Hockey women win twice

Press, 28 August 1978, Page 28

Hockey women win twice

NZPA Sydney The touring New Zealand women’s hockey side had a good work-out for the second test against Australia next Saturday by scoring an impressive 2-0 win over a strong New South Wales team at Sydney yesterday. Goals in the twenty-fourth and thirtieth minutes of the opening half by the right inner, Judy Phillips, and centre-forward, Jenny McDonald, paved the way for victory. “New South Wales fielded a very good, fast-moving team with speedy forwards and dynamic wings and we gave the utmost respect to their strength,” said the New Zealand coach, Miss Shirley Eddy, “But New South Wales allowed the New Zealand mid-fielders latitude to dictate the tempo of play with the centre half and skipper, Pat Barwick, revelling in the advantage.”

y The opening goal by Miss Phillips came after she 1 weaved her way into the a inner circle with superb - stickwork. The move caught a the New South Wales goala keeper, Lorraine Chamber, a lain, off balance and allowed s the ball to trickle into the net. 1 Miss McDonald made no s mistake with the second t goal after the ball hit her i stick from a rebound off the - pads of the N.S.W. goalie. On Saturday New Zealand beat Western Australia, 2-0. 1 The goals were scored by j Shirley Haig and Marianne s Gray. J Western Australia fielded > seven test match players J and Miss Eddy said her s team had to pull out all t stops to win the game, ; New Zealand was best s served by Shirley Haig, Judy ) Phillips in the right inner f position along with the goal-. , keeper, Sue Barry, and right, back, Sue McLeish.