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2014 Women's Australian Hockey League
The 2014 Women's Australian Hockey League was the 22nd edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The tournament was held in the Queensland city of Brisbane. The New South Wales Arrows won the gold medal for the ninth time by defeating the Queensland Scorchers 3–2 in the final. Competition format The tournament is divided into two pools, Pool A and Pool B, consisting of four teams in a round-robin format. Teams then progress into either Pool C, the medal round, or Pool D, the classification round. Teams carry over points from their previous match ups, and contest teams they are yet to play. The top two teams in each of pools A and B then progress to Pool C. The top two teams in Pool C continue to contest the Final, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Third and Fourth-place match. The remaining bottom placing teams make up Pool D. The top two teams in Pool D play in the Fifth and Sixth-place match, while the bottom two teams of Pool C play in the Seventh a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Australian Hockey League
The Women's Australian Hockey League is highest level field hockey tournament for women in Australia. Until 2016, the annually contested tournament comprised teams from the eight states and territories of Australia. The 2016 edition of the tournament, held in Perth, Western Australia, included two international teams. Teams from Malaysia and New Zealand competed in the 2016 edition. The New South Wales Arrows, NSW Arrows are the most recent champions, defeating the Queensland Scorchers, QLD Scorchers 7–6 in gold medal match of the 2018 Women's Australian Hockey League, 2018 AHL. Teams Domestic teams * Canberra Labor Club Strikers, Canberra Strikers * New South Wales Arrows, NSW Arrows * NT Pearls * Queensland Scorchers, QLD Scorchers * SA Suns * Wrest Point Tassie Van Demons, Tassie Van Demons * Victorian Vipers, VIC Vipers * WA Diamonds International teams * India women's national field hockey team, IND Development * Malaysia women's national field hockey team, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pool C (Medal Round)
Pool may refer to: Water pool * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a rocky pool on an ocean shore that remains filled with seawater when the tide goes out * Salt pannes and pools, a water-retaining depression located within salt and brackish marshes * Plunge pool, a small, deep body of water * Stream pool, a quiet slow-moving portion of a stream * Spent fuel pool, a storage facility for used fuel rods from a nuclear reactor Sports and gambling * Pool (cards), the common pot for stakes or the stakes themselves in card games * Pool (dominoes), the stock or boneyard in dominoes * Pool (cue sports), a group of games played on a pool table * Pool (poker) or pot (poker), money wagered during a single hand of poker * Pool betting or parimutuel betting, a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Wright (field Hockey)
Katherine "Kate" Wright ( Gillis) is a women's field hockey player from Canada. Wright was born on August 14, 1989, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Wright is the most capped player with the Canada national team, playing 216 matches. She surpassed the Stephanie Jameson's previous record of 169 matches at the 2017 Women's Pan American Cup. Wright has been captain of the national team since 2014. Wright has represented Canada at two Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018. At the 2018 event, Wright captained Canada to their best finish in the tournament's history, coming in fifth place. Wright has also once been named in the Pan American Elite Team by the Pan American Hockey Federation, in 2013. References External links * * * (2010, 2014) * Katherine Wrightat the Lima 2019 Pan American Games ; ay, Taqinipuniw anatt’apxtanxa'' , nations participating = 41 , athletes participating = 6,680 , events = 419 in 38 sports , opening ceremony = July 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenna Cartwright
Jenna is a female given name. In the English-speaking world it is a variation of Jenny, which is itself a diminutive of Jane, Janet, Jennifer and is often used as a name in its own right.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. . Notable people * Jenna Boyd (born 1993), film actress * Jenna Bush (born 1981), daughter of President George W. Bush * Jenna-Anne Buys (born 1985), South African figure skater * Jenna Coleman (born 1986), English actress * Jenna Dewan (born 1980), film actress * Jenna Elfman (born 1971), film actress * Jenna Fife (born 1995), Scottish footballer * Jenna Fischer (born 1974), American film and TV actress * Jenna Haze (born 1982), porn actress * Jenna Jameson (born 1974), former pornographic actress * Jenna Johnson (born 1967), competitive swimmer * Jenna Johnson (born 1994), professional dancer * Jenna Lee (born 1980), anchor on Fox Business News * Jenna Leigh Green (born 1974), actress * Jenna Lester (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwina Bone
Edwina Claire Bone (born 29 April 1988) is an Australian field hockey player. Her regular position is as a defender. Bone was a member of the Australia women's national field hockey team that were runners-up at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup. She was a member of the Australian team that defeated England in the women's field hockey final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Edwina 'Eddie' Bone joined the Hockeyroos following two years in Hockey Australia's women's development program. She progressed through the junior ranks with the Canberra Strikers. Edwina established herself as a regular in the Hockeyroos' defense after a stellar 2014 season, claiming a gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal at the World Cup and Champions Trophy. She also was part of the team that claimed 2nd place in the 2013 World League, as well as the team that won the 2013 Oceania Cup. She now has over 70 caps playing for Australia. Bone qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Smith (field Hockey)
Jessica Smith may refer to: *Jessica Smith (editor) (1895–1983), American activist and editor *Jessica Smith (speed skater) (born 1983), Olympic short track speed skater from the United States *Jessica Smith (athlete) (born 1989), Canadian track and field athlete *Jessica Smith (swimmer), Australian Paralympic swimmer *Jessica Smith (actress), portrayed the "Sun Baby" in ''Teletubbies'' *Jessica Grace Smith (born 1988), New Zealand actress See also *Jessie Smith (other) Jessie Smith may refer to: * Jessie Payne Margoliouth (1856–1933), née Smith, Syriac scholar * Jessie Willcox Smith (1863–1935), American illustrator * Jessie Evans Smith (born Jessie Ella Evans; 1902–1971), wife of Joseph Fielding Smith * ... * Jesse Smith (other) {{hndis, Smith, Jessica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Evans
Naomi Evans (born 17 January 1992) is an Australian field hockey player. Career Evans was born in Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent ..., however she plays club hockey for the ACT team Canberra Strikers. Evans made her international debut at the 2018 Sompo Cup in Ibaraki, Japan. As of May 2018, Evans is a member of the Australian women's national development squad. References 1992 births Living people Australian female field hockey players Female field hockey forwards Sportspeople from Goulburn Surbiton Hockey Club players Women's England Hockey League players Sportswomen from New South Wales 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Flanagan
Anna Flanagan (born 8 January 1992) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Canberra Labor Club Strikers in the Australian Hockey League. She is nicknamed ''Flanno''. A full international with over 100 caps since 2010 for the Australian national team, she has represented the nation at one World Cup and in one Olympic Games tournaments. Career Flanagan is a defender, who specialises in taking corner penalties. In 2000, after being a multi-sport athlete, she made a commitment to playing field hockey. Flanagan made her national team debut in March 2010 in a friendly against South Korea as an 18-year-old, after having been first called up to the team when she was 17 years old. Her selection to the squad came during a period when the team was injecting a lot of youth players following the 2008 Summer Olympics. Later in 2010, she would represent Australia as a member of the gold medal-winning team at the Commonwealth Games. As a member of the 2012 Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Snow
Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name Samuel and anthos, the Greek word for "flower".''World Almanac'', 2009 edition pp. 697–698, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans, Bellevue University One theory is that it was a feminine form of Samuel to which the already existing feminine name Anthea was added. "Samantha" remained a rare name until the 1873 publication of the first novel in a series by Marietta Holley, featuring the adventures of a lady named "Samantha", wife of Josiah Allen. The series led to the rise in the name's popularity, ranking among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States from 1880, the earliest year for which records are available, to 1902. The name was out of fashion in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacia Joseph
Stacia Joseph (born 7 November 1985) is an Australian field hockey coach and former player, who represented the national team. Career Joseph made 42 appearances for the national team. She made her international debut in June 2009 against Argentina in the 2009 Women's Hockey Spar Cup, and was later included in the Australian squad for the 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy. At club level, she played for Southern Storm in 2008. She was later captain of the Victorian Vipers from 2011 to 2015. During that time, the Vipers won the 2012 Australian Hockey League. In 2014, she was named the Victorian Premier League's most valuable player. In 2016, she became the Victorian Institute of Sport's head hockey coach. During the 2018 Commonwealth Games, she was one of eight female coaches who worked in the Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a high performance sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Barden
Laura Barden (born 6 September 1994) is an Australian field hockey player. She plays the position of forward and is single and most definitely ready to mingle. She is a member of the 2017 Australian women's national field hockey team. Early life and education Laura Barden is from Melbourne. She moved to Kew, Victoria. She was a scholarship recipient from the University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor .... Career Barden was a member of the 2014 Women's National Junior Squad for Australia. The following year she was moved up to the Australian women's national field hockey team, known as the Hockeyroos, in September 2015. She was not chosen for Australia's team for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however, by January 2017 Barden had played in 15 games and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Nanscawen
Georgia Nanscawen ( ; born 27 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer and former field hockey player Field hockey career Georgia Nanscawen is a former Field Hockey Player for Australia. She retired in 2018 with 205 caps and scored 37 goals. She was selected for the Hockeyroos as a 16 year old school girl (the third youngest selected player) and made her debut in Durban, South Africa the day after her 17th birthday, scoring a goal on debut. She is the youngest woman to play 100 and 150 international matches for Australia. She commenced her hockey career aged 5 with the Essendon Hockey Club and aged 13 was the first girl to win an Essendon Hockey Club Boys Best and Fairest Award. She was also the first girl to captain a boys shield team. She represented Victoria at State Level in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. She was awarded a full Victorian Institute Hockey Scholarship in 2008. In February 2009 she was selected into the Senior Victorian Team (The Victorian Vipers) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |