Stephanie Kershaw

Stephanie "Steph" Kershaw (born 19 April 1995) is a field hockey player from Australia.[1]

Stephanie Kershaw
Personal information
Full name Stephanie Anna Kershaw
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995
Townsville, Australia
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Queensland Scorchers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Australia 59 (6)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
Champions Trophy
2018 ChangzhouTeam
Oceania Cup
2015 StratfordTeam
2017 SydneyTeam

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]

International Goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
16 September 2015Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia South Korea3–05–1Test Match[8]
222 October 2015TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand Samoa4–025–02015 Oceania Cup[9]
312 November 2017State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia United States5–05–02017 Int. Festival of Hockey[10]
423 May 2018Central Otago Sports Club, Cromwell, New Zealand New Zealand3–03–02018 Tri-Nations Tournament[11]
513 September 2018Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan South Korea1–03–12018 SOMPO Cup[12]
63–1
71 February 2020Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia Great Britain1–12–12020 FIH Pro League[13]

Tournament History

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. "Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. "KERSHAW Stephanie". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  8. "Australia 5–1 Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  9. "Australia 25–0 Samoa". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. "Australia 5–0 United States". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  11. "Australia 3–0 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  12. "Australia 3–1 Korea". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  13. "Australia 2–1 Great Britain". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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