Liberty Hosts VCU in Home Opener
8/25/2021 10:16:16 AM | Women's Soccer
Liberty will play its first home game of the 2021 Fall schedule as the Lady Flames host VCU at Osborne Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 29. This will be the first home game since April 7, 2021 when Liberty hosted North Alabama in the opening round of the ASUN Tournament. This will be the first time Liberty has hosted VCU since 2017 at Osborne Stadium.
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Liberty vs. VCU
Game Date: Sunday, August 29
Game Time: 1 p.m. (EST)
Location: Osborne Stadium
Live Video: ESPN+
Liberty Notables
- Liberty was picked 4th in the ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Liberty added grad transfer, Randi Palacios, from UConn who was named Big EAST Goalkeeper of the Year.
- Six freshmen have received playing time in the first two games of the season.
- Kasey Jamieson ranks No. 4 in shot attempts this season (5).
- Liberty replaces goalkeeper Melody Jayroe and Cora Duininck at centerback who each have started Liberty’s last 67 games.
- Liberty ranked No. 2 in the ASUN Conference in shot attempts last season (131).
- Reigning ASUN Freshman of the Year, Meredith King, ranked No. 5 in the ASUN Conference with 17 shot attempts last season.
- Liberty ranked No. 5 in the ASUN Conference in goals against average (0.92) last season.
- Liberty returns four ASUN All-Conference honorees from last season in McKinley Burkett, Rachel DeRuby, Kasey Jamieson and Meredith King.
- Liberty head coach, Lang Wedemeyer, is the reigning ASUN Coach of the Year.
- Liberty is coming off its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance, winning the 2021 Spring ASUN Tournament.
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