Lady Flames to Host Middle Tennessee Sunday

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty enters the final stretch of the regular season hosting Middle Tennessee in a critical Conference USA matchup on Sunday. The contest is scheduled for 1 p.m. from Osborne Stadium and will be streamed on ESPN+.

Liberty clinched a position in the CUSA Championship beginning on Nov. 6 in Miami, Fla., with its 0-0 draw at Western Kentucky on Saturday. The team looks to secure a No. 1 or 2 seed that will secure a bye in the first round of the playoff.

The Lady Flames (12-1-4, 4-1-2 CUSA) currently sit at No. 2 in the CUSA standings with 14 points, followed by No. 4 Middle Tennessee (7-8, 4-3 CUSA) with 12 points. Liberty looks to extend its five-game unbeaten streak (3-0-2) on Sunday.

Lady Flames News & Notes

In their only previous meeting with Middle Tennessee, the Lady Flames topped the Blue Raiders 1-0 on the road in their first-ever CUSA game on Sept. 21, 2023.
Liberty looks to improve on a 5-1-1 record at home this season with just two games remaining at Osborne Stadium.
With an .824 winning percentage, Liberty ranks No. 12 in the country and is one of nine teams with just one loss this season.
Entering the week, Liberty ranks No. 14 nationally allowing 7.4 shots per game. The Lady Flames are No. 15 in the country, allowing 3.12 shots on goal per game.
Forward Ivy Garner (7g, 6a, 20p) has scored the past five goals for Liberty and has recorded 13 points (5g, 3a) in seven CUSA contests.
Halle Engle (9g, 3a, 21p) ranks fourth in the country with five game-winning goals this season. Garner trails her with four this season, including three in the current five-game unbeaten streak.
Liberty is 7-0 when Engle scores the opening goal of the game.
The Lady Flames lead CUSA with a +23 goal differential. Liberty has scored 34 goals and has allowed 11 tallies.
Defender Elise Graf was awarded the CUSA Defensive Player of the Week award on Tuesday.
Liberty's defense leads CUSA with a 0.65 goals-against average (GAA) and nine shutouts this season.
Goalkeepers Grace Workman (8-1-2) and Peyton Huber (4-0-2) have combined on five shutouts and have two 90-minute shutouts each. Combined, the goalkeepers lead CUSA with a .790 save percentage.
Workman paces CUSA with a 0.47 GAA and an .818 save percentage.
The Lady Flames have nine players that have at least 16 starts and 18 that have logged at least 400 minutes this season.

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Lady Flames to Host Middle Tennessee Sunday

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Players Mentioned

Halle Engle

Ivy Garner

Elise Graf

Peyton Huber

Grace Workman