Meg Pearce

Meg Pearce (born 1 July 1994)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a defender.[2]

Meg Pearce
Personal information
Born (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Camp Hill, Queensland
Playing position Defense
Senior career
Years Team
2013–2018 Victorian Vipers
2019– Brisbane Blaze
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Australia U–21 4 (0)
2021– Australia 2 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
2013 SydneyTeam

Personal life

Meg Pearce was born in Camp Hill, Queensland.[2] She later moved to and grew up Victoria.[3]

She is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport,[4] as well as a member of Hockey Queensland's High Performance Squad.[5]

Career

Domestic league

From 2013 to 2018, Pearce was a member of the Victorian Vipers in the Australian Hockey League (AHL).[6][3]

Following an overhaul of the AHL in 2019, Hockey Australia introduced a new premier domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One. Pearce was named in Brisbane Blaze team for the inaugural season of the competition.[7]

Under–21

Pearce made her debut for the Australia U–21 team in 2013 at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney.[8] At the tournament, she won a gold medal.[9]

Hockeyroos

In 2020, Pearce was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time.[4][10]

She made her official debut for the team in 2021, during a test series against New Zealand in Palmerston North.[8][11]

References
  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Meg Pearce". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. "Don Vincent Award – Meg Pearce". doncasterhockeyclub.com.au. Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "EIGHT VIS ATHLETES SELECTED IN AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY SQUADS FOR 2021". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "HIGH PERFORMANCE SQUAD – WOMEN". hockeyqld.com.au. Hockey Queensland. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. "PEARCE Meg". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. "Meg PEARCE". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. "PEARCE Meg". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  9. "Aussie girls win golden thriller". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. "South Coast duo headline exciting Hockeyroos squad for crucial 2021 season". southcoastregister.com.au. South Coast Register. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  11. "Encouraging signs as Hockeyroos open Trans-Tasman Series with draw". onthegosports.com.au. On the Go Sports. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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