Liberty University
(9-4)
No. 1 North Carolina
(13-0)
No. 1 Tar Heels Get Past No. 19 Lady Flames, Sunday
10/7/2018 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
The top-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the No. 19 Liberty Lady Flames 7-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
UNC, who featured six different goal scorers in the contest, remains unbeaten at 13-0. Liberty is now 9-4 on the season and has dropped two of its last three games.
The Tar Heels' Catherine Hayden scored twice in the win, while the Lady Flames' Jill Bolton scored the only goal of the game for the home side.
Scoring Summary
10' – NORTH CAROLINA – Catherine Hayden (unassisted)
14' – NORTH CAROLINA – Abby Pitcairn (unassisted)
43' – NORTH CAROLINA – Ashley Hoffman (Yentl Leemans, Erin Matson) | Penalty Corner
50' – NORTH CAROLINA – Bryn Boylan (Hannah Griggs)
54' – NORTH CAROLINA – Catherine Hayden (Ashley Hoffman)
55' – NORTH CAROLINA – Eva van't Hoog (Ashley Hoffman)
61' – NORTH CAROLINA – Courtnie Williamson (unassisted)
70' – LIBERTY – Jill Bolton (Kendra Jones, Mallory Fortenbaugh) | Penalty Corner
Goalkeepers
W: Amanda Hendry 13-0, one save
L: Allison Schaefer 9-4, 10 saves
Turning Point
The Tar Heels limited the Lady Flames to just one shot in the first half, allowing them to take a 2-0 advantage after 35 minutes on goals from Hayden and Abby Pitcairn. UNC scored five more times in the second half before Liberty finally got on the board near the end of the game.
Key Stats & Notes
- North Carolina outshot Liberty 26-10 in the game. The Lady Flames recorded nine of their 10 shots after intermission. Bolton led all players with seven total shots (three on goal).
- After scoring nine goals as a freshman last year, Bolton has now reached double digits as a sophomore with her 10th goal of the season, today. The Souderton, Pa., native has 19 goals, six assists and 44 points in 32 career games.
- Liberty is now an even 3-3 against ranked opponents in 2018.
- The Lady Flames' Kendra Jones and Mallory Fortenbaugh, who assisted on Liberty's only goal of the day, each have eight assists on the year. They share second place on the team in that category behind Agueda Moroni (10 assists).
- UNC now holds a 6-0 advantage in the all-time series with Liberty.
Up Next
The Lady Flames, who share first place in the BIG EAST with UConn (11-2, 4-0) will be back in action on their home turf on Friday versus the Georgetown Hoyas (9-4, 2-2 BIG EAST). The game, which will be streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network, will start at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Catherine Hayden (11)
Assisted By: Malin Evert
Tip on ball from outside circle
9:33
Abby Pitcairn (1)
Scored on rebound from left post
13:33
Ashley Hoffman (9)
Assisted By: Yentl Leemans , Erin Matson
Direct shot off corner
42:12
Bryn Boylan (3)
Assisted By: Hannah Griggs
Fastbreak shot on feed from 3
49:21
Catherine Hayden (12)
Assisted By: Ashley Hoffman
Long feed into circle, 8 finished left
53:23
Eva van't Hoog (2)
Assisted By: Ashley Hoffman
Shot in on feed from 13
54:54
Courtnie Williamson (1)
Scored after blocked shot into right sid
60:46
BOLTON, Jill (10)
Assisted By: JONES, Kendra , FORTENBAUGH, Mallory
Scored on corner
69:10
