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‹ 1 › FIELD HOCKEY 2018 GAME NOTES @LibertyFH Bill Smith, Athletics Communications Assistant· Office: (434) 592-5414 · Cell: (847)363-0642 · E-mail: [email protected] LIBERTY HEADS TO STATE OF OHIO FOR BOUTS WITH KENT STATE, OHIO NO. 23 LIBERTY FLAMES (1-1) AT 2018 TEAM STATS GAME CENTRAL Friday: Murphy-Mellis Field, Kent, Ohio Sunday: Prui Field, Athens, Ohio 2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (EST) Aug. 24 at No. 17 James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. W, 6-1 Aug. 26 at No. 3 Duke Durham, N.C. L, 3-4 (OT) Aug. 31 at Kent State Kent, Ohio 1 p.m. Sept. 2 at Ohio Athens, Ohio 1 p.m. Sept. 11 Longwood Lynchburg, Va. 5 p.m. Sept. 14 Temple* Lynchburg, Va. 3 p.m. Sept. 16 No. 7 Virginia Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Villanova* Conshohocken, Pa. 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Lafayee Easton, Pa. 1 p.m. Sept. 28 Quinnipiac* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m. Sept. 30 No. 14 Wake Forest Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. 5 p.m. Oct. 7 No. 2 North Carolina Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m. Oct. 12 Georgetown* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m. Oct. 14 No. 11 Syracuse^ Durham, N.C. 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at No. 1 Connecticut* Storrs, Conn. 6 p.m. Oct. 21 No. 13 Boston College Lynchburg, Va. 12 p.m. Oct. 26 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 6 p.m. Nov. 2, 4 BIG EAST Championship Lynchburg, Va. TBA * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game ^Neutral site game in Durham, N.C. Games listed in EST time The 23rd-ranked Liberty Lady Flames field hockey team will commence its 2018 season at James Madison and Duke, Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. The Lady Flames will take on the No. 17 JMU Dukes in their season opener on Friday at 6 p.m. at the JMU Field Hockey Complex in Harrisonburg, Va. On Sunday, Liberty will face off against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, N.C. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. SERIES HISTORY Liberty is 1-0 all-time versus Kent State and 2-0 in the all-time series with Ohio. LADY FLAMES NEWS AND NOTES Liberty senior Agueda Moroni was named the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Offensive Player of the Week on Wednesday morning by the NFHCA. Moroni, also the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, tallied 11 points (4 g, 3 a) in road games versus No. 17 James Madison and No. 3 Duke, last week. Moroni is currently No. 2 in the nation in points per game (5.50), No. 3 in goals per game (2.00) and No. 4 in assists per game (1.50). Junior goalkeeper Allison Schaefer was tabbed the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week by the league office on Tuesday morning. The Pennsylvania native had 15 saves, a .750 save percentage, 2.46 goals-against-average and a 1-1 mark over the first weekend of play. The Lady Flames’ offense is near the top of the NCAA in numerous offensive categories: goals per game (third, 4.50), points per game (fourth, 13.00) assists per game (fifth, 4.00), scoring average (fifth, 4.43) and scoring margin (16th, 1.97). The Lady Flames featured a league-best four players on the preseason All-BIG EAST team: sophomore defender Ashley Dykema (also preseason Defensive Player of the Year,), senior forward/midfielder Agueda Moroni (also preseason Co-Offensive Player of the Year) sophomore midfielder Jill Bolton and junior goalkeeper Allison Schaefer. PROJECTED LIBERTY STARTERS KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES (0-2) GAME INFORMATION LIVE STATS Friday Live Stats Sunday Live Stats TWITTER @LibertyFH WATCH Friday: hp://bit.ly/2yO9AwN @libertyfieldhockey VAANHOLD 9 KNOEBEL 1 FORTENBAUGH 15 JONES 7 HAMLETT 1 MORONI 17 BOLTON 25 SCHAEFER 00 VAN AARLE 22 DYKEMA 14 ROBERTS 4 JULIUS 10 OHIO BOBCATS (0-2) vs. 1-1 W-L 0-2 0-2 9 GOALS 2 2 4.50 GPG 1.00 1.00 22-29 SOG-ATT. 8-16 25-33 .759 SHOT % .500 .758 14.5 SPG 8.0 16.5 14 PENALTY- CORNERS 8 12 0-0 PENALTY STROKES 0-0 0-1 3-2-0 CARDS (G-Y-R) 3-1-0 1-0-0

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Page 1: FIELD HOCKEY - Liberty University · The Liberty field hockey program is known for its success in the classroom. During the 2017-18 aca-demic year, the Lady Flames featured a league-best

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FIELD HOCKEY2018 GAME NOTES @LibertyFH

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

LIBERTY HEADS TO STATE OF OHIO FOR BOUTS WITH KENT STATE, OHIO

NO. 23 LIBERTY FLAMES(1-1)

AT

2018 TEAM STATS

GAME CENTRAL Friday: Murphy-Mellis Field, Kent, Ohio Sunday: Pruitt Field, Athens, Ohio 2018 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (EST)Aug. 24 at No. 17 James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. W, 6-1Aug. 26 at No. 3 Duke Durham, N.C. L, 3-4 (OT)Aug. 31 at Kent State Kent, Ohio 1 p.m.Sept. 2 at Ohio Athens, Ohio 1 p.m.Sept. 11 Longwood Lynchburg, Va. 5 p.m.Sept. 14 Temple* Lynchburg, Va. 3 p.m.Sept. 16 No. 7 Virginia Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m.Sept. 21 at Villanova* Conshohocken, Pa. 6 p.m.Sept. 23 at Lafayette Easton, Pa. 1 p.m.Sept. 28 Quinnipiac* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m.Sept. 30 No. 14 Wake Forest Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m.Oct. 5 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. 5 p.m. Oct. 7 No. 2 North Carolina Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m.Oct. 12 Georgetown* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m.Oct. 14 No. 11 Syracuse^ Durham, N.C. 2 p.m.Oct. 18 at No. 1 Connecticut* Storrs, Conn. 6 p.m.Oct. 21 No. 13 Boston College Lynchburg, Va. 12 p.m.Oct. 26 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 6 p.m.Nov. 2, 4 BIG EAST Championship Lynchburg, Va. TBA * Denotes BIG EAST Conference game^Neutral site game in Durham, N.C.

Games listed in EST time

The 23rd-ranked Liberty Lady Flames field hockey team will commence its 2018 season at James Madison and Duke, Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Flames will take on the No. 17 JMU Dukes in their season opener on Friday at 6 p.m. at the JMU Field Hockey Complex in Harrisonburg, Va. On Sunday, Liberty will face off against the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, N.C. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

SERIES HISTORY • Liberty is 1-0 all-time versus Kent State and 2-0 in

the all-time series with Ohio.

LADY FLAMES NEWS AND NOTES• Liberty senior Agueda Moroni was named the

Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Offensive Player of the Week on Wednesday morning by the NFHCA. Moroni, also the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, tallied 11 points (4 g, 3 a) in road games versus No. 17 James Madison and No. 3 Duke, last week.

• Moroni is currently No. 2 in the nation in points per

game (5.50), No. 3 in goals per game (2.00) and No. 4 in assists per game (1.50).

• Junior goalkeeper Allison Schaefer was tabbed the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week by the league office on Tuesday morning. The Pennsylvania native had 15 saves, a .750 save percentage, 2.46 goals-against-average and a 1-1 mark over the first weekend of play.

• The Lady Flames’ offense is near the top of the NCAA in numerous offensive categories: goals per game (third, 4.50), points per game (fourth, 13.00) assists per game (fifth, 4.00), scoring average (fifth, 4.43) and scoring margin (16th, 1.97).

• The Lady Flames featured a league-best four players on the preseason All-BIG EAST team: sophomore defender Ashley Dykema (also preseason Defensive Player of the Year,), senior forward/midfielder Agueda Moroni (also preseason Co-Offensive Player of the Year) sophomore midfielder Jill Bolton and junior goalkeeper Allison Schaefer.

PROJECTED LIBERTY STARTERS

KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES(0-2)

GAME INFORMATIONLIVE STATSFriday Live StatsSunday Live Stats

TWITTER@LibertyFH

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

@libertyfieldhockey

VAANHOLD

9

KNOEBEL

1

FORTENBAUGH

15

JONES

7

HAMLETT

1MORONI

17BOLTON

25

SCHAEFER

00

VAN AARLE

22

DYKEMA

14ROBERTS

4

JULIUS

10

OHIO BOBCATS (0-2)

vs.

1-1 W-L 0-2 0-2

9 GOALS 2 2

4.50 GPG 1.00 1.00

22-29 SOG-ATT. 8-16 25-33

.759 SHOT % .500 .758

14.5 SPG 8.0 16.5

14 PENALTY-CORNERS 8 12

0-0 PENALTY STROKES 0-0 0-1

3-2-0 CARDS (G-Y-R) 3-1-0 1-0-0

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LAST TIME OUT The Lady Flames faced No. 17 James Madison and No. 3 Duke, both on the road, last weekend. Liberty defeated James Madison 6-1. Agueda Moroni notched her third career hat trick, while Kemy Meidane, Mallory Fortenbaugh and Alivia Klopp also scored goals.

On Sunday at No. 3 Duke, Liberty fell 4-3 to the Blue Devils in overtime. The Lady Flames overcame a two-goal deficit to force the extra session. Howev-er, Duke scored just over two minutes into overtime to win the match.

RANKED WIN/KNOCKING ON THE DOOR Liberty’s win at No. 17 James Madison was its first against a ranked opponent since a 2-1 overtime victory at No. 20 American on Oct. 6, 2016.

The Lady Flames have been close to knocking off numerous ranked opponents over the past two seasons. Liberty’s 4-3 loss at No. 3 Duke marked the second straight year the Lady Flames fell to the Blue Devils by that exact same score in overtime.

CAREER FIRSTS/SPREADING THE WEALTH Six different Liberty players found the back of the cage on opening weekend, including a trio of freshmen in Kemy Meidane, Alivia Klopp and Lizzie Hamlett. Meidane scored the Lady Flames’ first goal of the season at No. 17 James Madison, while Klopp also scored in that contest. On Sunday, Hamlett’s first career goal helped tie No. 23 Liberty with No. 3 Duke at 3-3 and force overtime.

CHALLENGING 2018 SCHEDULE The Lady Flames, who closed the year as the 23rd-ranked team in the nation in 2017, have now opened the year as a nationally-ranked team for a third straight season (No. 13 in 2016, No. 25 in 2017). The poll was expanded in 2017 to include 25 teams.

The Lady Flames will face eight ranked opponents in 2018. After an opening weekend that featured tough road bouts at No. 17 James Madison and No. 3 Duke, Liberty’s rugged schedule also features home bouts against No. 7 Virginia (Sept. 16), No. 14 Wake Forest (Sept. 30), No. 2 North Carolina (Oct. 7) and No. 13 Boston College (Oct. 21). Liberty will compete against No. 11 Syracuse in a neutral-site match on Oct. 14 in Durham, N.C., followed by a trip to No. 1 UConn on Oct. 18.

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR This year’s squad features six international players: Agueda Moroni (Corboba Argentina), Moniek van Aarle (Schijndel, Netherlands), Victoria O’Keeffe

(Wellington, New Zealand), Kemy Meidane (Utrecht, Netherlands), Charlotte Vaanhold (Hollandsche Rading, Netherlands) and Sophie McDonald (Hara-re, Zimbabwe).

ROOTS This year’s Liberty field hockey team theme is “ROOTS”. For the team, this means choosing to play free, to be selfless and care more about the person next to them than themselves, to be passionate about what they do and who they do it with and to be relentless and courageous in the face of tough situations.

HISTORY LESSON The 2018 season will mark the eighth season of competition for the program. In its first seven years, the Lady Flames have gone from a fledgling program to a nationally-known and respected team. In just their third season (2013) of competi-tion, they captured a conference title (NorPac) to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In 2014, Liberty replicated the feat from the prior year, winning the NorPac Championship again. They went on to win a play-in game in the NCAA Field Hockey Champion-ship prior to being eliminated in the first round.

Liberty has seen three All-Americans in the first seven years of the program: Natalie Barr (third team, 2015), Serena Barr (second team, 2016) and Agueda Moroni (2017). In 2017, Serena Barr became the first Liberty student-athlete to be selected as both a Top 30 Honoree and Top 9 Honoree for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS The Liberty field hockey program is known for its success in the classroom. During the 2017-18 aca-demic year, the Lady Flames featured a league-best 23 BIG EAST All-Academic team selections.

In addition, the Lady Flames received the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I Academic Team Award for having a team GPA of 3.0 or greater. Lib-erty, which had a 3.50 GPA as a team, was one of 75 Division I programs to earn the distinction and has now received the honor in each of the program’s first seven years.

In addition, 20 Liberty field hockey student-athlete garnered inclusion on the Division I National Aca-demic Squad for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher through the first semester of the 2017-18 academic year. Three players - Carolyn Haase, Annika Roberts and Alexis Paone - were honored as Division I Scholars of Distinction.

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LIBERTY NOTES

Sophomores(L-R) - Jordyn Keller, Victoria O’Keeffe, Ashley Dykema, Kennedy Luke, Jill Bolton, Alexis

Paone, Carolyn Haase

Juniors(L-R) - Kendra Jones, Annika Roberts, Mallory Fortenbaugh, Allison Schaefer, Merich

Frizzell, Sydney Baffone

Seniors(L-R) - Lindsay Pratt, Agueda Moroni, Abby Julius, Moniek van Aarle

Freshmen (Top Row, L-R) - Maddie Hosler, Ashlyn Rogers

(Middle Row, L-R) - Charlotte Vaanhold, Kira Short, Kemy Meidane(Bottom Row, L-R) - Alivia Klopp, Sophie McDonald, Lizzie Hamlett, Darby Brennan

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BIG EAST OUTLOOK For a third straight year, the Lady Flames have been picked to finish second in the conference behind UConn. Liberty earned one first-place vote and 43 points, behind the Huskies (49 points, seven first-place votes). Old Dominion and Providence, who both participated in the 2017 BIG EAST Field Hockey Cham-pionship, comprised the third and fourth positions.

The 2018 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship will be held at the Liberty Field Hockey Field for the first time. The Lady Flames finished second to UConn in the BIG EAST regular-season standings and at the conference championship in both 2016 and 2017.

SCHAEFER STANDS ATOP RECORD BOOK/MORONI CHASES MORE HISTORY Junior netminder Allison Scheafer stands alone atop the career saves listing for Lib-erty field hockey at 242. She became the program’s all-time saves leader with her 207th career save in a win at Temple, Oct. 27, 2017. Senior midfielder/forward Agueda Moroni is the team’s active leader in career goals with 33 and is fourth in program history in the category.

Schaefer piled up 124 saves as a freshman and 103 as a sophomore, earning second team All-BIG EAST honors both years. In her first year with the Lady Flames, Moroni scored 10 goals. As a second-year player, she tallied 19 goals and was a second team All-American in the process.

Rank Player (Years Played) Saves1. Allison Schaefer (2016-Present) 2422. Mallory Cuccio (2012-15) 2063. Ann Jefferis (2011-13) 1784. Brooke Morley 47

Rank Player Goals

1. Natalie Barr (2012-15) 542. Sarah Gipe (2012-15) 493. Ashlee Krulock (2012-15) 374. Agueda Moroni (2016-Present)

4 Goals in 2 Games in 201833

BIG EAST CONFERENCE STANDINGSRANK SCHOOL BIG EAST RECORD1 No. 1 UConn 0-02 No. 23 Liberty 0-03 Providence 0-04 Old Dominion 0-05 Quinnipiac 0-06 Villanova 0-07 Georgetown 0-08 Temple 0-0

BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES’ POLLRANK SCHOOL (FIRST PLACE VOTES) 2018 RECORD1 No. 1 UConn (7) 2-02 No. 23 Liberty (1) 1-13 Old Dominion 2-04 Providence 0-25 Quinnipiac 1-16 Temple 0-27 Villanova 0-18 Georgetown 2-0

BIG EAST PRESEASON HONORSCo-Offensive Players of the Year: Agueda Moroni, Liberty, Amanda Collins, UConnDefensive Player of the Year: Ashley Dykema, Liberty

Preseason ALL-BIG EAST Team

Svea Boker, UConn, Jr., F

Amanda Collins, UConn, Sr., F*

Jill Bolton, Liberty, So., M

Ashley Dykema, Liberty, So., D/M*

Agueda Moroni, Liberty, Sr., F/M

Allison Schaefer, Liberty, Jr., GK

Rebecca Birch, Old Dominiion, Jr., D

Erin Huffman, Old Dominion, Jr., F*

Corrine Kenney, Providence, Sr., M/D

Mikayla Michals, Providence, Jr., M/F*

Elisa Ruiz Martinez, Quinnipiac, Sr., M

*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-Blocker (2nd Season)Alma Mater ............................................. Northwestern 2014Career Record ................................................................ 9-12Liberty Record ................................................................ 9-12BIG EAST Record ...............................................................5-2Email ..................................................... [email protected] Coach ................................ Jacki Bolt(7th Season)Alma Mater ................................................... Richmond 2004Assistant Coach ...................... Heather Hefner (1st Season)Alma Mater ................................................ Wake Forest 2017Director of Operations .....................................Courtney HallAlma Mater .........................................................Liberty, 2011Strength & Conditioning Coach ......................... Karyl WieseAlma Mater .........................................................Liberty, 2011MEDIA INFORMATION2017 Overall Record .........................................................8-112017 BIG EAST Record/Finish ................................... 5-2/2ndStarters Returning/Lost ...................................................9/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost.........................................17/9Newcomers .......................................................................... 9Big EAST Tournament Championships ................................0BIG EAST Regular Season Championships ..........................0NorPac Tournament Championships.....................................2NCAA Tournament Appearances...........................................2Program All-Americans.........................................................3MEDIA INFORMATIONField Hockey Contact...............................................Bill SmithOffice Phone .................................................. (434) 592-5414Email .................................................. [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 EAST CONFERENCE in governing 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 was founded in 1971 and is located in Lynchburg, Virginia.• Pastor Jerry Falwell Sr. founded the university. • The university sponsors 20 sports as of the 2017-18 academic year.• Field hockey (BIG EAST), swimming & diving (CCSA) and football (independent)

are the only three Liberty sports not in the ASUN Conference.• Liberty officially became a member of the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2018.

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

Parsley-Blocker 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-Blocker is the second head coach in the history of the program, taking over for program founder Jodi Murphy, who left in December 2016.

In her first season as head coach, Parsley-Blocker guided Liberty to an 8-11 mark and a No. 23 national ranking at season’s end. The Lady Flames finished 5-2 in BIG EAST regular-season play for a second straight year and placed as the runner-up at the 2017 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship. The Lady Flames faced nine nationally ranked foes in 2017, including all four 2017 Division I Field Hockey Championship Final Four participants.

Parsley-Blocker instructed Liberty’s four All-BIG EAST selections in 2017 - Agueda Moroni (first team), Jill Bolton (first team), Ashley Dykema (first team) and Allison Schaefer (second team). Moroni also went on to become the third All-American in program history, earning NFHCA Division I All-America second team recognition.

Moroni (first team) and Bolton (second team) both garnered inclusion on the NFHCA All-South Region team. In addition, Moroni (first team), Bolton (second team) and Dykema (second team) all garnered recognition on the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Field Hockey All-State University Division team.

During her first season with the Lady Flames in fall 2016, Parsley-Blocker helped Liberty post an 8-10 record and finish in second place in the BIG EAST with a 5-2 conference mark.

Parsley-Blocker coached Liberty’s five 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.

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

A forward/midfielder, Parsley-Blocker started 76 games, totaling 33 goals and 76 points. The Wildcats went 54-27 in Parsley-Blocker’s playing career, earning a share of the Big Ten championship in 2014.

Parsley-Blocker 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-Blocker 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-Blocker 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). She is currently an assistant coach for the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team.

Parsley-Blocker 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.

Parsley-Blocker is originally from Milford, Del. Parsley-Blocker, formerly Parsley, is married to Liberty Assistant Athletic Trainer Hugh Blocker, who serves as the athletic trainer for the Lady Flames and Flames cross country and track & field programs. The couple was married in Jan. 2018.

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

COACHING RECORD Year School Record Highest National Ranking2017 Liberty 8-11 No. 23 2018 Liberty 1-1 No. 23

Career Record: 9-12Record at Liberty: 9-12BIG EAST Record at Liberty: 5-2

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

Parsley-Blocker 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 appearanceHefner Playing Career• Four-year letterwinner at Wake Forest who made 76

appearances (48 starts) with the Demon Deacons• Three-time NFHCA All-Academic team honoree

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. The Liberty Field Hockey Field will play host to the 2018 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship for the first time, Nov. 2 and 4.

HEAD COACH NIKKI PARSLEY-BLOCKER

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NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN H.S. / PREVIOUS 00 Allison Schaefer GK 5-9 Jr. Millersville, Pa. Penn Manor HS1 Lizze Hamlett F/M 5-9 Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. James Monroe HS2 Kemy Meidane F 5-4 Fr. Utrecht, Netherlands Het VAVO Lyceum 3 Lindsay Pratt F 5-2 Sr. West Chester, Pa. West Chester East HS4 Annika Roberts D 5-5 So. Landenberg, Pa. Wilmington Christian HS5 Jordyn Keller F 5-9 So. Yorktown, Va. York HS6 Alivia Klopp M/F 5-5 Fr. Berville, Pa. Tulpehocken HS7 Kendra Jones F 5-1 R-So. Mohnton, Pa. Twin Valley HS9 Charlotte Vaanhold F 5-4 Fr. Hollandsche Rading, Netherlands Het Nieuwe Lyceum 10 Abby Julius M 5-7 Sr. Hummelstown, Pa. Lower Dauphin HS11 Merich Frizzell F/M 5-9 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall School 12 Ashlyn Rogers D 5-5 Fr. Suffolk, Va. Nansemond River HS 14 Ashley Dykema D/M 5-11 So. Newport News, Va. Homeschooled15 Mallory Fortenbaugh D 5-9 Jr. Millerstown, Pa. Greenwood HS16 Maddie Hosler M/D 5-1 Fr. Lititz, Pa. Manheim Central HS17 Agueda Moroni M/F 5-4 Sr. Cordoba, Argentina University of Belgrano HS18 Kira Short D/M 5-4 Fr. Georgetown, Del. Sussex Technical HS 19 Alexis Paone M 5-6 So. Marmora, N.J. Ocean City HS21 Carolyn Haase D 5-4 So. Worthington, Ohio Worthington Kilbourne HS22 Moniek van Aarle F 5-7 Sr. Schijndel, Netherlands Maastrict University23 Sydney Baffone F 5-7 Jr. Newark, Del. Wilmington Christian HS25 Jill Bolton M 5-10 So. Souderton, Pa. Dock Mennonite Academy26 Victoria O’Keeffe F 5-7 So. Wellington, New Zealand Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

27 Sophie McDonald F 5-7 Fr. Harare, Zimbabwe St. Anne’s Diocesan College

30 Darby Brennan F/M 5-6 Fr. Milford, Del. Milford Senior HS72 Kennedy Luke GK 5-6 R-Fr. New Hope, Pa. New Hope-Solebury HS

Head Coach: Nikki Parsley-Blocker | Northwestern (2014), 2nd SeasonAssistant Coach: Jacki Bolt | Richmond (2010), 7th SeasonAssistant Coach: Heather Hefner | Wake Forest (2017), 1st Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kemy Meidane (KAY-me My-DONNA)Annika Roberts (AH-ni-ka)Alivia Klopp (KlAHp)Charlotte Vaanhold (FAHN-hold)Merich Frizzell (MAIR-ick Fri-ZELL)Ashley Dykema (DIE-ka-ma)Mallory Fortenbaugh (Fort-en-BAW)Maddie Hosler (HAH-sler)Agueda Moroni (AH-ghee)Kira Short (KEAR-uh)Alexis Paone (PAY-own)Carolyn Haase (Haase rhymes with race)Moniek van Aarle (MOW-neek van Air-LAY)Sydney Baffone (Bah-PHONE)

ROSTER BREAKDOWNTotal: 26 players

BY GRADESenior ............................................................................ 4Junior ............................................................................ 4Redshirt Sophomore......................................................1Sophomore ................................................................... 8Redshirt Freshman........................................................1Freshman ...................................................................... 9

BY HOME STATE/COUNTRYArgentina .......................................................................1Delaware ....................................................................... 2Netherlands .................................................................. 3New Jersey.....................................................................1New Zealand....................................................................1Ohio ................................................................................1Oklahoma .......................................................................1Pennsylvania ................................................................10Virginia............................................................................4Zimbabwe........................................................................1

2018 LIBERTY FLAMES ROSTER

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LIBERTY TV ROSTER

00 ALLISON SCHAEFER 1 LIZZIE

HAMLETT 2 KEMY MEIDANE 3 LINDSAY

PRATT 4 ANNIKA ROBERTS 5 JORDYN

KELLER 6 ALIVIA KLOPP

7 KENDRA JONES 9 CHARLOTTE

VAANHOLD 10 ABBY JULIUS 11 MERICH

FRIZZELL 12 ASHLYN ROGERS 14 ASHLEY

DYKEMA 15 MALLORY FORTENBAUGH

16 MADDIE HOSLER 17 AGUEDA

MORONI 18 KIRA SHORT 19 ALEXIS

PAONE 21 CAROLYN HAASE 22 MONIEK

VAN AARLE 23 SYDNEY BAFFONE

25 JILL BOLTON 26 VICTORIA

O’KEEFFE 27 SOPHIE MCDONALD 30 DARBY

BRENNAN 72 KENNEDY LUKE

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2018 Liberty Field HockeyLiberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2018)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Aug 24 at #17 James Madison W 6-1 243Aug 26 at #3 Duke L o t 3-4 304

TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 9-29 5-36 Goals scored per game 4.50 2.50 Shot pct. . 3 1 0 . 1 3 9 Shots on goal-Attempts 22-29 20-36 SOG pct. . 7 5 9 . 5 5 6 S h o t s / G a m e 14.5 18.0PENALTY CORNERS 14 17 Goals off corners 5 2PENALTY STROKES 0-0 0-0PENALTIES Green cards 3 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 0 547 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 2/274 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ps-att dsv17 MORONI, Agueda 2 4 3 11 13 . 3 0 8 9 . 6 9 2 0 0 - 0 015 FORTENBAUGH, Mallor 2 1 2 4 2 . 5 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 - 0 06 KLOPP, Alivia 2 1 1 3 1 1.000 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 025 BOLTON, Jill 2 1 0 2 5 . 2 0 0 4 . 8 0 0 0 0 - 0 01 HAMLETT, Lizzie 2 1 0 2 3 . 3 3 3 3 1.000 0 0 - 0 02 MEIDANE, Kemy 2 1 0 2 2 . 5 0 0 2 1.000 1 0 - 0 07 JONES, Kendra 2 0 2 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 09 VAANHOLD, Charlotte 2 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 022 VAN AARLE, Moniek 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 030 BRENNAN, Darby 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 026 O'KEEFFE, Victoria 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 023 BAFFONE, Sydney 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 019 PAONE, Alexis 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 016 HOSLER, Maddie 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 014 DYKEMA, Ashley 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 011 FRIZZELL, Merich 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 010 JULIUS, Abby 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 05 KELLER, Jordyn 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 04 ROBERTS, Annika 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 03 PRATT, Lindsay 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0

Total 2 9 8 26 29 . 3 1 0 22 . 7 5 9 1 0 - 0 0Opponents 2 5 6 16 36 . 1 3 9 20 . 5 5 6 1 0 - 0 1

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho00 SCHAEFER, Allison 2 142:11 5 2.46 15 . 7 5 0 1-1-0 0/0

Total 2 142:11 5 2.46 15 . 7 5 0 1-1-0 0Opponents 2 142:11 9 4.43 13 . 5 9 1 1-1-0 0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 4 5 0 9Opponents 3 1 1 5

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 15 14 0 29Opponents 11 24 1 36

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 3 12 0 15Opponents 8 5 0 13

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 9 5 0 14Opponents 4 13 0 17