Liberty University
(2-0)
Indiana
(0-2)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rhodes Powers No. 6 Liberty Past Indiana, 2-0
8/28/2022 3:50:00 PM | Field Hockey
Senior Daniella Rhodes scored both goals for No. 6 Liberty on Sunday, lifting the Lady Flames to a 2-0 triumph over the Indiana Hoosiers at the IU Field Hockey Complex.
Rhodes' two goals, her third and fourth of the season, came in the second and third period. The senior from Durban, South Africa is up to 49 career goals, moving into a tie for fourth place in program history. Rhodes is currently knotted with Sarah Gipe, who scored 49 goals for the Lady Flames from 2012-15.
Liberty bolsters its overall mark to 2-0 after back-to-back shutouts this weekend. The Lady Flames defeated Kent State 9-0 yesterday. Indiana closes out the season-opening Hoosier Invitational with an 0-2 mark. Sunday's meeting between the Lady Flames and Hoosiers was the first-ever field hockey game between the two schools.
Scoring Summary
18' – LIBERTY – Daniella Rhodes (Pima Iturraspe and Reagan Underwood) | Penalty Corner
40' – LIBERTY – Daniella Rhodes (unassisted)
Goalkeepers
W: Azul Iritxity Irigoyen 2-0, zero saves
L: Arabella Loveridge 0-2, seven saves
Turning Point
After failing to record a shot in the opening quarter, Liberty capitalized on its first penalty corner of the day for a second straight afternoon. Following an insert from Pima Iturraspe and stick stop from Reagan Underwood, Daniella Rhodes swept a powerful shot into the left corner of the cage at the 17:00 mark to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. The Lady Flames led 1-0 at the break after a half in which both teams only attempted one shot.
Rhodes continued her spectacular start to the season with a third quarter goal (39:11 mark), her fourth of the season. The senior forward received a Mackinzie Thompson pass, entered the left side of the circle and dribbled towards the goal. Rhodes lifted a ball onto her stick and batted it past IU goalkeeper Arabella Loveridge into the left side for a 2-0 Liberty edge.
Key Stats & Notes
• Liberty earned seven penalty corners this afternoon, compared to one for Indiana. Six of the Lady Flames' seven chances came in the second half.
• After both teams attempted only one shot each in the opening stanza, Liberty outshot IU 13-1 in the second frame. The Lady Flames held a 14-2 advantage in shots and 9-0 edge in shots on goal.
• Rhodes leads Liberty with four goals through two games. The South Africa native needs one goal to become the fourth player in program history to score 50 career goals.
• Sunday's two-goal effort was the 12th multiple-goal game of Rhodes' career.
• Liberty's stout defense yielded only two shots on Sunday, and neither were on cage. The Lady Flames limited their opponents this weekend to a combined seven shots (Kent State had five yesterday).
• Lady Flames goalkeeper Azul Iritxity Irigoyen recorded her 10th career shutout. Iritxity Irigoyen moves into solo second place all time in career history for career shutouts, breaking out of tie with Mallory Cuccio (nine shutouts, 2012-15) and Ann Jefferis (nine shutouts, 2011-13). The program record is 16, set by Allison Schaefer from 2016-19.
• This is the first time Liberty has posted back-to-back shutouts since the Lady Flames shut out No. 19 UConn 1-0 and No. 11 Saint Joseph's 2-0 in last year's BIG EAST Final and NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Up Next
Liberty will be back in action a week from today for its home opener against the William & Mary Tribe (2-0). Game time is 1 p.m. next Sunday at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
The Lady Flames and Tribe last met on Sept. 19, 2021, a 2-0 Liberty home win. Liberty is 2-1 all-time against William & Mary.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
RHODES, Daniella (3)
Assisted By: ITURRASPE, Pima , UNDERWOOD, Reagan
Scored on penalty corner into left side
17:00
RHODES, Daniella (4)
3D dribbling towards end line, batted in
39:11
