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No. 7 Liberty Outlasts Temple in Shootout, Wins 3-2
10/24/2025 7:29:00 PM | Field Hockey
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – No. 7 Liberty outlasted Temple on Friday afternoon, prevailing 3-2 (3-1 in penalty shootouts) over the Owls at Howarth Field.
With the win, the Lady Flames improve to 13-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the BIG EAST. Liberty secures the No. 1 seed for the upcoming BIG EAST Championship with one conference regular season game to be played next Friday against Villanova. The Lady Flames have locked up at least a share of the BIG EAST regular season title for the fourth time in the last five years.
Temple falls to 10-6 on the year and 2-4 in the BIG EAST following the setback. In a game that featured many twists and turns, Liberty freshman Diane Saint Martin faced a barrage of Owls shots and finished the day with a career-high 12 saves. Lady Flames freshman Julieta Tornati secured the victory in round four of the shootout for the visitors.
Scoring Summary
10' – LIBERTY – Zoé Gaillard (Paris-Gail Isaacs)
12' – TEMPLE – Lucia Magro | Penalty Stroke
22' – LIBERTY – Josefina Tomasi (Dara Semmartin)
47' – TEMPLE – Lucia Magro (Marsha Ariesen and Mara Lenting) | Penalty Corner
80' – LIBERTY – Julieta Tornati | Shootout Winner
Goalkeepers
W: Diane Saint Martin 13-2, 12 saves
L: Alex Lepore 10-5, seven saves
Turning Point
Liberty built a 2-1 lead after one half behind goals from Zoé Gaillard and Josefina Tomasi. Gaillard's goal at the 9:01 mark, her team-best seventh of the season and the first goal of the game from either side, came from a crossing pass from Paris Gail-Isaacs after turning over the Owls. Temple's Lucia Magro, who scored both goals for the home side today, tallied a penalty stroke goal in the 12th minute to even the score at 1-all. Tomasi's goal, her fifth of the year, came on a redirect from a Dara Semmartin ball at the 21:55 mark.
Temple applied heavy pressure throughout the second half before breaking through with the equalizer at the 46:29 mark, a Magro goal into the right side on a penalty corner. The Owls outshot the Lady Flames 13-0 in the second half and earned eight penalty corners, compared to only one for Liberty. Diane Saint Martin made nine of her 12 saves after intermission. Temple outshot Liberty 3-0 in the first overtime and earned the only penalty corner of the frame.
In the second overtime, the Lady Flames had four penalty corner opportunities and fired six shots. Liberty's best chances to win it came on consecutive corners in the 76th and 77th minutes. Lou Combrinck saw four of her shots turned aside by the Owls, with the final one being saved by Temple's Marsha Ariesen.
In the shootout, Diane Saint Martin was outstanding with three stops on the Owls' four chances. Liberty's Dara Semmartin (penalty stroke), Lou Combrinck and Julieta Tornati found the back of the cage for the 3-1 result in the shootout.
Key Stats & Notes
Liberty will close out the weekend with a road non-conference contest at Longwood (4-11). Game time on Sunday is noon from Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field in Farmville, Va.
With the win, the Lady Flames improve to 13-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the BIG EAST. Liberty secures the No. 1 seed for the upcoming BIG EAST Championship with one conference regular season game to be played next Friday against Villanova. The Lady Flames have locked up at least a share of the BIG EAST regular season title for the fourth time in the last five years.
Temple falls to 10-6 on the year and 2-4 in the BIG EAST following the setback. In a game that featured many twists and turns, Liberty freshman Diane Saint Martin faced a barrage of Owls shots and finished the day with a career-high 12 saves. Lady Flames freshman Julieta Tornati secured the victory in round four of the shootout for the visitors.
Scoring Summary
10' – LIBERTY – Zoé Gaillard (Paris-Gail Isaacs)
12' – TEMPLE – Lucia Magro | Penalty Stroke
22' – LIBERTY – Josefina Tomasi (Dara Semmartin)
47' – TEMPLE – Lucia Magro (Marsha Ariesen and Mara Lenting) | Penalty Corner
80' – LIBERTY – Julieta Tornati | Shootout Winner
Goalkeepers
W: Diane Saint Martin 13-2, 12 saves
L: Alex Lepore 10-5, seven saves
Turning Point
Liberty built a 2-1 lead after one half behind goals from Zoé Gaillard and Josefina Tomasi. Gaillard's goal at the 9:01 mark, her team-best seventh of the season and the first goal of the game from either side, came from a crossing pass from Paris Gail-Isaacs after turning over the Owls. Temple's Lucia Magro, who scored both goals for the home side today, tallied a penalty stroke goal in the 12th minute to even the score at 1-all. Tomasi's goal, her fifth of the year, came on a redirect from a Dara Semmartin ball at the 21:55 mark.
Temple applied heavy pressure throughout the second half before breaking through with the equalizer at the 46:29 mark, a Magro goal into the right side on a penalty corner. The Owls outshot the Lady Flames 13-0 in the second half and earned eight penalty corners, compared to only one for Liberty. Diane Saint Martin made nine of her 12 saves after intermission. Temple outshot Liberty 3-0 in the first overtime and earned the only penalty corner of the frame.
In the second overtime, the Lady Flames had four penalty corner opportunities and fired six shots. Liberty's best chances to win it came on consecutive corners in the 76th and 77th minutes. Lou Combrinck saw four of her shots turned aside by the Owls, with the final one being saved by Temple's Marsha Ariesen.
In the shootout, Diane Saint Martin was outstanding with three stops on the Owls' four chances. Liberty's Dara Semmartin (penalty stroke), Lou Combrinck and Julieta Tornati found the back of the cage for the 3-1 result in the shootout.
Key Stats & Notes
- Freshman goalkeeper Diane Saint Martin notched a career-best 12 saves in the triumph. Her previous career high was eight, established at No. 2 North Carolina on Sept. 14. Saint Martin also made three stops in the shootout (not credited as saves).
- Zoé Gaillard leads Liberty with seven goals on the season.
- Zoé Gaillard leads Liberty with seven goals on the season. Dara Semmartin paces the squad with 11 assists.
- Saint Martin's 12 saves are tied for the sixth most in a single game in program history. Her 12 stops are the most by a Liberty netminder since Azul Iritxity Irigoyen made 12 saves against No. 2 Maryland in the Sweet 16 of the 2022 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship (Nov. 11, 2022).
- This was Liberty's first overtime game of the 2025 season and first overtime match since a 2-1 overtime at No. 8 Connecticut on Oct. 25, 2024. This is the Lady Flames' first game that went to a shootout since a 1-0 (2-1 penalty strokes) victory over American on Sept. 3, 2023.
- Liberty secures its fourth BIG EAST regular crown in the last five seasons (also fall 2021, 2022 and 2023). The Lady Flames have a chance to go 7-0 in the BIG EAST for the third time in program history. Liberty went 7-0 in BIG EAST regular season play during the fall 2021 and 2023 campaigns.
- Temple held a 25-13 advantage in shots, 14-10 edge in shots on goal and 14-10 advantage in penalty corners.
- Liberty bolsters its all-time record to 14-2 against Temple. The Lady Flames are 13-1 versus the Owls since joining the BIG EAST in 2016 and have never lost to Temple at Howarth Field.
Liberty will close out the weekend with a road non-conference contest at Longwood (4-11). Game time on Sunday is noon from Elizabeth Burger Jackson Field in Farmville, Va.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
TEMPLE
Goals
2
2
Shots
13
25
Shots on Goal
10
14
Saves
12
7
Corners
10
14
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
21
43
Scoring Plays
Zoe Gaillard (7)
Assisted By: Paris-Gail Isaacs
GOAL by Liberty Zoe Gaillard (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Paris-Gail Isaacs, goal number 7 for season.
9:01
Lucia Magro (6)
Temple Lucia Magro PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 6 for season.
11:28
Josefina Tomasi (5)
Assisted By: Dara Semmartin
GOAL by Liberty Josefina Tomasi, Assist by Dara Semmartin, goal number 5 for season.
21:55
Lucia Magro (7)
Assisted By: Marsha Ariesen , Mara Lenting
GOAL by Temple Lucia Magro, Assist by Marsha Ariesen and Mara Lenting, goal number 7 for season.
46:29
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
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