# Mariah Williams

Mariah Williams (born 31 May 1995) is an Australian field hockey player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

## Personal life

Williams was born and raised in Parkes, New South Wales.
She plays national representative hockey for her home state. She also featured as the a headline player for New South Wales in the launch of their new premier team, NSW Pride, which will compete in the inaugural Hockey One league in 2019.
In 2017, Williams was honoured by her home town council after a new synthetic hockey pitch was named after her.

## Career
### Junior national team

Williams first played for the 'Jillaroos' team in 2013, at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in January. Williams again represented the team at the Junior Oceania Cup in February, which qualified the team for the 2013 Junior World Cup.
Williams made her last appearance for the Jillaroos in 2016, where she captained the team to a bronze medal at the Junior World Cup.

### Senior national team

Williams made her senior international debut in April 2013, in a test series against Korea in Perth, Western Australia.
In 2017, Williams was forced to miss numerous competitions due to ongoing injury to her adductor. The injury ultimately ruled her out for almost two years.
Williams made her return to the senior national team in February 2019, in the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League, where Australia finished second.
Following her return to international hockey in the FIH Pro League, Williams was named in the Oceania Cup squad. At the tournament Williams scored one goal, and Australia finished in second place.
Williams qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1–0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.

#### International goals

| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 January 2014 | Hartleyvale Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa | South Africa | 2–0 | 4–1 | Test Match |
| 2 | 5 April 2015 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia | China | 1–1 | 3–2 | Test Match |
| 3 | 4 July 2015 | KHC Dragons, Antwerp, Belgium | New Zealand | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2014–15 HWL Semifinals |
| 4 | 22 October 2015 | TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 25–0 | 25–0 | 2015 Oceania Cup |
| 5 | 12 February 2016 | Bunbury Hockey Stadium, Bunbury, Australia | Great Britain | 3–2 | 4–3 | Test Match |
| 6 | 26 June 2016 | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England | United States | 1–0 | 2–2 (0–1) | 2016 Champions Trophy |
| 7 | 13 August 2016 | Olympic Hockey Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Japan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2016 Olympic Games |
| 8 | 9 February 2019 | Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia | China | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2019 FIH Pro League |
| 9 | 16 February 2019 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia | Great Britain | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 FIH Pro League |
| 10 | 2 March 2019 | Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia | United States | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIH Pro League |
| 11 | 9 June 2019 | Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, England | Great Britain | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2019 FIH Pro League |
| 12 | 29 June 2019 | Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–2 (3–4) | 2019 FIH Pro League |
| 13 | 8 September 2019 | Kalka Shades Hockey Fields, Rockhampton, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2019 Oceania Cup |
| 14 | 26 October 2019 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia | Russia | 2–0 | 5–0 | FIH Olympic Qualifiers |
| 15 | 26 October 2019 | Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australia | Russia | 5–0 | | FIH Olympic Qualifiers |