
No. 11 Lady Flames Fall to No. 2 Tar Heels, Sunday
9/22/2024 2:45:00 PM | Field Hockey
Liberty drops to 4-3 overall following the non-conference loss. UNC bolsters its record to a perfect 6-0.
Scoring Summary
18' – NORTH CAROLINA – Charly Bruder (Katie Dixon and Ciana Riccardo) | Penalty Corner
24' – NORTH CAROLINA – Sietske Bruning (Ryleigh Heck)
26' – NORTH CAROLINA – Ryleigh Heck (unassisted)
27' – NORTH CAROLINA – Sanne Hak (Ryleigh Heck)
32' – NORTH CAROLINA – Ryleigh Heck (Pleun Lammers)
50' – NORTH CAROLINA – Charly Bruder (unassisted)
56' – NORTH CAROLINA – Ryleigh Heck (unassisted)
Goalkeepers
W: Abigail Taylor 6-0, two saves
L: Michaela Skinner 4-3, seven saves
Turning Point
After a scoreless opening period, UNC came alive with a four-goal barrage in the second quarter. Charly Bruder got the scoring started for the guests with a penalty corner goal in the 18th minute, assisted by Katie Dixon and Ciana Riccardo.
Sietske Bruning (23:31 mark), Ryleigh Heck (25:37 mark) and Sanne Hak (26:26 mark) scored goals in a span of 2:55 to push the UNC lead to 4-0 just before the half. The Tar Heels led 4-0 at the half, and Heck (two goals) and Charly Bruder (one goal) tallied markers in the second stanza as well.
Key Stats & Notes
- UNC held decisive advantages in shots (25-2) and penalty corners (5-0).
- Lady Flames redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Michaela Skinner made a career-high seven saves today.
- The Tar Heels' Ryleigh Heck tallied eight points (3 g, 2 a) this afternoon.
- Liberty's Martu Cian recorded the team's only two shots on goal.
- Liberty sophomore Nicole Enslin earned her first career start this afternoon on her birthday.
- Redshirt freshman Kaia Harding saw her first collegiate action today.
- Liberty falls to 1-3 against top-20 teams this season.
- UNC improves to 9-2 all-time against Liberty.
Liberty (4-3, 0-1 BIG EAST) will play its second BIG EAST game of the year on the road at Providence (5-3, 1-0 BIG EAST), Friday afternoon. Game time is 3 p.m. from Lennon Family Field and can be seen on FloSports.
Team Stats

Charly Bruder (5)
Assisted By: Katie Dixon , Ciana Riccardo
Blast into left side on corner
17:51

Sietske Bruning (3)
Assisted By: Ryleigh Heck
Forehand shot into right side
23:31

Ryleigh Heck (4)
Rebound, reverse blast into right side
25:37

Sanne Hak (3)
Assisted By: Ryleigh Heck
Hard shot into top right corner
26:26

Ryleigh Heck (5)
Assisted By: Pleun Lammers
Scored from in front on bouncing ball
31:28

Charly Bruder (6)
Batted out of air on rebound
49:44

Ryleigh Heck (6)
Reverse shot into right side
55:34