The third edition of the Women's Champions Challenge

Champions Challenge (field hockey)

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took place at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach, United States

United States

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. The event started on Friday July 8 and ended on Saturday July 16. Participating nations at the women's six nations tournament were England

England

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, Japan

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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, South Africa

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, Spain

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, and hosting nation the United States

United States

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(2.) Beth Storry

Beth Storry

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 (gk), (3.) Lisa Wooding

Lisa Wooding

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, (4.) Rachel Walsh, (6.) Melanie Clewlow

Melanie Clewlow

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, (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....

, (9.) Leisa King, (10.) Lucilla Wright

Lucilla Wright

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, (11.) Kate Walsh , (12.) Frances Houslop, (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)

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, (17.) Tina Cullen

Tina Cullen

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, (18.) Sally Walton, (20.) Joanne Ellis

Joanne Ellis

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, (21.) Alex 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...

, and (24.) Becky Duggan

Becky Duggan

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 (gk). Head Coach: Danny Kerry.

(1.) Rie Terazono (gk), (2.) Emi Sakurai, (4.) Erika Esaki, (6.) Yukari Yamamoto, (7.) Rika Komazawa, (8.) Sakae Morimoto, (9.) Kaori Chiba, (10.) Miyuki Nakagawa, (11.) Tomomi Komori

Tomomi Komori

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, (12.) Toshie Tsukui, (13.) Hiromi Hashimoto, (14.) Akemi Kato , (15.) Mayumi Ono, (17.) Chie Akutsu, (18.) Misaki Ozawa, (19.) Ikuko Okamura (gk), (23.) Sachimi Iwao, and (27.) Mie Nakashima. Head Coach: John Sheahan

John Sheahan (field hockey)

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(1.) María Jesús Rosa (gk), (2.) Julia Menéndez

Julia Menéndez

Julia Menéndez Ortega is a female field hockey defender from Spain. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China. She is affiliated with FC Junior Barcelona.-References:*...

, (3.) Rocío Ybarra, (4.) Ivet Muñoz, (6.) Lucía Antona, (7.) Barbara Malda, (8.) Marta Prat, (9.) Silvia Muñoz , (10.) Silvia Bonastre, (11.) Olalla Pineiro, (12.) Marta Ejarque, (13.) Raquel Huertas, (14.) Pilar Sánchez, (15.) Laía Yurss, (17.) Núria Camón, (18.) María Gomez, (19.) María Lopéz

Maria Lopez

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 (gk), and (21.) Esther Termens. Head Coach: Pablo Usoz.

(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...

, (6.) Meredith Orr

Meredith Orr

Meredith Dawn Orr is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team...

, (8.) Jaimee Provan, (9.) Honor Dillon, (10.) Lizzy Igasan

Lizzy Igasan

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, (11.) Stacey Carr, (12.) Elizabeth Ryan

Elizabeth Ryan (field hockey)

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, (13.) Jo Galletly, (14.) Suzie Muirhead , (15.) Beth Jurgeleit (gk), (16.) Clarissa Eshuis, (19.) Jane Maley, (20.) Frances Kreft, (21.) Niniwa Roberts

Niniwa Roberts

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, (22.) Rachel Robertson, (24.) Sheree Phillips, (26.) Anita Wawatai (gk). Head Coach: Ian Rutledge

Ian Rutledge

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(1.) Caroline Jack (gk), (3.) Kate Hector, (4.) Nita Van Jaarsveld, (5.) Taryn Hosking, (8.) Marsha Marescia, (9.) Candice Forword

Candice Forword

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, (10.) Johke Boezaart, (12.) Lindsey Carlisle , (15.) Pietie Coetzee, (16.) Jenny Wilson, (17.) Lesle-Ann George, (21.) Lenise Marais, (24.) Fiona Butler, (26.) Kim Hubach, (28.) Tsoanelo Pholo

Tsoanelo Pholo

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, (29.) Tarryn Bright, (30.) Sharne Wehmeyer, (32.) Grazjyna Engelbrecht (gk). Head Coach: Jenny King.

(2.) Melissa Leonetti

Melissa Leonetti

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, (3.) Angie Loy

Angie Loy

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, (4.) Kelly Doton

Kelly Doton

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, (5.) Tara Jelley, (6.) Robyn Kenney

Robyn Kenney

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, (7.) Lauren Crandall, (8.) Kristen Holmes, (9.) Sarah Dawson

Sarah Dawson

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, (10.) Tiffany Snow, (11.) Sara Silvetti, (16.) Barbara Weinberg (gk), (17.) Carrie Lingo, (20.) Katie O'Donnell

Katie O'Donnell

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, (22.) Kate Barber

Kate Barber

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 , (24.) Dina Rizzo, (25.) Amy Tran

Amy Tran

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 (gk), (26.) Kristi Gannon

Kristi Gannon

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, 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

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Standings

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Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		12	5	4	0	1	7	5
2.		10	5	3	1	1	8	4
3.		10	5	3	1	1	11	8
4.		6	5	2	0	3	11	10
5.		3	5	1	0	4	7	11	–4
6.		3	5	1	0	4	7	13	–6

Results

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5th/6th place play-off

Bronze Medal Game

Final

Final ranking

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Remarks

• New Zealand
  New Zealand
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   will participate in next year's Champions Trophy in Amstelveen
  Amstelveen
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  , The Netherlands.

Awards

• TOPSCORERS:
  • 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...
    
     (Japan) – 3 goals
  • 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...
    
     (United States) – 3 goals

• PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT:
  • Lizzy Igasan
    Lizzy Igasan
    Elizabeth Jane "Lizzy" Igasan is a New Zealand field hockey player who was captain of the national team and a participant in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.-Early life:...
    
     (New Zealand)

• GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT:
  • 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...
    
    (United States)