Friday, October 10
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Faust’s 4th Quarter Goal Pushes No. 7 Liberty Past Georgetown 1-0
10/10/2025 4:06:00 PM | Field Hockey
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kyleigh Faust's fourth quarter goal pushed No. 7 Liberty past Georgetown 1-0, Friday afternoon in BIG EAST Conference action at Kehoe Field in the nation's capital.
Faust's first goal in nearly two years secured Liberty's sixth straight win overall. The Lady Flames improve to 10-1 and stay unbeaten and atop the BIG EAST standings at 4-0. Liberty's shutout was its sixth of the season in its 11 games.
Georgetown falls to 3-9 on the year and 0-4 in league play.
Faust's last goal prior to today came two seasons ago (Oct. 27, 2023) against the Georgetown Hoyas in a game that was played at Towson's TU Field Hockey Complex. Liberty held advantages in shots (19-2), shots on goal (13-0) and penalty corners (16-0) this afternoon.
Scoring Summary
47' – LIBERTY – Kyleigh Faust (Lou Combrinck and Maite Altamirano)
Goalkeepers
W: Diane Saint Martin 10-1, zero saves
L: Ella Fahey 2-6, 12 saves
Turning Point
The Lady Flames and Hoyas were tied 0-0 through three quarters despite the guests holding a 15-1 advantage in shots and 11-0 edge in penalty corners.
Early in the fourth quarter, Liberty earned its first penalty corner of the frame and cashed in. Following a Lou Combrinck insert and stick stop from Maite Altamirano, Kyleigh Faust fired a shot into the left side of the cage for a 1-0 lead at the 46:41 mark.
Despite a five-minute yellow card from the Lady Flames, the Liberty defense held Georgetown to a single shot over the final 13 minutes to preserve the victory.
Key Stats & Notes
Liberty will face No. 2 Virginia (9-0) in a non-conference road bout, Tuesday evening. Game time between the two Commonwealth squads is 5 p.m. from Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va. The match can be seen on ACC Network Extra as well.
UVA edged Liberty 2-1 in last year's meeting in Lynchburg. Eight of the nine all-time meetings between the Lady Flames and Cavaliers have been decided by exactly one goal.
Faust's first goal in nearly two years secured Liberty's sixth straight win overall. The Lady Flames improve to 10-1 and stay unbeaten and atop the BIG EAST standings at 4-0. Liberty's shutout was its sixth of the season in its 11 games.
Georgetown falls to 3-9 on the year and 0-4 in league play.
Faust's last goal prior to today came two seasons ago (Oct. 27, 2023) against the Georgetown Hoyas in a game that was played at Towson's TU Field Hockey Complex. Liberty held advantages in shots (19-2), shots on goal (13-0) and penalty corners (16-0) this afternoon.
Scoring Summary
47' – LIBERTY – Kyleigh Faust (Lou Combrinck and Maite Altamirano)
Kyleigh is a woman of her word. Spoke it, scored it.????#EyesFixed #RiseWithUs pic.twitter.com/JRZrhKBNSk
— Liberty Field Hockey (@LibertyFH) October 10, 2025
Goalkeepers
W: Diane Saint Martin 10-1, zero saves
L: Ella Fahey 2-6, 12 saves
Turning Point
The Lady Flames and Hoyas were tied 0-0 through three quarters despite the guests holding a 15-1 advantage in shots and 11-0 edge in penalty corners.
Early in the fourth quarter, Liberty earned its first penalty corner of the frame and cashed in. Following a Lou Combrinck insert and stick stop from Maite Altamirano, Kyleigh Faust fired a shot into the left side of the cage for a 1-0 lead at the 46:41 mark.
Despite a five-minute yellow card from the Lady Flames, the Liberty defense held Georgetown to a single shot over the final 13 minutes to preserve the victory.
Key Stats & Notes
- Kyleigh Faust's goal was the fourth of her career. The redshirt junior scored three goals during the 2023 campaign.
- Lou Combrinck notched her team-best 10th assist of the year. Altamirano's assist was her third of the season.
- All six of Liberty's shutouts have come in the last eight games. The Lady Flames entered the day ranked third nationally and first in the BIG EAST in shutouts per game. Diane Saint Martin notched her sixth clean sheet of the year. The program record for single-season shutouts by a goalkeeper is eight, set by Azul Iritxity Irigoyen during the 2022 season.
- Liberty has allowed only 10 total shots from its opponents over the last four games (240 minutes).
- Josefina Tomasi and Dara Semmartin led the visitors with four shots apiece, followed by three shots from Mia Santana.
- This is Liberty's eighth straight season with 10 or more victories. The Lady Flames have 12 seasons of 10-plus wins in 15 years of the program's existence. Liberty Field Hockey Head Coach Nikki Parsley-Blocker has achieved eight 10 or more win seasons in nine years at the helm.
- Liberty's 16 penalty corners are a season high and the most since notching 17 corners against the Hoyas on Oct. 27, 2023. The Lady Flames earned seven penalty corners in the first 3:13 of the match.
- The Lady Flames are 5-0 in one-goal games in 2025. Liberty has recorded four 1-0 shutouts.
- Liberty improves to 12-0 all-time against Georgetown.
Liberty will face No. 2 Virginia (9-0) in a non-conference road bout, Tuesday evening. Game time between the two Commonwealth squads is 5 p.m. from Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va. The match can be seen on ACC Network Extra as well.
UVA edged Liberty 2-1 in last year's meeting in Lynchburg. Eight of the nine all-time meetings between the Lady Flames and Cavaliers have been decided by exactly one goal.
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