Steinhoff Maties Hockey's Tarryn Glasby made her senior international debut for the national women's hockey team in the recent Private Property Summer Series.

Glasby played her first test against Scotland and scored her first goal in only her second test for her country. One of her biggest moments in the series was in the last test against Germany at the Maties Astro. She set up the equalising goal with great individual brilliance.

"Making my debut for the national team has been a dream of mine ever since I started playing hockey at the age of 7, so to finally reach this goal was amazing. I felt so privileged and excited to be a part of the team, yet so nervous at the same time," said Glasby after the series.

"I definitely felt some relief when I scored my first international goal. As a striker it's important to be able to score goals as this is the reason why you get selected."

South Africa's competitors in the Summer Series were India, Scotland and Germany. The Germans provided the biggest test for Glasby and her teammates. "Technically and physically Germany is such a good team that the thought of having to play against them was very scary indeed. It was very challenging at times, but I have always liked a challenge."

Glasby will now shift her focus to playing good hockey at Maties and helping the team reach its goals. "One goal is definitely to try and win the Western Province Grand Challenge again. This won't be easy as we have some tough competition. Another goal is to perform well and do better at USSA this year after making the final last year. And hopefully I will be scoring many goals for Maties!"

As a player Glasby knows there is hard work ahead. "I want to continue improving and pushing my own limits to ensure that I become a better player. This will allow me to stay in the South African hockey setup."

CAPTION: Tarryn Glasby. Photo credit: Outsider Communications