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No. 18 Liberty Secures Spot in BIG EAST Championship With 6-0 Win Over Georgetown
11/1/2024 6:28:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 18 Liberty secured its spot in the BIG EAST Championship for a ninth straight season with a 6-0 win over Georgetown in its regular season finale, Friday afternoon at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
The Lady Flames have now made the BIG EAST Tournament in all nine years in the league since joining the conference prior to the 2016 season. Liberty also secures its seventh straight double-digit win season, improving to 10-7 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST to close out the regular season. Georgetown falls to 3-13 on the year and 1-6 in the BIG EAST. The Hoyas, who have lost seven straight games, will finish their regular season slate at Longwood, Sunday afternoon.
Liberty has earned the No. 4 seed for the 2024 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship and will face top-seeded and regular season champion No. 10 Connecticut (15-3, 6-1 BIG EAST) in the semifinal round, next Friday at 1 p.m. at Providence's Lennon Family Field.
Making her second straight start and first-ever start at home, redshirt sophomore forward Tori Griffiths notched her first career two-goal game in the win. Senior Ellie Livingston joined Griffiths with two goals of her own, a new career high. Josefina Tomasi and Lou Combrinck added goals as well. Goalkeeper Michaela Skinner and the Liberty defense recorded their third BIG EAST shutout of the year and sixth shutout overall.
Scoring Summary
6' – LIBERTY – Tori Griffiths (Martu Cian)
24' – LIBERTY – Ellie Livingston (Dara Semmartin) | Penalty Corner
26' – LIBERTY – Josefina Tomasi (unassisted)
27' – LIBERTY – Tori Griffiths (Martu Cian)
29' – LIBERTY – Ellie Livingston (Lou Combrinck)
37' – LIBERTY – Lou Combrinck (Josefina Tomasi) | Penalty Corner
Goalkeepers
W: Michaela Skinner 10-7, zero saves
L: Ella Fahey 2-11, six saves
Turning Point
Liberty struck early in the sixth minute, as Tori Griffiths tipped a ball from in front past Hoyas goalkeeper Ella Fahey. With 1:00 left in the first quarter, Liberty's Reagan Underwood kept Georgetown off the scoreboard with a defensive save off an Elizabeth Rossotti shot.
The Lady Flames scored four goals in a span of only 5:05 late in the second quarter to surge ahead 5-0. Ellie Livingston delivered first, redirecting a Dara Semmartin penalty corner offering into the cage from the right side. Josefina Tomasi scored an unassisted goal at the 25:39 mark, a highlight-reel blast into the right side for a 3-0 home lead. Griffiths (26:03 mark) and Livingston (28:45 mark) added their second goals of the day to push the advantage to 5-0 at the half.
Key Stats & Notes
No. 4 seed Liberty (10-7, 4-3 BIG EAST)) will face No. 1 seed UConn (15-3, 6-1 BIG EAST) in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, next Friday at 1 p.m. at Providence's Lennon Family Field. The game will be carried live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.
The Huskies edged the Lady Flames 2-1 in overtime in the regular season meeting, one week ago in Storrs, Conn.
The Lady Flames have now made the BIG EAST Tournament in all nine years in the league since joining the conference prior to the 2016 season. Liberty also secures its seventh straight double-digit win season, improving to 10-7 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST to close out the regular season. Georgetown falls to 3-13 on the year and 1-6 in the BIG EAST. The Hoyas, who have lost seven straight games, will finish their regular season slate at Longwood, Sunday afternoon.
Liberty has earned the No. 4 seed for the 2024 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship and will face top-seeded and regular season champion No. 10 Connecticut (15-3, 6-1 BIG EAST) in the semifinal round, next Friday at 1 p.m. at Providence's Lennon Family Field.
Making her second straight start and first-ever start at home, redshirt sophomore forward Tori Griffiths notched her first career two-goal game in the win. Senior Ellie Livingston joined Griffiths with two goals of her own, a new career high. Josefina Tomasi and Lou Combrinck added goals as well. Goalkeeper Michaela Skinner and the Liberty defense recorded their third BIG EAST shutout of the year and sixth shutout overall.
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Scoring Summary
6' – LIBERTY – Tori Griffiths (Martu Cian)
24' – LIBERTY – Ellie Livingston (Dara Semmartin) | Penalty Corner
26' – LIBERTY – Josefina Tomasi (unassisted)
27' – LIBERTY – Tori Griffiths (Martu Cian)
29' – LIBERTY – Ellie Livingston (Lou Combrinck)
37' – LIBERTY – Lou Combrinck (Josefina Tomasi) | Penalty Corner
Goalkeepers
W: Michaela Skinner 10-7, zero saves
L: Ella Fahey 2-11, six saves
Turning Point
Liberty struck early in the sixth minute, as Tori Griffiths tipped a ball from in front past Hoyas goalkeeper Ella Fahey. With 1:00 left in the first quarter, Liberty's Reagan Underwood kept Georgetown off the scoreboard with a defensive save off an Elizabeth Rossotti shot.
The Lady Flames scored four goals in a span of only 5:05 late in the second quarter to surge ahead 5-0. Ellie Livingston delivered first, redirecting a Dara Semmartin penalty corner offering into the cage from the right side. Josefina Tomasi scored an unassisted goal at the 25:39 mark, a highlight-reel blast into the right side for a 3-0 home lead. Griffiths (26:03 mark) and Livingston (28:45 mark) added their second goals of the day to push the advantage to 5-0 at the half.
Key Stats & Notes
- Tori Griffiths and Ellie Livingston both notched career highs with two goals each. Griffiths has scored all three of her career goals in the last three games. Livingston is up to five goals this season.
- Josefina Tomasi leads all Liberty freshman with five goals. Junior Lou Combrinck scored her eighth goal of the season, second most among Lady Flames.
- Liberty outshot Georgetown 25-2 and held a 15-1 edge in shots on goal. The Lady Flames won all 10 penalty corners in the game. The last time Liberty held an opponent without a penalty corner prior to today was in a 5-0 win at Villanova on Oct. 7, 2022.
- Dara Semmartin recorded her team-leading 11th goal of the year. The freshman defender has eight assists in her last seven matches.
- Reagan Underwood's defensive save was her first of the season and third of her career.
- Martu Cian notched her first career two-assist game. Cian has six goals, three assists and 15 points in 2024.
- Freshman midfielder Mary Hazel Davis made her first career start this afternoon. She attempted one shot in the contest.
- Tuti Dell Anna, the Lady Flames' leading goal scorer (10 goals) on the season, tallied a game-high six shots (two on goal).
- Liberty improves to 11-0 all-time against Georgetown and 8-0 since joining the BIG EAST.
- Liberty posted a 6-3 mark in nine home matches this fall, winning its final four home games.
- The Lady Flames sport a 55-13 mark in BIG EAST regular season competition (nine years).
No. 4 seed Liberty (10-7, 4-3 BIG EAST)) will face No. 1 seed UConn (15-3, 6-1 BIG EAST) in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, next Friday at 1 p.m. at Providence's Lennon Family Field. The game will be carried live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.
The Huskies edged the Lady Flames 2-1 in overtime in the regular season meeting, one week ago in Storrs, Conn.
Team Stats
GU
LIBERTY
Goals
0
6
Shots
2
25
Shots on Goal
1
15
Saves
9
1
Corners
0
10
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
GRIFFITHS, Tori (2)
Assisted By: CIAN, Martu
Tipped in from in front, feed from 12
5:20
LIVINGSTON, Ellie (4)
Assisted By: SEMMARTIN, Dara
Redirect on corner from right side
23:40
TOMASI, Josefina (7)
Air dribbles, blast into right side
25:39
GRIFFITHS, Tori (3)
Assisted By: CIAN, Martu
Tipped in from in front, ball trickled i
26:03
LIVINGSTON, Ellie (5)
Assisted By: COMBRINCK, Lou
Tipped in on crossing pass from right si
28:45
COMBRINCK, Lou (8)
Assisted By: TOMASI, Josefina
Sweep into right side from left side
36:31
Game Leaders
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
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