Field Hockey to Take on Providence, No. 17 UAlbany in Pair of Road Games

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The No.-14 ranked Liberty field hockey squad will take on Providence (Friday) and No. 17 UAlbany (Sunday) in a pair of road games, this weekend.

On Friday, the Lady Flames (4-3, 0-1 BIG EAST) will face the Providence Friars (5-3, 1-0 BIG EAST) in BIG EAST action. Match time is 3 p.m. from Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. Liberty will then head to Albany, N.Y. to face the No. 17-ranked UAlbany Great Danes on Sunday afternoon. Game time is noon at Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y.

Liberty is looking to snap a two-game losing skid. Last weekend, the Lady Flames fell to a pair of ranked teams in No. 19 Old Dominion (road, BIG EAST opener, 3-2 loss) and No. 2 North Carolina (home, 7-0 loss). Providence has won two straight matches, besting Quinnipiac 2-0 on the road in its BIG EAST opener and edging Holy Cross 4-3 (shootout), last Sunday at home. UAlbany has won six straight games after a defeat in its season opener. The Great Danes knocked off UC Davis 2-0 in their first America East Conference game this past Sunday.

Lady Flames News and Notes

The Lady Flames are 10-0 all-time versus the Providence Friars, including a 9-0 mark since joining the BIG EAST prior to the 2016 season. Last year, Liberty scored four second half goals on the way to a 5-2 home victory against Providence. Lou Combrinck scored two goals in that game, while Ellie Livingston, Tuti Dell Anna and Martu Cian added one goal each.
This will be the first-ever meeting between Liberty and UAlbany.
Liberty is No. 23 in the NCAA Field Hockey RPI listing. UAlbany is in the No. 17 position, while Providence is in the No. 41 spot.
The Lady Flames and Great Danes each have one top-20 win to their credit so far this season. Liberty topped No. 4 Duke 1-0 on Sept. 15. UAlbany knocked off No. 7 Harvard 3-2 in overtime on Sept. 13.
UAlbany is the fifth top-20 opponent Liberty will face already in 2024. Liberty is 1-3 against ranked teams this season.
No. 14 Liberty is one of three top-20 teams from the BIG EAST Conference. Connecticut (7-1, 1-0 BIG EAST) is ranked 11th, and Old Dominion (5-2, 1-0 BIG EAST) is currently listed at No. 18 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.
Last week, goalkeeper Michaela Skinner was named the NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week and BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. Forward Lou Combrinck was tabbed BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week as well on Sept. 17.
This is the first time Liberty has lost back-to-back games since early on in the 2022 season (William & Mary and No. 1 Northwestern). The Lady Flames have not dropped three straight games since the 2019 season.

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Field Hockey to Take on Providence, No. 17 UAlbany in Pair of Road Games

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Players Mentioned

Martu Cian

Lou Combrinck

Tuti Dell Anna

Ellie Livingston

Michaela Skinner