Women’s Soccer to Play Final Road Game at Western Kentucky Saturday

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lady Flames wrap up their 2024 road slate with a Conference USA matchup at Western Kentucky on Saturday. Liberty (12-1-3, 4-1-1 CUSA) looks to extend its four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1) in CUSA games when it takes on the Hilltoppers (3-7-3, 1-2-3 CUSA). The contest is set for 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT from the WKU Soccer Complex and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Liberty has dominated on the road this season with a 7-0-2 record. The Lady Flames conclude a three-game stretch of road matchups on Sunday after topping Sam Houston 1-0 on Oct. 10 and besting Louisiana Tech 2-0 on Sunday.

Following a pair of shutout victories, Liberty defender Lauren Littleton and goalkeeper Grace Workman were honored with CUSA Player of the Week awards on Tuesday. Liberty leads CUSA with a 0.69 goals-against average (GAA) and eight shutouts this season.

The Lady Flames currently rank No. 2 in the CUSA standings with 13 points, trailing FIU with 15 points.

Lady Flames News & Notes

In its last 25 road games, Liberty owns a 20-0-5 record. Its previous road defeat came in a 3-2 loss at Pitt on Sept. 11, 2022.
Liberty (12-1-3) owns the eighth-best winning percentage in the country at .844. The Lady Flames are one of nine teams with at least 12 victories and are among 19 programs with one loss.
Ivy Garner has scored five goals in her past four games. She has scored three game-winners in that span and tallied all three Liberty goals in two contests last week.
Garner leads the team and CUSA with six assists this season. She is second on Liberty and fourth in CUSA with 20 points (7g, 6a).
Halle Engle paces Liberty and ranks second in CUSA with nine goals. She leads Liberty and is third in CUSA with 21 points (9g, 3a). She is one of eight players in the country tied for second with five game-winning goals this season.
Liberty is 7-0 when Engle scores the opening goal of the game.
Liberty ranks No. 18 in the country with a +23 goal differential.
The Lady Flames offense leads CUSA with 34 goals this season.
The Lady Flames ranked No. 40 in the latest RPI rankings released on Monday.
Goalkeeper Grace Workman leads CUSA with a .471 GAA and ranks No. 14 in the country. She also leads CUSA with a .818 save percentage in 2024.

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Women’s Soccer to Play Final Road Game at Western Kentucky Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Halle Engle

Ivy Garner

Lauren Littleton

Grace Workman