Scotland women lose test series to Ireland

Senior Scotland women lost all three test matches against Ireland this week in Dublin.

A team featuring five new senior caps and only five players from the Glasgow 2014 squad the first two matches were tightly contested with Ireland getting the better of them in the third.

The first match the young Scots lost out to a last minute goal in the dying seconds to finish 1-0. The following day it was end to end with a Nikki Kidd drag flick special to score the scots lone goal, sadly losing 2-1 in the final quarter. The final game saw the scots lose 4-0 in front of a strong crowd filled with Irish School children.

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(Ali Howie battling through the Irish defence – taken by Deryck Vincent)

Head coach Gordon Shepherd couldn’t be more positive about how his side performaned and how they have developed over the past month; ‘It has been two really positive camps, it was a young team with 8 new caps but I expected the games against Ireland to be tougher. They are a solid team preparing for the World League, only missing 1 from their regular line up.’

‘The senior women performed well but let in some sloppy goals in the final match, which the score line didn’t reflect at how hard the players worked.’

‘I am delighted at the whole team especially the juniors who have worked really hard and showing great enthusiasm.’

‘The regular seniors really relished the opportunity to help pass on knowledge and work with the up and coming youngsters as they know it will help develop the team as a whole. It has been a really positive experience and a great environment to work in.’

‘The next stage for the women is strength and conditioning sessions throughout the winter and the New Year before a warm weather training camp against Germany.’

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Thank you to Irish Hockey for the photos – taken by Deryck Vincent

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