# 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2005 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge was the third edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held in Virginia Beach, United States from July 8–16, 2005.
New Zealand participate in 2006 Champions Trophy in Amstelveen, Netherlands after defeated South Africa in the final.

## Squads

Head Coach: Danny Kerry
* Beth Storry (GK)
* Lisa Wooding
* Rachel Walsh
* Melanie Clewlow
* Helen Grant
* Helen Richardson
* Leisa King
* Lucilla Wright
* Kate Walsh (c)
* Frances Houslop
* Jennie Bimson
* Rachel Walker
* Tina Cullen
* Sally Walton
* Joanne Ellis
* Alex Scott
* Cathy Gilliat-Smith
* Becky Duggan (GK)
Head Coach: John Sheahan
* Rie Terazono (GK)
* Emi Sakurai
* Erika Esaki
* Yukari Yamamoto
* Rika Komazawa
* Sakae Morimoto
* Kaori Chiba
* Miyuki Nakagawa
* Tomomi Komori
* Toshie Tsukui
* Hiromi Hashimoto
* Akemi Kato (c)
* Mayumi Ono
* Chie Akutsu
* Misaki Ozawa
* Ikuko Okamura (GK)
* Sachimi Iwao
* Mie Nakashima
Head Coach: Pablo Usoz
* María Jesús Rosa (GK)
* Julia Menéndez
* Rocío Ybarra
* Ivet Muñoz
* Lucía Antona
* Bárbara Malda
* Marta Prat
* Silvia Muñoz (c)
* Silvia Bonastre
* Olalla Pineiro
* Marta Ejarque
* Raquel Huertas
* Pilar Sánchez
* Laía Yurss
* Núria Camón
* María Gomez
* María López (GK)
* Esther Termens
Head Coach: Ian Rutledge
* Kayla Sharland
* Emily Naylor
* Meredith Orr
* Jaimee Provan
* Honor Dillon
* Lizzy Igasan
* Stacey Carr
* Elizabeth Ryan
* Jo Galletly
* Suzie Muirhead (c)
* Beth Jurgeleit (GK)
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Jane Maley
* Frances Kreft
* Niniwa Roberts
* Rachel Robertson
* Sheree Phillips
* Anita Wawatai (GK)
Head Coach: Jenny King
* Caroline Jack (GK)
* Kate Hector
* Nita Van Jaarsveld
* Taryn Hosking
* Marsha Marescia
* Candice Forword
* Johke Boezaart
* Lindsey Carlisle (c)
* Pietie Coetzee
* Jenny Wilson
* Lesle-Ann George
* Lenise Marais
* Fiona Butler
* Kim Hubach
* Tsoanelo Pholo
* Tarryn Bright
* Sharne Wehmeyer
* Grazjyna Engelbrecht (GK)
Head Coach: Lee Bodimeade
* Melissa Leonetti
* Angie Loy
* Kelly Doton
* Tara Jelley
* Robyn Kenney
* Lauren Crandall
* Kristen Holmes
* Sarah Dawson
* Tiffany Snow
* Sara Silvetti
* Barbara Weinberg (GK)
* Carrie Lingo
* Katie O'Donnell
* Kate Barber (c)
* Dina Rizzo
* Amy Tran (GK)
* Kristi Gannon
* Lauren Powley

## Umpires

* Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* Dawn Henning (ENG)
* Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* Jun Kentwell (USA)
* Anne McRae (SCO)
* Lourdes Santiago (ESP)
* Cecelia Valenzuela (CHI)
* Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

## Results

All times are Eastern Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | United States (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | |

#### Fixtures

* 8 July 2005 16:00
| Spain | 5–2 | Japan |
| Gómez 33' Piñeiro 39' Ybarra 42' Huertas 44' Termens 70+' | Report | Morimoto 28' Nakagawa 35' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHL)
* 8 July 2005 18:00
| England | 1–1 | New Zealand |
| King 27' | Report | Sharland 39' |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Jun Kentwell (USA)
* 8 July 2005 20:00
| United States | 1–2 | South Africa |
| Loy 33' | Report | Coetzee 39' Bright 47' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 9 July 2005 16:00
| Japan | 4–0 | England |
| Tsukui 13', 31' Ono 48' Nakagawa 60' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lourdes Santiago (ESP)
* 9 July 2005 18:00
| South Africa | 2–0 | Spain |
| Wilson 21' Coetzee 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 9 July 2005 20:00
| New Zealand | 2–1 | United States |
| Provan 2' Muirhead 8' | Report | Snow 59' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHL)
* 11 July 2005 18:00
| Spain | 0–3 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Igasan 16', 29' Muirhead 43' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Jun Kentwell (USA)
* 11 July 2005 20:00
| United States | 1–3 | Japan |
| Snow 28' | Report | Chiba 25' Komori 56', 66' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 12 July 2005 18:00
| England | 4–1 | Spain |
| Cullen 28' Walton 31', 42' Bimson 69' | Report | Prat 17' |
* Umpires: Cecilia Valenzuela (CHL) Jun Kentwell (USA)
* 12 July 2005 20:00
| South Africa | 2–1 | Japan |
| Wilson 10' Wehmeyer 16' | Report | Kato 65' |
* Umpires: Lourdes Santiago (ESP) Dawn Henning (ENG)
* 13 July 2005 18:00
| New Zealand | 0–1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Bright 6' |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Anne McRae (SCO)
* 13 July 2005 20:00
| United States | 2–3 | England |
| Lingo 47' Loy 70+' | Report | Walsh 6' Wright 41' Cullen 56' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHL)
* 14 July 2005 20:00
| Spain | 1–2 | United States |
| Muñoz 70+' | Report | Rizzo 30' Kenney 46' |
* Umpires: Anne McRae (SCO) Tetyana Kaltypan (UKR)
* 15 July 2005 18:00
| Japan | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Morimoto 35' | Report | Ryan 20' Dillon 60' |
* Umpires: Dawn Henning (ENG) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHL)
* 15 July 2005 20:00
| England | 3–0 | South Africa |
| Clewlow 14' Grant 44', 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Jun Kentwell (USA)

### Classification matches
#### Fifth and sixth place

* 16 July 2005 16:00
| United States | 5–3 | Spain |
| Doton 2', 59' Loy 15' Barber 48' O'Donnell 51' | Report | Termens 10' Prat 11' Ybarra 53' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHL)

#### Third and fourth place

* 16 July 2005 19:55
| England | 1–2 | Japan |
| King 25' | Report | Komori 42' Chiba 67' |
* Umpires: Lourdes Santiago (ESP) Jun Kentwall (USA)

#### Final

* 16 July 2005 22:00
| South Africa | 0–2 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Orr 37' Roberts-Lang 48' |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Anne McRae (SCO)

## Awards

The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Player of the Tournament | Top Goalscorers | Goalkeeper of the Tournament |
| Elizabeth Igasan | Tomomi Komori Angela Loy | Amy Tran |

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Qualified for FIH Champions Trophy |
| | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
| | Japan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | |
| 5 | United States (H) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | Spain | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
3 goals
* Tomomi Komori
* Angela Loy
2 goals
* Tina Cullen
* Helen Grant
* Leisa King
* Sally Walton
* Kaori Chiba
* Sakae Morimoto
* Miyuki Nakagawa
* Toshie Tsukui
* Elizabeth Igasan
* Suzanne Muirhead
* Tarryn Bright
* Pietie Coetzee
* Jennifer Wilson
* Marta Prat
* Esther Termens
* Rocío Ybarra
* Kelly Doton
* Tiffany Snow
1 goal
* Jennifer Bimson
* Melanie Clewlow
* Kate Walsh
* Lucilla Wright
* Akemi Kato
* Mayumi Ono
* Honor Dillon
* Meredith Orr
* Jaimee Provan
* Niniwa Roberts-Lang
* Elizabeth Ryan
* Kayla Sharland
* Sharne Wehmeyer
* María Gómez
* Raquel Huertas
* Silvia Muñoz
* Olalla Piñeiro
* Katherine Barber
* Robyn Kenney
* Carrie Lingo
* Kathleen O'Donnell
* Dina Rizzo