SCORE: #9 Liberty 1, UAlbany 0
 
LOCATION: Field Hockey Field - Lynchburg, Va.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 3-2, 0-0 America East | #9 Liberty 4-0, 0-0 Big East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes put up a defensive battle but it was Liberty with the home win, Friday night.

COACH PHIL SYKES: "I am very proud of our team effort today. We are getting better each game. Liberty is a very good team and they are well-coached. Our girls competed well for 60 minutes and this game will give us a strong belief that we can compete with top-ranked teams."
 
KEY STATS

• Junior Emma Staron tallied the lone UAlbany shot on goal of the contest.
• Graduate student Olivia Bell added a shot. 
• Fifth year goalie Emma Peeters totaled four saves in five shots on goal.
• The Great Dane defense blocked (or saved) a total of 13 shots in the matchup.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a first quarter played in the midfield, UAlbany tallied the first shot of the game in the 17th minute.
• Less than a minute later, the Flames earned the first penalty corner.
• The teams continued their midfield battle but the game remained scoreless through the first half.
• On the fifth and final Liberty penalty corner of the third quarter, the Flames' Julieta Tornati scored what proved to be the only goal of the game.
• After returning to midfield play for much of the final quarter, the Great Danes emptied their net for the last four minutes.
• Using the extra field player, the Great Danes took possession of the ball and Emma Staron tallied a shot on goal just before the officials called a penalty corner with 24 seconds on the clock.
• Unable to get a shot off during the corner, UAlbany fell to Liberty, 1-0.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to stay in Lynchburg to face Longwood at Liberty on Sunday (Sept. 14).
 
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