Liberty Travels to Lipscomb and Central Arkansas
9/28/2021 4:53:51 PM | Women's Soccer
Liberty will look to extend its eight-game unbeaten streak as they hit the road to face Lipscomb and Central Arkansas. Liberty and Central Arkansas are two of four teams in the ASUN Conference with a 2-0 conference record and will meet for the first time in program history. Liberty will face Lipscomb for the sixth time in program history as the Lady Flames went 1-1-1 last season against Lipscomb. Liberty’s offense will be tested as they will face Lipscomb, who ranks No. 1 in the ASUN Conference in goals against average (0.67) and Central Arkansas’ goalkeeper, Keyla Perez, ranks No. 3 in the ASUN with a 0.84 goals against average.
Gameday Central Links
Liberty at Lipscomb
Game Date: Thursday, Sept. 30
Game Time: 7 p.m. (EST)
Location: Lipscomb Soccer Complex
Live Video: YouTube
Liberty at Central Arkansas
Game Date: Sunday, Oct. 3
Game Time: 2 p.m. (EST)
Location: Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
Live Video: Bear Nation Network
Liberty Notables
- Coach Wedemeyer became the 86th active Division I coach to reach 200 career wins, which he achieved on Sept. 23 against Jacksonville State.
- Liberty ranks No. 91 in the RPI, the second highest ranking in the ASUN (North Florida ranks No. 75).
- Liberty ranks No. 50 in the country in goals against average (0.71).
- Randi Palacios ranks No. 69 in the country in goals against average (0.78).
- Liberty has seven straight shutouts and has not allowed a goal in the last 706 minutes of action.
- Liberty’s seven straight shutouts ties the program record that was set back in 2016
- Liberty has won five straight non-conference games for the first time since 2012.
- Liberty has three players ranked in the top five in goals scored this season in the ASUN. Maddy Oliver ranks No. 3 (5) while Meredith King and Kasey Jamieson are tied at No. 4 with four goals.
- Liberty is 7-1-1 the last two seasons when Meredith King records a point.
- Maddy Oliver ranks No. 3 in the ASUN in goals scored this season (4) and fifth in points (8).
- Oliver is tied for No. 18 in the country with three game-winning goals this season.
- Oliver and King are tied for No. 3 in the ASUN in points (11).
