GBTI GCC Ladies to compete in Big Apple International Indoor Championships

The Georgetown Cricket Club’s senior female hockey team, the GBTI GCC Ladies, are scheduled to compete in the upcoming Big Apple International Indoor Championships scheduled for the weekend of March 12-13.

The club side, which has been the local national champions for several years, has also enjoyed great success against regional teams as multiple winners of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Festival here in Guyana.
The team comprise several national players and include players from the Under-16 team that twice visited Trinidad prior to the COVID pandemic outbreak, playing unbeaten in the Paragon Indoor Championships. Although a few of the club’s strong players were unavailable owing to other personal commitments, Coach Philip Fernandes is confident that the team would be able to make a good showing. Fernandes indicated that the USA has a very strong female hockey programme, as the country has close to 1.5 million players, most of whom are female. The competition usually features teams from both the USA and Canada with occasional entrants from Europe and this year Guyana will be bringing a Caribbean flair to the ladies’ division.
The GBTI GCC Ladies will compete in pool #2 and face the Sharks in their opening match on Saturday at 09:40h (09:40am). They return to the floor later that same day to take on NE Premier and then Team Red, which is expected to be a USA national selection. The results of these matches will determine the schedule for the following day.
Matches will all be played at the University of Toronto’s Athletic Centre.
The full Guyana squad reads:
1. Abosaide Cadogan
2. Alysa Xavier
3. Gabriella Xavier (Captain)
4. Sarah Klautky
5. Makeda Harding
6. Madison Fernandes
7. Mickelly Rahaman
8. Kirsten Gomes
9. Kerensa Fernandes
10. Samantha Fernandes
11. Carina Moller
12. Aliyah Gordon
Coach: Philip Fernandes