The women’s senior World League 2 hockey squad has been announced by Coach Darren Smith. The squad is made up of a panel of 18, with Ali Meeke and Yvonne O’Byrne bracketed as we assess the recovery of Ali Meeke’s broken hand that she sustained in Valencia and impending return to hockey over late February/early March. Yvonne O’Byrne will travel with the team to London for the Great Britain series.
The squad was selected following a test series against Spain in January and an intense training camp in Dublin in March. The team will be the highest ranked in the upcoming World League 2 tournament which will see them pitted against the Ukraine (March 14th), Canada (March 15th) and Turkey (March 17th) initially. World League 2 is an important step on the road to Olympic Qualification and the team need to finish in the top 2 in order to qualify for World League 3.
Coach Darren Smith said “We’re very excited to be hosting World League 2 and playing in front of our home crowd. It’s going to be a tough tournament with 8 good teams, and Canada, Chile, Belarus and the Ukraine in particular all vying for top spots.”
World League 2 Squad:
- Naomi Carroll
- Lizzie Colvin
- Aine Connery
- Nicci Daly
- Kate Dillon
- Nikki Evans
- Megan Frazer – Captain
- Emma Gray
- Shirley McCay
- Ayeisha McFerran
- Hannah Matthews
- Katie Mullan
- Anna O’Flanagan
- Gill Pinder
- Cliodhna Sargent – Vice Captain
- Emma Smyth
- Chloe Watkins
- (Ali Meeke / Yvonne O’Byrne )
