The Scotland women’s squad has been announced for next week’s EuroHockey Qualifier at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre.
Scotland’s strong squad includes Sarah Robertson; Amy Costello; Charlotte Watson; and Jess Buchanan, fresh from representing GB Women at the Olympics in Paris. Double Olympian, and Olympic bronze medallist in Tokyo, Sarah Robertson, will captain the squad as they take to the pitch on home soil.
Scotland; Wales; Czechia; Austria; Croatia; and Lithuania will all compete in Glasgow with the winner of the knockout tournament earning the right to play at next year’s EuroHockey Championship in Germany.
As the highest ranked team in the tournament Scotland has a bye to the semi-final and will take to the pitch on Saturday 24 August at 14:15 to play the winner of Austria and Lithuania.
Head Coach Chris Duncan said, “We have been really pleased with the growth of the whole group over the year. The performance development in different match play settings, and within training, has been refreshing to see. Coupled with this, to see our under 21’s succeed with a gold medal recently in Turkey has energised everybody within the group.
“The knockout format of this tournament is a challenging one, so we need to find our rhythm and commit to our style of play from minute one of our first game. Selection has been tough, because we have so many players who have contributed so well over the past months, and put their hand up to be selected. Ultimately, though, we feel we have a really strong squad who are capable of showing what ‘The Scotland Way’ is in this tournament.
“Playing at home is always special, and the chance for the players to run out in front of a packed crowd of family and friends is something we are all looking forward to.
“We are also really looking forward to welcoming back those players who played for Team GB in Paris, and look forward to the opportunity to celebrate their achievement in front of our hockey community.”
Tickets are available here: https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/womens-eurohockey-championship-qualifier-a/
SQUAD
Amber Murray (Watsonians HC)
Amy Costello (Surbiton HC)
Bronwyn Shields (Clydesdale Western)
Charlotte Watson (Beeston HC)
Ellie Mackenzie (Loughborough University)
Emily Dark (Watsonians HC)
Eve Pearson (Grossflottbeker THGC)
Frances Lonergan (Western Wildcats)
Heather McEwan (Royal Victory)
Jennifer Eadie (Wimbledon)
Jessica Buchanan (University of Exeter)
Jessica Ross (The University of Edinburgh)
Katie Birch (Durham University)
Katie Robertson (VC) (Reading HC)
Millie Steiger (Clydesdale Western)
Ruth Blaikie (The University of Edinburgh)
Sarah Jamieson (Watsonians HC)
Sarah Robertson © (Hampstead & Westminster)
