BLACK STICKS 2: (Sophie Cocks, Olivia Merry)ARGENTINA 4: (Florencia Habif, Carla Rebecchi x2, Maria Granatto)Halftime: Argentina 3-1- This story has been automatically published using a media release from Hockey NZ The Black Sticks go up against USA in their final game of the round robin at 1:00am Sunday morning (NZ time), with live coverage on SKY Sport 2. By Hockey NZTheBlack Sticks Women have battled to a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Argentina at the Hockey Champions Trophy in London. 19-year-old Maria Granatto scored in the 47th minute following some fantastic individual play and a powerful shot which beat a diving Gibson, Argentina seemed to have put the game out of reach for the Black Sticks. The Black Sticks worked their way back into the game with a 37th minute goal from Sophie Cocks who scored with a well taken shot after turning cleverly while under pressure from two Argentine defenders.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 20:48 UTC