Sept. 26, 2014
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THE BASICS
Score: Liberty 5, Ohio 0
Records: Ohio (2-5), Liberty (5-4)
Location: Liberty Field Hockey Field â€" Lynchburg, Va.
Short Story: The Ohio University field hockey team (2-5) suffered a 5-0 setback to Liberty University (5-4) in its first true road match of the 2014 season on Friday (Sept. 26) at Liberty Field Hockey Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Lady Flames won their third straight match, outshooting the Bobcats, 28-2, and winning the corner battle, 12-1, in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Four of Liberty’s five goals came in the final 35 minutes of play.
• Ohio senior goalkeeper
Brittany Walker (Elizabethtown, Pa.) posted three saves in 70 minutes in the cage for the Bobcats, upping her season total to 23.
• Redshirt senior
Lauryl Desch (Charlottesville, Va.) and freshman
Cassie Rich (Chesapeake, Va.) accounted for Ohio’s two shots.
• Liberty grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute when sophomore defender/midfield Serena Barr scored her second goal of the season, taking junior midfield/forward Hannah Doherty’s second assist of the year and converting.
• The Lady Flames extended their lead to 2-0 with a quick goal to open the second half, as junior forward Sarah Gipe tallied her sixth goal in the last five matches, taking a straight pass by freshman midfield Cassidy Bremner and cashing in. Bremner posted the second assist of her career.
• Liberty made it a three-goal match in the 56th minute. Freshman midfield Rachel Suter scored her second career goal by picking up a blocked shot and finishing by way of the Lady Flames’ 10th corner opportunity of the afternoon.
• Junior forward Hannah Goldsborough converted on a one-on-one way breakaway chance 10 minutes later for her first goal of the season.
• Sophomore midfield Bethany Barr recorded her second goal of the season just over two minutes later to make the score final, taking a shot on the far side that deflected off of Walker.
• Bethany Barr led the match with six shots, including two on goal. Serena Barr added five shots while Suter added three more, with each tallying two on goal. Doherty, junior forward/midfield Natalie Barr and freshman forward Alynn Richardson each posted two shots.
• Junior goalkeeper Mallory Cuccio picked up the win, working all 70 minutes in the cage and making one save.
QUOTABLE
"We were outplayed in all facets of the game today. Liberty is a good team, and, unfortunately, we only matched their level and ability for very small periods of the play. They played an outstanding game, beat us to the ball and showed greater desire and hustle than we did. It's disappointing that we did not live up to the standards that we've set for ourselves." - 10th-year head coach Neil Macmillan
UP NEXT
Ohio closes its two-match Virginia road trip on Sunday (Sept. 28), visiting the University of Richmond. The match is slated to begin at noon ET at Crenshaw Field. The Spiders (5-4) blanked the visiting University of Massacusetts, 1-0, on Friday for their second victory in the last three matches. Sophomore forward Emma Johansson tallied the match winner in the 55th minute, scoring her second goal of the seaso by way of freshman forward Katrina Balatgek's first career assist. Senior goalkeeper Kelley Wentling made five saves over 70 minutes and posted her first shutout of the season.
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