Australian upset in U16 Girls quarterfinals

The NSW CHS girls were favourites and top of their pool going into their quarterfinal against the NSW Country girls this afternoon, who finished second in their pool. Half time saw the scoreboard read 1-1, with goals to CHS #11 Humby and Country's #10 Bahr. Tough defence, great saves in goal, and missed 6 on 5 opportunities ruled the game, as witnessed by the kick out board; 12 kick outs throughout the entire game. It wasn't until late in the fourth quarter where NSW Country's #7 K. Clague was able to optimise on her team's offensive play, scoring the final goal of the match to lead her team to a 3-2 victory over the NSW CHS side, who will now have to play off for the 5th-8th spots. The Country girls will now go on to play Marist Red in tomorrow's semifinal at Sacred Heart Aquatic Centre.

Meanwhile, the North Harbour U16 A Girls led their way to a breezy win over the Waitakere Gold girls 11-2 to earn their spot in the final four. While Waitakere goalie Chantelle Conroy continued to keep her cage in check, saving over 10 shots at goal including 3 in a row from Emily Nicholson, North Harbour's Liana Dance once again showed her dominance in the pool, leading her team with an outstanding 5 goals to her name. Bench players Ella de Jong Gordon and Georgia Sanderson were also able to contribute a goal each, an amazing feat for their first time in the U16A team.