Indoor Hockey

Indoor Hockey Final

After winning the indoor competition in our first attempt last year, the girls would find themselves in the U18A schoolgirls final for the second year in a row. This time, Pymble would take on a young but very talented Mosman side. The game started and it became evident that this was going to be a high paced game. Isabelle Johnston (Year 11) had to do a mountain of work early but simply didn’t stop! We would soon be awarded a short corner, in which Bella Crocker (Year 11) expertly slotted away our first! Mosman replied with extra aggression and intensity, but Gwendolyn Meek (Year 11) would prove to be a rock down back and continued to absorb the pressure. The only times they did get through, our superstar keeper Jessica Brown (Year 11) made incredible saves to continually frustrate Mosman. We went into the break 1 to 0 up, and spoke about slowing the game down at times, as well as continuing to link up and not force an attack that wasn’t there.

In the second half, Mosman managed to get a break away after turning us over, and we were tied at one all. In response, our forwards Tessa Newitt (Year 11), Eloise Fisher (Year 9), Thyra Schuszler (Year 10), and Isla-Rose Campbell (Year 9) ramped up the pressure on their defenders, forcing numerous mistakes until we were finally able to win a short corner. Gwendoyln pushed the ball out to Bella, who slipped it left for Tessa, who flicked it perfectly into the bottom corner just inside the post to send us up 2 to 1. The girls showed their maturity by absorbing the pressure and slowing the game down until the final buzzer. Congratulations to our Pymble team below on another fantastic win, being crowned U18A Schoolgirl Champions.

Jessica Brown (Year 11)

Isla-Rose Campbell (Year 9)

Bella Croker (Year 11)

Eloise Fisher (Year 9)

Isabelle Johnston (Year 11)

Gwendolyn Meek (Year 11)

Tessa Newitt (Year 11)

Thyra Schuszler (Year 10)

Shellie Davis

Co-ordinator – Hockey