Friday, September 15
Lynchburg, Va.
3:00 PM ET
Liberty University
(6-1, 1-0BIG EAST)
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Old Dominion
(2-4, 0-1BIG EAST)
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2
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4
F
Old Dominion
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Liberty
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No. 10 Liberty Shuts Out Old Dominion 2-0 in BIG EAST Opener
9/15/2023 6:03:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 10 Liberty shut out visiting Old Dominion 2-0 in its 2023 BIG EAST Conference opener, Friday afternoon at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
Tuti Dell Anna scored her first goal in a Liberty uniform, while senior Reagan Underwood put the exclamation mark on the victory with an insurance goal in the final minute of the contest. With the win, the Lady Flames bolster their overall record to 6-1 and BIG EAST mark to 1-0. Old Dominion slips to 2-4 on the year and 0-1 in conference play.
Liberty improves to 8-0 all-time in BIG EAST openers, including a 4-0 home mark. The Lady Flames (5-0) also stay unbeaten at home in 2023.
Lady Flames senior goalkeeper Azul Iritxity Irigoyen made five saves and recorded her 20th career shutout (third of the season).
Scoring Summary
5' – LIBERTY – Tuti Dell Anna (Jodie Conolly) | Penalty Corner
60' – LIBERTY – Reagan Underwood (Lou Combrinck)
Goalkeepers
W: Azul Iritxity Irigoyen 6-1, five saves
L: Suus Broers 2-4, three saves
Turning Point
Liberty struck early in the game and never relinquished the lead. The Lady Flames executed on their first penalty corner of the day, with Tuti Dell Anna scoring at the 4:38 mark for a 1-0 home lead. Dell Anna's first career goal came on a redirect into the right side following a Jodie Conolly pass.
Neither team scored for the next 54-plus minutes until Reagan Underwood put the game out of a reach with a goal with 24 seconds remaining in the game to make it 2-0. Underwood's blast came off a feed from Lou Combrinck, her first assist of the season.
Key Stats & Notes
Liberty will be back in action at William & Mary (2-2), Sunday. Match time is 11 a.m. from Busch Field in Williamsburg, Va.
The all-time series is even at 2-2 between the two squads. The Tribe edged the Lady Flames 1-0 in overtime last year in Lynchburg in what was Liberty's 2022 home opener.
Tuti Dell Anna scored her first goal in a Liberty uniform, while senior Reagan Underwood put the exclamation mark on the victory with an insurance goal in the final minute of the contest. With the win, the Lady Flames bolster their overall record to 6-1 and BIG EAST mark to 1-0. Old Dominion slips to 2-4 on the year and 0-1 in conference play.
Liberty improves to 8-0 all-time in BIG EAST openers, including a 4-0 home mark. The Lady Flames (5-0) also stay unbeaten at home in 2023.
Lady Flames senior goalkeeper Azul Iritxity Irigoyen made five saves and recorded her 20th career shutout (third of the season).
Scoring Summary
5' – LIBERTY – Tuti Dell Anna (Jodie Conolly) | Penalty Corner
60' – LIBERTY – Reagan Underwood (Lou Combrinck)
Goalkeepers
W: Azul Iritxity Irigoyen 6-1, five saves
L: Suus Broers 2-4, three saves
Turning Point
Liberty struck early in the game and never relinquished the lead. The Lady Flames executed on their first penalty corner of the day, with Tuti Dell Anna scoring at the 4:38 mark for a 1-0 home lead. Dell Anna's first career goal came on a redirect into the right side following a Jodie Conolly pass.
Neither team scored for the next 54-plus minutes until Reagan Underwood put the game out of a reach with a goal with 24 seconds remaining in the game to make it 2-0. Underwood's blast came off a feed from Lou Combrinck, her first assist of the season.
Key Stats & Notes
- Conolly's assist was her team-best sixth of the season and 28th of her Liberty career. Combrinck's assist was the third of her career.
- Both teams attempted seven shots on the day, and both squads tallied five shots on goal. Liberty outshot Old Dominion 5-0 in the fourth period and earned the lone penalty corner in that frame.
- Underwood's three goals this season match a career high. The midfielder also scored three goals during the fall 2021 campaign.
- Liberty improves to 10-7 all-time versus ODU and 7-4 all-time against the Monarchs in BIG EAST regular season matches.
- The Lady Flames have won 11 straight games against unranked foes.
- Liberty lowers its goals-against-average this season to 0.71.
- Friday's matchup was a rematch of the 2022 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship title game, a 3-1 triumph for the Lady Flames.
Liberty will be back in action at William & Mary (2-2), Sunday. Match time is 11 a.m. from Busch Field in Williamsburg, Va.
The all-time series is even at 2-2 between the two squads. The Tribe edged the Lady Flames 1-0 in overtime last year in Lynchburg in what was Liberty's 2022 home opener.
Team Stats
ODUFH
LIBERTY
Goals
0
2
Shots
7
7
Shots on Goal
5
5
Saves
3
5
Corners
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
DELL ANNA, Tuti (1)
Assisted By: CONOLLY, Jodie
Scored on redirect on corner
4:38
UNDERWOOD, Reagan (3)
Assisted By: COMBRINCK, Lou
Forehand strike from right side
59:36
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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