No. 20 Liberty and No. 7 Virginia Set to Clash on Sunday Afternoon
9/14/2018 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Game Notes
Live Video: Liberty vs. Virginia
Live Stats: Liberty vs. Virginia
Liberty Field Hockey Twitter
Liberty Field Hockey Instagram
Liberty Field Hockey Facebook
Virginia Field Hockey Information
A pair of top-20 teams in No. 20 Liberty and No. 7 Virginia will play on Sunday afternoon at the Liberty Field Hockey Field.
The non-conference matchup between the Lady Flames (3-2) and Cavaliers (3-2) is set for 1 p.m.
Liberty is coming off a 2-1 loss to Longwood in its home opener on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Virginia's most recent result was a 2-1 home loss to Old Dominion, last Sunday in Charlottesville, Va.
How to Follow the Lady Flames
Sunday's match between the Lady Flames and Cavaliers will be streamed on ESPN+. A subscription is required to view the broadcast.
Live stats (via StatBroadcast) will be available for the contest via Liberty Athletics Communications. Find the link for live stats on the field hockey schedule page on LibertyFlames.com/fieldhockey.
Also, be sure to follow Liberty Field Hockey on Twitter (@LibertyFH) and Instagram (libertyfieldhockey) for updates during the game.
Series History
Liberty is in search of its first-ever win over Virginia. The Cavaliers own a 4-0 edge in the all-time series. The two teams last met on Sept. 12, 2016, a 2-1 victory for Virginia on its home turf.
Lady Flames News and Notes
- As a team, the Lady Flames are among the top 10 in the nation in five statistical categories: scoring average (No. 5, 3.78), goals per game (No. 6, 3.80), points per game (No. 7, 10.40), scoring margin (No. 8, 2.19) and assists per game (No. 10, 2.80).
- Senior Agueda Moroni leads the nation with 10 goals in 2018 and is also first in the country in goals per game (2.00) and points per game (4.60).
- Liberty has earned 32 penalty corners on the season, compared to 25 for its opponents. The Lady Flames have six short corner goals, while their counterparts only have three.
- Lady Flames goalkeeper Allison Schaefer sports a 3-2 record, 1.77 goals-against average, a .733 save percentage and 22 saves in five contests. A two-time All-BIG EAST honoree, she is the program's all-time leader in career saves with 249.
- International players have accounted for 63.2 percent (12-of-19 goals) of the scoring for Liberty this season. Moroni (10 goals), sophomore Victoria O'Keeffe (one goal) and freshman Kemy Meidane (one goal) have each found the back of the cage.
