Stephanie_Kershaw

Stephanie Kershaw

Stephanie Kershaw

Australian field hockey player


Stephanie "Steph" Kershaw (born 19 April 1995) is an Australian field hockey player.[1]

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Personal life

Kershaw was born in Townsville, Queensland. She plays hockey for her home state in the Australian Hockey League, as part of the Queensland Scorchers team.[2]

Career

Senior national team

Kershaw made her senior international debut in a test series against Korea in September 2015.[3] Following her debut in September, Kershaw was part of the Australian team that won the 2015 Oceania Cup in October.[4]

In 2018, Kershaw was named in the Hockeyroos team to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The team finished second, winning a silver medal after losing to New Zealand 4–1 in the final.[5] Kershaw was also a member of the Australian team at the 2018 World Cup, where the team finished in fourth place.[6]

Again in 2018, Kershaw also represented Australia at the Sompo Cup in Japan, and the Champions Trophy in China.[7]

Kershaw qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[8]

International goals

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References

  1. "Stephanie Kershaw". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Stephanie Kershaw". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Three to debut for Australian women's hockey team in Perth". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  4. "Oceania Cup teams named". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Stephanie KERSHAW". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 10 February 2022.



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