Combrinck Named NFHCA OPOW Honorable Mention
9/3/2025 12:26:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – After leading No. 17 Liberty to a 4-3 comeback win at No. 5 Duke in the season opener, Liberty field hockey senior midfielder Lou Combrinck has earned the distinction of National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention.
Combrinck, the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, earns her first national weekly honor.
Combrinck scored the game-winning goal at Duke on a penalty corner in the 56th minute. Combrinck and the Lady Flames trailed 3-0 just over 17 minutes into the match before mounting a comeback with four unanswered goals. Her game winner came on a sweep into the cage off a Dara Semmartin feed on Liberty's sixth and final penalty corner of the day.
Combrinck played a key role in two of the three earlier goals for the Lady Flames as well, notching a pair of assists. The Hillcrest, South Africa native assisted on Semmartin's second quarter penalty corner marker to trim the deficit to 3-1. Her feed to Zoé Gaillard, who scored a highlight reel one-timed goal at the 41:18 mark, tied the game at 3-all.
Combrinck and No. 17-ranked Liberty (1-0) will face James Madison (1-1) in their 2025 home opener, Wednesday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m. from the Liberty Field Hockey Field and can be seen on ESPN+.
Combrinck, the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, earns her first national weekly honor.
Combrinck scored the game-winning goal at Duke on a penalty corner in the 56th minute. Combrinck and the Lady Flames trailed 3-0 just over 17 minutes into the match before mounting a comeback with four unanswered goals. Her game winner came on a sweep into the cage off a Dara Semmartin feed on Liberty's sixth and final penalty corner of the day.
Combrinck played a key role in two of the three earlier goals for the Lady Flames as well, notching a pair of assists. The Hillcrest, South Africa native assisted on Semmartin's second quarter penalty corner marker to trim the deficit to 3-1. Her feed to Zoé Gaillard, who scored a highlight reel one-timed goal at the 41:18 mark, tied the game at 3-all.
Combrinck and No. 17-ranked Liberty (1-0) will face James Madison (1-1) in their 2025 home opener, Wednesday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m. from the Liberty Field Hockey Field and can be seen on ESPN+.
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