Field Hockey Travels to No. 8 Wake Forest, Sunday
9/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
The No. 13 Liberty Lady Flames field hockey squad will make the trek down to Winston-Salem, N.C., taking on a familiar opponent in No. 8 Wake Forest. The matchup is set to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
How to Follow the Lady Flames
Live stats and live video will be available for Sunday's contest by clicking on the appropriate links on the field hockey schedule/results panel of LibertyFlames.com. The live stats and live video will be provided by the Wake Forest Athletics Communications department.
About Liberty
The Lady Flames are 5-1 heading into the weekend, having most recently split a weekend road series with Ohio and then No. 11 Louisville. Liberty bested Ohio, 7-1, on Friday before falling to the Cardinals on Sunday, 2-1.
Quick Facts:
• The Lady Flames rank inside the top five in the nation in four major categories, including goals per game (4.50) and points per game (11.50).
• Natalie Barr averages 1.00 goals per game, ranking No. 10 in the country.
• The Lady Flames jumped from No. 17 to No. 13 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll this week, following the best start in program history.
• Ashlee Krulock and Barr pace the offense for the Lady Flames, with the duo combining for 24 of Liberty's 69 points.
• Sarah Gipe and Barr continue to stay neck and neck for the program's all-time career goal lead as Barr has 46 career goals and Gipe ranks second with 43.
• Senior goalkeeper Mallory Cuccio leads the program with 30 career wins and needs 23 saves to surpass Ann Jefferis for the most saves in program history.
• Liberty continues to share the wealth as 12 Lady Flames have recorded at least one goal during the first six contests.
• Abby Julius will square off against older sister Madi Julius, a senior forward for Wake Forest. Abby has tallied one goal and two assists in her freshman season, while Madi has notched two goals and dished out one assist thus far in her senior year.
Lady Flames against the Demon Deacons
Liberty will square off against Wake Forest for the fourth time in program history on Sunday. The Lady Flames picked up the program's first-ever victory over the Demon Deacons almost a year ago today on Sept. 19, 2014 when Liberty bested then No. 12 Wake Forest at home, 2-1.
Scouting Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons have won five consecutive contests since dropping their season opener to Iowa, 2-1. During the stretch, Wake Forest has beaten then No. 4 Duke, 2-1, in Durham, N.C., as well as besting Richmond by a score of 6-1 in the Demon Deacons' most recent outing. No. 8 Wake Forest has a chance to improve to 6-1 this afternoon, taking on No. 15 Old Dominion at 6 p.m. in Winston-Salem, N.C. Jess Newak and Jule Grashoff have each recorded four goals, leading the way offensively for Wake Forest.
Looking Ahead
Following this weekend's contest, Liberty will return to action next weekend with a 6 p.m. matchup against Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., on Sept. 25. The Lady Flames will then return home to face Boston College at 1 p.m. on Sept. 27. Both Old Dominion and Boston College are currently stationed inside the NFHCA Top 20 with the Monarchs ranked No. 15 and the Eagles positioned at No. 11.
