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‹ 1 › FIELD HOCKEY 2017 GAME NOTES @LibertyFH Bill Smith, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant· Office: (434) 592-5414 · Cell: (847)363-0642 · E-mail: [email protected] LADY FLAMES SET TO HOST FRIARS AND NO. 2 BLUE DEVILS LIBERTY FLAMES (6-9, 4-2 BIG EAST) VS 2017 TEAM STATS GAME CENTRAL Location: Friday: Howarth Field Sunday: Liberty Field Hockey Field 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (EST) Aug. 26 vs. No. 19 James Madison Lynchburg, Va. L, 1-3 Sept. 1 at No. 11 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 0-3 Sept. 8 at Longwood Farmville, Va. W, 3-2 Sept. 10 vs. No. 6 Delaware Lynchburg, Va. L, 2-3 Sept. 16 vs. Villanova* Lynchburg, Va. W, 3-0 Sept. 17 vs. Kent State Lynchburg, VA. W, 7-2 Sept. 22 at Quinnipiac* Hamden, Conn. L, 0-1 Sept. 24 at Yale New Haven, Conn. L, 0-1 OT Sept. 29 vs. Old Dominion* Lynchburg, Va. W, 3-1 Oct. 1 at No. 13 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. L, 3-4 Oct. 6 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. W, 3-0 Oct. 8 at No. 17 Maryland College Park, M.D. L, 1-4 Oct. 14 vs. No. 1 Connecticut* Lynchburg, Va. L, 0-3 Oct. 20 vs. Providence* Lynchburg, Va. W, 3-0 Oct. 22 vs. No. 2 Duke Lynchburg, Va. L, 3-4 OT Oct. 27 at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. 5 p.m. Oct. 29 vs. No. 6 North Carolina Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m. Nov. 3-5 BIG EAST Championship Providence, R.I. TBA * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game Games listed in EST time The Liberty field hockey team wraps up regular-season competition with a road match at Temple on Friday and a home contest against No. 6 North Carolina, Sunday. The Lady Flames (6-9, 4-2 BIG EAST) will take on the Temple Owls at 5 p.m. at Howarth Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Friday. A victory over the Owls would give Liberty the No. 2 seed for the 2017 BIG EAST Championship, hosted by Providence (Nov. 3-5). Liberty has already qualified for the four-team championship and its seed will be determined by the outcome of Friday’s match, as well as the results of other matches around the league on Friday. On Sunday, Liberty will host the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels (12-4, 3-3 ACC) at 1 p.m. Sunday is the final regular- season contest for the Lady Flames prior to the BIG EAST Championship. The Tar Heels are the eighth ranked opponent Liberty will face, this season. SERIES HISTORY Liberty is 2-1 all-time against Temple and 0-4 against North Carolina. Liberty defeated Temple, 7-0, last year, and fell to UNC, 5-1. LADY FLAMES NEWS AND NOTES Agueda Moroni is among the nation’s leaders in goals per game (No. 8, 1.00) and points per game (No. 11, 2.29). She leads the Lady Flames in goals (14) and points (33) while sharing the team lead in assists (5) with freshman Jill Bolton. Liberty is No. 23 in the NCAA Field Hockey RPI, up five spots from a week ago. Allison Schaefer is 26th in the country in saves per game (5.57) and 26th in save percentage (.743). Liberty’s schedule thus far this season has been the sixth-hardest slate in the country. The Lady Flames’ opponents have a combined 143-81 (.638) record. The Lady Flames are third in the BIG EAST in goals- against-average (2.06). Jill Bolton paces Liberty freshmen in goals (6), assists (5), points (17) and shots (34). The Lady Flames hold a 4-4 record in front of their home crowd, compared to a 2-5 mark away from the Liberty Field Hockey Field. PROJECTED LIBERTY STARTERS TEMPLE OWLS (4-12, 0-6 BIG EAST) GAME INFORMATION LIVE STATS Friday Live Stats Sunday Live Stats TWITTER @LibertyFH WATCH Friday: hp://bit.ly/1UeRObv Sunday: hp://bit.ly/2yO9AwN @libertyfieldhockey BOLTON 25 KNOEBEL 1 DYKEMA 14 PAONE 19 BEST 18 MORONI 17 BREMNER 16 SCHAEFER 00 JULIUS 10 A. ROBERTS 4 FORTENBAUGH 15 RICHARDSON 28 NO. 6 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (12-4, 3-3 ACC) vs. 6-9 W-L 4-12 12-4 32 GOALS 21 52 2.13 GPG 1.31 3.25 99-199 SOG-ATT. 71-126 167-288 .497 SHOT % .563 .580 13.3 SPG 7.9 18.0 74 PENALTY- CORNERS 65 130 0-0 PENALTY STROKES 1-1 1-2 29-6-0 CARDS (G-Y-R) 21-6-0 13-2-0

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Bill Smith, Athletics Communications Graduate Assistant· Office: (434) 592-5414 · Cell: (847)363-0642 · E-mail: [email protected]

LADY FLAMES SET TO HOST FRIARS AND NO. 2 BLUE DEVILS

LIBERTY FLAMES(6-9, 4-2 BIG EAST)

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GAME CENTRALLocation: Friday: Howarth Field Sunday: Liberty Field Hockey Field 2017 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (EST)Aug. 26 vs. No. 19 James Madison Lynchburg, Va. L, 1-3Sept. 1 at No. 11 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 0-3Sept. 8 at Longwood Farmville, Va. W, 3-2Sept. 10 vs. No. 6 Delaware Lynchburg, Va. L, 2-3Sept. 16 vs. Villanova* Lynchburg, Va. W, 3-0Sept. 17 vs. Kent State Lynchburg, VA. W, 7-2Sept. 22 at Quinnipiac* Hamden, Conn. L, 0-1Sept. 24 at Yale New Haven, Conn. L, 0-1 OTSept. 29 vs. Old Dominion* Lynchburg, Va. W, 3-1Oct. 1 at No. 13 Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. L, 3-4Oct. 6 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. W, 3-0Oct. 8 at No. 17 Maryland College Park, M.D. L, 1-4Oct. 14 vs. No. 1 Connecticut* Lynchburg, Va. L, 0-3Oct. 20 vs. Providence* Lynchburg, Va. W, 3-0Oct. 22 vs. No. 2 Duke Lynchburg, Va. L, 3-4 OTOct. 27 at Temple* Philadelphia, Pa. 5 p.m.Oct. 29 vs. No. 6 North Carolina Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m.Nov. 3-5 BIG EAST Championship Providence, R.I. TBA

* Denotes BIG EAST Conference game

Games listed in EST time

The Liberty field hockey team wraps up regular-season competition with a road match at Temple on Friday and a home contest against No. 6 North Carolina, Sunday.

The Lady Flames (6-9, 4-2 BIG EAST) will take on the Temple Owls at 5 p.m. at Howarth Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Friday. A victory over the Owls would give Liberty the No. 2 seed for the 2017 BIG EAST Championship, hosted by Providence (Nov. 3-5). Liberty has already qualified for the four-team championship and its seed will be determined by the outcome of Friday’s match, as well as the results of other matches around the league on Friday.

On Sunday, Liberty will host the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels (12-4, 3-3 ACC) at 1 p.m. Sunday is the final regular-season contest for the Lady Flames prior to the BIG EAST Championship. The Tar Heels are the eighth ranked opponent Liberty will face, this season.

SERIES HISTORY • Liberty is 2-1 all-time against Temple and 0-4

against North Carolina. Liberty defeated Temple, 7-0, last year, and fell to UNC, 5-1.

LADY FLAMES NEWS AND NOTES• Agueda Moroni is among the nation’s leaders in

goals per game (No. 8, 1.00) and points per game (No. 11, 2.29). She leads the Lady Flames in goals (14) and points (33) while sharing the team lead in assists (5) with freshman Jill Bolton.

• Liberty is No. 23 in the NCAA Field Hockey RPI, up five spots from a week ago.

• Allison Schaefer is 26th in the country in saves per game (5.57) and 26th in save percentage (.743).

• Liberty’s schedule thus far this season has been the sixth-hardest slate in the country. The Lady Flames’ opponents have a combined 143-81 (.638) record.

• The Lady Flames are third in the BIG EAST in goals-against-average (2.06).

• Jill Bolton paces Liberty freshmen in goals (6), assists (5), points (17) and shots (34).

• The Lady Flames hold a 4-4 record in front of their home crowd, compared to a 2-5 mark away from the Liberty Field Hockey Field.

PROJECTED LIBERTY STARTERS

TEMPLE OWLS(4-12, 0-6 BIG EAST)

GAME INFORMATIONLIVE STATSFriday Live StatsSunday Live Stats

TWITTER@LibertyFH

WATCHFriday: http://bit.ly/1UeRObvSunday: http://bit.ly/2yO9AwN

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.497 SHOT % .563 .580

13.3 SPG 7.9 18.0

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LIBERTY NOTES

Parsley

NEW ERA OF LIBERTY FIELD HOCKEY Nikki Parsley is in her first season at the helm for Liberty field hockey. Parsley spent the 2016 season as an assistant coach for the Lady Flames and the two previous sea-sons (2014, 2015) as an assistant at Yale.

Parsley picked up her first career win as a head coach on Sept. 8. In six Liberty wins, the Lady Flames have outscored their opponents, 22-5.

SCOUTING TEMPLE The Owls’ biggest offensive threat is senior Rachael Mueller, who has six goals, four assists and 16 points in 16 games. Defensively, Temple is No. 2 in the country in defensive saves (11), led by three from Dani Batze (No. 16 in nation).

Temple has played two goalkeepers pretty evenly throughout the year. Chloe Johnson (3-4. 2.83 GAA, 52 SV) has seen 519:34 in the cage and owns a .712 save percentage, while Maddie Lillock (1-8, 3.23 GAA, 66 SV) has seen in 606:27 in net and holds a .702 save percentage. The Owls’ goalkeeping unit is 14th in the country in saves per game (8.06).

The Owls are led by third-year head coach Mary-beth Freeman, who has guided Temple to BIG EAST Tournament berths in both 2015 and 2016.

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA The Tar Heels are a deep and dangerous team, as 14 players have notched goals, this fall. They rank inside the top 10 in the NCAA in several categories, including: penalty corners per game (No. 6, 8.13), scoring margin (No. 7, 1.98), scoring average (No. 8, 3.22), goals per game (No. 8, 3.25), goals-against-average (No. 8, 1.24) and points per game (No. 9, 9.06).

UNC is paced by Ashley Hoffman (9 g, 5 a, 23 pts), while Gab Major (6 g, 10 a, 22 pts) and Eva van’t Hoog (4 g, 10 a, 18 pts) are the team’s top distributors. Goalkeeper Amanda Hendry (12-4, 1.22 GAA, 36 SV) will be in net for 37th-year head coach Karen Shelton. Shelton has guided the Tar Heels to 18 ACC titles and the program’s sixth national champion-ship in 2009.

THOUGHTS FROM THE PLAYERS “The team is very excited for our last two games in the regular season. Both are good preparation games for the tournament next week in Rhode Island.” Junior Defender/Forward Pippa Best

“We are really excited for the weekend. It gives us opportunities to play two talented teams and learn from them before the BIG EAST Tournament.” Freshman Forward/Midfielder Jordyn Keller

MAJOR SPOTLIGHT Liberty field hockey student-athletes, who regularly excel in the classroom, are engaged in a wide variety of fields and majors at Liberty. Here is a look at the Lady Flames sophomoresand their fields of study: -Sydney Baffone (public health) -Mallory Fortenbaugh (social work) -Merich Frizzell (camp and outdoor adventure leader-ship) -Kendra Jones (special education integrated studies) -Jenny Kurlej (social work) -Agueda Moroni (interdisciplinary studies) -Annika Roberts (interdisciplinary studies) -Allison Schaefer (exercise science)

SISTER ACT Current Libery field hockey sophomores Annika Roberts and Zosia Roberts are sisters.

Assistant coach Natalie Barr and former Liberty field hockey players Bethany and Serena Barr (2013-16) are sisters. Natalie Barr also played for the Lady Flames from 2012-15.

On Sept. 27, Serena Barr was selected as a Top 9 Honoree for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. She was honored at an awards dinner in Indianapolis, Ind., last Sunday.Sophomores

(L-R) - Jenny Kurlej, Annika Roberts, Merich Frizzell, Allison Schaefer, Sydney Baffone,Mallory Fortenbaugh, Kendra Jones

Juniors(L-R) - Lindsay Pratt, Pippa Best, Agueda Moroni, Greer Wilson, Moniek van Aarle

Seniors(L-R) - Alynn Richardson, Cassidy Bremner, Monica Hernick, Summer Parker,

Rachel Suter, Zosia Roberts

Freshmen (L-R) - Alexis Paone, Jordyn Keller, Ashley Dykema, Jill Bolton, Kennedy Luke, Ali Raha,

Victoria O’Keeffe, Carolyn Haase

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BIG EAST UPDATE UConn, the No. 1 team in the country, is 15-0 overall and leads the BIG EAST with a 6-0 mark. The Huskies will be the No. 1 seed for the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. Liberty (4-2), Providence (4-2) and Old Dominion (4-2) share second place, but the Lady Flames would lock up the No. 2 seed with a win over Temple. Liberty has victories over both Providence and Old Dominion, this season.

Quinnipiac (3-3) holds fifth place, while Villanova (2-4), Georgetown (1-5) and Temple (0-6) round out the league standings.

BOLTON, MORONI COLLECT BIG EAST HONORS Liberty freshman Jill Bolton was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, Monday by the conference office. The Souderton, Pa., native scored two goals and tallied an assist in a pair of games, last week.

Lady Flames sophomore Agueda Moroni garnere-inclusion on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the fourth time this season on Monday. She notched two goals and added an assist in two games, last week.

SCHAEFER CHASING HISTORY/TOP CA-REER GOAL SCORERS In Sunday’s contest against Duke, sophomore goal-keeper Allison Schaefer tallied four saves to tie the all-time program mark of 206. Schaefer and former Lady Flame Mallory Cuccio (2012-15) now share the record with 206 saves. Agueda Moroni is the team’s active leader in career goals with 24.

Rank Player (Years Played) Saves1. Mallory Cuccio (2012-15) 2062. Allison Schaefer 2063. Ann Jefferis (2011-13) 1784. Brooke Morley 47

Rank Player Goals

1. Agueda Moroni 242. Alynn Richardson 173. Abby Julius 94. Pippa Best/Jill Bolton 6

BIG EAST CONFERENCE STANDINGSRANK SCHOOL/OVERALL RECORD BIG EAST RECORD1 No. 1 Connecticut 6-02 Liberty 4-23 Providence 4-24 Old Dominion 4-25 Quinnipiac 3-36 Villanova 2-47 Georgetown 1-58 Temple 0-6

BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES’ POLLRANK SCHOOL (FIRST PLACE VOTES) CURRENT

RECORD1 No. 1 Connecticut (7) 15-02 Liberty (1) 6-93 Old Dominion 7-84 Providence 10-65 Temple 4-126 Quinnipiac 6-117 Villanova 6-108 Georgetown 8-9

BIG EAST PRESEASON HONORSOffensive Player of the Year: Charlotte Veitner, UConnDefensive Player of the Year: Casey Umstead, UConn

Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team

Fresco Bello, Villanova, Sr., F

Danielle Grega, Old Dominion, Sr., F *

Megan Hamilton, Providence, Sr., F/M

Barbara van den Hoogen, Connecticut, So., M

Abby Julius, Liberty, Jr., M *

Nina Klein, Connecticut, Sr., GK

Agueda Moroni, Liberty, So., M

Rachel Mueller, Temple, Sr., M

Floor Rozemeijer, Providence, So., D

Casey Umstead, Connecticut, Sr., D *

Charlotte Veitner, Connecticut, Sr., F *

*unanimous selection

Moroni

LIBERTY NOTES (CONT.)QUICK FACTSMEDIA INFORMATIONSchool ........................................................ Liberty UniversityLocation ..........................................................Lynchburg, Va.Founded ........................................................................... 1971Enrollment ...................................................................15,000Nickname ................................................................... FlamesColors ........................................................ Red, White & BlueAffiliation ....................................................... NCAA Division IConference .............................................................BIG EASTHome Facility ....................... Liberty Field Hockey Field (750)President ...................................................... Jerry Falwell Jr.Director of Athletics .............................................Ian McCawMEDIA INFORMATIONHead Coach ..................................Nikki Parsley (1st Season)Alma Mater ............................................. Northwestern 2014Career Record ..................................................................6-9Liberty Record ..................................................................6-9BIG EAST Record ...............................................................4-2Email ..................................................... [email protected] Coach ................................Jacki Bolt(6th Season)Alma Mater ................................................... Richmond 2004Assistant Coach .......................... Natalie Barr (2nd Season)Alma Mater .........................................................Liberty 2016Director of Operations .....................................Courtney HallAlma Mater .........................................................Liberty, 2011Strength & Conditioning Coach ......................... Karyl WieseAlma Mater .........................................................Liberty, 2011MEDIA INFORMATION2016 Overall Record ........................................................ 8-102016 BIG EAST Record/Finish ................................... 5-2/2ndStarters Returning/Lost ...................................................9/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost.........................................17/3Newcomers ........................................................................ 10Big EAST Tournament Championships ................................0BIG EAST Regular Season Championships ..........................0NorPac Tournament Championships.....................................2NCAA Tournament Appearances...........................................2Program All-Americans.........................................................2MEDIA INFORMATIONField Hockey Contact...............................................Bill SmithOffice Phone ..................................................(434) 582-2294Email .................................................. [email protected] Address .................................... 1971 University Blvd. .............................................................Lynchburg, VA 24502Website ....................................................LibertyFlames.comLiberty Athletics Facebook ............./LibertyFlamesAthleticsLiberty Athletics Twitter ............................. @LibertyFlamesLiberty Athletics Instagram .......................... @libertyflamesLiberty Field Hockey Twitter ...............................@LibertyFHLiberty Field Hockey Instagram ........... @libertyfieldhockeyMEDIA INFORMATIONCredentials All members of the office follow the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and the Big South Conference in gov-erning the issuance of credentials. All credential requests should be submitted to the sport contacts.

E-mail Releases, game notes and advisories are emailed to media that cover Liberty on a regular basis. Media wishing to be added to the email list for a particular sport should contact [email protected]

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY• Liberty is the largest Christian university , founded in 1971 and located in Lynch-

burg, Virginia.• Pastor Jerry Falwell Sr. founded the university. • The university sponsors 20 sports as of the 2017-18 academic year.• Liberty is nearing completion of a billion dollar campus transformation.• Liberty has been approved for its FBS Reclassification process.

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One year after joining Liberty’s staff as an assistant coach, Nikki Parsley was named the program’s second head coach on January 16, 2017.

Parsley joined Liberty’s staff as an assistant coach on May 1 in time for Liberty’s first season as a part of the BIG EAST Conference. Parsley becomes the second head coach in the history of the program, taking over for program founder Jodi Murphy, who left in December 2016.

During her first season with the Lady Flames, Parsley helped Liberty post an 8-10 record and finish in second place in the BIG EAST with a 5-2 conference mark. The Lady Flames squared off against 10 nationally ranked opponents in 2016, spotlighted by a 2-1 overtime victory against No. 20 American on Oct. 6.

Parsley helped instruct five of Liberty’s All-BIG EAST selections in 2016, including BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Allison Schaefer and BIG EAST Co-Defensive Player of the Year Serena Barr. Barr also went on to earn NFHCA Division I All-America second team honors, becoming the second All-American in program history.

“From the moment I stepped on campus, I knew there was something unbelievably special about Liberty University and its field hockey program,” commented Parsley. “I truly believe Liberty is set apart from any other institution in the country to allow the school to glorify Jesus Christ. There is absolutely no place I would rather coach at than Liberty, and I’m blessed for the opportunity to lead such a unique group of young women.”

Parsley came to Liberty after spending the 2014 and 2015 seasons as an assistant coach at Yale.

Prior to her two-year stint at Yale, Parsley concluded a standout career at Northwestern in 2014, where she earned second team All-America honors as a senior. Parsley was a four-time All-West region pick and a three-time All-Big 10 selection.

A forward/midfielder, Parsley started 76 games, totaling 33

goals and 76 points. The Wildcats went 54-27 in Parsley’s playing career, earning a share of the Big Ten championship in 2014.

Parsley also has extensive experience with USA Field Hockey, including playing for the U.S. at the Four Nations Tournament in New Zealand in April 2013. She also played on the junior national team at the Junior World Cup in Germany in August 2013, helping the U.S. to a seventh-place finish, tied for the best in the team’s history.

In January 2013, Parsley played in the Australian Youth Olympics, and in September 2012 she played in the Junior Pan American Games in Mexico. She helped the U.S. to a third-place finish at the Junior Pan Am Games, leading the team with eight goals.

Parsley has also played for the U.S. U-21 team (on a tour of England in April 2012) and the U.S. U-19 team (on a tour of Chile in April 2011).

Parsley received her B.S. in education and social policy from Northwestern in 2014. She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors three times, was on the Dean’s List three times and was also a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Originally from Millford, Del., Parsley resides in Lynchburg.

ASSISTANT COACHESJACKI BOLTAssistant CoachEnters her 6th season at Liberty. Coached at Liberty for five years (2011-15) before spending one year at William & Mary (2016) before returning to Liberty

NATALIE BARRAssistant CoachEnters her 2nd season at Liberty after a dec-orated four-year playing career for the Lady Flames’ field hockey program.

THE PARSLEY FILEHEAD COACH First Season as Head Coach at Liberty Alma Mater: Northwestern, ‘14

COACHING RECORD Year School Record2017 Liberty 6-9

Career Record: 6-9Record at Liberty: 6-9BIG EAST Record at Liberty: 4-2

COACHING LEDGER 2017-Present ..............................Liberty (Head Coach)2016 .....................................Liberty (Assistant Coach)2014-15.......................................Yale (Assistant Coach)

Parsley Playing Career• Second team All-American honoree as a senior at

Northwestern• Four-time All-West region pick and three-time All-Big 10

selection• Made 76 career starts for the Wildcats, tallying 33 goals and

76 pointsBolt Playing Career• Standout goalie at Richmond who finished third-all time in

career GAA• Recorded six shutouts as senior and led team to A-10 title

and NCAA Tournament appearanceBarr Playing Career• NFHCA Division I All-America third team in 2015, the first

All-American in Liberty field hockey program history• Lady Flames’ all-time school leader in goals (54), points

(134), shots (308) and game-winning goals (10)

LIBERTY FIELD HOCKEY FIELDServing as the home field for Liberty’s field hockey program, the Liberty Field Hockey Field opened in Sept. 2011. The facility has a seating capacity of 750 and features a Poligras Olympia COOLPLUS turf system, a water-based surface preferred for field hockey competition.

HEAD COACH NIKKI PARSLEY

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NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN H.S. / PREVIOUS 00 Allison Schaefer GK 5-9 So. Millersville, Pa. Penn Manor HS1 Greer Wilson M 5-4 Jr. Brisbane, Australia Vermont3 Lindsay Pratt F 5-2 Jr. West Chester, Pa. West Chester East HS4 Annika Roberts D 5-5 So. Landenberg, Pa. Wilmington Christian HS5 Jordyn Keller M/F 5-9 Fr. Yorktown, Va. York HS6 Summer Parker M 5-3 Sr. Suffolk, Va. Lakeland HS7 Kendra Jones F 5-1 So. Mohnton, Pa. Twin Valley HS8 Zosia Roberts M 5-8 So. Landenberg, Pa. Wilmington Christian HS10 Abby Julius M 5-7 Jr. Hummelstown, Pa. Lower Dauphin HS11 Merich Frizzell F 5-9 So. Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hill HS14 Ashley Dykema D 5-11 Fr. Newport News, Va. Homeschooled15 Mallory Fortenbaugh D 5-9 So. Millerstown, Pa. Greenwood HS16 Cassidy Bremner M/D 5-2 Sr. Delta, British Columbia Delta Secondary HS17 Agueda Moroni M 5-4 So. Cordoba, Argentina University of Belgrano HS18 Pippa Best D/F 5-4 Jr. Lisburn, Northern Ireland The Royal School, Armagh19 Alexis Paone M 5-6 Fr. Marmora, N.J. Ocean City HS20 Jenny Kurlej F 5-4 So. Hockessin, Del. Wilmington Christian HS21 Carolyn Haase M/D 5-4 Fr. Worthington, Ohio Worthington Kilbourne HS22 Moniek van Aarle F 5-7 Gr. Schijndel, Netherlands Maastrict University23 Sydney Baffone M/F 5-7 So. Newark, Del. Wilmington Christian HS24 Ali Raha D 5-10 Fr. Newport News, Va. Homeschooled25 Jill Bolton D/M 5-10 Fr. Souderton, Pa. Dock Mennonite Academy26 Victoria O’Keeffe F 5-7 Fr. Wellington, New Zealand Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

28 Alynn Richardson M/F 5-3 Sr. Glendale, Mo. Homeschooled30 Rachel Suter D 5-3 Sr. Millersville, Pa. Penn Manor HS72 Kennedy Luke GK 5-6 Fr. New Hope, Pa. New Hope-Solebury HS86 Monica Hernick GK 5-7 Sr. Moorestown, N.J. Moorestown HS

Head Coach: Nikki Parsley | Northwestern (2014), 1st SeasonAssistant Coach: Jacki Bolt | Richmond (2010), 6th SeasonAssistant Coach: Natalie Barr| Liberty (2016), 2nd Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Annika Roberts (AH-ni-ka)Zosia Roberts (ZOSH-uh)Merich Frizzell (MAIR-ick Fri-ZELL)Ashley Dykema (DIE-ka-ma)Mallory Fortenbaugh (Fort-en-BAW)Agueda Moroni (AH-ghee)Pippa Best (Pip-UH)Alexis Paone (PAY-own)Jenny Kurlej (Kur-LAY)Carolyn Haase (Haase rhymes with race)Moniek van Aarle (MOW-neek van Air-LAY)Sydney Baffone (Bah-PHONE)Ali Raha (RAH-hah)Alynn Richardson (UH-lynn)Rachel Suter (SUE-ter)

ROSTER BREAKDOWNTotal: 27 players

BY GRADEGraduate ........................................................................1Senior ............................................................................ 5Junior ............................................................................ 4Sophomore ................................................................... 8Freshman ...................................................................... 9

BY HOME STATE/COUNTRYArgentina .......................................................................1Australia..........................................................................1Canada ...........................................................................1Delaware ....................................................................... 2Missouri .........................................................................1Netherlands ...................................................................1New Jersey.....................................................................2New Zealand....................................................................1Northern Ireland.............................................................1Ohio ................................................................................1Oklahoma .......................................................................1Pennsylvania ................................................................10Virginia............................................................................4

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LIBERTY TV ROSTER

00 ALLISON SCHAEFER 1 GREER

WILSON 3 LINDSAY PRATT 4 ANNIKA

ROBERTS 5 JORDYN KELLER 6 SUMMER

PARKER 7 KENDRA JONES

8 ZOSIA ROBERTS 10 ABBY

JULIUS 11 MERICH FRIZZELL 14 ASHLEY

DYKEMA 15 MALLORY FORTENBAUGH 16 CASSIDY

BREMNER 17 AGUEDA MORONI

18 PIPPA BEST 19 ALEXIS

PAONE 20 JENNY KURLEJ 21 CAROLYN

HAASE 22 MONIEK VAN AARLE 23 SYDNEY

BAFFONE 24 ALI RAHA

25 JILL BOLTON 26 VICTORIA

O’KEEFFE 28 ALYNN RICHARDSON 30 RACHEL

SUTER 72 KENNEDY LUKE 86 MONICA

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FIELD HOCKEY 2017 GAME NOTES

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2017 Liberty Field HockeyLiberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 6-9 4-4 2-5 0-0CONFERENCE 4-2 3-1 1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-7 1-3 1-4 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 26 #19 JAMES MADISON L 1-3 512Sep 01 at #11 Michigan L 0-3 587Sep 08 at Longwood W 3-2 337Sep 10 #6 DELAWARE L 2-3 233

* Sep 16 VILLANOVA W 3-0 273Sep 17 KENT STATE W 7-2 412

* Sep 22 at Quinnipiac L 0-1 479Sep 24 at Yale L o t 0-1 122

* Sep 29 OLD DOMINION W 3-1 462Oct 01 at #13 Wake Forest L 3-4 258

* Oct 06 at Georgetown W 3-0 214Oct 08 at #17 Maryland L 1-4 227

* Oct 14 #1 UCONN L 0-3 372* Oct 20 PROVIDENCE W 3-0 311

Oct 22 #2 DUKE L o t 3-4 472

TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 32-199 31-213 Goals scored per game 2.13 2.07 Shot pct. . 1 6 1 . 1 4 6 Shots on goal-Attempts 99-199 117-213 SOG pct. . 4 9 7 . 5 4 9 S h o t s / G a m e 13.3 14.2PENALTY CORNERS 74 94PENALTY STROKES 0-0 2-2PENALTIES Green cards 29 19 Yellow cards 6 5 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 3047 2224 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/381 7/318 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv17 MORONI, Agueda 15 14 5 33 79 . 1 7 7 34 . 4 3 0 2 0 - 0 025 BOLTON, Jill 15 6 5 17 34 . 1 7 6 19 . 5 5 9 0 0 - 0 215 FORTENBAUGH, Mallor 15 2 4 8 6 . 3 3 3 3 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 126 O'KEEFFE, Victoria 15 3 1 7 9 . 3 3 3 5 . 5 5 6 2 0 - 0 028 RICHARDSON, Alynn 15 3 0 6 14 . 2 1 4 5 . 3 5 7 1 0 - 0 010 JULIUS, Abby 15 1 4 6 17 . 0 5 9 8 . 4 7 1 0 0 - 0 022 VAN AARLE, Moniek 12 2 0 4 13 . 1 5 4 10 . 7 6 9 1 0 - 0 06 PARKER, Summer 15 1 1 3 5 . 2 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 016 BREMNER, Cassidy 15 0 2 2 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 020 KURLEJ, Jenny 11 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 0 018 BEST, Pippa 15 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 0 019 PAONE, Alexis 15 0 1 1 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 08 ROBERTS, Zosia 3 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 03 PRATT, Lindsay 15 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 4 . 5 7 1 0 0 - 0 05 KELLER, Jordyn 14 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 3 . 7 5 0 0 0 - 0 014 DYKEMA, Ashley 15 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 01 WILSON, Greer 7 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 030 SUTER, Rachel 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 023 BAFFONE, Sydney 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 021 HAASE, Carolyn 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 04 ROBERTS, Annika 15 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1

Total 15 32 26 90 199 . 1 6 1 99 . 4 9 7 6 0 - 0 4Opponents 15 31 26 88 213 . 1 4 6 117 . 5 4 9 9 2 - 2 3

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho00 SCHAEFER, Allison 15 1074:27 31 2.02 82 . 7 2 6 6-9-0 3/0

Total 15 1074:27 31 2.02 86 . 7 3 5 6-9-0 3Opponents 15 1074:27 32 2.08 67 . 6 7 7 9-6-0 4

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 19 13 0 32Opponents 16 13 2 31

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 100 96 3 199Opponents 99 110 4 213

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 36 49 1 86Opponents 29 36 2 67

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 33 41 0 74Opponents 41 52 1 94