penalty corner

British

noun

Also called: short corner. hockey a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side

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South Africa opened the scoring inside six minutes when Kayla de Waal nudged the ball in after a penalty corner.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

But a fine strike from Olympic debutant Amy Costello, in a penalty corner move straight off the training pitch, brought GB level before half-time.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

Bandurak put his side ahead in the first quarter from a penalty corner and they almost added a second soon after when Stuart Rushmere was denied and then Bandurak's follow-up hit a British foot.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2022

Broadneck also had seven penalty corner shots; Churchill had none.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

Early in the fourth quarter Wednesday night, River Hill field hockey midfielder Maddie Vasilios received a pass off a penalty corner, dribbled through Marriotts Ridge defenders and hit the ball into the goal.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2022

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