WHO: Old Dominion (13-4, 3-3 BIG EAST) vs. Liberty (12-5, 5-1 BIG EAST)
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 6 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: Philadelphia, Pa. – Temple Sports Complex
LAST MEETING: Oct. 2, 2026, L, 2-0
WATCH: HERE
NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion field hockey travels to Philadelphia as the number three seed to take on the two seeded Liberty Flames in the BIG EAST Conference Championship Semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6.
The game begins at 4 p.m. with live streaming available for fans on ESPN+. Tickets can be purchased here and spectator parking will be available at the Temple Sports Complex. Click here to access the payment portal for Temple’s Girard and Watts Street Lot.
The Monarchs look to reach the BIG EAST Championship game for the first time since 2023 when the team won their first BIG EAST title.
LAST MEETING
Old Dominion fell to Liberty, 2-0, on October 2, 2026 in Lynchburg, Virginia at the Liberty Field Hockey Fields. Luna Prieri scored for the Flames with under two minutes remaining in the first quarter, while Avery Pollock scored seven minutes into the second quarter. ODU was unable to respond for the remaining second half.
ABOUT ODU
The Monarchs completed their regular season 13-4 overall, and a 3-3 record in BIG EAST play after defeating Georgetown, 3-2, last week in Washington, D.C. This is the eighth straight year that ODU field hockey has made the tournament. Andrew Griffiths is at the helm of the Silver and Blue in his 14th season with an all-time record of 152-100.
Serena Langendoen won BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and All-BIG EAST First Team after recording 17 goals and six assists for 40 points. She also ranks No. 7 in the nation in goals scored per game with 1.00
Sofia Marciano and Josie Painter were also named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team with nine goals, four assists, 22 points and five goals, seven assists, 17 points respectively.
Goalkeeper Suus Broers has made 12 appearances in goals and 12 starts, while making 47 saves and conceding 22 goals this season. The native of Rotterdam, The Netherlands has a save percentage of .681 and a goals against average 1.845.
ABOUT LIBERTY
The Flames ended the fall season with a 12-5 record, including a 5-1 BIG EAST record, suffering its lone conference loss to then-ranked No. 7 UConn, 3-2. Liberty has made the tournament all 11 years it’s been in the BIG EAST and won in the tournament in 2021, 2022, and last year in 2025.
Josefina Tomasi and Clarisa Iudicello won BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year and Co-Midfielders of the Year respectively. Tomasi, Iudicello, and Julieta Tornati, were all named to the All-BIG EAST First Team, while Mia Santana earned All-BIG EAST Second Team.
Clarisa Iudicello leads the Flames in goals with 10, while Josefina Tomasi and Julieta Tornati follow suit with nine each.
Goalkeeper Diane Saint Martin had 45 saves on 26 goals for the fall season, recording a .634 save percentage through 17 starts, as well as a 1.50 goals against average.
UP NEXT
With a win, Old Dominion would face No. 1 seed UConn or No. 4 seed Villanova on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 12 p.m. The Huskies and the Wildcats play at 1 p.m.