2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier
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The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier, is the pre-tournament for the 11th edition of the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1...

 in Madrid, Spain. It was held in Rome, Italy, from April 25 to May 6, 2006.

Participating nations

Twelve nations took part in the qualifier:
1. Tatyana Fomina (gk), 2. Tatyana Shukurova, 3. Nazira Hidayatova, 4. Emine Muzaffarova, 5. Zarifahon Zeynalova, 6. Feruza Makayeva, 7. Lyudmyla Chequrko, 8. Dilfuza Mirzaliyeva, 9. Khatira Aliyeva, 10. Zeynab Nuriyeva , 11. Gulnara Mikyliova, 14. Mahira Ahmadova, 15. Liana Nuriyeva, 16. Marina Aliyeva, 20. Viktoriya Shahbazova (gk), 21. Nataliya Sidorova, and 25. Inoyathon Jafarova. Head Coach: Adil Pashayev.
2. Huang Xue Jiao, 3. Chen Zhao Xia, 4. Ma Yibo
Ma Yibo
Ma Yibo is a female Chinese field hockey player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She finished fourth with the Chinese team in the women's competition. She played all six matches and scored two goals.-External links:*...

 , 6. Mai Shao Yan, 7. Song Qing Ling, 8. Fu Baorong
Fu Baorong
Fu Baorong is a female Chinese field hockey player who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She finished fourth with the Chinese team in the women's competition. She played all six matches and scored three goals.-External links:*...

, 9. Li Shuang, 10. Gao Li Hua, 11. Tang Chun Ling, 12. Zhou Wan Feng, 13. Sun Zhen, 15. Sun Si Nan, 16. Zhang Yi Meng (gk), 17. Li Hong Xia, 18. Ren Ye
Ren Ye
Ren Ye is a field hockey player from China, who won a silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:**...

, 22. Chen Li Zhu, 28. Wang Yan Hui, and 30. Si Qin Goa Wa (gk). Head Coach: Kim Chang-Back.
1. Carolyn Reid
Carolyn Reid
Carolyn Marie Reid is a retired female field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the British squad that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a total number of three medals, , during her career at the Commonwealth Games.-References:*...

 (gk), 2. Beth Storry
Beth Storry
Elizabeth Storry is an English field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...

 (gk), 3. Lisa Wooding
Lisa Wooding
Lisa Marie Wooding is an English field hockey defender, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in January 2001 against India....

, 5. Crista Cullen
Crista Cullen
Crista Kerio Cullen is an English field hockey player fullback.-Early life:...

, 6. Melanie Clewlow
Melanie Clewlow
Melanie Clewlow is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...

, 7. Helen Grant
Helen Grant (field hockey)
Helen Grant is an English women's field hockey forward, who has competed at both national and international level, representing both England and Great Britain during her career....

, 8. Helen Richardson
Helen Richardson (field hockey)
Helen Richardson is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s....

 , 10. Lucilla Wright
Lucilla Wright
Lucilla Mary Wright is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...

, 11. Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh (hockey player)
Kathrin Louise Walsh is the field hockey captain for Great Britain and England. When she was 28 she had over 130 caps for England and 60 for Great Britain...

, 13. Jennie Bimson
Jennie Bimson
Jennie Bimmo Bimson is a retired English field hockey player. A former member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s, she played in midfield and as a forward.-Career:Bimson first played for England, against Germany, in 1997...

, 14. Rachel Walker
Rachel Walker (field hockey)
Rachel Walker is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in June 2000 against Ireland. She is nicknamed Wacker.-References:**...

, 15. Alex Danson
Alex Danson
Alexandra Mary L. Danson is an English field hockey forward, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in October 2001 against Germany.-References:**...

, 18. Sally Walton, 20. Joanne Ellis
Joanne Ellis
Joanne Catherine Ellis is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since 2002. She is not to be confused with another English field hockey player named Jo Ellis, who was born in 1983.-References:**...

, 21. Alexandra Scott, 22. Cathy Gilliat-Smith
Cathy Gilliat-Smith
Cathy Gilliat-Smith is an English field hockey player forward. She made her senior international debut for the England women's national field hockey team in 2002. She plays in the English hockey league with Canterbury Hockey Club...

, 26. Rebecca Herbert, and 27. Chloe Rogers
Chloe Rogers
Chloe Naomi Rogers is an English field hockey player midfield and forward. She made her senior international debut for the England women's national field hockey team in October 2003 versus Japan at Chelmer Park, Chelmsford, Essex.-Hockey:She plays club hockey for Leicester and won a bronze medal...

. Head Coach: Danny Kerry.
2. Emilie Peulmeule, 3. Marie Celine Lamas, 4. Aurelie Morin, 5. Noehie Rogeau, 6. Cécile Dagostino, 7. Muriel Lazennec, 9. Julie Gaillard, 11. Emilie Begue, 12. Philippine Berly, 14. Aurelie Noel, 15. Sophie Hure , 16. Peggy Bergère, 17. Céline Orefice, 18. Alicia Minet, 20. Ines Plocque, 22. Elise Preney, 31. Anabelle Got (gk), and 32. Marion Rehby (gk). Head Coach: Steve Colledge.
1. Mary Goode
Mary Goode
Mary Goode is a field hockey goalkeeper from Ireland, who earned her first international senior cap for the Ireland Women's National Team in 2005 in a match against South Korea...

 (gk), 2. Angela Platt
Angela Platt
Angela Platt is a field hockey goalkeeper from Northern Ireland, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 2000 against the United States...

 (gk), 4. Fiona Connery, 5. Linda Caulfield , 6. Eimear Cregan, 7. Suzanne Beaney, 8. Catriona Carey, 9. Bridget McKeever
Bridget McKeever
Bridget McKeever is a field hockey midfielder and defender from Northern Ireland, who made her international debut for the Ireland Women's National Team in 2003 against Japan.-International Senior Tournaments:...

, 10. Zanya Dahl, 11. Jenny McDonough
Jenny McDonough
Jenny McDonough is a field hockey forward from Ireland, who made her international debut for Ireland Women's National Team in 2001 against England. She plays club hockey for the Belfast Harlequins. McDonough is employed in Sports Promotions...

, 12. Cathy McKean, 13. Alex Speers, 15. Ciara O'Brien, 16. Jill Orbinson
Jill Orbinson
Jill Orbinson is a field hockey centre midfielder, who made her international debut for the Irish Women's National Team in 1998 against Scotland. She plays club hockey for the Pegasus team. Orbinson is employed as a physiotherapist...

, 17. Nikki Symmons, 18. Katharine Elkin, 19. Fiona Ferguson, and 26. Clare Parkhill. Head Coach: Riet Kuper.
1. Roberta Lilliu (gk), 2. Stella Girotti , 4. Anna Tagliasacchi, 5. Mercedes Salessi, 6. Simona Berrino, 7. Giorgia Carradori, 8. Maria Victoria Corso, 9. Francesca Faustini, 10. Daniela Possali, 11. Alessandra Filippi, 12. Michela Riva (gk), 13. Ana Scarone, 15. Francesca Zamboni, 16. Matilde Canavosio, 17. Chiara Tiddi, 19. Giorgia Cuccu, 21. Valentina Quaranta, and 22. Tatiana Nicoletti. Head Coach: Franco Nicola.
1. Rie Terazono, 3. Mayumi Ono, 4. Hiromi Hashimoto, 5. Chile Kimura, 6. Yukari Yamamoto, 7. Rika Komazawa, 8. Sakae Morimoto, 9. Kaori Chiba, 10. Tomomi Komori
Tomomi Komori
Tomomi Komori is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics .Komori became topscorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba , Rhona Simpson and Maryna Vynohradova , scoring six...

, 11. Toshie Tsukui, 12. Chie Akutsu, 13. Sachimi Iwao, 14. Akemi Kato , 15. Miyuki Nakagawa, 16. Misaki Ozawa, 17. Mika Iimura, 19. Ikuko Okamura (gk), and 20. Yuko Kitano. Head Coach: John Sheahan
John Sheahan (field hockey)
John Sheahan is an Australian born field hockey coach, who is a graduate of Tenri University where the majority of the men's and women's national team graduated. Sheahan has two masters degrees in sports science and has been coaching the men's and women's university teams since graduating himself....

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1. Kayla Sharland
Kayla Sharland
Kayla Marie Sharland is a field hockey striker. Sharland was a member of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team during its participation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where it finished sixth.-International senior competitions:* 2003 – Champions Challenge,...

, 2. Emily Naylor
Emily Naylor
Emily Naylor is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who was selected to attend an Olympic Qualifying training camp in late 2003 after performing well for the New Zealand Under 18 Team...

, 3. Krystal Forgesson, 4. Kate Saunders, 11. Stacey Carr, 12. Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan (field hockey)
Elizabeth Ryan is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who made her Black Sticks debut in 2005 against the United States. She is a former NZ Secondary School sprinter and also has a very strong shot on goal...

, 15. Suzie Muirhead , 16. Beth Jurgeleit (gk), 18. Clarissa Eshuis, 19. Diana Weavers
Diana Weavers
Diana Elizabeth Weavers is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...

, 19. Jane Maley, 20. Frances Kreft, 21. Niniwa Roberts
Niniwa Roberts
Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts-Lang is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who was a member of the squad that finished sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and twelfth at the 2008 Summer Olympics ....

, 23. Tara Drysdale, 25. Kate Mahon, 26. Anita Wawatai (gk), 27. Bridget Kight, and 28. Charlotte Harrisson. Head Coach: Ian Rutledge
Ian Rutledge
Ian Gregory Rutledge is a field hockey coach, who was born in Australia. He attended both primary and secondary schooling in Orange, New South Wales, being a student at The Canobolas High School from 1985-1990.Ian was responsible for qualifying the Black Sticks for the 2008 Beijing...

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1. Debbie McLeod
Debbie McLeod
Debbie McLeod is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland. She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. McLeod works as a swimming pool technician. Her brother played national level football at U16 level.-References:...

 (gk), 2. Cath Rae
Cath Rae
Catherine Rae is a female field hockey goalkeeper from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Grange Edinburgh Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2006. Rae was awarded Goalkeeper of the Tournament at both the 2004 U21 European Championships and the 2001 U16 European...

 (gk), 3. Vikki Bunce
Vikki Bunce
Vikki Bunce is a field hockey forward from Scotland, who plays club hockey for Dundee Wanderers HC. She was a member of the Women's National Team that failed to qualify for the World Hockey Cup at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy. Scotland finished in tenth...

, 4. Louise Munn
Louise Munn
Louise Munn is a female field hockey defender from Scotland, who also plays on midfield. She played club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2003. Munn works as a PE teacher....

, 5. Louise Gordon, 6. Julie Kilpatrick
Julie Kilpatrick
Julie Kilpatrick is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She plays in midfield and defence, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2003. Kilpatrick is engaged to Scottish and GB international hockey player, David Mitchell.-References:*...

, 7. Jane Burley
Jane Burley
Jane Burley is a female field hockey midfielder from Scotland. She played club hockey for Giffnock Hutchesons Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Burley works as a firefighter. Her mother played tennis for Lancashire.-References:*...

, 8. Catriona Forrest
Catriona Forrest
Catriona Forrest is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2005. Her older brother James represented Scotland at cricket up to U19 level.-References:*...

, 9. Samantha Judge
Samantha Judge
Samantha Judge is a female field hockey forward from Scotland. She played club hockey for Glasgow Western, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. A resident of Edinburgh also played badminton for Scotland at U16 level.-References:*...

, 10. Rhona Simpson
Rhona Simpson
Rhona Isabel Simpson is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics...

, 11. Holly Cram, 12. Linda Clement
Linda Clement
Linda Clement is a female field hockey forward and midfielder from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. A resident of Edinburgh Clement represented Scotland in the U17 schoolgirls athletics team in 1996.-References:*...

 , 13. Cheryl Valentine
Cheryl Valentine
Cheryl Valentine is a female field hockey midfield player from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2000. Valentine works as a physiotherapist in Edinburgh. Her sister represented Scotland at gymnastics, her father competed for...

, 14. Emma Rochlin
Emma Rochlin
Emma Rochlin is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Rochlin works as a trainee solicitor.-References:*...

, 15. Alison Rowatt
Alison Rowatt
Alison Rowatt is a female field hockey midfield player from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Giffnock, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2000. Rowatt works as a lawyer in Edinburgh.-References:*...

, 16. Catriona Semple, 17. Nikki Kidd
Nikki Kidd
Nikki Kidd is a female field hockey forward from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2006. Kidd, a resident of Longside, was a national level middle distance runner and had football trials for Scotland at U15 level before...

, and 18. Louise Carroll
Louise Carroll
Louise Carroll is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove Ladies, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2002. Carroll was the Scottish team’s flag bearer at the 2000 Youth Commonwealth Games.-References:*...

. Head Coach: Lesley Hobley.
1. Ju Yong-Lim, 2. Hye Sook-Cho, 3. Jin Hee-Lee, 4. Young Soon-Park, 5. Eun Young-Choi, 6. Seon Mi-Park, 7. Ko Woon-Oh, 8. Jung Hee-Kim, 9. Mi Hyun-Park, 10. Jin Kyoung-Kim, 11. Kwang Min-Ko, 12. Jeong Sook-Park, 13. Mi Seon-Kim, 14. Sang Hee-Gim, 15. Bo Mi-Kim, 16. Soo Ji-Jang (gk), 17. Na Hyun Park, and 18. Jong Eun-Kim. Head Coach: Sang Young-Huh.
1. Olha Fisyun (gk), 2. Viktoria Novik, 3. Olga Gulenko, 4. Olena Fritche, 5. Olena Ivakhnenko, 6. Olha Hryzodub, 7. Zhanna Savenko, 8. Tetyana Kobzenko , 9. Maryna Khilko, 10. Natalya Vsayukova, 11. Maryna Vynohradova, 12. Yana Vorushylo, 13. Maryna Litvinchuk, 14. Tetyana Selenko, 15. Nataliya Davydenko, 16. Alvina Budonna (gk), 17. Iryna Vyhanyayko, and 18. Diana Tahiyeva. Head Coach: Tetyana Zhuk.
1. Kayla Bashore
Kayla Bashore
Kayla Bashore is an American field hockey defender and midfielder. Now living in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, she was a student of the Indiana University and was the first player from that university to make the US National Field Hockey team...

, 2. Melissa Leonetti
Melissa Leonetti
Melissa Leonetti is a field hockey defender from the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Canada on January 23, 2004 at Stanford, California...

, 3. Angie Loy
Angie Loy
Angie Loy is a field hockey forward from the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California. Loy attended the Old Dominion University. She was raised in rural Perry County, PA and attended West Perry High School in Elliottsburg, PA...

, 4. Kelly Doton
Kelly Doton
Kelly Doton is a field hockey defender from the United States, who earned her first international cap vs New Zealand on April 14, 2005 in Virginia Beach...

, 6. Robyn Kenney
Robyn Kenney
Robyn Kenney is a field hockey midfielder from the United States, who earned her first senior career cap vs Russia on May 2, 2002. Kenney attended Boston University...

, 7. Kelsey Keeran, 8. Rachel Dawson
Rachel Dawson
Rachel Dawson is a field hockey midfielder / back from the United States, who earned her first senior career cap vs Australia on June 5, 2005. Dawson was named to the U.S. field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.Dawson grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, and attended Eastern High School, where...

, 10. Tiffany Snow, 11. Sara Silvetti, 12. April Fronzoni
April Fronzoni
April Fronzoni is a field hockey striker from the United States, who earned her first international senior cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California. Fronzoni attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.Fronzoni has been a mainstay in the U.S...

, 16. Barbara Weinberg (gk), 17. Carrie Lingo, 21. Claire Laubach, 22. Kate Barber
Kate Barber
Kate Barber is a field hockey forward and midfield player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1998 by scoring two goals in a 3-3 draw with New Zealand...

, 24. Dina Rizzo, 25. Amy Tran
Amy Tran
Amy Trần is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her national team debut against Mexico at the Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. Tran attended the University of North Carolina...

 (gk), 26. Kristi Gannon
Kristi Gannon
Kristi Gannon is a field hockey defence and midfield player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 2001. She's a student of the University of Michigan...

, and 28. Lauren Powley
Lauren Powley
-Early life and education:Lauren Powley was born March 5, 1984 in Kingston, Pennsylvania to Penelope and Kenneth Powley. She grew up in Mountaintop, Pennsylvania and graduated from Wyoming Seminary high school in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in 2002....

. Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade
Lee Bodimeade
Lee Bodimeade is a former field hockey player from Australia, who was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....

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Preliminaries

      These teams qualified to the final tournament

      These teams play in the #Fifth to eighth place play-offs to determine final berth; fifth place goes to the final tournament


      The remaining teams play in the #Ninth to twelfth place play-offs.

Pool A

Teams Pts P W D L GF GA GD
15 5 5 0 0 22 2
20
12 5 4 0 1 17 5
12
9 5 3 0 2 9 7
2
6 5 2 0 3 6 19 –13
3 5 1 0 4 4 13 –9
0 5 0 0 5 4 16 –12

All times are Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Pool B

Teams Pts P W D L GF GA GD
13 5 4 1 0 16 5
11
10 5 3 1 1 8 7
1
7 5 2 1 2 10 7
3
7 5 1 4 0 3 2
1
3 5 1 0 4 4 13 –9
1 5 0 1 4 3 11 –8

All times are Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Ninth to twelfth place play-offs

All times are Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Eleventh place play-off

Ninth place play-off

Fifth to eighth place play-offs

All times are Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Seventh place play-off

Fifth place play-off

For the 21st ranked France team, the loss ended its dream of returning to the World Cup
Women's Hockey World Cup
The Women's Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organised by the International Hockey Federation since they merged with the...

 for the first time since 1981 though the team’s sixth place finish was the best ever for France in World Cup Qualifier competition.

Semi final

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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Third place play-off

Final

With the win in the final, England
England women's national field hockey team
The England women's national field hockey team represents England in international women's field hockey. England won the 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier.-World Cup:* 1990 – 4th place* 1998 – 9th place...

 completed an undefeated qualifier campaign

Final standings

Final standings can be seen here.

Awards

Teams qualified
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1...












Topscorers Player of the tournament Goalkeeper of the tournament Constance Appleby Fair Play Trophy
  Kaori Chiba 
  Tomomi Komori
Tomomi Komori
Tomomi Komori is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics .Komori became topscorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba , Rhona Simpson and Maryna Vynohradova , scoring six...

 
  Rhona Simpson
Rhona Simpson
Rhona Isabel Simpson is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics...

 
  Maryna Vynohradova (6 goals)
  Sachimi Iwao   Amy Tran
Amy Tran
Amy Trần is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her national team debut against Mexico at the Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. Tran attended the University of North Carolina...

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