
Liberty Takes Off for Pair of Conference USA Road Meetings
10/9/2024 11:56:00 AM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lady Flames look to cement their Conference USA standing with road contests at Sam Houston on Thursday night and against Louisiana Tech on Sunday afternoon. Thursday's contest is set for 7:30 PM ET from Pritchett Field and Sunday's match is scheduled for 2: 00 PM ET from Robert Mack Caruthers Field. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+.
Current No. 4 seed Liberty (10-1-3, 2-1-1 CUSA, 7 points) looks to build off a strong start to CUSA action when it takes on current No. 2 seed Sam Houston (6-4-2, 3-1 CUSA, 9 points) and Louisiana Tech (2-5-5, 0-2-2 CUSA).
Liberty takes on Sam Houston for the second time in program history after setting a season-high goal total in a 6-0 victory over the Bearkats (Sept. 24) in 2023.
The Lady Flames return to Ruston, La., the host site of the 2023 CUSA Women's Soccer Championship. where Liberty topped Louisiana Tech in two consecutive games to end the regular season (4-1 final, Oct. 29) and begin the CUSA Championship (4-0 final, Nov. 3). Liberty topped No. 1 seed New Mexico State 2-1 to claim the CUSA Championship title on Nov. 5.
Lady Flames News & Notes
Current No. 4 seed Liberty (10-1-3, 2-1-1 CUSA, 7 points) looks to build off a strong start to CUSA action when it takes on current No. 2 seed Sam Houston (6-4-2, 3-1 CUSA, 9 points) and Louisiana Tech (2-5-5, 0-2-2 CUSA).
Liberty takes on Sam Houston for the second time in program history after setting a season-high goal total in a 6-0 victory over the Bearkats (Sept. 24) in 2023.
The Lady Flames return to Ruston, La., the host site of the 2023 CUSA Women's Soccer Championship. where Liberty topped Louisiana Tech in two consecutive games to end the regular season (4-1 final, Oct. 29) and begin the CUSA Championship (4-0 final, Nov. 3). Liberty topped No. 1 seed New Mexico State 2-1 to claim the CUSA Championship title on Nov. 5.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty owns a 5-0-2 road record in 2024. Liberty topped Jacksonville State 4-0 in its only CUSA contest as a visitor on Sept. 19.
- The Lady Flames are outscoring their opponents 19-4 on the road in 2024.
- Liberty leads the CUSA with a +20 goal differential, 15.36 shots per game, and a .821 winning percentage.
- Halle Engle leads Liberty with nine goals and 20 points this season. She ranks No. 15 in the country with nine goals scored.
- Ivy Garner leads the team and CUSA with six assists this season.
- Engle ranks No. 2 in the country with five game-winning goals.
- Liberty is 7-0 this season when Engle nets the game's first score.
- The Lady Flames boast 16 players that have logged over 400 minutes this season.
- Goalkeeper Grace Workman (7-1-2) leads CUSA in goals-against average with a 0.571 mark this season.
- Goalkeepers Workman and Peyton Huber (3-1-1) have split time evenly with each player logging 630 minutes.
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