{{short description|Australian field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Holly Evans | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|02|20}} | birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia | height = 155cm | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 2004–2018 | clubs1 = SA Suns | caps1 = 119 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2019– | clubs2 = Adelaide Fire | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam1 = Australia | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2007–2015 | nationalteam2 = Australia Indoor | nationalcaps2 = 24 | nationalgoals2 = 12 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Hobart|Team}} }} '''Holly Evans''' (born 20 February 1987)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/414/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref> is a former field and indoor hockey player from Australia.<ref name="Hollywood rewarded with Hockeyroos shot">{{cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-26/hollywood-rewarded-with-hockeyroos-shot/3602244/ |title= Hollywood rewarded with Hockeyroos shot |accessdate= 9 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="HOH">{{cite web |url=https://hockey.org.au/governance/history/history-of-the-hockeyroos/ |title=History of the Hockeyroos |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 |archive-date=19 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319065956/https://hockey.org.au/governance/history/history-of-the-hockeyroos/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Personal life== Holly Evans was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Australian-Indoor-teams |title=Australian Indoor Teams |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313091837/http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Australian-Indoor-teams |archive-date=13 March 2015 |url-status=dead |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref>
Introduced to hockey by family at a young age, Evans' father Roy coached hockey for South Australia at a national level, whilst her older brother Dylan has also played representative hockey for the SA Hotshots.<ref name="HA">{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=435 |title=Holly Evans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319122508/http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=435 |archive-date=19 March 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportforwomen.com.au/ambassadors/sportswomen/people/40/holly-evans |title=Holly Evans |publisher=Sport for Women |website=sportforwomen.com.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref>
Evans currently resides in her home city of Adelaide, where she works as an Exercise Physiologist.<ref name="HA"/>
==Career== ===Domestic hockey=== ====Club level==== Evans started playing hockey at age 7 for Burnside HC. She transferred clubs to North East HC (NEHC) whilst still a junior player. At just age 12, she made her debut for the NEHC Division 1 women's team in Hockey SA's Premier League competition.<ref name="Holly Evans to play 300th match this PL Friday">{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/News-Events/holly-evans-to-play-300th-match-this-pl-friday|title= Holly Evans to play 300th match this PL Friday |accessdate= 9 January 2017}}</ref> Evans is a life member of NEHC, which she continues to represent as a player-coach in the Premier League division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nehc.asn.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=Display_Image_Listing&CategoryID=26572&OrgID=11596 |title=SENIORS |publisher=North East Hockey Club |website=nehc.asn.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref>
====National leagues==== Evans made her debut into the Australian Hockey League (AHL), Hockey Australia's former premier domestic competition, in 2004. She was a member of her home state's representative team, the SA Suns.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/Library/archive/digital_archive/hockey/Hockey_Australia_Annual_Report_2007-2008.pdf |title=Hockey Australia Annual Report 2007–2008 |publisher=Government of Australia |website=clearinghouseforsport.gov.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> During her ten-year AHL career, Evans won one national title with the side, at the 2011 edition of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/more-sports/southern-suns-win-national-hockey-title/news-story/25c35e0a63f9e8c64adf8b2a86b56fc5 |title=Southern Suns win national hockey title |publisher=The Advertiser |website=adelaidenow.com.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref>
In 2019, following the overhaul of the AHL and subsequent introduction of the Sultana Bran Hockey One League, Evans was named in the preliminary Adelaide Fire squad for season one of the new league.<ref name="HO">{{cite web |url=https://hockeyone.com.au/player/holly-evans/ |title=Holly Evans |publisher=Hockey One |website=hockeyone.com.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref> She went on to represent the Adelaide Fire in every match of the league, with the team finishing in third place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/957 |title=EVANS Holly |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref>
===International hockey=== ====Hockeyroos==== Known for her speed and swift stick skills, Evans made her international debut for Australia in early 2010 during a test-series against New Zealand in Perth.<ref name="HOH"/>
Evans secured a place in the 2011 national squad, working towards a potential Olympic appearance in 2012.<ref name="HA"/> She made her first appearance at a major tournament during the Oceania Cup in Hobart, where she won a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/Library/archive/digital_archive/hockey/Hockey_Australia_Annual_Report_2012_PRINT.pdf |title=Hockey Australia Annual Report 2011–2012 |publisher=Government of Australia |website=clearinghouseforsport.gov.au |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
====Indoor==== In addition to field hockey, Evans also made an impact on the hard court, being selected in the Australian Indoor Squad from 2007 to 2016 and impressively competing at two FIH Indoor World Cups.<ref name="North East Hockey Club - State Representatives">{{cite web |url= http://www.nehc.asn.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&ItemID=55691&OrgID=11596|title=North East Hockey Club - State Representatives |accessdate= 9 January 2017}}</ref>
Evans competed at the 2011 and 2015 FIH Indoor World Cups, finishing in eighth position on both occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/8264 |title=EVANS Holly |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=17 April 2020 }}</ref>
==Recognition & Awards== * Hockey SA Premier League Women's Best & Fairest – (2009 and 2016)<ref name="HO"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{International Hockey Federation|8264}} * {{Hockey Australia|957}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815132131/http://www.hockey.org.au/index.php?id=435 |title=Holly Evans at Hockey.org.au |date=dmy}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Holly}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Australian women's field hockey players Category:Women's field hockey midfielders Category:Sportswomen from South Australia Category:Field hockey players from Adelaide Category:Australian female indoor hockey players Category:2011 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players