2006 Australian Female team results

Senior Women

Series with Canada, Canberra, Australia, January:
Test 1: Australia 13 (E Ashton 4, M Rippon 3, G Beadsworth, R Rippon 2, M Santoromito, S Fraser) Canada 4.
Test 2: Canada 8 Australia 7 (R Rippon, G Hadley 2, E Ashton, M Rippon, S Smith).
Series levelled 1-1.

II Commonwealth Championships, Perth, Australia, January:
Day 2: Australia 31 (G Beadsworth 6, E Douglass, Y Balla-Gow 4, S Fraser, F Hammond, M Rippon 3, G Hadley, J Santoromito, M Santoromito 2, S Smith, R Rippon) Singapore 1.
Day 3: Australia 25 (S Fraser 5, S Smith 4, E Douglass, M Rippon 3, R Rippon, G Hadley, J Santoromito, Y Balla-Gow 2, F Hammond, M Santoromito) South Africa 2.
Day 4: Australia 32 (M Rippon 5, G Beadsworth, G Hadley, F Hammond 4, S Fraser, J Santoromito, E Douglass, Y Balla-Gow 3, M Santoromito 2, S Smith) Scotland 0, Australia 12 (G Hadley 3, G Beadsworth, R Rippon 2, S Smith, S Fraser, E Douglass, Y Balla-Gow, M Rippon) Canada 3.
Day 5: Australia 16 (Y Balla-Gow 4, R Rippon 3, S Fraser 2, F Hammond, G Hadley, J Santoromito, E Douglass, M Santoromito, M Rippon) England 2.
Day 6: Australia 14 (S Fraser, F Hammond, G Hadley, E Douglass, Y Balla-Gow, M Rippon 2, S Smith, R Rippon) New Zealand 7.
Final points: AUS 12, CAN 10, NZL 8, ENG 6, RSA 4, SCO 2, SIN 0.
Day 7: Semifinals: Australia 12 (M Santoromito 3, G Hadley, Y Balla-Gow, M Rippon 2, S Smith, F Hammond E Douglass) England 5.
Day 8: Gold medal: Australia 12 (M Rippon 4, G Beadsworth 2, S Smith, R Rippon, S Fraser, G Hadley, E Douglass, Y Balla-Gow) Canada 4.
Most valuable player: Melissa Rippon (AUS).
Most valuable goalkeeper: Alicia McCormack (AUS).
Highest goal-scorer (after rounds): Valerie Dionne (CAN) 18.

Trans-Tasman Challenge, Sydney, June:
First Test: Australia 10 (T Gofers, P O'Neill 3, J Santoromito 2, J Moran, M Santoromito) New Zealand 10 (K Hudson 3, R McGuinness, K Mason 2, S Sumich, A Sieprath, F Snell).
Second Test: Australia 11 (N Dyson 3, P O'Neill 2, R Rippon, J Moran, R Webster, S Mills, G Ralph, M Santoromito) New Zealand 5 (R McGuinness 3, E Cox, K Mason).
Third Test: Australia 11 (S Mills 5, N Dyson 2, R Rippon, J Moran, K Finucane, M Santoromito) New Zealand 4 (R Donoghue, R McGuinness, A Sieprath, K Mason). Australia wins series 2 ½-1/2.

FINA Women's World League, Yongzhou, China, July:
Day 1: Australia 10 (B Knox 3, R Rippon, P O'Neill 2, T Gofers, J Santoromito, K Douglass) New Zealand 4.
Day 2: Australia 25 (M Santoromito 5, B Knox, N Dyson 4, R Rippon, P O'Neill 3, J Moran 2, G Ralph, T Gofers, J Santoromito, K Douglass) China B 3.
Day 3: Australia 10 (N Dyson 2, J Moran, J Santoromito, M Santoromito, K Finucane, T Gofers, B Knox, P O'Neill, R Rippon) China A 7.
Day 4: Australia 11 (P O'Neill, N Dyson, G Ralph 2, K Finucane, R Rippon, J Moran, B Knox, M Santoromito) New Zealand 8.
Day 5: Australia 13 (B Knox 3, R Rippon 3, N Dyson 2, J Moran, K Finucane, G Ralph, P O'Neill) China B 4.
Day 6: Australia 10 (B Knox 4, R Rippon, N Dyson 2, M Santoromito, P O'Neill) China 8.
Final placings: Australia, New Zealand, China, China B.

FINA Women's World League semifinals, Los Alamitos, USA, July:
Day 1: Australia 16 (K Gynther 3, S Smith, F Hammond, N Dyson, M Rippon 2, G Beadsworth, R Rippon, S Fraser, B Knox, M Santoromito) Brazil 3.
Day 2: Australia 12 (K Gynther 4, S Smith, S Fraser 2, R Rippon, F Hammond, M Santoromito, G Beadsworth) New Zealand 7.
Day 3: Canada 15 Australia 12 (R Rippon, M Santoromito 3, B Knox 2, G Beadsworth, S Fraser, F Hammond, N Dyson) in penalty shootout (FT: 12-12).
Day 4: Australia 17 (K Gynther, S Fraser 4, R Rippon, G Beadsworth, J Moran 2, M Santoromito, J Santoromito, B Knox) China 6.
Day 5: USA 12 Australia 11 (K Gynther, R Rippon 3, S Fraser 2, S Smith, B Knox, M Santoromito).
Final points: USA 15 Canada 11, Australia 10, Brazil 6, New Zealand 3, China 0.

FINA World League Super Finals, Cosenza, Italy, July:
Day 1: Australia 14 (K Gynther 5, G Beadsworth, S Fraser, P O'Neill 2, R Rippon, B Knox, M Santoromito) Italy 13 in penalty shootout (FT: 8-8).
Day 2: Australia 14 (K Gynther 6, S Fraser, N Dyson 2, R Rippon, F Hammond, B Knox, M Rippon) Russia 12.
Day 3: Australia 12 (B Knox, K Gynther, M Rippon 3, S Smith, R Rippon, M Santoromito) Netherlands 11.
Day 4: Australia 6 (M Rippon 2, R Rippon, S Fraser, K Gynther, P O'Neill) Canada 5.
Day 5: 5th & 6th, Netherlands 9 Canada 7; 3rd & 4th, Russia 12 Australia 7 (K Gynther 3, J Santoromito, S Fraser, B Knox, N Dyson); 1st & 2nd, USA 9 Italy 6.

XIV FINA World Cup, Tianjin, China, August:
Day 1: Australia 12 (K Gynther, B Knox 3, M Santoromito 2, R Rippon, S Fraser, T Gofers, M Rippon) Canada 8.
Day 2: Australia 7 (K Gynther 3, G Beadsworth 2, B Knox, S Fraser) Italy 5.
Day 3: Australia 9 (G Beadsworth, M Rippon 2, S Fraser, F Hammond, T Gofers, P O'Neill, M Santoromito) Hungary 6. Final points: Australia 6, Italy 4, Hungary 2, Canada 0.
Day 5: Semifinal, Australia 10 (S Fraser, P O'Neill, M Rippon 2, G Beadsworth, R Rippon, F Hammond, T Gofers) Russia 9.
Day six: Gold-medal, Australia 10 (K Gynther 3, G Beadsworth, S Fraser 2, M Santoromito, R Rippon, B Knox) Italy 7.
Final placings: Australia, Italy, Russia, USA, Hungary, Greece, Canada, China.

Exhibition matches, Los Alamitos, USA, December:
Day 1: USA 11 Australia 10 (G Beadsworth, S Mills, G Hadley, K Gynther 2, N Cuffe, A Hetzel).
Day 2: Australia 12 (G Beadsworth 4, K Gynther, G Ralph 2, N Cuffe, G Hadley, J Santoromito, B Knox) Netherlands 11.�

Holiday Cup, Los Alamitos, USA, December:
Day 1: Australia 12 (G Beadsworth 3, G Hadley, S Fraser 2, B Knox, K Gynther, J Santoromito, A Hetzel, K Finucane) Italy 9, USA 5 Canada 4, Russia 13 Netherlands 13.
Day 2: Russia 15 Australia 13 (G Beadsworth, B Knox 4, G Hadley 2, S Fraser, K Gynther, J Santoromito), Canada 14 Italy 12, USA 8 Netherlands 3, Australia 9 (K Gynther 3, G Beadsworth 2, J Santoromito, N Cuffe, G Ralph, A Hetzel) Canada 9, Italy 15 Netherlands 14, USA 9 Russia 4.
Day 3: Australia 10 (K Gynther, G Beadsworth, G Hadley, S Fraser 2, N Cuffe, J Moran) Canada 9, USA 9 Italy 4, Russia 10 Canada 9.
Day 4: Netherlands 12 Australia 8 (N Cuffe 3, G Beadsworth 2, K Gynther, J Santoromito, J Moran), Canada 8 USA 8, Russia 13 Italy 12.
Final points: USA 10, Russia 7, Australia 5, Canada 4, Italy 2, Netherlands 2.
Day 5: 1st & 2nd, USA 15 Russia 8; 3rd & 4th, Australia 10 (G Beadsworth, K Gynther 2, N Cuffe, G Hadley, S Fraser, J Santoromito, J Moran, A Hetzel) Canada 9; 5th & 6th, Netherlands 11 Italy 9.

Junior Women
International series, Zeist, Netherlands, July:
Day 1: Australia 9 (G Ralph 2, A Cox, S Horgan, R Webster, H Lincoln-Smith, L Neilsen, S Mills, K Gofers) Netherlands 9.
Day 2: Australia 11 (R Webster, S Mills 3, G Ralph, L Neilsen, K Gofers, H Lincoln-Smith, C Kerr) Netherlands 4.
Day 3: Australia 16 (G Ralph 5, R Webster, H Lincoln-Smith 3, S Mills 2, A Cox, J Whitehorn, C Kerr) Netherlands 7.
Day 4: Australia 12 (R Webster, G Ralph, S Mills 2, C Grayson, A Cox, J Whitehorn, M Hammond, K Gofers, S Horgan) Netherlands 6.
Day 5: Netherlands 9 Australia 8 (R Webster 3, L Neilsen, C Grayson, M Hammond, G Ralph, J Whitehorn).
Australia wins series 3 1/2 - 1 1/2.

International Series, Krefeld, Germany, July:
Day 1: Australia 12 (S Mills 4, H Lincoln-Smith 3, M Hammond, G Ralph, C Grayson, K Gofers, C Kerr) Germany 2.
Day 2: Australia 21 (J Whitehorn, C Kerr, H Lincoln-Smith 3, R Webster, K Gofers, S Horgan, M Hammond 2, S Mills, A Cox, C Grayson, G Ralph) Germany 7.
Day 3: Australia 15 (R Webster 4, M Hammond 3, S Grayson, S Mills, H Lincoln-Smith 2, A Cox, J Whitehorn) Germany 7.
Day 4: Australia 25 (J Whitehorn 4, K Gofers, S Mills, R Webster, A Cox 3, S Horgan, G Ralph, L Nielsen 2, H Lincoln-Smith, C Grayson, M Hammond) Germany 4.
Australia wins series 4-0.

Pythia Cup, Athens, Greece, July:
Day 1: Australia 10 (R Webster 3, K Gofers 2, J Liessmann, S Mills, G Ralph, J Whitehorn, M Hammond) USA 9.
Day 2: Australia 11 (K Gofers, R Webster 3, H Lincoln-Smith, G Ralph 2, S Mills) Germany 2.
Day 3: Australia 12 (R Webster 5, S Mills 3, J Leissmann, J Whitehorn, G Ralph, H Lincoln-Smith) Greece 8.
Final placings: Australia, USA, Greece, Germany
Player of the Tournament: Rowena Webster (AUS).
Best Goalkeeper: Elysha O'Neill (AUS).

Trofeo Liguria, Rapallo, Italy, July:
Day 1: Australia 8 (H Lincoln-Smith 3, R Webster, S Mills 2, J Liessmann) Hungary 8.
Day 2: Australia 15 (R Webster 4, J Whitehorn, G Ralph, S Mills 3, H Lincoln-Smith, K Gofers) Russia 12, USA 10 Australia 8 (G Ralph, H Lincoln-Smith 2, J Liessmann, R Webster, S Mills, K Gofers).
Day 3: Australia 8 (G Ralph, R Webster, H Lincoln-Smith 2, K Gofers, L Neilsen) Netherlands 8.
Day 4: Australia 10 (G Ralph 4, R Webster, K Gofers 2, J Whitehorn, H Lincoln-Smith) Italy 5.
Final placings: Russia, USA, Australia, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands.

International Series, Lerice, Italy, August:
Day 1: Australia 18 (J Whitehorn 4, L Neilsen 3, A Cox, G Ralph, M Hammond, K Gofers, J Liessmann 2, C Grayson, S Horgan) Italy 10.
Day 2: Australia 19 (G Ralph 5, S Horgan 4, L Neilsen, J Whitehorn, J Liessmann 2, M Hammond S Mills, C Kerr, H Lincoln-Smith) Italy 6.

Youth Girls
International series, Auckland, New Zealand, July:
Day 1: Australia 16 and Under 7 (N Zagame, S Davie 3, K Bryce) New Zealand 18 and Under 7.
Day 2: Australia 7 H Robinson 3, B Appel 2, N Zagame, S Davie) New Zealand 6.
Day 3: New Zealand 9 Australia 8 (N Saville 3, N Zagame 2, A King, Z Arancini, B Appel), New Zealand 18 & Unders 10 Australia 8 (E Neesham, N Zagame 2, A King, B Appel, C Benzie, Z Arancini).

Canadian series, Vancouver, Canada, July: Australia 29 (K Bryce 7, C Field 4, C Benzie, B Appel 3, A King, K Armstrong, N Zagame, H Robinson, Z Arancini 2, A Carter, E Neesham) Ontario B 2, Australia 30 (B Appell 5, C Field 4, Z Arancini, C Benzie, A Carter, N Saville, K Armstrong 3, S Davie, E Neesham 2, A King, K Bryce) Quebec B 3, Australia 15 (S Davie 4, C Field, Kayla Bryce, E Neesham, A King 2, N Saville, A Carter, Z Arancini) Quebec A 4, Australia 14 (N Zagame 3, C Field, H Robinson 2, A King, K Armstrong, N Saville, K Bryce, B Appel, S Davie, C Benzie) British Columbia 5, Australia 22 (C Field 5, Z Arancini, C Benzie, E Neesham 3, N Saville, B Appel 2, A King, N Zagame, H Robinson, S Davie) Ontario A 2, Australia 18 (B Appel 3, Z Arancini, C Benzie, H Robinson, K Armstrong 2, A King, N Saville, E Neesham, K Bryce, N Zagame, C Field, S Davie) Alberta 3. Australia 18 (B Appel 3, K Armstrong, H Robinson, C Benzie, Z Arancini 2, A King, N Saville, E Neesham, N Zagame, C Field, K Bryce, S Davie) Canada 3.