Field Hockey to Host Georgetown, No. 9 North Carolina in Pair of Home Games

LYNCHBURG, Va. – No. 17 Liberty is set to host Georgetown and No. 9 North Carolina this weekend in a pair of home games.

The Lady Flames (7-4, 1-1 BIG EAST) will take on the Georgetown Hoyas (4-8, 0-3 BIG EAST) in BIG EAST action, Friday afternoon. Game time is 1 p.m. from the Liberty Field Hockey Field. On Sunday at 1 p.m., Liberty will host No. 9 North Carolina (6-4) in a non-conference contest. Both games will be carried live on ESPN+.

Liberty enters the weekend having won two games in a row. The Lady Flames earned a pair of 2-0 shutout victories over Old Dominion (Friday, home) and Richmond (Sunday, away), last weekend. Georgetown is in search of its first league win. The Hoyas fell 3-1 to Villanova last Friday and dropped a 2-0 non-conference decision to Drexel on Sunday.

The Tar Heels come into this weekend riding a three-game winning streak. North Carolina will play at Saint Joseph's on Friday prior to traveling to Lynchburg. The Tar Heels won 3-0 at No. 16 Louisville, last Friday in their most recent match.

Lady Flames News and Notes

Liberty is 12-0 all-time against Georgetown, including a 10-0 mark since joining the BIG EAST in 2016. Last year, the Lady Flames upended the Hoyas 1-0 in Washington, D.C. The last time the two squads met in Lynchburg in 2024, Liberty prevailed 6-0 to punch its ticket to the BIG EAST Championship.
The Lady Flames and Tar Heels are meeting for the 13th time ever. Liberty has two wins in the all-time series, with both triumphs coming at Karen Shelton Stadium (fall 2021 and 2023). Liberty has never defeated UNC at home (0-5 all-time).
Liberty's Clarisa Iudicello earned her second BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor on Tuesday. The midfielder totaled one goal, two assists and four points in last weekend's two games.
Iudicello leads the team in goals (8) and points (18) and ranks 29th nationally in goals per game (0.73).
Sophomore Diane Saint Martin and junior Josefina Tomasi were both recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Saint Martin posted a 2-0 record, 0.00 goals-against average and five saves in two games. Tomasi notched an assist and a defensive save. Saint Martin's recognition is her eighth career BIG EAST weekly honor. Tomasi has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll three times this season.
As a team, the Lady Flames rank inside the top 10 in the country in six different statistical categories: goals per game (No. 7, 3.64), defensive saves (No. 7, 6), scoring average (No. 8, 3.56), points per game (No. 8, 10.18), scoring margin (No. 9, 2.05) and assists per game (No. 9, 2.91).
Tomasi ranks fourth nationally and first in the BIG EAST in defensive saves (4).
Liberty is in the No. 17 position in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll for a second consecutive week. The Lady Flames have been ranked in all seven national polls so far this fall.
UNC is the fourth top-20 foe Liberty will face this season. The Lady Flames are 0-3 against ranked opponents, dropping all three games by one goal.
Liberty has earned 10 BIG EAST weekly awards through the first six weeks of the 2026 season.

Schedule

Field Hockey to Host Georgetown, No. 9 North Carolina in Pair of Home Games

Players Mentioned

Clarisa Iudicello

Diane Saint Martin

Josefina Tomasi

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