Liberty University
4-1,0-0ASUN
Navy
4-4,0-0Patriot
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 22 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 1 |
| LIBERTY | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Lady Flames Defeat Navy, 3-1
9/10/2021 10:25:54 PM | Women's Volleyball
Liberty bounced back from a Friday morning setback to Old Dominion, defeating Navy in four sets (25-22, 28-30, 25-18, 25-22) on Friday night at Liberty Arena.
With the win, the Lady Flames improve to 4-1 on the season, including 1-1 at the Liberty Invitational. Meanwhile, Navy evens its record at 4-4 after a 1-1 showing today.
Liberty will face both Purdue Fort Wayne (10 a.m.) and Loyola Marymount tomorrow, while Navy will face Loyola Marymount at 4 p.m.
Notable Numbers
• Liberty outhit Navy .225-.082, as both teams posted 10 blocks. The Lady Flames also led in digs (season-high 78 digs to 65 for Navy), while the Midshipmen led 8-5 in aces.
• Trinity Watts scored a match-high 15 kills, while Lilly Kruse posted her second career double-double with 14 kills and 16 digs. Lydia Burts posted nine kills and seven blocks, while Amelia Preston scored nine kills. Lindsey Hardesty collected 18 digs, while Leah Kodat corralled a career-high 14 digs.
• Cami Herman led Navy with 12 kills, while Jamie Llewellyn scored 11 kills. Maggie Bodman recorded six blocks.
Turning Point
• Navy evened the match with a 30-28 set-two win, battling back from a 24-22 deficit during a set that included 16 ties and eight lead changes.
• The Lady Flames took control of the match from that point, winning set three 25-18 and taking a 25-22 set-four victory.
Quick Hits
• Liberty is now 7-16 all-time against Navy in volleyball, having won the last three meetings. The Lady Flames defeated the Midshipmen 3-1 on Sept. 15, 2006 in the teams’ last meeting.
• The Lady Flames are off to their best five-match start to a season since beginning the 2014 campaign 4-1.
• Navy’s .082 hitting percentage was the lowest attack percentage by an opponent this season.
• Kruse scored 14 kills in both matches today, marking the first time in her career that she has posted back-to-back 10-kill matches.
• Burts’ four solo blocks tonight were the most by a Lady Flame since Nicki Scripko posted five solo blocks against UC Irvine on Sept. 21, 2008.
• Amelia Preston made her return to the court today after missing the spring season due to injury. It had been 640 days since Preston last competed in a match for Liberty. The redshirt senior outside hitter scored a total of 13 kills at a .524 pace in her two matches played today.
Up Next
The Lady Flames take on Purdue Fort Wayne tomorrow at 10 a.m. to begin the final day of the Liberty Invitational.
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