Saturday, August 31
Kent, Ohio
12:00 PM ET
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Murphy’s Game Winner in Double OT Lifts No. 11 Liberty to 2-1 Victory
8/31/2024 3:47:00 PM | Field Hockey
KENT, OHIO – Playing in her first game in a Liberty uniform, Ella Murphy scored the game winner in double overtime, lifting No. 11 Liberty to a 2-1 victory over Indiana at Kent State's Murphy-Mellis Field.
The Lady Flames improve to 1-0 on the year and have now won seven straight season openers dating back to the 2018 campaign. The Hoosiers slip to 1-1. Indiana split a pair of games this weekend after defeating Kent State 3-1 on Friday in its season opener.
This is the second straight year Liberty and Indiana needed overtime to settle the outcome. Last year, the Lady Flames edged the Hoosiers 2-1 at the Liberty Field Hockey Field behind a penalty stroke goal from Reagan Underwood in the first overtime.
Scoring Summary
51' – LIBERTY – Tuti Dell Anna (Dara Semmartin)
60' – INDIANA – Sofia Arrebola Garcia (Ines Garcia Prado and Lara Mortz) | Penalty Corner
76' – LIBERTY – Ella Murphy (Tuti Dell Anna)
Goalkeepers
W: Michaela Skinner 1-0, four saves
L: Arabella Loveridge 1-1, one save
Turning Point
Liberty and Indiana were knotted at 0-0 over 50 minutes into the game until the Lady Flames' Tuti Dell Anna scored the first goal of the season. Dell Anna's redirect on a penalty corner, assisted by Dara Semmartin, provided a one-goal Liberty edge at the 50:24 mark.
The Liberty defense thwarted an Indiana penalty corner with just over a minute remaining in regulation, but the Hoosiers drew one more penalty corner with 4.1 seconds left. Indiana converted on that, as Sofia Arrebola Garcia sent the game to overtime with a goal with no time left on the clock.
In the first overtime, the Lady Flames' defensive unit stopped two Indiana penalty corners. Later in the first overtime and into the early portion of the second overtime, Liberty played with a two-player advantage due to two Hoosiers yellow cards.
Just over midway through the second overtime session, Liberty's Dell Anna evaded three Hoosiers defenders, entered the circle on the right side and sent a pass to Murphy. Murphy scored from the right side with a deflection into the left side of the cage at the 75:27 mark for the 2-1 win.
Key Stats & Notes
No. 11 Liberty will be back in action on Sunday afternoon against the host Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1). Game time is slated for 1 p.m. at Murphy-Mellis Field. The Golden Flashes will be looking for their first victory of 2024. Kent State fell 3-1 to Indiana in its season opener, Friday morning.
Last season, the Lady Flames bested Kent State 2-0. Liberty is 5-0 all-time versus the Golden Flashes.
The Lady Flames improve to 1-0 on the year and have now won seven straight season openers dating back to the 2018 campaign. The Hoosiers slip to 1-1. Indiana split a pair of games this weekend after defeating Kent State 3-1 on Friday in its season opener.
This is the second straight year Liberty and Indiana needed overtime to settle the outcome. Last year, the Lady Flames edged the Hoosiers 2-1 at the Liberty Field Hockey Field behind a penalty stroke goal from Reagan Underwood in the first overtime.
Scoring Summary
51' – LIBERTY – Tuti Dell Anna (Dara Semmartin)
60' – INDIANA – Sofia Arrebola Garcia (Ines Garcia Prado and Lara Mortz) | Penalty Corner
76' – LIBERTY – Ella Murphy (Tuti Dell Anna)
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— Liberty Field Hockey (@LibertyFH) August 31, 2024
In her first game for Liberty, Ella Murphy scores the game winner!
The assist goes to Tuti Dell Anna.
No. 11 Liberty tops Indiana 2-1 in double OT.#RelentlessPursuit #Pursuit #RiseWithUs pic.twitter.com/71vRtMWL9M
Goalkeepers
W: Michaela Skinner 1-0, four saves
L: Arabella Loveridge 1-1, one save
Turning Point
Liberty and Indiana were knotted at 0-0 over 50 minutes into the game until the Lady Flames' Tuti Dell Anna scored the first goal of the season. Dell Anna's redirect on a penalty corner, assisted by Dara Semmartin, provided a one-goal Liberty edge at the 50:24 mark.
The Liberty defense thwarted an Indiana penalty corner with just over a minute remaining in regulation, but the Hoosiers drew one more penalty corner with 4.1 seconds left. Indiana converted on that, as Sofia Arrebola Garcia sent the game to overtime with a goal with no time left on the clock.
In the first overtime, the Lady Flames' defensive unit stopped two Indiana penalty corners. Later in the first overtime and into the early portion of the second overtime, Liberty played with a two-player advantage due to two Hoosiers yellow cards.
Just over midway through the second overtime session, Liberty's Dell Anna evaded three Hoosiers defenders, entered the circle on the right side and sent a pass to Murphy. Murphy scored from the right side with a deflection into the left side of the cage at the 75:27 mark for the 2-1 win.
Key Stats & Notes
- Goalkeeper Michaela Skinner, midfielder Josefina Tomasi, defender Ella Murphy and defender Dara Semmartin each made their first career starts in a Liberty uniform today. Meanwhile, freshmen midfielder Mary Hazel Davis also saw her first career action this afternoon.
- Skinner picked up her first career win in goal. Semmartin's assist was the first of her collegiate career. Murphy's game-winning goal was her first at Liberty and 13th of her career (spent four seasons at Colgate).
- Liberty outshot Indiana 8-7. The Hoosiers held a 5-3 edge in shots on goal and 6-4 advantage in penalty corners.
- Tomasi, Semmartin, Ava Murphy and Avery Pollock each notched their first career collegiate shots.
- Liberty improves to 3-0 all-time against Indiana. The two squads have met in each of the last three seasons.
- Tuti Dell Anna matched a career high with a team-best three points (1 g, 1 a) today. Her other three-point game came on Sept. 24, 2023 at Longwood.
- Dating back to the start of the 2023 season, Liberty holds a 5-2 record in games decided in overtime or by shootout. Last year, four of the Lady Flames' first six contests of the year went to either overtime or a shootout.
No. 11 Liberty will be back in action on Sunday afternoon against the host Kent State Golden Flashes (0-1). Game time is slated for 1 p.m. at Murphy-Mellis Field. The Golden Flashes will be looking for their first victory of 2024. Kent State fell 3-1 to Indiana in its season opener, Friday morning.
Last season, the Lady Flames bested Kent State 2-0. Liberty is 5-0 all-time versus the Golden Flashes.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
IND
Goals
2
1
Shots
11
7
Shots on Goal
9
5
Saves
4
7
Corners
4
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
DELL ANNA, Tuti (1)
Assisted By: SEMMARTIN, Dara
Scored on corner, redirect from right si
50:24
Mijntje Hagen (1)
Assisted By: Sofia Arrebola Garci
Scored on penalty corner tip into left h
60:00
MURPHY, Ella (1)
Assisted By: DELL ANNA, Tuti
Scored from in front on feed from 9
75:27
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
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