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No. 14 Liberty Holds On For 2-1 Victory at Providence
9/27/2024 6:02:00 PM | Field Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 14 Liberty held on for a 2-1 road BIG EAST victory at Providence, Friday afternoon at Lennon Family Field.
Liberty picks up its first BIG EAST Conference win of 2024, improving to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play. The victory snaps a two-game losing skid. Meanwhile, Providence drops to 5-4 on the year and 1-1 in league competition.
The Lady Flames scored twice in the game's first 11:19 to build a two-goal advantage they held until the fourth quarter. Josefina Tomasi and Lou Combrinck provided the goals for the visitors.
Scoring Summary
2' – LIBERTY – Josefina Tomasi (Martu Cian)
12' – LIBERTY – Lou Combrinck (Ava Murphy)
52' – PROVIDENCE – Hannah McKenney (Florencia Talarico)
Goalkeepers
W: Michaela Skinner 5-3, one save
L: Asia Porter 5-4, two saves
Turning Point
Liberty got off to a fast start with a pair of goals in the game's first 12 minutes to take a commanding 2-0 lead after a quarter of play. Martu Cian found Josefina Tomasi in front for a goal just 1:35 into the match for a 1-0 lead for the guests. In the 12th minute, Lou Combrinck bolstered the lead to 2-0. The junior collected a pass from Ava Murphy, turned and fired a reverse shot into the bottom right corner.
The Lady Flames maintained the two-goal advantage until the 52nd minute when the Friars' Hannah McKenney broke the shutout with her second goal of the season. Providence earned a penalty corner in the 54th minute but came up empty. The Friars pulled their goalkeeper with just under four minutes to play, but the Liberty defense held Providence without a shot the rest of the way.
Key Stats & Notes
Up Next
The Lady Flames will play a road game at No. 17 UAlbany (7-1), Sunday afternoon. Game time between Liberty and UAlbany is noon at Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Liberty picks up its first BIG EAST Conference win of 2024, improving to 5-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play. The victory snaps a two-game losing skid. Meanwhile, Providence drops to 5-4 on the year and 1-1 in league competition.
The Lady Flames scored twice in the game's first 11:19 to build a two-goal advantage they held until the fourth quarter. Josefina Tomasi and Lou Combrinck provided the goals for the visitors.
Scoring Summary
2' – LIBERTY – Josefina Tomasi (Martu Cian)
12' – LIBERTY – Lou Combrinck (Ava Murphy)
52' – PROVIDENCE – Hannah McKenney (Florencia Talarico)
Goalkeepers
W: Michaela Skinner 5-3, one save
L: Asia Porter 5-4, two saves
Turning Point
Liberty got off to a fast start with a pair of goals in the game's first 12 minutes to take a commanding 2-0 lead after a quarter of play. Martu Cian found Josefina Tomasi in front for a goal just 1:35 into the match for a 1-0 lead for the guests. In the 12th minute, Lou Combrinck bolstered the lead to 2-0. The junior collected a pass from Ava Murphy, turned and fired a reverse shot into the bottom right corner.
The Lady Flames maintained the two-goal advantage until the 52nd minute when the Friars' Hannah McKenney broke the shutout with her second goal of the season. Providence earned a penalty corner in the 54th minute but came up empty. The Friars pulled their goalkeeper with just under four minutes to play, but the Liberty defense held Providence without a shot the rest of the way.
Key Stats & Notes
- This is Liberty's first BIG EAST Conference victory of the 2024 season. The Lady Flames are 52-11 all-time in BIG EAST regular season matches.
- The Lady Flames improve to 11-0 all-time versus the Friars, including a 10-0 mark since joining the BIG EAST prior to the start of the 2016 campaign.
- Liberty outshot Providence 10-4 and held a 3-2 edge in penalty corners. The Lady Flames earned all three penalty corners in the final 2:08 of the match.
- Lou Combrinck has scored three goals in her last two games against Providence. The forward tallied two goals against the Friars last season in Lynchburg.
- Josefina Tomasi is tied for the team lead with four goals along with Martu Cian.
- Freshman Ava Murphy notched her second career assist in the game.
- Liberty nearly extended its lead beyond 2-0 in the third quarter. Cian's shot hit the left post in the 36th minute, and Reagan Underwood's reverse hit the crossbar in the 44th minute.
- Liberty Field Hockey Head Coach Nikki Parsley-Blocker earned career victory No. 98 today. Parsley-Blocker sports a 98-45 record (.685 winning percentage) in eight seasons at the helm of the program. She is the winningest coach in Liberty field hockey history.
Up Next
The Lady Flames will play a road game at No. 17 UAlbany (7-1), Sunday afternoon. Game time between Liberty and UAlbany is noon at Alumni Turf in Albany, N.Y. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
PC
Goals
2
1
Shots
10
4
Shots on Goal
5
2
Saves
1
3
Corners
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
TOMASI, Josefina (4)
Assisted By: CIAN, Martu
Pass from right baseline, scored at righ
1:35
COMBRINCK, Lou (3)
Assisted By: MURPHY, Ava
Pass to right side of circle, reverse in
11:19
MCKENNEY, Hannah (2)
Assisted By: TALARICO, Florencia
Deflection at right post; feed from top
51:26
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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