Liberty University
14-7,7-2ASUN
Stetson
12-8,3-5ASUN
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Stetson | 22 | 22 | 12 | 0 |
Liberty Sweeps Stetson
10/21/2022 8:04:20 PM | Women's Volleyball
Liberty won a pair of close sets before rolling to a 25-12 set-three win to secure a 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-22, 25-12) over Stetson, Friday at Edmunds Center.
Liberty improves to 14-7 on the season, including 7-2 in ASUN play, with its third win in a row. The Hatters fall to 12-8, 3-5 in conference matches following their third straight loss.
Notable Numbers
• Liberty outhit Stetson .336-.198 for the match, more than doubling (55-27) the Hatters’ kill total. The Lady Flames also led in aces (5-2), digs (39-32) and blocks.
• Kamryn Bacus led Liberty in kills for the third straight match, scoring a match-high 17 kills at a .533 pace. Delaney Dilfer dished out a match-high 44 assists while adding three aces, 11 digs and two blocks. Kate Phillips contributed 15 kills and added 11 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. Lydia Burts scored 10 kills at a .389 pace, while Madison Blane posted four blocks.
• Elena Djokovic and Alexis Thompson scored seven kills each for Stetson, while Nyah Molina dished out 19 assists.
Turning Point
• Set one wet back and forth, with 15 ties and six lead changes. Liberty broke a 21-all tie with kills from Trinity Watts and Phillips. After Stetson sided out, Burts sent down a kill before Bacus’ solo block sealed the set. Similarly to set one, the second set went to Liberty in a tight one, 25-22.
• Liberty hit .400 during the third set, holding Stetson to just four kills at a .043 pace while winning 25-12.
Quick Hits
• Liberty now leads the all-time series with Stetson, 6-3. Stetson won both meetings in five sets last year, and tonight was Liberty’s first win over the Hatters since sweeping them 3-0 on Nov. 12, 2019.
• Dilfer recorded her 12th double-double of the season and 18th of her career. Her 12 double-doubles this season are the most by a Liberty player since Hannah Morris totaled 12 in 2019.
• Bacus has scored 17 or more kills in each of the last three matches. She is the first Lady Flame since Casey Goodwin (four straight, Nov. 10-21, 2019) with 17 or more kills in three or more consecutive matches.
• Burts has posted six straight 10-kill matches, the first Liberty middle blocker since Chelaine McCarty, Oct. 6-20, 2009, with six consecutive double-digit kill contests.
• Liberty has outhit its opponent in each of its last 12 matches. The last time Liberty outhit its opponent in 12 or more consecutive matches was Oct. 5 through Nov. 17, 2007, when the Lady
Flames outhit opponents in 16 consecutive matches.
Up Next
Liberty will head to Fort Myers, Fla., to take on defending ASUN champion FGCU at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Alico Arena.
