A Summer to Remember for Jenny

Lower Sixth pupil, Jenny, has been enjoying an excellent summer with her England U16 teammates competing in both the series against Germany and the end of season 4 Nations tournament.

For the series against Germany, Jenny played in both matches and made a number of great saves. Her England team fought hard in the first match and were very unlucky to lose 2-3. The second day saw the England girls fight hard again, and by the end of the Third Quarter in this rematch it was 2-2 ahead of one of the most intense final quarters of hockey possible. With 6 goals scored, it gave England a historic 6-4 win - only the 3rd time they have beaten Germany in over 10 years!

The attention switched to the 4 Nations in Glasgow, and saw England take on Scotland, Germany and Belgium. Again, Jenny played in 3 of the 4 matches and made a number of good saves. The German game was intense and again had a number of goals in the last quarter, but sadly resulted in a 6-9 defeat. The next day the girls took on a very tough Belgium side (the ultimate winners of the tournament).  Again, the girls were behind at half time (1-4) but fought back hard to finish 5-5.

It was a great effort for the girls but they were disappointed not to get a final winning goal. The third day saw jenny's England take on the hosts, dominating most of the play in a 7-2 rout. Sadly, though, it wasn’t enough to get them to the 1st/2nd place final, so on the final day they took on Scotland again and a solid 4-0 victory saw the girls take third place overall.

Regardless, it was a wonderful opportunity for Jenny to demonstrate her skills on the world stage, and we're incredibly excited to follow her in what promises to be a bright future.