Liberty University
2-2,0-0ASUN
Winthrop
1-4,0-0Big South
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 25 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| Liberty | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Liberty Battles for 3-1 Comeback Win Over Winthrop
9/2/2022 9:25:54 PM | Women's Volleyball
After dropping the opening set, Liberty battled back to win the next three sets and the match, 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-13) during its home opener, Friday at Liberty Arena.
Liberty, playing in front of a facility-record 1,057 fans, evens its record at 2-2. Meanwhile, Winthrop falls to 1-4 on the season, including 1-1 so far at this weekend’s tournament.
Notable Numbers
• Liberty outhit Winthrop .203-.162 for the match, also leading in kills (59-43), aces (7-3) and digs (74-61). Meanwhile, the Eagles led 9-8 in blocks.
• Kamryn Bacus led all players with a season-high-tying 16 kills, collecting a career-high 14 digs for her first career double-double. Delaney Dilfer totaled her second double-double in a row with a season-high 52 assists and 10 digs. Kate Phillips (12 kills, career-high 21 digs) and Trinity Watts (10 kills, three aces, 11 digs) contributed double-doubles as well. Lydia Burts scored 12 kills and added seven blocks, while Erica Lowery collected 14 digs.
• Alayna Jansky scored a team-high 15 kills and added 10 digs for Winthrop. Meanwhile, Brookelynn Thomas totaled 12 kills and five blocks. Isabella Murray dished out a team-high 39 assists, while Madison Gorniak collected 17 digs.
Turning Point
• Winthrop outhit Liberty .303-.051 during a 25-21 set-one Eagles victory. The Lady Flames answered in the second, hitting .319 compared to .167 for Winthrop while winning 25-20 to tie the match at one-all.
• Winthrop appeared on its way to a victory in the third set, leading 14-8 after a block by Murray and Alicia Roberts. Liberty rallied from that point on, taking a 22-19 lead after a pair of blocks which punctuated a 5-0 Flames run. The Eagles battled to within one at 23-22 before Liberty iced the set with a Julia Mangum kill and a Mangum/Bacus block.
Quick Hits
• Liberty is now 33-19 all-time against Winthrop in volleyball, having won the last two meetings. The last time these two teams met was a 3-0 Liberty sweep at Winthrop, Oct. 20, 2017, in the Lady Flames’ last season in the Big South Conference.
• Today was the first time that four Lady Flames recorded double-doubles in the same match since Oct. 8, 2021 at Stetson, when Amaya Williams, Kate Phillips, Kennedi Sutter and Trinity Watts all posted double-doubles.
• Dilfer’s 52 assists tied the Liberty Arena record for assists in a match, set by Liberty’s Amaya Williams on Nov. 7, 2021 against Stetson.
• Phillips’ 21 digs tonight were the most by a Liberty outside hitter in a single match since Gabrielle Vess collected 22 digs against Elon five years ago today, Sept. 2, 2017.
Up Next
Liberty finishes off its home tournament tomorrow, taking on UNCW at 10 a.m. before facing Murray State at 3 p.m.
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