Gillian Pinder
{{short description|Ireland women's hockey international}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Gillian Pinder
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|5|df=y}} {{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/869/reports/teams|title=Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup 2018 – Team Details Ireland |publisher=fih.ch|access-date=5 August 2018}}
| birth_place =
| height = 5 ft 5 in
| weight =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2005–2011
| youthclubs1 = St. Andrew's College
| years1 = 200x–2013
| clubs1 = Hermes
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = → Syracuse Orange field hockey
| years3 = 2013–2017
| clubs3 = UCD Ladies
| years4 = 2017–
| clubs4 = Pembroke Wanderers
| nationalyears1 = 2011–
| nationalteam1 = Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 140+
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 London|}}
}}
Gillian Pinder (born 5 May 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Pinder has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD.
Early years, family and education
Pinder is the daughter of Alan and Mary Pinder. Her father, Alan, is originally from Mullingar.{{cite web|url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2018/08/16/4160429-hockey-heroine-gillian-pinder-visits-lough-owel/|title=Hockey heroine Gillian Pinder visits Lough Owel|publisher=www.westmeathexaminer.ie|access-date=28 October 2018|date=16 August 2018}}
Her sister, Laura, is also a field hockey player and has played for Hermes-Monkstown in the Women's Irish Hockey League and the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup .{{cite news|url=http://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2017/may/02/cassinsshootoutheroicsinchampionstrophysealsucdtreble/|title=UCD Ladies hockey team take Champions Trophy to seal season treble|publisher=www.ucd.ie|access-date=9 August 2018|date=2 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://eurohockey.altiusrt.com/matches/1351/reports/matchreport|title=Hermes-Monkstown 4–4 CSP Krylatskoye|publisher=eurohockey.altiusrt.com|access-date=14 October 2018|date=5 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/hermes-monkstown-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W8JQMPZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029151549/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/hermes-monkstown-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W8JQMPZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=29 October 2017|title=Hermes-Monkstown – Women's EY Hockey League preview|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=13 October 2018|date=28 September 2017}} Pinder was educated at St. Andrew's College, Syracuse University and University College Dublin.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.ie/playerprofile/2173/|title=Gillian Pinder|publisher=www.hockey.ie|access-date=5 August 2018|archive-date=5 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805142823/http://www.hockey.ie/playerprofile/2173/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10041853/|title=Get To Know The Green Army Midfield|publisher=www.hockey.ie|access-date=13 October 2018|date=17 July 2018|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203214356/https://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10041853/|url-status=dead}} She graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Business and Law.{{cite news|url=http://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2018/july/19/ucdladiesline-upasirelandprepsforitsopeninggameathockeyworldcup/|title=UCD ladies line-up as Ireland preps for its opening game at Hockey World Cup|publisher=www.ucd.ie|access-date=9 August 2018|date=19 July 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2018/august/07/irelandsfairytaleworldcupendswithhistoricsilverforucdathletes/|title=Ireland's fairytale World Cup ends with historic silver for UCD athletes|publisher=www.ucd.ie|access-date=16 August 2018|date=7 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishlegal.com/article/five-lawyers-help-make-history-for-irish-women-s-hockey-team|title=Five lawyers help make history for Irish women's hockey team|publisher=www.irishlegal.com|access-date=9 August 2018|date=3 August 2018}}
Club career
=St. Andrew's College=
Pinder played field hockey for St. Andrew's College in a team that also included her sister, Laura and Chloe Watkins. She played in three Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup finals, regularly playing against teams that included future Ireland teammates. In the 2007 final, Pinder and Watkins lost 5–0 to an Alexandra College team that featured Nicola Evans.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/alexandra-getting-winning-habit-1.1197895|title=Alexandra getting winning habit|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|access-date=14 October 2018|date=2 March 2007}} In the 2009 final St. Andrew's faced Loreto, Beaufort and Hannah Matthews. This time St. Andrew's won 2–0 after extra time.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey-watkins-leads-by-example-to-seal-title-for-st-andrews-26518815.html|title=Hockey: Watkins leads by example to seal title for St Andrew's|publisher=www.independent.ie|access-date=13 October 2018|date=6 March 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/03/senior-schoolgirls-cup-final-st-andrews-2-loreto-beaufort-0-aet/#.W8YetfZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018043130/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/03/senior-schoolgirls-cup-final-st-andrews-2-loreto-beaufort-0-aet/#.W8YetfZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 October 2018|title=Senior Schoolgirl's Cup final: St Andrew's 2 Loreto, Beaufort 0 aet|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=16 October 2018|date=5 March 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/S0903033/|title=Loreto Beaufort v St Andrews - Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=13 October 2018|date=5 March 2009}} In the 2010 final Pinder scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win. Watkins captained St. Andrew's as they defeated an Alexandra College team that featured Deirdre Duke and Emily Beatty.{{cite web|url=http://hookhockey.blogspot.com/2010/03/st-andrews-strike-late-to-claim-senior.html|title=St Andrew's strike late to claim Senior Cup|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=13 October 2018|date=3 March 2010}} In 2010 Pinder and Watkins were also members of the St. Andrew's College team that won the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championship, defeating Coláiste Iognáid, Galway 3–1 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/st-andrews-seal-first-title-in-style-26642517.html|title=St Andrew's seal first title in style|publisher=www.independent.ie|access-date=14 October 2018|date=20 March 2010}} On 10 September 2018, after their success at the Women's Hockey World Cup, Watkins and Pinder returned to St. Andrew's to share their experience with the current students at St. Andrew's.{{cite web|url=https://sac.ie/gallery/Default.asp?pid=38&gcatid=6&albumid=952|title=Chloe Watkins and Gillian Pinder talk to Hockey Girls|publisher=sac.ie|access-date=13 October 2018|date=10 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://sac.ie/news/?pid=63&nid=1&storyid=2414|title=St Andrew's welcomes Gillian Pinder and Chloe Watkins|publisher=sac.ie|access-date=29 October 2018|date=10 September 2018}} Pinder also began managing the hockey programme at St. Andrew's.{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/gillian-pinder-emily-beatty-ireland-hockey-team-4220661-Sep2018/|title=Graduation, the Áras and Late Late Show - riding the crest of the World Cup wave|publisher=www.the42.ie|access-date=28 October 2018|date=7 September 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey/back-to-reality-for-pinder-after-world-cup-dream-37299181.html|title=Back to reality for Pinder after World Cup dream|publisher=www.independent.ie|access-date=29 October 2018|date=10 September 2018}}
=Hermes=
In 2008–09 Pinder together with Nicola Evans, Anna O'Flanagan and Chloe Watkins, was a member of the Hermes team that were runners up in the inaugural Women's Irish Hockey League season.{{cite news|url=http://hookhockey.blogspot.com/2009/05/loreto-take-national-honours.html|title=Loreto take national honours|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=28 September 2018|date=4 May 2009}} Pinder also played for Hermes in the 2010–11 Irish Senior Cup final as Hermes lost 3–1 to Pegasus. Her teammates on this occasion included her sister, Laura, Deirdre Duke and Anna O'Flanagan.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0418/1224294911448.html|title=Pegasus's experience wins out|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|date=18 April 2011|access-date=18 April 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey-beaney-seals-pegasus-glory-2622232.html|title=Hockey: Beaney seals Pegasus glory|publisher=www.independent.ie|date=18 April 2011|access-date=18 April 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1104154/|title=Pegasus v Hermes - ESB Electric Ireland Women's Irish Senior Cup Final Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=11 October 2018|date=17 April 2011}} In 2012, along with Mary Goode and Audrey O'Flynn, Pinder was a member of the Hermes team that won the Women's EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge I, defeating Lille Metropole 3–1 in the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2012/05/oflynn-double-the-golden-touch-for-hermes/#.W-JOVPZ2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604020525/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2012/05/oflynn-double-the-golden-touch-for-hermes/#.W-JOVPZ2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 June 2012|title=O'Flynn double the golden touch for Hermes|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=7 November 2018|date=28 May 2012}}
=Syracuse Orange=
In 2012 Pinder attended Syracuse University on a hockey scholarship. She subsequently helped Syracuse Orange win the 2012 Big East Regular Season.{{cite news|url=http://dailyorange.com/2012/10/syracuse-defeats-rival-connecticut-in-showdown-to-take-big-east-regular-season-title/|title=Syracuse defeats rival Connecticut in showdown to take Big East regular-season title|publisher=dailyorange.com|access-date=28 October 2018|date=28 October 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9305|title=2012 Field Hockey Roster – Gillian Pinder|publisher=cuse.com|access-date=5 August 2018}} She also helped Syracuse reach the 2012 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship semi-finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/gillian-pinder-womens-world-cup-squad/#.W9X3W_Z2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726092327/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/07/gillian-pinder-womens-world-cup-squad/#.W9X3W_Z2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 July 2018|title=Gillian Pinder – Women's World Cup squad|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=28 October 2018|date=21 July 2018}} At Syracuse, together with Emma Russell and Liz McInerney, Pinder formed a forward line that featured three future Ireland internationals.{{cite news|url=http://dailyorange.com/2012/10/syracuses-irish-trio-provides-aggressive-play-during-teams-unbeaten-season/|title=Syracuse's Irish trio provides aggressive play during team's unbeaten season|publisher=dailyorange.com|access-date=28 October 2018|date=9 October 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://dailyorange.com/2012/10/freshmen-pinder-russell-shine-in-victory-over-eagles/|title=Freshmen Pinder, Russell shine in victory over Eagles|publisher=dailyorange.com|access-date=28 October 2018|date=21 October 2012}}
=UCD=
Pinder started playing for UCD in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2013/09/ucd-6/#.W9YZYfZ2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181101015306/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2013/09/ucd-6/#.W9YZYfZ2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 November 2018|title=UCD|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=28 October 2018|date=27 September 2013}} She subsequently scored for UCD on her Women's Irish Hockey League debut against her former team, Hermes.{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2014/03/pinders-maiden-goal-earns-ucd-the-ihl-spoils/#.W9d_ffZ2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031214913/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2014/03/pinders-maiden-goal-earns-ucd-the-ihl-spoils/#.W9d_ffZ2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=31 October 2018|title=Pinder's maiden goal earns UCD the IHL spoils|access-date=28 October 2018|date=3 March 2014}} In 2013–14, together with Nicola Evans, Anna O'Flanagan, Katie Mullan, Emily Beatty and Deirdre Duke she was a member of the UCD team that defeated Pembroke Wanderers 2–0 in the Irish Senior Cup final.{{cite news|url=http://www.ucd.ie/news/2014/02FEB14/240214-UCD-win-Irish-Senior-Cup.html|title=UCD win Irish Senior Cup|publisher=www.ucd.ie|access-date=9 August 2018|date=24 February 2014}} In the same season she helped UCD win their first Women's Irish Hockey League title.{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2014/09/ucd-womens-leinster-division-one/#.W3cHO_ZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052333/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2014/09/ucd-womens-leinster-division-one/#.W3cHO_ZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 August 2018|title=UCD – Women's Leinster Division One |publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=17 August 2018|date=19 September 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1404052/5000/|title=UCD v Railway Union - Irish Senior Women's Hockey League Final Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=16 August 2018|date=6 April 2014}} Pinder also played for UCD in the 2015 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/04/frustration-abounds-as-ucd-fall-to-rot-weiss-in-contentious-fashion/#.W98cXvZ2tjo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211137/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/04/frustration-abounds-as-ucd-fall-to-rot-weiss-in-contentious-fashion/#.W98cXvZ2tjo|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 November 2018|title=Frustration abounds as UCD fall to Rot Weiss in contentious fashion|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=4 November 2018|date=3 April 2015}} In 2016–17 she won a second Irish Senior Cup with UCD when, together with Elena Tice, Katie Mullan and Deirdre Duke, she was a member of the UCD team that defeated Cork Harlequins 1–0 in the final.{{cite news|url=http://collegetribune.ie/ucd-womens-hockey-score-late-secure-irish-senior-cup/|title=UCD Women's Hockey Score Late to Secure Irish Senior Cup|access-date=16 August 2018|publisher=collegetribune.ie|date=11 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1704027/|title=UCD v Cork Harlequins - Irish Senior Ladies Hockey Cup Final Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=28 August 2018|date=2 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hockey/2017/0402/864643-ucd-secure-cup-title-beating-harlequins/|title=UCD secure cup title beating Harlequins|publisher=www.rte.ie|access-date=28 August 2018|date=2 April 2017}}
The 2016–17 season also saw Pinder help UCD win their second Women's Irish Hockey League title. UCD and Pinder subsequently completed a national treble when they also won the EY Champions Trophy after defeating Hermes-Monkstown in a penalty shoot-out.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1804253/|title=UCD v Monkstown - Women's EY Hockey League Photo|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=9 April 2018|date=28 April 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10023231/|title=UCD Win EY Champions Trophy For Historic Treble|publisher=www.hockey.ie|access-date=17 August 2018|date=30 April 2017|archive-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052237/http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10023231/|url-status=dead}}
=Pembroke Wanderers=
The 2017–18 season saw Pinder play for Pembroke Wanderers in the Women's Irish Hockey League. Her teammates at Wanderers included Emily Beatty.{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/ucd-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W3cErPZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818052336/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/ucd-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W3cErPZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 August 2018|title=UCD – Women's EY Hockey League preview |publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=17 August 2018|date=28 September 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/pembroke-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W4mnj_ZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175757/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/09/pembroke-womens-ey-hockey-league-preview/#.W4mnj_ZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 September 2018|title=Pembroke – Women's EY Hockey League preview|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=31 August 2018|date=29 September 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.pembrokewanderers.ie/our-world-cup-medalists/|title=Our World Cup medalists!|publisher=www.pembrokewanderers.ie|access-date=2 September 2018|date=29 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/more-sport/ey-hockey-league-ready-for-big-opening-weekend-1-8170876|title=EY Hockey League ready for big opening weekend|publisher=www.newsletter.co.uk|access-date=2 September 2018|date=27 September 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/hockey-season-on-hold-over-umpire-dispute-459004.html|title=Hockey season on hold over umpire dispute|publisher=www.irishexaminer.com|access-date=2 September 2018|date=15 September 2017}}
Ireland international
Pinder represented Ireland at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21 levels before making her senior debut. She made her senior international debut on 24 April 2011 against France. In March 2015 Pinder was a member of the Ireland team that won a 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament hosted in Dublin, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/32012298|title=World League 2: Ireland beat Canada in shootout|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=22 October 2018|date=22 March 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1503210/|title=Ireland v Canada - World Hockey League 2 Final Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=17 November 2018|date=22 March 2015}} She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II, defeating the Czech Republic 5–0 in the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/07/golden-moment-for-irelands-women-as-mccay-breaks-caps-record-in-prague/#.W5ggn_ZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811144959/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/07/golden-moment-for-irelands-women-as-mccay-breaks-caps-record-in-prague/#.W5ggn_ZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 August 2015|title=Golden moment for Ireland's women as McCay breaks caps record in Prague|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=11 September 2018|date=25 July 2015}} In January 2017 she was also a member of the Ireland team that won a 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia 3–0 in the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/01/outstanding-ireland-add-gold-to-wl3-ticket/#.W6Al6vZFxy0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918230922/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/01/outstanding-ireland-add-gold-to-wl3-ticket/#.W6Al6vZFxy0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 September 2018|title=Outstanding Ireland add gold to WL3 ticket|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=17 September 2018|date=22 January 2017}} On 12 July 2017 in the 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals she scored a "thunderbolt" of a goal against Poland, which was described as one of the highlights of Ireland's 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup qualification campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/hockey-ireland-women-just-one-win-away-from-world-cup-1.3152375|title=Hockey: Ireland women just one win away from World Cup|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|access-date=29 October 2018|date=12 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/07/ireland-take-major-step-forward-in-world-cup-qualification-bid-with-win-over-poland/#.W9dVD_Z2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031214903/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/07/ireland-take-major-step-forward-in-world-cup-qualification-bid-with-win-over-poland/#.W9dVD_Z2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=31 October 2018|title=Ireland take major step forward in World Cup qualification bid with win over Poland|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=29 October 2018|date=12 July 2017}}
Pinder represented Ireland at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-irelands-hockey-heroes-859992.html|title=20 things you didn't know about Ireland's hockey heroes|publisher=www.irishexaminer.com|access-date=9 August 2018|date=5 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/meet-ireland-s-history-making-world-cup-hockey-heroes-1.3583342|title=Meet Ireland's history-making World Cup hockey heroes|publisher=www.irishtimes.com|access-date=12 August 2018|date=1 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1808046/5000/|title=Irish Hockey Squad homecoming from Women's Hockey World Cup Photos|access-date=20 August 2018|date=6 August 2018}} She featured in all of Ireland's games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the United States,{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hockey/2018/0721/980254-magnificent-ireland-defeat-usa-in-world-cup-opener/|title='Magnificent' Ireland open hockey World Cup campaign with USA scalp|publisher=www.rte.ie|access-date=9 August 2018|date=21 July 2018}} India,{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/hockey/we-can-beat-anyone-in-the-world-optimism-growing-as-oflanagan-puts-ireland-in-last-eight-for-first-time-37159688.html|title='We can beat anyone in the world' - Optimism growing as O'Flanagan puts Ireland in last eight for first time|publisher=www.independent.ie|access-date=10 August 2018|date=26 July 2018}} and England,{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1807250/5000/|title=England v Ireland - Women's Hockey World Cup Finals Group B Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=10 August 2018|date=29 July 2018}} the quarter-final against India,{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10042325/|title=Green Army Beat India To Reach World Cup Semi Final|publisher=www.hockey.ie|access-date=10 August 2018|date=2 August 2018|archive-date=10 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810235416/http://www.hockey.ie/news-detail/10042325/|url-status=dead}} the semi-final against Spain{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsfile.com/more-images/1808021/5000/|title=Ireland v Spain - Women's Hockey World Cup Finals Semi-Final Photos|publisher=www.sportsfile.com|access-date=10 August 2018|date=4 August 2018}} and the final against the Netherlands.{{cite news|url=http://www.the42.ie/ireland-netherlands-womens-hockey-world-cup-final-liveblog-4165488-Aug2018/|title=As it happened: Ireland v Netherlands, Women's Hockey World Cup final|publisher=www.the42.ie|access-date=10 August 2018|date=5 August 2018}} In the semi-final against Spain, Pinder scored twice in the penalty shoot-out. After successfully converting the sudden death penalty, she sent Ireland through to the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/hockey/45072182|title=Pinder winner sparks wild Ireland celebrations|publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=28 October 2018|date=4 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/most-of-us-are-off-social-media-shootout-hero-gillian-pinder-on-how-ireland-are-staying-grounded-37186052.html|title='Most of us are off social media' - Shoot-out hero Gillian Pinder on how Ireland are staying grounded|publisher=www.independent.ie|access-date=28 October 2018|date=5 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hockey/2018/0804/983130-crazy-irish-match-winner-on-roller-coaster-journey/|title='Crazy' - Irish match-winner Pinder on rollercoaster journey|publisher=www.rte.ie|access-date=28 October 2018|date=5 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/08/pinder-propels-ireland-into-yet-another-new-world-with-historic-world-cup-final-spot/#.W9d-w_Z2ty0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173858/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2018/08/pinder-propels-ireland-into-yet-another-new-world-with-historic-world-cup-final-spot/#.W9d-w_Z2ty0|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 August 2018|title=Pinder propels Ireland into yet another new world with historic World Cup final spot|publisher=www.hookhockey.com|access-date=29 October 2018|date=5 August 2018}}
Occupation
Together with Lizzie Colvin, Nicola Evans, Anna O'Flanagan and Deirdre Duke, Pinder was one of five lawyers in the Ireland squad at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.
Honours
- Women's Hockey World Cup
- Runners Up: 2018
- Women's FIH Hockey World League
- Winners: 2015 Dublin, 2017 Kuala Lumpur
- Women's EuroHockey Championship II
- Winners: 2015
- Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
- Runners Up: 2014
- Women's FIH Hockey Series
- Runners Up: 2019 Banbridge
- Women's Four Nations Cup
- Runners Up: 2017
;UCD
- Women's Irish Hockey League
- Winners: 2013–14, 2016–17: 2
- Irish Senior Cup
- Winners: 2013–14, 2016–17: 2
- EY Champions Trophy
- Winners: 2017
- Big East Regular Season
- Winners: 2012
- Women's Irish Hockey League
- Runners Up: 2008–09, 2010–11
- Irish Senior Cup
- Runners Up: 2010–11
- Women's EuroHockey Club Champion's Challenge I
- Winners: 2012
- Leinster Schoolgirls' Senior Cup
- Winners: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Runners Up: 2006–07
- Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships
- Winners: 2010
References
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External links
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{{Ireland FHW Squad 2018 World Cup}}
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Category:Irish female field hockey players
Category:Ireland international women's field hockey players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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Category:Women's Irish Hockey League players
Category:UCD Ladies' Hockey Club players
Category:Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club players
Category:Syracuse Orange field hockey players
Category:Irish field hockey coaches
Category:People educated at St Andrew's College, Dublin
Category:Alumni of University College Dublin
Category:Irish expatriate field hockey players
Category:Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:21st-century Irish lawyers
Category:Sportspeople from Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
Category:Field hockey players from County Dublin