New Zealand women's national field hockey team
Nickname(s) | Vantage Black Sticks | ||
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Association | New Zealand Hockey Federation | ||
Confederation | OHF (Oceania) | ||
Head Coach | Phil Burrows | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Bryce Collins Shea McAleese Verity Sharland | ||
Manager | Denise Leggat | ||
Captain | Megan Hull Olivia Merry | ||
FIH ranking | |||
Current | 11 2 (12 March 2024)[1] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | 4th (2012, 2016) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1983) | ||
Best result | 4th (1986) | ||
Oceania Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | 1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019) |
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the
world rankings
.
Tournament records
Team
Current squad
The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.[10]
The remainder of the national squad follows, including players on both international and event contracts.[11]
All caps and goals current as of 19 January 2024, after the match against Italy.
FIH Olympic Qualifiers Squad
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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15 | GK | Grace O'Hanlon | 10 September 1992 | 109 | 0 | Hauraki Mavericks |
10 | GK | Brooke Roberts | 16 February 1995 | 36 | 0 | Northern Tridents |
5 | DF | Frances Davies | 18 October 1996 | 122 | 4 | Klein Zwitserland |
11 | DF | Casey Crowley | 21 January 1998 | 25 | 0 | Central Falcons |
16 | DF | Elizabeth Thompson | 8 December 1994 | 220 | 12 | Hauraki Mavericks |
17 | DF | Stephanie Dickins | 9 January 1995 | 69 | 7 | Northern Tridents |
20 | DF | Megan Hull (captain) | 12 May 1996 | 80 | 9 | Central Falcons |
1 | MF | Tarryn Davey | 29 February 1996 | 104 | 3 | Klein Zwitserland |
2 | MF | Olivia Shannon | 23 May 2001 | 76 | 14 | Central Falcons |
13 | MF | Samantha Child
|
7 December 1991 | 272 | 9 | Midlands |
22 | MF | Katie Doar | 11 September 2001 | 64 | 3 | Canberra Chill |
28 | MF | Hannah Gravenall | 15 November 1988 | 7 | 1 | HC Melbourne |
33 | MF | Julia King | 8 December 1992 | 141 | 9 | Adelaide Fire |
4 | FW | Olivia Merry (captain) | 16 March 1992 | 282 | 128 | Southern Alpiners |
6 | FW | Hope Ralph | 14 April 2000 | 52 | 8 | Central Falcons |
8 | FW | Hannah Cotter | 15 July 2003 | 24 | 6 | HC Melbourne |
21 | FW | Alia Jaques | 20 May 1995 | 40 | 5 | Hauraki Mavericks |
32 | FW | Rose Tynan | 20 March 1997 | 34 | 5 | Northern Tridents |
International Contracts
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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27 | FW | Holly Pearson | 7 September 1998 | 31 | 1 | North Harbour |
Event contracts
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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38 | GK | Kirsten Nation | 23 December 1995 | 3 | 0 | Southern Alpiners |
18 | DF | Anna Crowley | 8 February 2000 | 17 | 0 | Southern Alpiners |
26 | DF | Kaitlin Cotter | 14 November 2001 | 30 | 4 | Canberra Chill |
34 | DF | Tayla White | 8 November 1996 | 20 | 1 | Hauraki Mavericks |
42 | DF | Isabella Gill | 18 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Adelaide Fire |
40 | FW | Petrea Neal | 30 March 1988 | 153 | 38 | North Harbour |
36 | FW | Anna Willocks | 29 December 1996 | 5 | 0 | Canterbury |
Recent call-ups
The following players have received call-ups in the last 12 months:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Paige Blake | 17 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | North Harbour | v. Australia; 30 April 2023 |
DF | Leah Butt | 1 September 1996 | 5 | 0 | Southern Alpiners | v. Australia; 30 April 2023 |
DF | Riana Pho | 5 May 2005 | 10 | 0 | Wellington | v. Germany; 28 June 2023 |
MF | Emma Findlay | 22 April 2004 | 8 | 0 | Waikato | v. Netherlands; 27 June 2023 |
MF | Aniwaka Haumaha RET | 22 April 1989 | 85 | 0 | Central Falcons | v. Australia; 30 April 2023 |
MF | Alexandra Lukin | 29 May 1997 | 18 | 1 | Hauraki Mavericks | v. United States; 25 February 2023 |
MF | Tessa Jopp | 18 June 1995 | 48 | 2 | Southern Alpiners | v. China; 26 February 2023 |
MF | Tessa Reid | 25 August 2003 | 4 | 0 | Canterbury | v. Australia; 30 April 2023 |
FW | Madison Doar | 29 June 1999 | 47 | 6 | Canberra Chill | v. Germany; 28 June 2023 |
FW | Tyler Lench | 8 June 1997 | 23 | 1 | Northern Tridents | v. Germany; 28 June 2023 |
FW | Kelsey Smith | 11 August 1994 | 112 | 15 | Central Falcons | v. Australia; 13 August 2023 |
Records
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Notable players
- Olivia Merry
- Katie Glynn
- Christine Arthur
- Helen Clarke
- Suzie Muirhead
- Mary Clinton
- Anna Lawrence
- Mandy Smith
- Charlotte Harrison
Results
Past results
- New Zealand women's national field hockey team results (2011–15)
- New Zealand women's national field hockey team results (2016–20)
Fixtures and Results
USA Test Series
9 December 2023 Test Match | United States | 3–4 | New Zealand | Charlotte, United States |
14:00 | B. DeBerdine 12' Yeager 50' Caarls 55' |
Report | Hull 19' Shannon 31' Merry 41' Jaques 44' |
Stadium: UNC Charlotte |
10 December 2023 Test Match | United States | 5–4 | New Zealand | Charlotte, United States |
14:00 | Hoffman 5', 17' Golini 19' Grega 30' Sessa 42' |
Report | Hull 26' Gravenall 55' Merry 59', 60' |
Stadium: UNC Charlotte |
FIH Olympic Qualifiers
13 January 2024 Pool B | New Zealand | 3–0 | Italy | Ranchi, India |
17:00 | Davies 7', 51' Dickins 53' |
Report | Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium |
14 January 2024 Pool B | New Zealand | 1–3 | India | Ranchi, India |
19:30 | Hull 9' | Report | Sangita 1' Udita 12' Beauty 14' |
Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium |
16 January 2024 Pool B | United States | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ranchi, India |
17:00 | Yeager 17' | Report | Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium |
18 January 2024 Crossover | New Zealand | 2–0 | Czech Republic | Ranchi, India |
13:30 | Child 60' |
Report | Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium |
19 January 2024 Fifth Place Match | Italy | 1–3 | New Zealand | Ranchi, India |
13:30 | Pessina 21' | Report | Tynan 7' Merry 10' Cotter 31' |
Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium |
Japan Test Series
13 April 2024 Test Match | New Zealand | 1–1 | Japan | Auckland, New Zealand |
16:10 | Shannon 13' | Report | Kobayakawa 55' | Stadium: National Hockey Centre |
14 April 2024 Test Match | New Zealand | 2–1 | Japan | Auckland, New Zealand |
16:10 | Davies 35' Tynan 56' |
Report | Hasegawa 56' | Stadium: National Hockey Centre |
FIH Nations Cup
8 June 2024 Semi-final/Crossover | New Zealand | v | TBD | Terrassa, Spain |
9 June 2024 Classification Match | TBD | v | New Zealand | Terrassa, Spain |
See also
- New Zealand men's national field hockey team
- New Zealand women's national under-21 field hockey team
References
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- ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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- ^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Home – FIH".
- ^ "PARIS ON THE LINE – VANTAGE BLACK STICKS REVEAL SQUADS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS ANNOUNCE SQUADS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL QUALIFIER". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
- ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.