Indiana Drops Overtime Game at No. 14 Liberty

Sunday, August 27

Lynchburg, Va.

11:00 AM

Indiana University

(0-2)

#14 Liberty

(2-0)

Indiana

Liberty

8/27/2023 2:47:00 PM | Field Hockey

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LYNCHBURG, Va. ––– Indiana Field Hockey lost at No. 14 Liberty, 2-1, in overtime on Sunday morning in the team's second game of the season.

The Hoosiers and Flames battled the whole game. Each team scored within 50 seconds of one another in the third period to make it a 1-1 game.

From there, both defenses fended off any attack through the rest of regulation. In the first minute of overtime, Liberty drew a penalty and the Flames' Reagan Underwood converted on a penalty stroke goal to win the game.

The loss drops Indiana's record to 0-2 on the year.

KEY MOMENTS
• From the 5:27 to the 5:51 mark of the first period, Indiana took three shots, but none were converted. Freshman Maddie Olshemski took two and redshirt senior Sydney Keld had one.
• In the 24^th minute, Indiana junior goalkeeper Arabella Loveridge made back-to-back saves to keep the game scoreless.
• Liberty's Milagros Arteta opened the scoring right out of the halftime break with a goal at 31:14 to put Liberty ahead 1-0.
• Less than a minute later, Indiana tied it up at 1-1. Inés Garcia Prado scored off the Yip van Wonderen assist at the 31:55 mark.
• Both teams combined for three shots in the fourth period but neither could score, sending the game to overtime.
• In the early going of overtime, Indiana committed a foul to give Liberty a chance at a penalty stroke.
• Liberty's Reagan Underwood scores on the stroke to win the game, 2-1.

NOTABLES
• Loveridge recorded a season-high eight saves for the game.
• Inés Garcia Prado scored her first goal of her collegiate career.
• Yip van Wonderen notched her first assist of the season.
• Freshman Theresa Ricci made her first career appearance.

UP NEXT
• Indiana will be back in action next weekend for two games in Oxford, Ohio. On Sep. 3, the Hoosiers will face Saint Francis (PA) in neutral site action, and on Sep. 4, Indiana will take on Miami (OH).