No. 16 Lady Flames, Friars Set For Friday Afternoon BIG EAST Match
10/19/2022 12:09:15 PM | Field Hockey
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No. 16 Liberty will put its unbeaten BIG EAST record on the line when it faces Providence on the road, Friday afternoon.
Game time is 2 p.m. at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. This is Liberty’s first trip to Rhode Island in nearly four years. The Lady Flames defeated the Friars 4-0 in their most recent match in Providence (Oct. 26, 2018).
The 16th-ranked Lady Flames (9-6) are currently atop the BIG EAST standings at 5-0 entering the second-to-last weekend of the regular season. The Friars (5-10) sit at 2-3 in league play and in fifth place in the standings. Liberty (5-0) is trailed by No. 11 Connecticut (4-1), No. 14 Old Dominion (4-1) and Temple (3-2).
Liberty fell 2-1 to No. 7 Virginia, Tuesday at the Liberty Field Hockey. Providence lost 4-2 at VCU in its most recent match, last Sunday.
Lady Flames News and Notes
• The Lady Flames are 8-0 all-time against the Friars, including a 7-0 mark since joining the BIG EAST (5-0 regular season, 2-0 BIG EAST Tournament). In those seven wins, Liberty has shut out Providence five times and outscored the Friars 21-3.
• Liberty’s Azul Iritxity Irigoyen and Jodie Conolly were both selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Tuesday by the conference office. Iritxity Irigoyen tallied four saves and recorded her seventh shutout of 2022 in last Friday’s 1-0 home win over Temple. Conolly scored the game-winning goal in the triumph over the Owls.
• Liberty enters the match having won 15 straight BIG EAST regular season contests, dating back to the spring 2021 campaign. The Lady Flames’ last conference regular season loss was a 2-1 setback at No. 17 Old Dominion on March 26, 2021.
• A win on Friday would give the Lady Flames their fifth straight year of 10 or more wins. Liberty is 65-26 since the beginning of the 2018 season.
• Liberty ranks inside the top five nationally six different categories: shutouts per game (No. 1, 0.60), assists per game (No. 1, 3.60), points per game (No. 3, 11.07), goals per game (No. 4, 3.73), scoring average (No. 4, 3.70) and scoring margin (No. 4, 2.57).
• All nine Liberty victories this fall have been by shutout. In those nine games, the Lady Flames have outscored their opponents 50-0.
• Liberty is currently No. 21 in the NCAA Field Hockey RPI listing, and Providence is listed at No. 48.
