Fourth-Quarter Madness Powers Miami Past No. 15 Liberty, 5-4

Saturday, September 19

Lynchburg, Vir.

12 p.m.

Miami University

(4-3)

Liberty

(4-3)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Miami (Ohio)	0	1	0	3	1	5
Liberty	2	1	0	1	0	4

Fourth-Quarter Madness Powers Miami Past No. 15 Liberty, 5-4

9/19/2026 2:23:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The RedHawks downed the No. 15 Liberty Flames on the road Saturday, scoring three goals in the fourth quarter to complete a comeback and send the game to overtime, where they won 5-4. Malena Sabez recorded a hat trick during the game, including the game-winning goal in overtime. The RedHawks improve to 4-3 with the win while Liberty falls to 4-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Miami generated three early penalty corners in the first quarter but could not score.
Liberty took a 1-0 lead halfway through the first, scoring unassisted to break the tie.
Just one minute later, Liberty scored again, picking off an attempted clear by Miami to make it 2-0.
Early in the second, Judit Garcia Gregory set up Toto Scarlatti for her second score of the season, bringing the RedHawks within one goal, 2-1.
The Flames answered with their third goal of the day, putting a shot in the top left corner of the net to make it 3-1.
Miami generated two penalty corners at the end of the half but could not capitalize.
Liberty defended five Miami corner opportunities in the third quarter.
With eight minutes to play Sabez struck back, scoring on a penalty corner with assists by Kylie Coughlin on the insert and Julia Fernandez on the set.
90 seconds later, Toto Scarlatti scored again with a reverse-stick shot from the left side, tying the game 3-3 with less than seven minutes in regulation.
Liberty answered quickly, charging down the field for a quick tip-in from the right post to reclaim the lead, 4-3.
After an unsuccessful corner with four minutes to go, Miami generated a second corner opportunity and Maxi Aguirregomezcorta set up Sabez for her second score of the day to make it 4-4 and send the game into overtime.
Sabez opened overtime by completing a hat trick. She scored her third goal of the game off another assist by Aguirregomezcorta to end the sudden death overtime period and give the RedHawks a 5-4 comeback victory.