Liberty University
7-8,3-5ASUN
Jacksonville
4-16,1-7ASUN
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| LIBERTY | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Liberty Storms Back for 3-1 Win Over Jacksonville
10/17/2021 4:30:09 PM | Women's Volleyball
Liberty shook off a 25-23 first-set loss, taking the next three sets in a row for a 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18) home win over Jacksonville on Sunday at Liberty Arena.
The Lady Flames (7-8) have wrapped up the first half of ASUN play with a 3-5 record, snapping a five-match winless streak today. Meanwhile, Jacksonville falls to 4-16 overall with a 1-7 conference record.
Liberty participated in a pair of cancer awareness fundraisers this weekend. Today, the Lady Flames partnered with the Side-Out Foundation to raise funds and awareness for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Notable Numbers
• Liberty outhit Jacksonville .237-.129 for the match. The Lady Flames held wide leads in aces (12-7), digs (71-54) and kills (56-41), while the Dolphins led 8-7 in blocks.
• Trinity Watts hit a season-high .462 with 14 kills. Rajini Fitzmaurice (10 kills, 14 digs) and Kate Phillips (10 kill, 12 digs) both registered double-doubles, while Amaya Williams totaled a match-high 26 assists to go along with nine digs. Five different Lady Flames recorded multiple aces, led by Grace Allread’s three. Kennedi Sutter scored nine kills, while Aspen Thompson posted four blocks and Lindsey Hardesty collected 14 digs.
• Isa Dostal scored 10 kills at a .409 pace for the Dolhpins, while Keyauna Linwood tied for the match high with four blocks. Niccola Bozzini and Gyrani Rogers served up three aces each, while Kariana Ayala collected a match-high 15 digs.
Turning Point
• Jacksonville led the opening set from start to finish, holding off a later Liberty run to win, 25-23.
• The Lady Flames took control in set two, scoring 19 kills at a .333 pace to even the match at 1-1 with a 25-21 victory. Liberty’s service game (six aces) propelled the Lady Flames to a 25-18 set-three win, before the home team won set four by a matching score, hitting .312 as a squad.
Quick Hits
• Liberty is now 6-1 all-time against Jacksonville in volleyball, including a perfect 5-0 since joining the ASUN in 2018.
• Watts’ .462 hitting percentage was the highest attack percentage by a Lady Flame this season.
• Liberty’s 12 service aces were its most since serving up 12 aces against North Alabama, Nov. 3, 2019.
• This was Liberty’s third double-digit ace match of the season, giving the Lady Flames their most matches in a single season with 10 or more aces since having three such matches in 2016.
• Liberty opened the season by hitting .200 or better in each of its first six matches. The Lady Flames, by hitting .237 today, snapped a string of eight straight sub-.200 hitting performances.
• Fitzmaurice and Phillips are tied for the team lead with four double-doubles this season.
Up Next
Liberty next heads to Jacksonville, Fla., to take on three ASUN East Division teams for the second and final ASUN crossover weekend. The Lady Flames will take on Central Arkansas on Friday, Jacksonville State on Saturday and North Alabama on Sunday.
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