Field Hockey Prepares To Face No. 14 Liberty

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College field hockey team will host No. 14 Liberty in BIG EAST Conference action on Friday, Oct. 16 at 2:00 p.m. The game will be played at Lennon Family Field in Providence, R.I. and will be streamed on ESPN+.

SERIES NOTES:
Providence vs. No. 14 Liberty • Friday, Oct. 16 @ 2:00 p.m.
First meeting: 2015 (Liberty 4, Providence 3 - OT)
Last meeting: 2025 (Liberty 2, Providence 0)
All-time series: Liberty leads series, 12-0

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (9-4, 2-1 BIG EAST):
• Providence College enters the weekend with a 9-4 record, including a 2-1 mark in BIG EAST play.
• Fourteen different players have scored at least one goal through 12 games, including eight players who have scored multiple goals.
• Senior Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Carly van Benten leads the Friars in points (16) and goals (eight). Each of her offensive totals mark single-season career-highs.
• Five of Van Benten's eight goals have been game winners, which leads the BIG EAST Conference.
• Senior Lily Procaccianti ranks second on the team in scoring with 15 points on seven goals and one assist.
• Van Benten ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in goals, while Procaccianti checks in at 10th. The duo also ranks in the top 10 in points per game.
• Junior Johanna Mahner ranks third on the team in scoring with nine points on one goal and team-best seven assists. Her seven assists are tied for fourth in the BIG EAST.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Bo Martina, sophomore Saar Koper and junior Martu Torre Festa each have eight points this season. Martina and Koper have recorded three goals and two assists each, while Torre Festa has tallied two goals and four assists.
• Sophomore Ava Porter has played 651 minutes in goal for Providence and has posted a 7-3 record with four shut-out victories. She has registered a 1.11 goals against average and a 0.727 save percentage.
• Porter in the only goalkeeper in the BIG EAST to record a shutout in conference play – and owns two through three games. She has allowed just one goal in three games.
• Graduate student Pauline Gineste has played 150 minutes in the cage and owns a 2-0 record with one shutout. She has compiled a 0.80 goals against average and a 0.714 save percentage.

SCOUTING NO. 14 LIBERTY (9-4, 2-1 BIG EAST):
• Liberty enters the weekend with a 9-4 overall record and join the Friars in a tie for second place in the BIG EAST standings with a 2-1 record in conference play.
• Liberty is currently ranked No. 14 in the NFHCA Coaches' Poll.
• The Flames have won four-straight games, including a 2-1 win over No. 9 North Carolina in their most recent game (Oct. 11).
• Three of the Flames' four losses have come against nationally ranked teams.
• Six players have reached double digits in the scoring column, led by Clarisa Iudicello with 20 points on nine goals and two assists.
• Five players have scored five-or-more goals.
• As a team, Liberty ranks inside the top 10 in five different statistical categories: goals per game (No. 6, 3.54), defensive saves (No. 6, 7), scoring averaging (No. 7, 3.48), points per game (No. 7, 10.00) and assists per game (No. 8, 2.92).
• Diane Saint Martin has played 785 minutes in the cage for Liberty and owns a 1.53 goals against average and a 0.592 save percentage. Saint Martin has recorded three shut-out victories.

WHAT'S NEXT:
• The Friars will finish off their 2026 regular-season home schedule with a pair of games next weekend against Villanova and Fairfield. Providence will host the Wildcats in BIG EAST play on Friday, Oct. 23 at 2:00 p.m. The Friars will take on the Stags on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Noon. The program will honor its senior class prior to the match. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.

2026 HONORS & AWARDS:
Piper Cline
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 15)

Johanna Mahner
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)

Bo Martina
BIG EAST Preseason Midfielder of the Year
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 22)

Lily Procaccianti
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)

Carly van Benten
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
NFHCA Division I Watchlist
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 29, Oct. 6)

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Players Mentioned

Piper Cline

Pauline Gineste

Saar Koper

Johanna Mahner

Bo Martina

Ava Porter

Lily Procaccianti

Martu Torre Festa

Carly van Benten

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