Liberty Set to Host CUSA Foes UTEP and New Mexico State

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Coming off its first loss of the season, the Liberty women's soccer team looks to get back on the winning track hosting a pair of Conference USA matchups against UTEP on Thursday and facing New Mexico State on Sunday.

The Lady Flames (9-1-2, 1-1 CUSA) prepare to take on the Miners (3-5-3, 0-2-1 CUSA) at 6 p.m. and the Aggies (7-4-1, 2-1 CUSA) on Sunday at 1 p.m. from Osborne Stadium. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Liberty suffered its first loss of the season in its home CUSA opener, falling 3-0 to FIU on Thursday. In 2023, New Mexico State handed Liberty its first loss of the year, 2-0 on Sept. 30, after 11 consecutive victories. The Lady Flames returned the favor, topping the Aggies 2-1 to claim the CUSA Championship title on Nov. 5.

Lady Flames News & Notes

Despite the loss on Thursday, Liberty owns the No. 14 ranked winning percentage in the country with a .833 mark.
The Lady Flames have been held scoreless in two of the past three contests. Over that span, they are outscoring their opponents 4-3.
Liberty is outscoring its opponents 28-9 (+19) this season, ranking No. 20 in the country (+19) and holding the best mark in the conference.
Since the start of the 2022 season, Liberty holds a 39-7-7 record, good for an 80.2 percent winning percentage. In that same span, Liberty is 14-3-3 in conference matchups (8-0-2 in the Atlantic Sun in 2022).
The Lady Flames lead CUSA with 6.17 corner kicks per game and with 15.5 shots per game.
Liberty is 7-0 when Halle Engle opens the scoring. Her seven game-opening goals lead the country.
Engle leads the team with eight goals and 17 points (1 assist) but has fallen to a share of the lead in the CUSA in goals (Noemi Paquin, FIU) and dropped to second in points (Naroa Domenech, 20, Jacksonville State).
Engle ranks No. 2 in the nation with five game-winning goals.
Goalkeepers Grace Workman (6-1-1) and Peyton Huber (3-0-1) have split time evenly this season, each with 540 minutes. Both goalkeepers have recorded 15 saves.
Workman leads the team and CUSA with a 0.50 goals-against average this season.
Liberty has 17 athletes who have recorded at least 300 minutes and 14 who have played in every contest this season.

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Liberty Set to Host CUSA Foes UTEP and New Mexico State

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Players Mentioned

Halle Engle

Peyton Huber

Grace Workman