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 Coast Team Champions Trophy 2018 Changzhou Team Oceania Cup 2015 Stratford Team 2017 Sydney Team

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.
1	6 September 2015	Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia	South Korea	3–0	5–1	Test Match	[8]
2	22 October 2015	TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand	Samoa	4–0	25–0	2015 Oceania Cup	[9]
3	12 November 2017	State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia	United States	5–0	5–0	2017 Int. Festival of Hockey	[10]
4	23 May 2018	Central Otago Sports Club, Cromwell, New Zealand	New Zealand	3–0	3–0	2018 Tri-Nations Tournament	[11]
5	13 September 2018	Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan	South Korea	1–0	3–1	2018 SOMPO Cup	[12]
6				3–1
7	1 February 2020	Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia	Great Britain	1–1	2–1	2020 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.