LYNCHBURG, Va. - Appalachian State University field hockey suffered
an 8-1 loss to NorPac foe Libery tonight.
The Flames took an early 1-0 lead
over the Mountaineers when Abbey Bosom found the back of the net on a penalty
corner. Liberty would take a 2-0 advantage just 10 minutes later when Natalie
Barr netted her first of four goals in the match.
App State scored its lone goal of
the match when senior Casey Lammando
dished a pass across the circle to Amber Boot who fired a shot in front of the cage, bringing the Apps within one.
Barr notched her second goal with just
under three minutes left in the first half of the match, allowing Liberty to
take the 3-1 lead into halftime.
The Flames added two more goals 15
minutes into the second half, extending its lead to four. Barr scored her fourth
goal of the night and tenth of the season in the 61st minute as
Liberty took a 6-1 lead over the Black and Gold.
Liberty tacked on two more goals
with under 10 minutes of play to take the 8-1 victory over Appalachian.
Senior goalkeeper Sarah Anderson suffered the loss in net
playing just over 61 minutes with six saves, while Cristina Ceppi saw eight minutes of action in the cage.
Boot led the way for the Apps as
she scored one goal, while Emily Knapp
and Caroline Phillips each put a
shot on net.
With the loss Appalachian falls to
3-12 overall on the season and 0-5 in the NorPac, while Liberty improves to
11-5 overall on the season and 4-1 in the NorPac.
Appalachian State will be back in
action on Sunday, Oct. 21 when they travel to Radford for its final NorPac road
match of the season. The match is slated to start at 1 p.m.
