UConn Claims Seventh Straight BIG EAST Tournament Title Over Liberty

Photo Credit: Joel Coleman

LYNCHBURG, Va.- On Sunday afternoon, No. 4 UConn won the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship for the seventh straight eyar. This year’s conference title is also the 16^th overall for the Huskies.

UConn, the No. 1 seed, took down conference rival No. 15 Liberty, the No.2 seed, by a score of 5-3. The game came to the wire as both teams were scoring goals back and forth in the first half. UConn scored the first goal of the game before Liberty came back and scored a goal to tie the game 1-1. By halftime, the Huskies took a 3-2 lead over the Lady Flames. In the second half, Liberty tied the game at 3-3 before UConn scored two more goals towards the end of the game to win the tournament. The Huskies are now 18-3 and will face Rutgers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

Game Stat Leaders (UConn)

Shots: Svea Boker (6)

Goals: Svea Boker (1), Amanda Collins (1), Amelia Iacobucci (1), Antonia Tiedtke (1), Vivienne Tucker (1)

Assists: Jessica Dembrowski (1), Abby Gooderham (1)

 As for Liberty, the Lady Flames finish the season with a record of 13-6. This was the third time that the Lady Flames have ever played in the final of the BIG EAST Tournament.

Game Stat Leaders (Liberty)

Shots: Agueda Moroni (4), Moniek van Aarle (4)

Goals: Mallory Fortenbaugh (1), Agueda Moroni (1), Moniek van Aarle (1)

Assists: Agueda Moroni (2)

Scoring Summary

UConn- Amanda Collins (no assist)

Liberty- Agueda Moroni (assists by Kendra Jones and Mallory Fortenbaugh)

UConn- Amelia Iacobucci (assist by Abby Gooderham)

Liberty- Mallory Fortenbaugh (assist by Agueda Moroni)

UConn- Antonia Tiedtke (no assist)

Liberty- Moniek van Aarle (assist by Agueda Moroni)

UConn- Svea Boker (assist by Jessica Dembrowski)

UConn- Vivienne Tucker (no assist)

Goalkeeper Stats

UConn: Cheyenne Sprecher 18-3, five saves

Liberty: Allison Schaefer 13-6, nine saves

BIG EAST All-Tournament Team

UConn’s Cheyenne Sprecher, Amanda Collins, Svea Boker and Amelia Iacobucci were all named to the 2018 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Cecile Pieper was chosen as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Liberty’s Agueda Moroni, Ashley Dykema, Moniek van Aarle and Jill Bolton were also named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team. Others who joined them were Providence’s Mary O’Reilly and Villanova’s Abby Siana.

              

Photo Credit: Joel Coleman