She played a season of college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine before starting her WNBL career as a development player with the Perth Lynx in 2020.

Clinch Hoycard was born and raised in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia,[1][2] where she attended St Mary's Primary School[3] and John Paul College.

[7] In November 2016, Clinch Hoycard signed to play college basketball in the United States with the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine in the Big West Conference of the NCAA Division I.

[7] In October 2018, just weeks before the start of the 2018–19 season, Clinch Hoycard left the Rainbow Wahine program and returned to Australia citing homesickness.

[10][11] After struggling with a mystery foot injury for six years, Clinch Hoycard underwent successful surgery in November 2018 after it was discovered she had two bone cysts.

[12] Her return to Western Australia resulted in multiple State Basketball League (SBL) offers, but she elected to play for her hometown Goldfields Giants with the Division 1 women's team in 2019.

[14] Due to the excruciating pain she would endure from a rolled ankle, she began avoiding playing in the keyway and in the post and instead focused on becoming an elite shooter.

[17] Clinch Hoycard re-joined the Senators for the inaugural NBL1 West season in 2021, where she averaged 15.71 points, 6.62 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.29 steals in 21 games.

She required three cortisone injections and had her knee drained three times during 2021–22 despite spending just over 26 minutes on court across the entire season.

[22] In 2022, Clinch Hoycard helped the Senators reach the NBL1 West grand final, where they defeated the Willetton Tigers 87–61 to win the championship.

[25] For the 2022–23 WNBL season, Clinch Hoycard was elevated to the Lynx's main roster as a fully contracted player.