Saint Martin Tabbed NFHCA Division I DPOW Honorable Mention
10/29/2025 1:54:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty field hockey's Diane Saint Martin has been tabbed a National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Defensive Player of the Week honorable mention selection.
This is Saint Martin's first career national honor and third national recognition of the season for a Liberty player. Zoé Gaillard (Oct. 8) and Lou Combrinck (Sept. 3) earned NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention distinctions earlier in the season. Saint Martin, a freshman goalkeeper, was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. Saint Martin has now received six total weekly awards on the year, tied for the most on the team with sophomore defender Dara Semmartin.
Saint Martin was phenomenal in goal in road victories over the Temple Owls and Longwood Lancers, compiling a 2-0 record, 1.44 goals-against average (GAA), 16 saves and an .842 save percentage. The Liberty freshman was at her best against the Owls, compiling a career-high 12 saves while fending off a steady dose of Temple attacking opportunities all day. In addition her 12 saves, she made three stops on four penalty chances from the Owls to help the Lady Flames secure the 3-2 (3-1 penalty shootout) victory and eliminate the hosts from BIG EAST Championship contention. Liberty secured at least a share of the BIG EAST regular season title for the fourth time in the last five seasons with the triumph.
Saint Martin's 12 saves were tied for the sixth most in a single game in program history. The rookie made nine of her 12 saves after halftime against a relentless Temple squad that saw the Owls outshoot the Lady Flames 16-0 between the third quarter, fourth quarter and first overtime.
In 45 minutes of action at Longwood this past Sunday, Saint Martin allowed only one goal while making four saves in Liberty's 7-1 win. In 16 games this season, all starts, the freshman holds a 14-2 mark with a 0.87 GAA, 46 saves, a .767 save percentage and seven shutouts. She currently ranks first in the BIG EAST and sixth in the country in GAA (0.87) and is No. 21 nationally and third in the conference in save percentage (.767).
Saint Martin and No.-7ranked Liberty (14-2, 6-0 BIG EAST) will wrap up the regular season at home against Villanova (5-11, 3-3 BIG EAST), Friday afternoon in Lynchburg. Match time is 3 p.m. from the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
This is Saint Martin's first career national honor and third national recognition of the season for a Liberty player. Zoé Gaillard (Oct. 8) and Lou Combrinck (Sept. 3) earned NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention distinctions earlier in the season. Saint Martin, a freshman goalkeeper, was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. Saint Martin has now received six total weekly awards on the year, tied for the most on the team with sophomore defender Dara Semmartin.
Saint Martin was phenomenal in goal in road victories over the Temple Owls and Longwood Lancers, compiling a 2-0 record, 1.44 goals-against average (GAA), 16 saves and an .842 save percentage. The Liberty freshman was at her best against the Owls, compiling a career-high 12 saves while fending off a steady dose of Temple attacking opportunities all day. In addition her 12 saves, she made three stops on four penalty chances from the Owls to help the Lady Flames secure the 3-2 (3-1 penalty shootout) victory and eliminate the hosts from BIG EAST Championship contention. Liberty secured at least a share of the BIG EAST regular season title for the fourth time in the last five seasons with the triumph.
Saint Martin's 12 saves were tied for the sixth most in a single game in program history. The rookie made nine of her 12 saves after halftime against a relentless Temple squad that saw the Owls outshoot the Lady Flames 16-0 between the third quarter, fourth quarter and first overtime.
In 45 minutes of action at Longwood this past Sunday, Saint Martin allowed only one goal while making four saves in Liberty's 7-1 win. In 16 games this season, all starts, the freshman holds a 14-2 mark with a 0.87 GAA, 46 saves, a .767 save percentage and seven shutouts. She currently ranks first in the BIG EAST and sixth in the country in GAA (0.87) and is No. 21 nationally and third in the conference in save percentage (.767).
Saint Martin and No.-7ranked Liberty (14-2, 6-0 BIG EAST) will wrap up the regular season at home against Villanova (5-11, 3-3 BIG EAST), Friday afternoon in Lynchburg. Match time is 3 p.m. from the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
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