The New Zealand women's side drew 1-1 against China in the second and final test in Taupo last night to win the series 1-0.
A stunning first-half goal from North Harbour's Rhiannon Dennison had the Black Sticks in front 1-0 at halftime before Yang Peng responded in the second half to level the scores.
Head coach Mark Hager said much like Monday night's game, the team had good patches but was rusty at times.
''We played a good first half tonight, but had too many turnovers in the second half which really hurt our flow,'' Hager said.
''On the whole, our team continues to progress and we still have a few players recovering from injury. We're happy to win the series and are looking forward to our next challenge in Hawkes Bay.''
The Black Sticks opened last night with all the momentum, creating plenty of chances with four early penalty corner opportunities.
Dennison got the Kiwis on the scoreboard when she pounced on a penalty corner deflection and drilled a stinging reverse shot into the top of the net.
After the break, the Chinese played a much more composed game and managed to find an equaliser early into the period.
The Black Sticks reacted with some good patches of play but could not find a way past China's strong defence.
The Black Sticks now travel to the Hawkes Bay Festival of Hockey from on April 5-13 when they will take on Australia, Argentina, South Korea, Japan and China.
