Liberty University
(11-2, 3-0BIG EAST)
Temple
(7-6, 3-2BIG EAST)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Temple | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No. 9 Liberty Earns Dominant 6-1 Win at Temple, Friday
10/15/2021 8:45:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 9 Liberty scored the last five goals of the game on the way to a dominant 6-1 victory over host Temple, Friday afternoon at Howarth Field.
Liberty improves to 11-2 on the season and remains the only unbeaten team in the BIG EAST at 5-0. The Lady Flames have outscored conference foes 26-3 in those five victories. Liberty runs its overall winning streak to eight games.
Temple falls to 7-6 overall and 3-2 in league play.
Liberty junior forward Daniella Rhodes notched her third career three-goal game in today's victory. Lady Flames senior midfielder Lizzie Hamlett recordded two goals in the contest, her second two-goal match of the year. Junior defender Bethany Dykema tallied a goal and an assist in the win.
Scoring Summary
5' – LIBERTY – Daniella Rhodes (unassisted)
6' – TEMPLE – Mckenna Burkhardt | Penalty Stroke
20' – LIBERTY – Lizzie Hamlett (Daniella Rhodes) | Penalty Corner
22' – LIBERTY – Daniella Rhodes (unassisted)
38' – LIBERTY – Bethany Dykema (Reagan Underwood) | Penalty Corner
44' – LIBERTY – Daniella Rhodes (Kendra Jones and Bethany Dykema) | Penalty Corner
45' – LIBERTY – Lizzie Hamlett (unassisted)
Goalkeepers
W: Azul Iritxity Irigoyen 11-2, one save
L: Megan Ragusa 7-6, two saves
Turning Point
Liberty and Temple were tied 1-1 after one quarter of action before striking for two goals in the second quarter to go ahead 3-1. The go-ahead goal came from Hamlett in the 20th minute, as she tipped a Rhodes penalty corner sweep into the left side of the cage for her sixth goal of the season.
Rhodes scored her second goal of the day at the 21:22 mark for a two-goal Liberty lead. Leading 3-1 at halftime, the Lady Flames added three goals in the third period (Dykema, Rhodes and Hamlett) to push the advantage to five goals.
Key Stats & Notes
• Liberty outshot Temple 15-3, including a 9-2 margin in shots on goal.
• The Lady Flames held a 7-1 edge in penalty corners. They scored three goals on short corners. Liberty has scored 18 goals off corners this season while limiting foes to only three goals on corners.
• Liberty's win is its 10th over Temple in 11 all-time meetings. The Lady Flames are 9-0 versus the Owls in BIG EAST Conference games.
• Rhodes' three goals gives her 42 for her career. She ranks fifth in program history in career goals (42), ninth in assists (19) and fifth in points (103) in only 44 career matches. Rhodes' second goal today put her over 100 career points.
• Rhodes matched a career high with seven points (3 g, 1 a). The three goals were her 11th, 12th and 13th of the season.
• Hamlett's seven goals this season are exactly half of her career total of 14. The senior is third on the squad in goals (7) and points (18), this season.
• Liberty has outscored the opposition 37-5 during its current eight-game winning streak.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Azul Iritxity Irigoyen, the reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, made one save in the match and improved to 11-2 on the year. Sophomore netminder Alyssa Maryanopolis made her collegiate debut in goal, playing the final 7:39.
• Liberty entered the contest ranked No. 1 in the nation in goals per game at 4.17. The Lady Flames have four or more goals in five straight matches and in eight total games this fall.
• Liberty also came into the game as the national leader in assists per game at 3.83 per contest and tallied four more today. Bethany Dykema, Rhodes, Reagan Underwood and Kendra Jones accounted for the assists.
Up Next
Liberty will play a road game at Longwood (8-4), Sunday afternoon. Match time is set for 1 p.m. at Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field in Farmville, Va.
The Lady Flames are 6-4 all-time versus the Lancers. Liberty blanked Longwood 3-0 in the most recent matchup during the 2019 campaign.
Team Stats
RHODES, Daniella (11)
Reverse strike into top left corner
4:37
BURKHARDT, McKenna (2)
TEM BURKHARDT, McKenna PENALTY STROKE GOAL, goal number 2 for season.
5:12
HAMLETT, Lizzie (12)
Assisted By: RHODES, Daniella
Tipped in on penalty corner
19:59
RHODES, Daniella (12)
Reverse into right side of cage
21:22
DYKEMA, Bethany (5)
Assisted By: UNDERWOOD, Reagan
Scored on penalty corner
37:04
RHODES, Daniella (13)
Assisted By: DYKEMA, Bethany , JONES, Kendra
Forehand strike into left side
43:44
HAMLETT, Lizzie (7)
Scored on rebound
44:43
