No. 14 Lady Flames, Friars to Meet in BIG EAST Tilt in Providence
10/14/2026 12:06:00 PM | Field Hockey
LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 14-ranked Liberty will hit the road for a BIG EAST match at Providence, Friday afternoon. Game time is 2 p.m. at Lennon Family Field.
The Lady Flames and the Friars, who currently share second place in the conference standings with 2-1 league marks, bring identical 9-4 overall marks into the matchup.
Liberty has won four games in a row overall. This past Sunday, the Lady Flames downed No. 9 North Carolina 2-1 at the Liberty Field Hockey Field, their first-ever victory over the Tar Heels in Lynchburg.
The Providence Friars bring a 3-2 home mark into Friday. The Friars are looking to bounce back from a home loss in their most recent action, a 2-1 setback to Holy Cross last Sunday. Liberty is 4-1 in true road games in 2026.
Lady Flames News and Notes
The Lady Flames and the Friars, who currently share second place in the conference standings with 2-1 league marks, bring identical 9-4 overall marks into the matchup.
Liberty has won four games in a row overall. This past Sunday, the Lady Flames downed No. 9 North Carolina 2-1 at the Liberty Field Hockey Field, their first-ever victory over the Tar Heels in Lynchburg.
The Providence Friars bring a 3-2 home mark into Friday. The Friars are looking to bounce back from a home loss in their most recent action, a 2-1 setback to Holy Cross last Sunday. Liberty is 4-1 in true road games in 2026.
Lady Flames News and Notes
- Friday's matchup is a pivotal one with both teams holding 2-1 league records. The BIG EAST regular season slate includes only six games per team this year, with Quinnipiac departing the conference prior to this season.
- Liberty is 12-0 all-time versus Providence, including a 5-0 record at Lennon Family Field. The last time the Lady Flames played on the road against the Friars was on Sept. 27, 2024, a 2-1 victory. In 2025, Liberty earned a 2-0 shutout victory over Providence at home.
- Three of the five all-time matchups at Lennon Family Field have been decided by exactly one goal.
- Liberty is currently No. 16 in the NCAA Field Hockey RPI listing. Providence ranks 28th.
- Liberty junior Josefina Tomasi and sophomore Mia Santana both earned spots on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, Tuesday. Tomasi notched game-winning goals against No. 9 UNC and Georgetown. Santana tallied two assists in those contests and played a key role in shutting down a potent Tar Heels attack.
- Tomasi has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times, most on the squad. Her four weekly awards are most on the team as well. Santana's recognition was the first weekly accolade of her career.
- As a team, Liberty ranks inside the top 10 in five different statistical categories: goals per game (No. 6, 3.54), defensive saves (No. 6, 7), scoring averaging (No. 7, 3.48), points per game (No. 7, 10.00) and assists per game (No. 8, 2.92).
- Tomasi and Kyleigh Faust are both among the top seven in the nation in total defensive saves. Tomasi is fifth with four, and Faust is seventh with three.
- The Lady Flames' leading goal scorer, Clarisa Iudicello, has nine goals in 13 contests. She ranks 29th nationally and fourth in the conference in goals per game (0.69).
- Liberty is in the No. 14 spot in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, up three spots from last week. The Lady Flames have been listed as the No.-14 ranked team in the country three different times this year.
- Liberty has earned 12 BIG EAST weekly awards through seven weeks of the 2026 campaign.
- A win over the Friars would give the Lady Flames their ninth consecutive season of 10 or more victories.
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