Top-Seeded Liberty to Open ASUN Tournament Against No. 8 Seed Stetson, Thursday
11/15/2022 1:33:35 PM | Women's Volleyball
No. 1 seed Liberty (21-7, 14-2) brings a 10-match winning streak into the 2022 ASUN Volleyball Championship, hosted by Lipscomb at Allen Arena. The Lady Flames will open play in the quarterfinal round, Thursday at 5 p.m. Eastern Time against No. 8 seed Stetson (15-13, 6-10).
Tournament Links
ASUN Volleyball Championship Tournament Central
2022 ASUN Volleyball Championship
Allen Arena - Nashville, Tenn.
Thursday, Nov. 17
Match 1: 11 a.m. ET #2 FGCU vs. #7 North Florida Live Stats | ESPN+
Match 2: 2 p.m. ET #3 Jacksonville St. vs. #6 Kennesaw St. Live Stats | ESPN+
Match 3: 5 p.m. ET #1 Liberty vs. #8 Stetson Live Stats | ESPN+
Match 4: 8 p.m. ET #4 Lipscomb vs. #5 Central Arkansas Live Stats | ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 18
Semifinal 1: 5 p.m. ET - Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner Live Stats | ESPN+
Semifinal 2: 8 p.m. ET - Match 3 Winner vs Match 4 Winner Live Stats | ESPN+
Saturday, Nov. 19
Championship Match: 8 p.m. ET - Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner Live Stats | ESPN+
Liberty tied a program record for conference wins in a single season (14-2 in Big South in 2010) this year, and is on its first double-digit winning streak since winning 13 in a row during 2014.
Liberty entered the week ranked in the top 25 nationally in opponents' hitting percentage (17th, .162), total blocks (12th, 276.5), blocks per set (25th, 2.61), total kills (23rd, 1,476) and kills per set (13.92).
Delaney Dilfer leads the ASUN and ranks fifth nationally with 1,180 assists, the most assists by a Liberty setter since the 2010 season. She also paces the ASUN with 45 aces, ranking 31st nationally.
ASUN total blocks leader Lydia Burts has posted 125 blocks this season, the most by a Lady Flame since Jade Vorster's 145 rejections in 2014.
Madison Blane leads the ASUN in blocks per set both overall (1.28, 34th nationally) and in conference play (1.43) and hits an ASUN-best .372 in conference matches.
Kamryn Bacus averaged 3.70 kills per set during conference play and has scored 4.22 kills per set during Liberty's current 10-match winning streak. She has posted a team-high nine 15-kill contests this season.
Trinity Watts and Lydia Burts are tied for the team lead with 18 double-digit kill matches each.
Liberty is looking for its eighth-ever conference tournament championship and first since winning back-to-back Big South titles in 2011 and 2012.
