MERRY Olivia

General
FURTHER STUDIES
After completing a bachelor's degree in food science at Lincoln University in 2014, she studied a graduate diploma in science and human nutrition at Massey University from 2015 to 2018. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

TOP GOAL SCORER
In February 2020 she scored her 106th goal to became New Zealand's all-time leading goal scorer, passing former teammate Anita McLaren who retired in 2018. "I think it's an awesome milestone to achieve, but they're definitely the team's goals, I'm often just the one that's lucky, at the end of the day, to put the ball in the back of the net. It's a hard one to explain. But it's that white line fever. I'm a bit bigger than most of the females that play international hockey, so I guess that helps - the presence I have in the attacking circle is one of my strengths. My attitude is that if anyone gets in the way between the ball and the goal, they're probably going in the goal with it." (stuff.co.nz, 01 Mr 2020; stuff.co.nz, 09 Feb 2020; rnz.co.nz, 09 Sep 2019; olympic.org.nz, 09 Sep 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is a board member of the New Zealand Hockey Players Association. (nzhpa.co.nz, 01 Jan 2020)

In February 2020 she scored her 106th goal, which made her New Zealand's all-time leading goal scorer at that time. (stuff.co.nz, 01 Mr 2020; stuff.co.nz, 09 Feb 2020)

In 2020 she became the first female player to score four times in a single Hockey Pro League match. (fih.ch, 07 Apr 2020)

Her 15 goals at the inaugural Hockey Pro League in 2019 made her the first women's player to score 15 goals at a single edition of the tournament, formerly known as the Champions Trophy. (blacksticks.co.nz, 30 Jun 2019)