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The Scottish Hockey Union today announced a 41-strong squad to take part in an assessment weekend for places in the national U18 girl’s team.


The recent Inter-District championships were used as part of the selection process to identify athletes with the potential to make the squad. The girls will come together for an intensive weekend’s training at the National Hockey Academy at Peffermill on the weekend of 15-16 January 2005.


The squad contains a mix of players, some who already have experience of playing in the National set up either at U16 or U18 level and some new players who caught the eye of the selectors, including RAF Careers Cup winning captain and player of the tournament Sophie Lynch of Watsonians.


All seven of the girls’ districts are represented in this assessment squad which is entirely home based, though for some, home is a long way from Peffermill, especially for Orkney’s Hannah Johnstone.


U18 Team Coach, Lizzie Sturrock said: "This group of girls provides us with an exciting mix of established players and some great new talent coming through. Determining who will make the final squad will be no easy task and I’m looking forward to putting the girls through their paces to see what they can do."


The girls will be competing for places in the team whose main focus for 2005 is the European Youth Trophy in Siauliai, Lithuania in July next year.



Scotland U18 Assessment Squad

(Club & school or college listed where available)


North

Nikki Kidd (Bonagrass Grove/Mintlaw Academy)

Susan Davidson (Edinburgh University)

Jenny Thompson (Granite City Wanderers/Robert Gordon’s College)

Aliesha Cassie (Bon Accord MBC/Banff Academy)


Midlands

Becky Ward (Dundee Wanderers)

Kirsty Hay (Strathallan School)

Amy Rowan (Dundee Wanderers)

Ann-Louse Breaden (Strathallan School)

Nicola Martin (Dundee Wanderers)

Claire Ritchie (Dundee Wanderers)

Melanie Kotseroglou (Strathallan School)

Highland

Hannah Johnstone (Ross-shire/Kirkwall Academy)

Fiona McCrum (Highland O’Brien Ladies/Alnes Academy)

South

Rosanna Innes (Fjordhus Melrose/Earlston High School)

Leisa Poole (Fjordhus Melrose)

Susan Smellie (Peebles High School)

Corrine Bird (Galashiels Academy)

East

Sophie Lynch (Watsonians/George Watson’s College)

Fiona Kerray (Meadowmill/George Watson’s College)

Charlotte Bascombe (MIM/St George’s School)

Sarah Wilson (MIM/George Watson’s College)

Kim McGregor (Grange Edinburgh Ladies/The Mary Erskine School)

Aimee Dudgeon (Meadowmill/Ross High Ladies)

Elspeth Cockburn (MIM/George Heriot’s School)

Karen Reid (MIM)

Anna Gordon (Fettes College)

Laura Podlinski (Meadowmill)

South West

Emily McGuire (Kelburne)

Kareena Marshall (Giffnock)

Aisling Coyle (Kelburne)

Kimi Bright (Giffnock)

Emma Kelly (Greenock Ladies/St Columba’s School)

Kirsty McConnell (Giffnock)

Kirsty MacKenzie (Glasgow En-Croute Western)

West

Mandy Crawford (Glasgow En-Croute Western/Hutchesons’ Grammar School)

Rachael Ferguson (Western Wildcats/Glasgow Academy)

Laura Bartlett (Glasgow En-Croute Western/Glasgow Academy)

Katie Connor (Glasgow En-Croute Western/Hutchesons’ Grammar School)

Natalie Barrett (Glasgow En-Croute Western/Craigholme School)

Shona Kerr (Glasgow En-Croute Western/Glasgow Academy)

Katie Anderson (Glasgow Academy)

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