2018 Field Hockey Roster

Lizzie Hamlett
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- F/M
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Fredericksburg, Va.
Fall 2021 (Sr.)
• Started all 23 games
• Honored on NFHCA All-South Region second team
• Named to All-BIG EAST second team
• Garnered inclusion on the VaSID All-State first team
• Selected as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for first time in career (Nov. 2)
• Made the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 14
• Earned spot on NFHCA National Academic Squad for second time in her career
• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team for a third time
• Finished year with nine goals (tied for third on team), five assists, 23 points (fourth on team) and 30 shots (18 on goal)
• Scored six goals (third on team) and had three assists and 15 points (tied for second on team) in seven BIG EAST regular season games
• Scored five game-winning goals, tied for the most in a season in program history
• Had multiple goals in three games, tied for the most on the squad
• Scored both goals in a 2-1 win over No. 16 Old Dominion on Oct. 29, including the game winner with 39 seconds left, helping Liberty clinch the BIG EAST regular season title for the first time in school history
• Tallied two goals against No. 5 Northwestern, Sept. 7
• Recorded two goals in 6-1 road BIG EAST win at Temple, Oct. 15
• Notched two assists in 7-0 home win over Villanova, Oct. 8
Spring 2021 (Jr.)
• Started all 16 games
• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team
• Tallied one goal and finished tied for fourth on the team with six assists and sixth with eight points
• Scored goal on a penalty corner in 15th minute of Liberty’s 4-2 home win over Temple, April 3
• Notched a career-best two assists in 9-0 home win over Davidson in regular-season finale (April 11)
• Dished out one assist in games against Temple (away, Feb. 28 and home, April 3), Old Dominion (home, March 6) and No. 12 Duke (away, March 21),
• Attempted 18 shots on the year, sixth most on the squad, 12 of which were on goal (fifth most on team)
2019 (So.)
• Saw action in all 18 games, making 13 starts
• Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament team after scoring a goal against No. 2 seed Old Dominion in the BIG EAST Championship semifinal round, Nov. 8
• Finished tied for fifth on the team with five goals and also had one assist and 11 points (No. 6 on team)
• Scored first goal of season in 57th minute of Liberty’s season-opening 5-1 victory over James Madison, Sept. 1
• Tallied goals against James Madison (home, Sept. 1), Yale (home, Sept. 14), Temple (road, Sept. 20), No. 3 UConn (home, Oct. 26) and No. 18 Old Dominion (neutral, Nov. 8)
• Attempted 19 shots on the year, fifth most on the team, 13 of which were on cage (tied for fourth most on squad)
• Notched career-best four shots (three on goal) versus Yale on Sept. 14
• Started 13 of the season’s final 14 contests, including the final seven games
2018 (Fr.)
• Appeared in all 19 games, making 12 starts
• Garnered inclusion on NFHCA National Academic Squad
• Named to BIG EAST All-Academic team
• Scored one goal to go along with one assist and three points
• Notched first career goal in the 59th minute at No. 3 Duke in her second career game, Aug. 26
• Made first career start in season opener at James Madison (Aug. 24) and started first eight games of the year
• Tallied nine shots, seven on goal
Prep
• Graduate of James Monroe High School
• Four-time first team all-region, three-time first team all-state, two-time Conference 19 Player of the Year and two-time Region 4A East Player of the Year
• Totaled 110 goals for the Yellow Jackets in four years
• Poured in 27 goals as a senior while leading her team to a 3A state title
• Earned first team all-state, all-region and all-area honors during her senior campaign
• Competed at the club level for High Voltage Field Hockey
• Helped her club team win three National Futures championships (2013-15), two National Field Hockey Festival titles (2014, 2015) and a Junior Premier Hockey crown (2016)
Personal
• Daughter of Mac and Julie Hamlett
• Father, Mac, played football at Randolph-Macon from 1989-93
• Sister, Rebecca, played field hockey at Liberty in 2016
• Earned bachelor’s degree in strategic communication: social media management, currently pursuing a master’s degree in sport management
• Birthday is Aug. 9