Friday, October 27
Huntsville, Texas
7:30 PM ET/6:30 PM CT
Liberty University
12-11,5-6CUSA
3
at
1
Sam Houston
7-19,1-12CUSA
1
2
3
4
F
Liberty
20
25
27
25
3
Sam Houston
25
21
25
23
1
Liberty Battles for 4-Set Win at Sam Houston
10/27/2023 10:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HUNTSVILLE, Texas - After dropping the first set, Liberty bounced back to win the final three sets for a 3-1 victory (20-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-23) on Friday at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
With the win, Liberty improved to 12-11 overall, including 5-6 in ASUN play. Meanwhile, the Bearkats fell to 7-19, 1-12 in conference matches. The Lady Flames maintain a sixth-place standing in CUSA, while Sam Houston is ninth.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames and Bearkats conclude this weekend's series tomorrow, with first serve set for 1 p.m. Eastern time at Johnson Coliseum.
With the win, Liberty improved to 12-11 overall, including 5-6 in ASUN play. Meanwhile, the Bearkats fell to 7-19, 1-12 in conference matches. The Lady Flames maintain a sixth-place standing in CUSA, while Sam Houston is ninth.
Notable Numbers
- For the match, Liberty outhit Sam Houston .244-.189. The Lady Flames led in kills (63-47), assists (59-46) and aces (8-4), while the Bearkats held a 65-58 advantage in digs. Both teams posted 10 blocks.
- Liberty's Kamryn Bacus led all players with 21 kills while adding a career-high 16 digs. Kate Phillips tied her career high with 20 kills, also serving up a match-high three aces. Delaney Dilfer turned in a double-double with a match-high 50 assists and 10 digs, while Madison Blane scored 10 kills and Erica Lowery collected 10 digs. Blane, Julia Mangum and Ananda Patterson had five blocks each.
- Alyssa Fielder led Sam Houston with 14 kills, followed by 10 kills from Jaylibeth Garcia-Rosa. Hannah Baker collected a match-high 22 digs, while Michael Panekova posted five blocks. Avery Fowler registered a double-double with 21 assists and 10 digs, while Hailey Heider collected 15 digs.
- With the match tied at 1-1 at Sam Houston leading 24-22 in the third, the Flames fought off three total set-point tries. Liberty ended the set on a 3-0 spurt, getting a kill from Phillips and a pair of Patterson blocks to seal the 27-25 win.
- Sam Houston appeared poised to send the match to a fifth set, leading 23-21 in set four. However, Liberty scored the next four point, with Kate Phillips' match-clinching kill standing up under review.
- Liberty and Sam Houston met for the first time in volleyball tonight.
- Blane scored 10 or more kills for the eighth time in the last eight matches.
- Liberty is 11-8 in sets decided by two points and 7-2 in extended sets this year.
- The Lady Flames' 63 kills tonight were their most in a four-set match this season.
- Tonight was the second time that Bacus and Phillips both scored 20 or more kills in the same match (also Sept. 7 at Hawai'i). Bacus now has four 20-kill matches this season and seven for her career, while Phillips' second 20-kill contest of 2023 gives her three for her career.
- Dilfer has now dished out 50 assists or more three times this season and 20 times as a collegiate setter.
- Liberty is now 4-2 in the first match of a two-match Conference USA series so far this season.
- The Lady Flames have hit .222 or better in six out of their last seven contests.
The Lady Flames and Bearkats conclude this weekend's series tomorrow, with first serve set for 1 p.m. Eastern time at Johnson Coliseum.
Team Stats
Lib
SHSU
Kills
63
47
Errors
24
20
Attempts
160
143
Hitting %
.244
.189
Points
81.0
61.0
Assists
59
46
Aces
8
4
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
20
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
5
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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