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Lynchburg, Va.
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No. 6 Liberty Earns 4th Shutout in a Row, Tops ODU 1-0 in BIG EAST Play
10/3/2025 6:21:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 6 Liberty earned its fourth shutout in a row, topping visiting Old Dominion 1-0 in BIG EAST Conference play on Friday afternoon at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
With the win, Liberty improves to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the BIG EAST play. The Lady Flames take sole possession of first place in the league and are now the only unbeaten team in conference. Liberty runs its home record to a perfect 5-0. The Monarchs drops to 4-6 and take their first BIG EAST loss, dropping to 2-1 in league play.
Julieta Tornati's penalty corner goal late in the second quarter proved to be the difference in the match. Liberty, which entered the game ranked second in the country in shutouts per game, notched its fifth shutout of the season, all of which have come in the last six contests.
Scoring Summary
29' – LIBERTY – Julieta Tornati (Dara Semmartin) | Penalty Corner
Goalkeepers
W: Diane Saint Martin 8-1, one save
L: Suus Broers 4-6, four saves
Turning Point
Liberty's Julieta Tornati scored the game's only goal, coming just before halftime at the 28:55 mark. Liberty earned its second penalty corner of the period at the 28:37. After a bobbled pass, Tornati found her way into the circle with the ball and earned another penalty corner chance for the hosts. Following a Lou Combrinck insertion to Maite Altamirano, Altamirano set the ball for Dara Semmartin. Semmartin pivoted and set up Tornati to her left, and Tornati sent a blast through a pair of Monarch defenders and into the left side of the cage for a 1-0 lead.
Liberty maintained its 1-0 lead at half and limited Old Dominion to two total shots in the second half, one of which came on goal by Josie Painter at the 54:21 mark. Freshman goalkeeper Diane Saint Martin was up to the task, making her lone save of the match. The Monarchs pulled goalkeeper Suus Broers with 3:59 left in regulation, but the Liberty defense held ODU shotless in the closing stretch.
Key Stats & Notes
Liberty will play a road non-conference match on Sunday at No. 17-ranked Appalachian State (8-2). Game time is noon at Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex in Boone, N.C.
With the win, Liberty improves to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the BIG EAST play. The Lady Flames take sole possession of first place in the league and are now the only unbeaten team in conference. Liberty runs its home record to a perfect 5-0. The Monarchs drops to 4-6 and take their first BIG EAST loss, dropping to 2-1 in league play.
Julieta Tornati's penalty corner goal late in the second quarter proved to be the difference in the match. Liberty, which entered the game ranked second in the country in shutouts per game, notched its fifth shutout of the season, all of which have come in the last six contests.
Scoring Summary
29' – LIBERTY – Julieta Tornati (Dara Semmartin) | Penalty Corner
Goalkeepers
W: Diane Saint Martin 8-1, one save
L: Suus Broers 4-6, four saves
Turning Point
Liberty's Julieta Tornati scored the game's only goal, coming just before halftime at the 28:55 mark. Liberty earned its second penalty corner of the period at the 28:37. After a bobbled pass, Tornati found her way into the circle with the ball and earned another penalty corner chance for the hosts. Following a Lou Combrinck insertion to Maite Altamirano, Altamirano set the ball for Dara Semmartin. Semmartin pivoted and set up Tornati to her left, and Tornati sent a blast through a pair of Monarch defenders and into the left side of the cage for a 1-0 lead.
Liberty maintained its 1-0 lead at half and limited Old Dominion to two total shots in the second half, one of which came on goal by Josie Painter at the 54:21 mark. Freshman goalkeeper Diane Saint Martin was up to the task, making her lone save of the match. The Monarchs pulled goalkeeper Suus Broers with 3:59 left in regulation, but the Liberty defense held ODU shotless in the closing stretch.
Key Stats & Notes
- Julieta Tornati's goal was the second of the season, both of which were game winners. The freshman netted Liberty's lone goal as well two weeks ago against UAlbany in the 43rd minute, a penalty corner tally.
- Reigning BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week Dara Semmartin notched her seventh assist of the season.. She ranks No. 2 on the team in assists, behind only Lou Combrinck, who has eight. Semmartin ranks
- Liberty limited ODU to only three shots on the day, with one on goal. The Lady Flames attempted nine shots, five on goal. Liberty had four penalty corners on the afternoon, compared to only one for the Monarchs.
- The Lady Flames have shut out each of their three BIG EAST foes so far. Liberty also shut out Quinnipiac 2-0 on the road (Sept. 19) and bested Connecticut 1-0 one week ago at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
- Today's matchup was the 20th all-time meeting between the two teams. Liberty takes an 11-9 lead in the all-time series and snaps a two-match losing streak to ODU.
- During Liberty's four-game shutout streak, opponents have only managed 18 combined shots.
- Liberty has won its last nine home games dating back to the 2024 campaign.
- The Lady Flames have recorded five shutouts so far in 2022. The program record is 10, set during the 2022 campaign. This is the second time in school history that Liberty has recorded five other or more shutouts in its first nine matches. The 2022 Lady Flames squad had six shutouts in the first nine games.
- Liberty is 8-1 through nine games for the second time in the last three seasons.
- The Lady Flames improve to 4-0 against teams from the state of Virginia this season.
- Liberty has outscored its counterparts 11-3 in its five home triumphs.
Liberty will play a road non-conference match on Sunday at No. 17-ranked Appalachian State (8-2). Game time is noon at Dr. Jan C. Watson Field at the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex in Boone, N.C.
Team Stats
OLD DOMI
LIBERTY
Goals
0
1
Shots
3
9
Shots on Goal
1
5
Saves
4
1
Corners
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Julieta Tornati (2)
Assisted By: Dara Semmartin
Scored on corner into left side
28:55
Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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