By Layne McNary. BOONE, N.C. — The App State field hockey team fell to No. 6 Liberty, 7-1, on Sunday.
Hadley Kuzmicky scored the lone goal for the Mountaineers (8-3, 3-1 MAC), tallying her seventh goal of the season.
How it Happened
1st Quarter: Liberty (9-1, 3-0 Big East) got on the board first, taking the lead eight minutes into the contest. Goalkeeper Claire Grenis also tallied one save in the period, keeping the Mountaineers within one score heading into the second.
2nd Quarter: Liberty found the back of the cage twice in the period, extending the lead. Kuzmicky scored in the final moments of the first half to put the Mountaineers on the board, with Grenis netting another save in the period.
3rd Quarter: Liberty tallied two more goals in the period, extending the lead to four. The Mountaineers earned one penalty corner but could not convert a goal from the set piece.
4th Quarter: The Mountaineers earned another penalty corner and took two shots early in the period. Liberty scored twice more to close out the game.
Match Notes
Goals: App State: Kuzmicky (1) | Liberty: Combrinck (1), Gaillard (5), Semmartin (1)
Assists: App State: N/A | Liberty: Combrinck (1), Giacosa (1), Pollock (1), Prieri (1), Richard (1), Santana (1), Semmartin (1), Tomasi (1)
Winning Goalie: Diane Saint Martin (9-1, 3-0 Big East) — 0 saves, 1 goal allowed
Losing Goalie: Claire Grenis (8-3, 3-1 MAC) — 3 saves, 7 goals allowed
Up Next
The Mountaineers will hit the road for the next two games, taking on MAC opponent Central Michigan on Friday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m., and Michigan State on Sunday, Oct. 12, at noon.
