Kandice Olivieri
Quick Facts
Biography
Kandice Shaw (née Olivieri, born 16 April 1991) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who played as a forward.
Personal life
Kandice Shaw was born and raised in Gold Coast, Queensland.
Career
Domestic hockey
Until her retirement from representative hockey in 2017, Shaw competed for her home state, Queensland, in domestic hockey competitions.
In Hockey Australia's former premier domestic competition, the Australian Hockey League (AHL), Shaw was a member of the QLD Scorchers. She represented the team for three seasons, in 2011, 2012 and 2013. At the 2013 edition, she won her first and only national title.
International hockey
Hockeyroos
Shaw was first included in the Hockeyroos squad in 2011, following a 60 player training camp in Perth. Following her introduction to the squad, Shaw made her debut less than a month later during a Four-Nations Tournament in Mendoza. She continued appearing for the national team throughout 2011 until she was relegated to the development squad in June.
In 2013, Shaw returned to the national team during a test series against Korea in Perth.
International goals
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 10 February 2011 | Estadio Mendocino de Hockey, Mendoza, Argentina | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Test Match | |
2 | 16 February 2011 | Estadio Mundialista de Hockey, Rosario, Argentina | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–1 |