Coach Chris Leslie has named 18 players to travel to Brisbane in December for the Women’s Junior World Cup Qualifier. The Junior Black Sticks Women will play Australia only as Fiji and Papua New Guinea have opted out of the tournament, meaning NZ and Australia will both qualify for the Women’s Junior World Cup in Boston, USA in August 2009.
A feature of the junior women’s team is four players with senior Black Sticks experience – Charlotte Harrison, Jasmin McQuinn, Gemma Flynn and Alana Millington. Flynn was a member of the Black Sticks team that competed in Beijing. Harrison will return from Belgium where she is currently playing club hockey.
There are ten players who were involved in the recent NHL women’s final between North Harbour and Auckland.
The team is:
Charlotte Harrison Northland
Jasmin McQuinn Northland
Jacinda McLeod Northland
Nicola Howes North Harbour
Alana Millington North Harbour
Carli Michelsen North Harbour
Stacey Michelsen North Harbour
Kate Savory North Harbour
Katie Glynn Auckland
Ella Gunson Auckland
Samantha Harrison Auckland
Danielle Jones Auckland
Lucy Talbot Auckland
Cathryn Finlayson Midlands
Gemma Flynn Midlands
Bridget Blackwood Central
Tae Samuel Wellington
Frances Shaw Wellington
Unavailable through injury Sophie Devine from Canterbury
Coach: Chris Leslie
Asst Coach: Grant McLeod
Manager: Sarah Leberman
Trainer/Physio: Vijay Vallabh
The team to play Australia was picked from an extended Junior Black Sticks squad, which consists of the following players:
Charlotte Harrison Northland
Jasmin McQuinn Northland
Jacinda McLeod Northland
Kelsey Dunn North Harbour
Natasha Fitzsimons North Harbour
Nicola Howes North Harbour
Alana Millington North Harbour
Carli Michelsen North Harbour
Stacey Michelsen North Harbour
Kate Savory North Harbour
Charlotte Edwards Auckland
Katie Glynn Auckland
Ella Gunson Auckland
Samantha Harrison Auckland
Danielle Jones Auckland
Lucy Talbot Auckland
Cathryn Finlayson Midlands
Gemma Flynn Midlands
Bridget Blackwood Central
Merania Hibbard Central
Casey Haumaha Wellington
Tae Samuel Wellington
Frances Shaw Wellington
Nicole Van Oosterom Wellington
Bridget Allen Canterbury
Sophie Devine Canterbury
Pippa Hayward Canterbury
Fiona Morrison Canterbury
Ali Perry Canterbury
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