| No. 24–East Perth Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | NBL1 West |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 August 1996 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rangiora (Rangiora, New Zealand) |
| College | |
| WNBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Canterbury Wildcats |
| 2018 | Canterbury Wildcats |
| 2019 | Rockhampton Cyclones |
| 2019–2020 | IK Eos Lund |
| 2020–2022 | Bendigo Spirit |
| 2021 | East Perth Eagles |
| 2022 | Mainland Pouākai |
| 2024–present | East Perth Eagles |
| Career highlights | |
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Mary Teresa Goulding (born 24 August 1996) is a New Zealand professional basketball player.
Goulding was born in Canada. [1] She was raised in Rangiora, New Zealand, where she attended Rangiora High School and played both basketball and netball. [1]
Goulding played in the Women's Basketball Championship (WBC) for the Canterbury Wildcats in 2014 and 2015. [2] [3] In 2018, she returned to the Wildcats for a one-game stint. [3]
In 2015, Goulding began her college career for the Gillette Pronghorns in Gillette, Wyoming, participating in the NJCAA. [4] After her first year, Goulding would then go on to play Division I basketball with the Fordham Rams in Bronx, New York. [5] During her senior year, Goulding was named team captain of the Rams and A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player. [6]
In 2019, Goulding played for the Rockhampton Cyclones in the Queensland Basketball League. [7]
For the 2019–20 season, Goulding moved to Sweden to play for IK Eos Lund of the Basketligan dam. [8] [9]
In 2020, Goulding played for the Bendigo Spirit during the WNBL Hub season in Queensland. [10]
In 2021, Goulding played for the East Perth Eagles of the NBL1 West. She was the league's leading rebounder and earned All-NBL1 West First Team honours. [11]
For the 2021–22 WNBL season, Goulding returned to the Bendigo Spirit. [12]
In 2022, Goulding joined the Mainland Pouākai for the inaugural season of the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa. [13] She tore her achilles tendon during the season. [14]
In February 2024, Goulding signed with the East Perth Eagles for the 2024 NBL1 West season, returning to the team for a second stint. [15] On 28 March 2024, in her return to the court 10 months after her accident, she had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four assists in a 96–81 loss to the Warwick Senators. [16]
In 2021, Goulding represented the New Zealand Tall Ferns at the FIBA Asia Cup. [17] [18]
Goulding is the daughter of Tim and Jennifer. [19] Her mother is American. [1] She has four sisters, Bernadette, Celine, Georgia and Lara, and a brother John Paul. [19] She is Catholic. [20]
On 20 May 2023, Goulding was admitted to Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit in critical condition following a car crash in her hometown of Rangiora. [14] [21] After twelve days in an induced coma, she was transferred to an Auckland rehab facility. [20] Three months later, on 28 August, she was a passenger in a taxi when she was involved in another similar crash a few blocks from where the first one occurred, and in almost identical circumstances. She emerged unscathed from the second accident. [22]