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penalty corner

British  

noun

  1. Also called: short cornerhockey 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

Jones then scored as she turned in an angled shot from Hamilton following the game's first penalty corner.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

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

After a penalty corner, Kat Carr scored off an assist from Natasha Parker to knot the match at 2, setting up an intense fourth quarter.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2022

They took the lead for the first time as Sam Ward scored off a penalty corner but South Africa's Nqobile Ntuli levelled things in the final minute of the second quarter.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2022

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