App State Field Hockey Hosts Miami Friday, #6 Liberty Sunday

BOONE, N.C. — The No. 17 App State area hockey group hosts each the Miami RedHawks on Friday, adopted by a top-20 matchup in opposition to the No. 6 Liberty Flames.

There shall be a joint, selfie scavenger hunt with App State Field Hockey and App State Cross Country throughout Friday’s contests, the place 4 individuals can win a chunk of team-issued attire. For Sunday’s sport in opposition to Liberty, there shall be a hat giveaway the place the primary 50 followers in attendance will take residence an App State Field Hockey hat.

The Mountaineers (8-1, 3-0) are coming off a walk-off, additional time win over No. 18 James Madison, pushing the Mountaineers to their first ever nationwide rating. Sophia Baxter, Lise Boekaar, Frederique Grimbergen, Hadley Kuzmicky and Kassie Paul all discovered the again of the cage within the matchup, with Boekaar’s purpose coming in additional time to seal the win.

Friday’s Matchup

• Who: No. 17 App State vs. Miami (Ohio)
• Where: Dr. Jan C. Watson Field on the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex // Boone, N.C.
• When: Friday, Oct. 3, 3 p.m.

Sunday’s Matchup

• Who: No. 17 App State vs. No. 6 Liberty
• Where: Dr. Jan C. Watson Field on the Brandon & Erica M. Adcock Field Hockey Complex // Boone, N.C.
• When: Sunday, Oct. 5, midday

Scouting the Mountaineers
Through their first seven video games, the Seventeenth-ranked Mountaineers lead the convention in targets (42) and scoring common (4.667), whereas additionally second in assists (32) and pictures (165). Nationally, the Mountaineers additionally lead in targets per sport (4.67), factors per sport (12.89) and scoring common (4.65), whereas additionally ranked fourth in penalty corners per sport (8.56) and scoring margin (2.66). App State is fifth within the nation in assists (3.56) and seventh within the nation in win proportion (.889).

Boekaar has been on a tear this season, main the MAC in assists (16) and whole factors (36) whereas additionally tied for second in targets (10). She leads the nation in assists per sport (1.78) and second in factors per sport (4.0). Her efficiency in the course of the opening weekend earned her the MAC Offensive Player of the Week honor after she was chargeable for the group’s first 10 targets of the season.

Boekaar presently holds the App State report for essentially the most assists in a single season (16), and yet another help will give her essentially the most in App State Field Hockey historical past.

On the defensive finish, Baxter has been a drive, incomes the MAC Defensive Player of the Week honor for her play in opposition to Davidson. She earned her second Defensive Player of the Week after video games in opposition to Bellarmine and No. 18 James Madison for her second in-season award of the season. Baxter presently has eight targets and two assists on the season, with two game-winners.

The 2025 group options three gamers who earned All-MAC alternatives in 2024. Midfielder Boekaar was named to the All-MAC First Team and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) South Region First Team. Henriette Stegen was named to the All-MAC Second Team, whereas Frederique Grimbergen earned a spot on the All-MAC Freshman Team.

Six Mountaineers are on the 2025 NFHCA Division I Watch List: returning gamers Baxter, Boekaar, Grimbergen and Stegen, and newcomers Kate Richardson and Calista Schwartz. Baxter represented the Mountaineers on the Senior Nexus Championship final summer season.

Scouting the RedHawks

Miami (Ohio) (6-3, 2-1 MAC) enters the matchup after a 14-8 (7-1 MAC), MAC Tournament profitable season in 2024. Most just lately, the RedHawks fell to MAC opponent No. 11 UMass, 3-1. The RedHawks are led by head coach Iñako Puzo, who’s in his fifteenth yr on the helm of this system.

Scouting the Flames

No. 6 Liberty (7-1, 2-0 Big East) enters the matchup after a 10-8 (4-3 Big East) season in 2024. In their final sport, the Flames took down William & Mary 4-0 on the street in Williamsburg, Va. Liberty is led by head coach Nikki Parsley-Blocker, who’s in her ninth yr main this system.

Series History

vs. Miami (Ohio): This is the twenty seventh all-time assembly between the Mountaineers and the RedHawks, with App State trailing within the sequence 4-22.

vs. Liberty: This is the tenth official assembly between the Mountaineers and the Flames, with Liberty main the sequence 8-1.

Up Next

The Mountaineers will hit the street for Michigan, taking up MAC opponent Central Michigan on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m., adopted by a matchup in opposition to Michigan State on Oct. 12 at midday.