Hockey

Greatest Rewards FROM GREATEST COMMITMENT

Congratulations to St Catherine’s Senior GSV (Girls Sport Victoria) Hockey Team who capped off an outstanding undefeated season by claiming the GSV Premiership in a terrific display of team first hockey, defeating MLC 11-0.

While the team has some incredibly talented individual players, with four players representing Victoria this year, what was evident throughout the season was a selfless approach where everyone contributed to the success of the team.

Mr Rob Marshall, St Catherine’s Deputy Principal, has coached the girls each of these years, “This Hockey Team has won the grand final each season since they were in Year 7. The girls play with commitment, passion, skill, and they have fun. Each of these girls represents the best of what we aspire St Catherine’s girls to be,” shares Mr Marshall.

For Year 11 student, Samantha Love, the GSV Championship was the start of great things to come. In July, Samantha represented Victoria in the U21 Australian Hockey Championships in Perth. Not only did Victoria take out the gold medal, but Samantha scored the opening field goal in the gold medal match.

“I did not expect to have as much success as I have had. Given the last couple of years with COVID having such a large impact on Victoria and missing so much national level hockey, I think winning the gold at the U21s was unexpected. Scoring the opening goal was unreal. No words can describe the feeling of hearing the crowd go wild and having all my teammates celebrate around me,” shares Samantha.

For Year 12 GSV team members, Scarlett Davis (Captain), Sarah Pratt and Adelaide Mitchell their contributions to GSV Hockey during their time at St Catherine’s has been outstanding. All three of the girls have played every year since Year 7.

Scarlett Davis: “Winning the Grand Final was a lovely bookend to my schooling, like a final bow to tie off my Hockey ‘career.’ I also found a sweet comparison in my mum being Captain of the winning Hockey Team at St Catherine’s in her final year, even though she was a much better player than me!”

Sarah Pratt: “To win the Final together was a very emotional experience and so rewarding. We are the only three Year 12s that have participated in every year of Hockey together since Year 7. I have loved the bonds I made and the traditions we held.

Adelaide Mitchell: “Being able to play Hockey since Year 7 has shown me the dedication of students in either wanting to improve on a chosen area of their sport or even just showing up to training, I learnt so much about commitment to a team and those around you.”

Congratulations girls, we are enormously proud of all your achievements.