Liberty Welcomes Kennesaw State to Conclude Regular Season

LYNCHBURG, Va. – With a potential No. 1 seed in the Conference USA Championship on the line, the Liberty women's soccer team will host Kennesaw State in its final regular season contest on Friday night. The Lady Flames (13-1-4, 5-1-2 CUSA) are scheduled to take on Kennesaw State (3-9-4, 2-3-3 CUSA) at Osborne Stadium at 6 p.m. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+.

Liberty currently sits at No. 2 in the CUSA standings with 17 points, looking up at FIU with 19 points and trailed by New Mexico State with 16 points. The Lady Flames would clinch a first-round bye with a win or a New Mexico State loss on Thursday night.

The Lady Flames meet their former Atlantic Sun rivals for the first time as members of Conference USA. Liberty owns a 4-3 all-time record against the Owls, including a 1-0 victory in the 2021 ASUN Championship game.

Lady Flames News & Notes

Liberty looks to improve on a 6-1-1 home record this season. In 2023, the team collected a 6-2 record at Osborne Stadium
The Lady Flames have won at least 11 regular-season games in the past four seasons. Liberty seeks its second consecutive year with 14 regular-season victories.
With an .833 winning percentage, Liberty ranks No. 8 in the country and is one of 13 teams with just one loss this season.
Liberty looks to extend its current six-game unbeaten streak (4-0-2) in CUSA play.
Halle Engle is coming off a two-goal performance in a 2-1 win over Middle Tennessee, earning her the CUSA Offensive Player of the Week award for the second time this season (Sept. 10).
Engle leads the Lady Flames with 11 goals this season and 25 points (three assists). The forward ranks third in the country with six game-winning goals.
Liberty is 8-0 when Engle scores the opening tally of the game.
Ivy Garner (7g, 7a, 21p) has recorded at least one point in six of eight CUSA contests this season.
The Lady Flames lead CUSA with a +24 goal differential. Liberty has scored 35 goals and has allowed 12 tallies.
Liberty's defense leads CUSA with a 0.67 goals-against average (GAA) and nine total shutouts this season.
Liberty goalkeeper Grace Workman paces CUSA with a 0.44 GAA and an .857 save percentage.
Workman (9-1-2) 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. The keepers have split minutes evenly in 2024 with 810 minutes each.
The Lady Flames have nine players that have made at least 17 starts and 15 that have played at least 500 minutes this season.

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Liberty Welcomes Kennesaw State to Conclude Regular Season

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Players Mentioned

Halle Engle

Ivy Garner

Peyton Huber

Grace Workman