Saturday, April 13
Kennesaw, Ga.
12:00 PM ET
Liberty University
5-10 (2-2ASUN)
15
at
12
Kennesaw State
5-9 (0-4ASUN)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Kennesaw State | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Liberty Uses Dominant Second Quarter to Best Kennesaw State 15-12
4/13/2024 6:37:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
KENNESAW, Ga. – The Lady Flames scored six goals in the second quarter to push past Kennesaw State 15-12 on the road Saturday. Liberty outscored the Owls 10-2 between the second and third quarters. The contest was held at Fifth Third Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga.
Liberty (5-10) evens its record in Atlantic Sun play to 2-2 in Saturday's victory over Kennesaw State. The Lady Flames have just two conference matchups remaining at Lindenwood (April 20) and hosting Jacksonville (April 27).
Katie Colavito led the way for Liberty with a career-high six goals. Jordan Sheive followed with a four-point performance (2 g, 2 a).
Liberty took control of the game in the second quarter after entering the frame trailing 6-3. Liberty went on a torrid scoring streak, including an 8-1 stretch between the first and second quarters that led to the Lady Flames holding a 13-8 lead at the conclusion of the third quarter.
The Lady Flames improve to 3-3 on the road this season and move to a perfect 7-0 all-time against Kennesaw State.
Liberty Goals: Katie Colavito 6, Kelly Scott 2, Ava Rajala 2, Olivia Glaze 2, Jordan Sheive 2, Cami Merkel 1
Liberty Assists: Kelly Scott 2, Olivia Glaze 1, Ava Rajala 1, Jordan Sheive 1
Kennesaw State Goals: Shannon Harrington 6, Caroline Farley 4, Hannah Davis 1, Natalie Welch 1.
Kennesaw State Assists: Alyssa Angelo 5, Abbey Behn 2, Hannah Davis 1, Mia MacKenzie 1
Goalkeepers
Liberty W- Mara Tellers (3-5, five saves, 60:00 minutes)
Kennesaw State: L- Julia Weiss (10 saves, 37:55 minutes)
Turning Point
The Lady Flames faced a 6-2 deficit at the 4:10 mark of the first quarter. Liberty added a goal from Katie Colavito with 1:49 left in the first and added the first two scores of the second quarter by Ava Rajala (13:11) and Jordan Sheive (12:41). The Owls answered with a tally by Shannon Herrington at the 11:40 mark.
Liberty charged back with five consecutive goals, including the final four goals of the second half. The scoring spree was led by two scores from Colavito (10:02, 5:35). From the 4:10 mark in the first to the 14:10 mark of the third quarter, Liberty outscored the Owls 8-1. The Lady Flames would go on to add the next three of the third quarter for a 13-8 lead entering the final frame.
First Half Summary
Second Half Summary
Key Stats & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (5-10, 2-2 ASUN) sets off for a crucial Atlantic Sun matchup taking on Lindenwood (11-3, 1-2 ASUN) Saturday. First draw is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. at Hunter Stadium.
Liberty (5-10) evens its record in Atlantic Sun play to 2-2 in Saturday's victory over Kennesaw State. The Lady Flames have just two conference matchups remaining at Lindenwood (April 20) and hosting Jacksonville (April 27).
Katie Colavito led the way for Liberty with a career-high six goals. Jordan Sheive followed with a four-point performance (2 g, 2 a).
Liberty took control of the game in the second quarter after entering the frame trailing 6-3. Liberty went on a torrid scoring streak, including an 8-1 stretch between the first and second quarters that led to the Lady Flames holding a 13-8 lead at the conclusion of the third quarter.
The Lady Flames improve to 3-3 on the road this season and move to a perfect 7-0 all-time against Kennesaw State.
Liberty Goals: Katie Colavito 6, Kelly Scott 2, Ava Rajala 2, Olivia Glaze 2, Jordan Sheive 2, Cami Merkel 1
Liberty Assists: Kelly Scott 2, Olivia Glaze 1, Ava Rajala 1, Jordan Sheive 1
Kennesaw State Goals: Shannon Harrington 6, Caroline Farley 4, Hannah Davis 1, Natalie Welch 1.
Kennesaw State Assists: Alyssa Angelo 5, Abbey Behn 2, Hannah Davis 1, Mia MacKenzie 1
Goalkeepers
Liberty W- Mara Tellers (3-5, five saves, 60:00 minutes)
Kennesaw State: L- Julia Weiss (10 saves, 37:55 minutes)
Turning Point
The Lady Flames faced a 6-2 deficit at the 4:10 mark of the first quarter. Liberty added a goal from Katie Colavito with 1:49 left in the first and added the first two scores of the second quarter by Ava Rajala (13:11) and Jordan Sheive (12:41). The Owls answered with a tally by Shannon Herrington at the 11:40 mark.
Liberty charged back with five consecutive goals, including the final four goals of the second half. The scoring spree was led by two scores from Colavito (10:02, 5:35). From the 4:10 mark in the first to the 14:10 mark of the third quarter, Liberty outscored the Owls 8-1. The Lady Flames would go on to add the next three of the third quarter for a 13-8 lead entering the final frame.
First Half Summary
- The Owls scored the first two goals of the contest, but Liberty faced just a 3-2 deficit midway through the first. Kennesaw State began tried to move away from the Lady Flames with three consecutive scores to create a 6-2 lead.
- Liberty held a 9-7 lead at the end of the first half.
- Colavito netted four of her six goals in the first half.
- The Lady Flames went 3-of-7 in first-half free-position opportunities.
- Liberty dominated possession in the second quarter, forcing seven Owls turnovers and grabbing 11 ground balls to one by Kennesaw State.
Second Half Summary
- Liberty outscored Kennesaw State 6-5 in the second half, kicked off with a 4-1 third quarter.
- The Lady Flames made just one save in the second half but allowed just seven shots in the second half.
- Liberty outdrew Kennesaw State 5-1 in the third quarter.
- The Owls scored the final two tallies of the game at the 3:59 and 1:15 marks but ran out of time for a comeback attempt.
Key Stats & Notes
- Liberty doubled Kennesaw State's shot output 44-22, outshooting the Owls 26-6 between the second and third quarters. Five Lady Flames recorded at least seven shots in Saturday's contest.
- The Lady Flames forced 11 caused turnovers to the Owls eight. Kennesaw State turned the ball over 23 times to Liberty's 14. Katelyn Weissend shared a game-high three caused turnovers.
- Kennesaw State converted 13-of-22 clear opportunities. Liberty failed to clear just once (11-of-12).
- With her career-high scoring output, Katie Colavito now leads Liberty with 28 goals this spring.
- Goalkeeper Mara Tellers has put together back-to-back impressive performances. In Thursday's 12-5 loss to No. 5 Notre Dame, the junior made a career-high 16 saves.
- Liberty held a 26-13 advantage in ground balls. Fourteen different Lady Flames recorded a ground ball on Saturday.
Up Next
Liberty (5-10, 2-2 ASUN) sets off for a crucial Atlantic Sun matchup taking on Lindenwood (11-3, 1-2 ASUN) Saturday. First draw is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. at Hunter Stadium.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
KSU
Shots
44
22
Turnovers
15
24
Caused Turnovers
20
9
Draw Controls
16
15
Free-Position Shots
10
3
Ground Balls
27
14
Game Leaders
G
6
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
5
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
3
Players Mentioned
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