CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — The LIU field hockey team's season officially is underway.
The Sharks opened their season with a 5-1 loss to host Villanova on Friday afternoon at The Proving Grounds.
Redshirt freshman
Jules Kuzmich, making her collegiate debut, produced a second-quarter goal to pull LIU within one score at the time.
Freshmen
Victoria Nazar and
Pippa Sickler also made their collegiate debuts — with Nazar, like Kuzmich, in the starting lineup.
Maggie Streichert made 10 saves in goal.
The Sharks' season-opening road trip continues when they face UMass Lowell on Sunday at 1 p.m.