2017 Hawke's Bay Cup

The 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup was the 4th edition of the invitational Hawke's Bay Cup competition. It took place between 31 March–9 April 2017 in Hastings, New Zealand. A total of four teams competed for the title.

2017 Hawke's Bay Cup

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Hastings
Dates	31 March–9 April
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Hawke's Bay Sports Park
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	40 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Madi Ratcliffe Samantha Harrison (3 goals)
Best player	Michelle Vittese
← 2016 (previous) (next) 2018 →

New Zealand won the tournament for the second time after defeating Japan 3–0 in the final. Australia won the third place match by defeating United States 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.

Teams

Including New Zealand, 4 teams were invited by the New Zealand Hockey Federation to participate in the tournament.

• Australia
• Japan
• New Zealand
• United States

Results

Pool

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11	Final
2	Japan	6	3	0	3	8	9	−1	9
3	Australia	6	2	3	1	8	7	+1	9	Third-place game
4	United States	6	1	1	4	10	12	−2	4

Source: hockeyfestival.nz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won; 3) games lost; 4) goal difference; 5) head-to-head result.

31 March 2017 16:00 Australia 1–1 United States Ratcliffe  32' Report Parker  8' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

31 March 2017 18:00 New Zealand 1–2 Japan Neal  54' Report Kawamura  8' Asai  58' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Xiaoying Liu (CHN)

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1 April 2017 15:00 United States 1–2 Japan Dinunzio  20' Report Kawamura  4' Karino  24' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Kerryl Chanfdler (AUS) Aleesha Unka (NZL)

1 April 2017 17:00 Australia 1–1 New Zealand Barden  9' Report Harrison  59' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Xiaoying Liu (CHN) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

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3 April 2017 16:00 Australia 2–1 Japan Holzberger  9' Ratcliffe  11' Report Hazuki  46' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Xiaoying Liu (CHN)

3 April 2017 18:00 New Zealand 3–2 United States Robinson  12' Harrison  25' Smith  35' Report Matson  11' Hoffman  47' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Junko Wagatsuma (JPN) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

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4 April 2017 16:00 Australia 3–1 United States Claxton  7' Smith  48' Fey  50' Report Sharkey  43' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Xiaoying Liu (CHN)

4 April 2017 18:00 New Zealand 1–0 Japan Pearce  20' Report Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

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6 April 2017 15:30 United States 4–1 Japan Parker  9' Witmer  13' Vittese  40' Gonzalez  52' Report Mano  53' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Kerryl Chandler (AUS)

6 April 2017 17:30 Australia 1–1 New Zealand Ratcliffe  29' Report Harrison  51' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Mary Driscoll (USA) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

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8 April 2017 15:00 Australia 0–2 Japan Report Nagai  6', 42' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Mary Driscoll (USA)

8 April 2017 17:00 New Zealand 2–1 United States Pearce  23' Neal  28' Report Van Sickle  3' Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Xiaoying Liu (CHN) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

Classification

Third and fourth place

9 April 2017 15:00 Australia 1–1 United States Hanna  29' Report Van Sickle  59' Penalties Ratcliffe Nance Kershaw Bates 3–2 Gonzalez Vittese Matson Sharkey West Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Aleesha Unka (NZL) Junko Wagatsuma (JPN)

Final

9 April 2017 17:15 New Zealand 3–0 Japan McCann  5' Keddell  57' Merry  57' Report Hawke's Bay Sports Park Umpires: Xiaoying Liu (CHN) Mary Driscoll (USA)

Statistics

Final standings

1. New Zealand
2. Japan
3. Australia
4. United States

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Madi Ratcliffe
• Samantha Harrison

2 goals

• Motomi Kawamura
• Yuri Nagai
• Brooke Neal
• Kirsten Pearce
• Alyssa Parker
• Caitlin Van Sickle

1 goal

• Laura Barden
• Jane Claxton
• Ashlea Fey
• Kate Hanna
• Jordyn Holzberger
• Emily Smith
• Yu Asai
• Yudu Hazuki
• Mami Karino
• Yukari Mano
• Kelsey Smith
• Rose Keddell
• Amy Robinson
• Olivia Merry
• Rachel McCann
• Amanda Dinunzio
• Melissa Gonzalez
• Ashley Hoffman
• Erin Matson
• Kathleen Sharkey
• Michelle Vittese
• Jill Witmer