GOLD! Great Britain’s senior women have been crowned 2023 Danube Cup champions after an outstanding 9-4 (1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 4-0) victory against Germany on Saturday
Congratulations to all the squad, who have performed magnificently in Hungary with a series of impressive wins, no more so than in the final against European Qualification rivals Germany.
Goalscorers versus Germany: Lily Turner (5), Kathy Rogers (3) & Emma Bartlett (1)
Previous results and scorers:
Day 1
Szentes 7-12 Great Britain
(1-3, 1-3, 4-2, 1-4)
Annie Clapperton (1), Toula Falvey (1), Izzy Howe (1), Rosie Huck (1), Niamh Moloney (1), Lily Turner (3), Kathy Rogers (3), Amelia Peters (1) & Mhairi Nurthen (1)
Serbia 7-12 Great Britain
(2-3, 0-4, 1-1, 4-4)
Annie Clapperton (1), Toula Falvey (2), Izzy Howe (2), Niamh Moloney (1), Lily Turner (3), Kathy Rogers (2) & Mhairi Nurthen (1)
Day 2
Great Britain 15-4 Romania
(4-2, 3-1, 3-0, 5-1)
Katy Cutler (1), Annie Clapperton (2), Toula Falvey (2), Izzy Howe (1), Niamh Moloney (2), Lily Turner (1), Kathy Rogers (3), Amelia Peters (2) & Mhairi Nurthen (1)
Great Britain’s senior women lose 12-11 (3-2, 3-3, 3-3, 3-3) loss to Germany
Great Britain’s squad and scorers versus Germany – Sophie Jackson (GK), Katy Cutler, Emma Bartlett, Toula Falvey (3), Izzy Howe (1), Rosie Huck (1), Niamh Moloney, Lily Turner (1), Brooke Tafazolli, Kathy Rogers (4), Amelia Peters, Mhairi Nurthen (1) & Alex Robinson (GK).
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After beating France for a second time in Singapore and finishing 11th at the World Championships, Great Britain captain and player of the match Kathy Rogers commented, “We came in, we met our goal. We really wanted to be in the top 12 at least and meet the level we did last time. “Every player has grown, which was another goal of ours. It was important for us to come back from the Japan game strong because that was a really hard loss to take and we did that,