fuchs believed the extra periods in previous games led to some team fatigue.

After a scoreless first half Friday, the Nittany Lions scored early in the second half, but the Cats scored two consecutive goals to take a 2-1 lead. The lead held until the middle of the fourth quarter, but the Nittany Lions tied it up after a NU penalty left them one player short.

Penn State went on to win 3-2 in double overtime.

Friday’s loss to Penn State changed the scope of Sunday’s game. NU dropped to 3-2 in conference play, making Sunday’s game against Rutgers a must-win in order to preserve their third place seeding.

“We played a good game on Friday, but to bounce back, it just shows the resilience of our team,” Fuchs said. “We’ll never give up, we’ll just keep on fighting, and you just never know what’s going to happen in the Big Ten.”

The Daily Northwestern



Field hockey sophomore Maddy Fagan wins Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week

The forward notched two goals and two assists over the weekend

By Zack Rovner


Credit: Gary Lin

The Red and Blue had five straight losses to start the year, but Penn field hockey has managed to turn the corner in recent weeks.

Since their tough start to the season, which included three games against top-15 ranked opponents, the Quakers have won five of their past six contests, including two Ivy League victories. Much of their recent success has been linked to sophomore forward Maddy Fagan, who was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.

Fagan, who leads the team with 13 points on the season, has propelled the Red and Blue as of late, recording either a goal or an assist in each of the team’s past six games. This past weekend, she recorded two goals and two assists as Penn battled hard for two overtime victories over Ivy League opponent Dartmouth and crosstown foe Drexel.

In Penn’s victory over Dartmouth, Fagan recorded two goals and an assist, including the game-tying assist to knot the game at three goals apiece and send the contest to overtime. She continued her dominant weekend the following day against Drexel when, once again, Fagan recorded the game-tying assist on a ball to junior forward Erin Quinn, who scored over the keeper to send the Quakers to their second overtime contest of the weekend.

Fagan and the Quakers' attack will look to continue their recent success this weekend in a game at Columbia on Friday followed by a home contest against No. 11 Delaware on Sunday.   

The Daily Pennsylvanian 

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