ELLIE Baldwin, Ella Carr and Amalia Patterson all added their names to the scoresheet as NSW made the women's national under-21 podium.
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The trio, who each play in Newcastle's first-grade competition, helped the hosts defeat Northern Territory 6-2 in Wednesday's bronze-medal match.
Carr (Gosford) opened with a goal from a penalty corner at the end of the first quarter at Newcastle International Hockey Centre (NIHC).
NT levelled proceedings courtesy of Kara Bradley shortly before half-time.
Two goals, starting with Baldwin (Regals), in the space of five minutes just after the main break put NSW ahead 3-1.
NT's Natalie Lynch reduced the margin to one (3-2) early in the fourth quarter, potentially setting up a thrilling finish.
However, only 60 seconds later Chelsea Holmes completed a double for NSW by converting a penalty stroke before Makayla Jones and Patterson (Gosford) netted back-to-back chances in the closing stages.
NSW lost Tuesday's semi in a shootout with Queensland, who went onto beat Victoria 2-1 in the game for gold.
In the men's competition, NSW drew 2-all with ACT at NIHC on Wednesday before prevailing 3-2 in a tense shootout and finishing fifth overall.
Ian Grobbelar's final double helped WA defeat Victoria 4-0 to claim the Hockey Australia age title while Queensland took home the bronze medal after accounting for Tasmania 2-1.
Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
