Calypso Stickwomen falls short in World Cup qualifying quest
by NIGEL SIMON
T&T co-captain Shaniah De Freitas, left, puts in a timely tackle on Paraguay’s Pamela Benitez in their bronze medal match in the Women’s Division of the inaugural Hockey5s (five-a-side) Pan American Cups Tournament at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Turf, Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday. Paraguay won 2-0 to deny T&T a spot at next January’s FIH Hockey5s Men’s 16-team World Cup in Muscat, Oman. Picture PAHF
T&T’s senior women’s hockey team came up short in their bid to join the men’s team at the next January’s FIH Hockey5s (five-a-side) World Cup in Muscat, Oman after going under to Paraguay 2-0 in their must-win bronze medal match at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Turf, Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday.