NEW YORK – Connecticut and Liberty, tied atop the BIG EAST field hockey standings at 4-0, will look to keep their respective league records unblemished and clinch spots in the BIG EAST Championship Presented by Jeep when they host matches Friday, the customary day for a full slate of conference games.
UConn, ranked fifth nationally, hosts Villanova at 3 p.m. The Huskies, who are 11-2 overall, have not lost a BIG EAST match since 2013. One more victory assures them of one of the four spots in the BIG EAST Championship. Junior forward Antonia Tiedtke was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after recording two assists in a win over Providence and a goal in a loss to No.