The Australian women’s national under-18 team have lost their third game of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Qualification tournament, losing to Great Britain 2-3. Kate Tihema was named best Australian player of the match. In other games of the day China defeated Romania 9-3, Italy beat Poland 4-2 and Austria shutout Kazakhstan 5-0. Australia finishes last in Group B at the end of the preliminary round, nine points behind group winners Italy, while Group A was won by Austria. The teams now move into the playoff round with Australia taking on Romania for a seventh place classification.
For more information see the tournament page at IIHF.com or follow the team on their Facebook page.
- Great Britain 3 – 2 Australia (11:45, 10 January 2016, Nockhalle). Game Card
Group A standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group B standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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