- Two-nil victory over Belgium in the EuroHockey Youth Championship
- Goals from Georgie Bathurst and Charlotte Calnan help clinch third place
- Coach Sarah Kelleher praises the team’s best performance so far
ENGLAND Under-18 Girls clinched the bronze medal at the EuroHockey Youth Championships in Santander, Spain, after beating Belgium 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.
In their last match together as a squad, they rose to the occasion and dominated against a tough opponent.
Head Coach Sarah Kelleher said afterwards: “I’m very happy that we’ve managed to win the bronze medal, but they deserve it after a great performance. The girls worked very well from the get-go, we always knew the Belgians would give us a tough game so we went out hard from the start. We played excellently in defence, but also looked threatening in attack and played great fluid hockey. It was a great overall team performance. Every player rose to the occasion and played to their best.”
England took the lead in the 17th minute with Georgie Bathurst scoring at a penalty corner from a second phase rebound off the goalkeeper. And on the hour mark, Charlotte Calnan doubled their advantage with a spectacular drag flick, again at a penalty corner.
Belgium (0) 0
England (1) 2
Georgie Bathurst – 17 (PC)
Charlotte Calnan – 60 (PC)
Pool A
| Team | P | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
Pool B
| Team | P | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
Fixtures for the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship (Under-18 Girls)
| Date/time | Fixture | Pool | Result | |
| Sunday 19 July 2015 | ||||
| 09:45 | Netherlands | Belgium | A | 9-2 |
| 12:00 | France | Scotland | A | 1-0 |
| 17:00 | Germany | Russia | B | 11-1 |
| 20:00 | England | Spain | B | 1-1 |
| Monday 20 July 2015 | ||||
| 13:15 | Belgium | Scotland | A | 5-0 |
| 15:30 | France | Netherlands | A | 0-10 |
| Tuesday, 21 July 2015 | ||||
| 15:30 | England | Germany | B | 1-4 |
| 17:45 | Russia | Spain | B | 1-2 |
| Wednesday, 22 July 2015 | ||||
| 10:45 | Netherlands | Scotland | A | 8-0 |
| 13:00 | Belgium | France | A | 3-1 |
| 15:30 | Russia | England | B | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Germany | Spain | B | 4-2 |
| Friday, July 24 2015 | ||||
| 10:00 | Belgium | Germany | SF1 | 0-7 |
| 12:30 | Netherlands | England | SF2 | 6-0 |
| 10:30 | Scotland | Russia | C | 2-6 |
| 13:00 | France | Spain | C | 0-3 |
| Saturday, 25 July 2015 | ||||
| 09:00 | France | Russia | C | 1-4 |
| 09:30 | Scotland | Spain | C | 0-4 |
| 14:00 | Belgium | England | 3/4 | 0-2 |
| 17:00 | Germany | Netherlands | Final | |
England U18 Girls Squad for the EuroHockey Youth Championship
| No | Name | Club |
| 1 | Katherine Somerville (GK) | Bowdon |
| 2 | Miriam Pritchard (GK) | Oxford |
| 3 | Alice Wills | Queenswood School |
| 4 | Charlotte Calnan | Surbiton |
| 5 | Megan Douthwaite | Wimbledon |
| 6 | Nicola Moss | Stourport |
| 7 | Holly Munro | Surbiton |
| 8 | Erica Sanders | Beeston |
| 9 | Charlotte Daly | Reading |
| 10 | Emily Kilner | Leicester |
| 11 | Georgina Bathurst | Stourport |
| 12 | Harriet Pittard | Holcombe |
| 13 | Holly Hunt | Stockport Grammar School |
| 14 | Connie Vickers | Bowdon |
| 15 | Eloise Stenner | Surbiton |
| 16 | Elizabeth Neal | Canterbury |
| 17 | Lucy Millington | Oxford Hawks |
| 18 | Harriet Mitchell | East Grinstead |
