LYNCHBURG, VA. – The No. 25 Providence College field hockey team fell to No. 18 Liberty, 2-0, in the regular-season finale for both squads on Nov. 1 in Lynchburg, Va. The Friars dropped to 12-6 on the year and will enter the BIG EAST Conference Field Hockey Championship as the No. 4 seed. Liberty improved to 10-6 (5-2 BIG EAST) and have claimed the No. 3 seed in the upcoming tournament.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
• The Friars and Flames were knotted in a scoreless tie (0-0) through one quarter of play.
• The Flames took the lead with 38-seconds remaining in the second quarter. Mallory Fortenbaugh took an initial shot off a penalty corner that hit the left post. Charlotte Vaanhold collected the rebound and put the ball into the upper right corner of the cage for her sixth goal of the year.
• After 30 minutes of play, Liberty led in shots (10-3), shots on goal (3-2) and penalty corners (5-1). Liberty took four of their 10 shots final 4:10 of the second quarter.
• Providence had two quality chances to score in the opening half, as
Corinne Kenney (Warrington, Pa.) and
Izzy Mendez (Cedar Grove, N.J.) each put shots on target. Kenney put a reverse stick attempt on net during a penalty corner. Mendez got loose at the top of the circle with just over four minutes left in the half and ripped a shot off the goalkeeper's pads.
• In the third quarter, Providence outshot Liberty, 7-6, and held a 5-2 advantage in penalty corners, but the Friars were unable to find the back of the cage.
• Daniella Rhodes put the Flames ahead, 2-0, at the 48:33 mark of the fourth quarter. Maddie Hosler slipped a pass to Rhodes, who then carried it into the left side of the circle unmarked before firing a wide-open shot into the right side of the cage.
• Friars' goalkeeper
Lydia Rice (Carle Place, N.Y.) registered six saves on the day, while Liberty's Allison Schaefer stopped four shots in the victory.
SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL):
Providence – 12 (4); Liberty – 18 (9)
PENALTY CORNERS:
Providence – 7; Liberty – 7
GOALKEEPING:
PC:
Lydia Rice – 6 saves, 2 goals against, 60:00 minutes
LU: Allison Schaefer – 4 saves, 0 goals against, 60:00 minutes
WHAT'S NEXT:
The Friars will return to action as part of the 2019 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship on Nov. 8-10. Providence enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed and will face No. 1 seed Connecticut in the semifinals on Nov. 8. The tournament will be held in Hamden, Conn. at Quinnipiac University.
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- GO FRIARS! -