Liberty University
(10-5, 5-1BIG EAST)
No. 5 Connecticut
(13-3, 6-0BIG EAST)
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| UConn | 4 | 2 | 6 |
No. 5 UConn Tops No. 19 Liberty 6-1 on Thursday Night
10/18/2018 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
The fifth-ranked Connecticut Huskies topped the 19th-ranked Liberty Lady Flames 6-1 on Thursday evening at the George J. Sherman Sports Complex.
With the win, UConn (13-3, 6-0 BIG EAST) has clinched the No. 1 seed for the upcoming BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, hosted by Liberty, and has earned at least a share of the BIG EAST regular-season crown.
Liberty (10-5, 5-1 BIG EAST) drops to second place in the league. However, the Lady Flames still have a chance to share the BIG EAST regular-season title with UConn should they defeat Providence on Oct. 26 and if UConn were to lose to Georgetown (also on Oct. 26).
Lady Flames senior Agueda Moroni scored her 21st goal of the season and 50th of her career. Meanwhile, UConn featured six different goal scorers during the game, paced by Cecile Pieper's five-point effort (1 g, 3 a).
Scoring Summary
9' – UCONN – Antonia Tiedtke (Cecile Pieper)
10' – UCONN – Maddy Wray (Cecile Pieper)
21' – UCONN – Svea Boker (Abby Gooderham) | Penalty Corner
33' – UCONN – Cecile Pieper (unassisted)
49' – UCONN – Vivienne Tucker (Cecile Pieper)
51' – UCONN – Kourtney Kennedy (Amanda Collins, Lindsay Dickinson)
65' – LIBERTY – Agueda Moroni (unassisted)
Goalkeepers
W: Cheyenne Sprecher 13-3, seven saves
L: Allison Schaefer 10-5, five saves
Turning Point
The Huskies scored two goals in a 78-second span in the first half to take command of the game. UConn midfielder Amanda Tiedtke scored the first goal of the game at the 8:12 mark, assisted by Pieper. Just over a minute later, the Huskies struck again. Pieper found Maddy Wray in front of the cage, who buried a shot into the left side.
UConn tacked on two more goals during the remainder of the first half and took a 4-0 lead into the break.
Key Stats & Notes
- Connecticut is now 5-0 in the all-time series with Liberty and has clinched at least a share of the regular season crown for the sixth straight season.
- Liberty only managed one penalty corner on the night, a season low. The Huskies drew nine short corners in the contest.
- UConn outshot Liberty 20-10 in the match, led by six shots from forward Svea Boker. The Lady Flames' Moroni and sophomore Jill Bolton managed four and three shots each, respectively.
- Junior goalkeeper Allison Schaefer totaled five saves on the evening and now has 285 for her career. The Millersville, Pa., native is 11th among the NCAA's active career leaders in saves.
- With 50 goals, Moroni is eighth among the NCAA's active career leaders in goals.
- Liberty still has not been shut out this year after being shut out five times in 2017.
Up Next
Sunday is Senior Day for the Liberty field hockey program. The Lady Flames will welcome the No. 11 Boston College Eagles (9-5, 2-3 ACC) to Lynchburg. Prior to the noon contest at the Liberty Field Hockey Field, Liberty will honor its four seniors – Lindsay Pratt, Moniek van Aarle, Abby Julius and Agueda Moroni.
Team Stats
TIEDTKE, Antonia (5)
Assisted By: PIEPER, Cecile
29 took rebound and passed to 20 on left
8:12
WRAY, Maddy (4)
Assisted By: PIEPER, Cecile
pass in front
9:30
BOKER, Svea (10)
Assisted By: GOODERHAM, Abby
deflected penalty corner shot
20:57
PIEPER, Cecile (16)
entered circle, scored with far shot
32:46
TUCKER, Vivienne (3)
Assisted By: PIEPER, Cecile
rebound off shot, passed to corner of ca
48:04
KENNEDY, Kourtney (2)
Assisted By: COLLINS, Amanda , DICKINSON, Lindsay
off penalty corner
50:51
MORONI, Agueda (21)
turned and shot to back of goal
64:32
