Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back Against Liberty

PHILADELPHIA - After opening BIG EAST play in two one-goal losses at Old Dominion, the Temple field hockey team is looking to get back in the win column with a pair of games against Liberty this weekend.

Scouting Temple
> The Owls are 1-2 on the young season following two close losses at Old Dominion to open their conference slate.
> Temple dropped both games by one goal, forcing a shootout in the first game after tying it 2-2 early in the fourth quarter.
> Graduate student Veronika Novakova leads the team with two goals, scoring the game-winner in the season opener and the game-tying goal against ODU.
> Senior Dani Batze leads the team in shots, firing five and putting three on target.
> Goalie Cristina Carotenuto has posted nine saves and allowed just three goals for a .900 GAA and a .750 save percentage.

Scouting Liberty
> Liberty is 3-0 on the season, opening its campaign with a 3-1 win over Davidson before dominating Villanova with two 7-1 wins last weekend.
> Two Flames scored hat tricks against the Wildcats, with Daniella Rhodes scoring three on Saturday and Charlotte Vaanhold scoring three on Sunday.
> Rhodes leads the team with six goals on the season, and her 16 shots tie for first on the team with Jill Bolton. Liberty has allowed just three goals on the season, and conceded four penalty corners.

Series History
> The teams have met six times, with the Flames holding a 5-1 advantage.
> Temple hosted Liberty in the 2019 matchup, falling 4-0 in its BIG EAST opener.
> The Flames are on a five game winning streak, and the only time Temple has defeated the team was in a 3-0 victory at home in 2011.

Field Hockey Looks to Bounce Back Against Liberty

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Players Mentioned

Dani Batze

Cristina Carotenuto

Veronika Novakova

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