(L-R) Combrinck, Semmartin, Isaacs, Altamirano, Tornati and Saint Martin
6 Liberty Field Hockey Players Tabbed to 2025 NFHCA Watchlist
8/28/2025 9:30:00 AM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A total of six Liberty field hockey players have been tabbed to the 2025 National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Watchlist.
Liberty's NFHCA Watchlist recipients include: senior Lou Combrinck, sophomore Dara Semmartin, freshman Paris-Gail Isaacs, junior Maite Altamirano, freshman Julieta Tornati and freshman Diane Saint Martin.
The NFHCA Watchlist represents top collegiate student-athletes who are early contenders for this year's NFHCA All-Region and All-American teams, as nominated by their member coach.
To be nominated for the NFHCA Watchlist, the student-athlete must have been previously recognized for their outstanding field hockey abilities within the past two years for any of the following: NFHCA All-Region, NFHCA All-American, All-Conference, NCAA All-Tournament Team, USA Field Hockey Senior Nexus Championship Roster, U.S. National Field Hockey Team roster and/or International National Team roster (for their home country of origin).
A total of 195 student-athletes from 64 Division I institutions were named to the 2025 NFHCA Watchlist.
Nominating student-athletes for the NFHCA Watchlist does not constitute a nomination or selection to the NFHCA All-Region and All-American teams. Student-athletes not listed on the NFHCA Watchlist may still be nominated for NFHCA All-Region and All-American recognition when the nomination period opens.
Combrinck is the 2025 BIG EAST Field Hockey Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST selection. The senior midfielder earned 2024 NFHCA All-South Region second team honors, All-BIG EAST second team recognition and VaSID All-State second team distinction last year. She ended the 2024 season with career highs in goals (8), assists (6) and points (22) while ranking first on the squad in points and second in both goals and assists. Combrinck was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions a season ago.
Semmartin, a Preseason All-BIG EAST honoree, is entering her sophomore campaign for the Lady Flames and was a All-BIG EAST second team selection a year ago. She also received VaSID All-State first team honors and was tabbed to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team. Semmartin, a defender, finished her maiden season in 2024 with a team-high 11 assists in addition to two goals and 15 points. Her 11 assists were the most ever by a Liberty freshman in a single season, and she ranked 10th in the country and third in the BIG EAST in assists per game (0.61).
Isaacs, a freshman defender, competed for her home country of South Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics and also played for the South African U21 national team prior to that. Altamirano, a junior midfielder from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has spent time with the Argentinian U21 national team, including competing at the 2023 Junior Pan American Championship.
Tornati, a freshman defender who hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has trained with the Argentinian U21 team for the last two years. Saint Martin, a freshman goalkeeper from Paris, France, has been a member of the France U21 team and most recently competed with the squad at the European Cup in July.
No. 17-ranked Liberty will begin the 2025 season on Friday at No. 5 Duke. Game time is 4 p.m. from Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium.
Liberty's NFHCA Watchlist recipients include: senior Lou Combrinck, sophomore Dara Semmartin, freshman Paris-Gail Isaacs, junior Maite Altamirano, freshman Julieta Tornati and freshman Diane Saint Martin.
The NFHCA Watchlist represents top collegiate student-athletes who are early contenders for this year's NFHCA All-Region and All-American teams, as nominated by their member coach.
To be nominated for the NFHCA Watchlist, the student-athlete must have been previously recognized for their outstanding field hockey abilities within the past two years for any of the following: NFHCA All-Region, NFHCA All-American, All-Conference, NCAA All-Tournament Team, USA Field Hockey Senior Nexus Championship Roster, U.S. National Field Hockey Team roster and/or International National Team roster (for their home country of origin).
A total of 195 student-athletes from 64 Division I institutions were named to the 2025 NFHCA Watchlist.
Nominating student-athletes for the NFHCA Watchlist does not constitute a nomination or selection to the NFHCA All-Region and All-American teams. Student-athletes not listed on the NFHCA Watchlist may still be nominated for NFHCA All-Region and All-American recognition when the nomination period opens.
Combrinck is the 2025 BIG EAST Field Hockey Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST selection. The senior midfielder earned 2024 NFHCA All-South Region second team honors, All-BIG EAST second team recognition and VaSID All-State second team distinction last year. She ended the 2024 season with career highs in goals (8), assists (6) and points (22) while ranking first on the squad in points and second in both goals and assists. Combrinck was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on two occasions a season ago.
Semmartin, a Preseason All-BIG EAST honoree, is entering her sophomore campaign for the Lady Flames and was a All-BIG EAST second team selection a year ago. She also received VaSID All-State first team honors and was tabbed to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team. Semmartin, a defender, finished her maiden season in 2024 with a team-high 11 assists in addition to two goals and 15 points. Her 11 assists were the most ever by a Liberty freshman in a single season, and she ranked 10th in the country and third in the BIG EAST in assists per game (0.61).
Isaacs, a freshman defender, competed for her home country of South Africa at the 2024 Paris Olympics and also played for the South African U21 national team prior to that. Altamirano, a junior midfielder from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has spent time with the Argentinian U21 national team, including competing at the 2023 Junior Pan American Championship.
Tornati, a freshman defender who hails from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has trained with the Argentinian U21 team for the last two years. Saint Martin, a freshman goalkeeper from Paris, France, has been a member of the France U21 team and most recently competed with the squad at the European Cup in July.
No. 17-ranked Liberty will begin the 2025 season on Friday at No. 5 Duke. Game time is 4 p.m. from Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium.
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