Liberty to Play First Road Contest of 2021 at Robert Morris
2/20/2021 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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Liberty will play its first away game on Sunday afternoon at Robert Morris. Game time between the Lady Flames and Colonials is set for noon at Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pa.
Liberty (0-1) is in search of its first victory of 2021 after a 13-5 setback to No. 18 Virginia Tech, last Friday. Robert Morris (0-0) is seeing its first game action since March 11, 2020.
The Lady Flames and Colonials last met on March 5, 2020, in what turned out to be Liberty's last game of a shortened 2020 campaign. In that contest at the Liberty Lacrosse Field, senior Grace Fletcher scored the game-winning goal on a free-position shot with 4.2 seconds left for a 14-13 Liberty victory.
Sunday's contest was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon but was moved back a day due to weather conditions in the Pittsburgh area.
The two teams have met six times, with each squad winning three times. The Lady Flames have had the upper hand in the last three meetings (2018, 2019 and 2020). The six all-time meetings have been decided by an average of 2.67 goals per game, including two one-goal games.
Lady Flames News and Notes
• Liberty's last visit to Robert Morris came on Feb. 27, 2019. The Lady Flames topped the Colonials 10-7 on that day behind three goals apiece from Carly White and Hannah Quast.
• Liberty junior midfielder Mia Toscano is one of seven players in the country averaging 4.00 caused turnovers per game. Toscano is also No. 2 in the nation in ground balls per game (5.00) in the early part of the season.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Soriero is tied for first in the country in saves per game (15.00). Soriero made a career-best 15 stops in the season opener versus No. 18 Virginia Tech, and her .536 save percentage is 12th best in the nation. Soriero also checks in at fifth in the country in ground balls per contest (4.00)
• Sophomore attacker Leah Ruby led the offense with four points (2 g, 2 a) in the Lady Flames' season opener. Freshman midfielder Mackenzie Lehman scored her first collegiate goal and tied for the team lead with three draw controls.
• Liberty senior Carly White earned ASUN Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and Preseason All-Conference team honors. Anna Keebler and Sarah Steenson received ASUN Preseason All-Conference accolades as well for the Lady Flames.
• The Lady Flames have been picked to finish second in the ASUN Women's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll for a second straight year. Jacksonville is the preseason favorite in the conference, while Kennesaw State (third) and Stetson (fourth) comprise the rest of the poll.
• Liberty is 3-8 all-time in road openers. However, the Lady Flames are 2-1 in their first road match of the year over the past three seasons. Those two victories were at Mercer (14-7 in 2018) and at Lehigh (15-5 in 2019).
• Liberty's 2021 slate features five opponents ranked in the 2021 IWLCA Division I Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 2 Notre Dame (March 19, away), No. 8 Florida (April 28, away), No. 10 James Madison (March 31, home), No. 15 Duke (April 13, away) and No. 18 Virginia Tech (Feb. 12, home).
