Saturday, April 6
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
4-9 (1-2ASUN)
15
vs
18
Queens
8-5 (1-0ASUN)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Liberty | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
Queens Comes Back to Down Liberty 18-15
4/6/2024 6:16:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lady Flames fell to Queens 18-15 despite holding a 9-3 lead during the early part of the game. The contest was held at the Liberty Lacrosse Field on Saturday afternoon.
Liberty (4-9, 1-2 ASUN) dropped its second consecutive Atlantic Sun matchup with its loss to Queens (8-5, 2-0 ASUN).
The Lady Flames held a 9-3 lead midway through the second quarter. The Royals narrowed the lead to 12-9 at the half and jumped ahead 13-12 with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter. Liberty regained the lead (4:22 Q3) with back-to-back goals before Queens put the game away with the next five goals of the game.
In Saturday's tilt, the Lady Flames managed the most caused turnovers (22) in a single game since 2015 (23 against Gardner-Webb). Eight different Lady Flames recorded multiple caused turnovers, led by Kendall Nye with eight. Liberty's record for caused turnovers in a game occurred in 2011, recording 28 against Lees-McRae.
Queens' Kayleen Favreau led all players with seven points (4 g, 3 a). Four Lady Flames, Katie Colavito (4 g, 1 a), Jordan Sheive (3 g, 2 a), Kelly Scott (2 g, 2 a) and Cami Merkel (2 g, 2 a) tallied at least four points on Saturday.
Liberty falls to Queens for the first time in program history, dropping to 2-1 against the Royals. The Lady Flames drop consecutive regular season conference contests for the first time since 2016. Liberty lost back-to-back Big South matchups against Campbell and High Point.
The Lady Flames home record falls to 2-6 in 2024.
Liberty Goals: Katie Colavito 4, Jordan Sheive 3, Cami Merkel 2, Kelly Scott 2, Ava Rajala 2, Olivia Glaze 1, Taiva Reinertson 1
Liberty Assists: Cami Merkel 2, Kelly Scott 2, Jordan Sheive 2, Katie Colavito 1
Queens Goals: Kayleen Favreau 4, Ainsley Thurston 4, Karsyn Sadler 4, Breelyn Geist 3, Maura O'Donoghue 1, Elise Grissett 1, Abby Zeigenfuse 1
Queens Assists: Kayleen Favreau 3, Maura O'Donoghue 2, Jordan Tandler 2, Ainsley Thurston 2, Lily Greenwell 1, Elise Grissett 1
Goalkeepers:
Liberty: L- Rachel Hines (0-4, one save, 30:00 minutes)
Mara Tellers (one save 15:00 minutes)
Taylor Gallarello (one save, 15:00 minutes)
Queens: W- Caroline Kramer (8-4, nine saves, 60:00 minutes)
Turning Point
The Royals scored with :09 seconds left in the second quarter. Queens trailed 12-9 entering the third quarter. The Royals scored four consecutive goals to open the second half, led by two from Ainsley Thurston, to take a 13-12 lead.
Liberty responded with back-to-back goals in less than a minute of play. Queens answered back with a run of five consecutive goals including four from Karsyn Sadler. Liberty was able to scratch off just one more goal (Sheive, 2:02), ultimately falling 18-15.
First Half Summary
Second Half Summary
Key Stats & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (4-9) prepares to host No. 6 Notre Dame on Thursday afternoon. First draw is set for 1 p.m. at the Liberty Lacrosse Field.
Liberty (4-9, 1-2 ASUN) dropped its second consecutive Atlantic Sun matchup with its loss to Queens (8-5, 2-0 ASUN).
The Lady Flames held a 9-3 lead midway through the second quarter. The Royals narrowed the lead to 12-9 at the half and jumped ahead 13-12 with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter. Liberty regained the lead (4:22 Q3) with back-to-back goals before Queens put the game away with the next five goals of the game.
In Saturday's tilt, the Lady Flames managed the most caused turnovers (22) in a single game since 2015 (23 against Gardner-Webb). Eight different Lady Flames recorded multiple caused turnovers, led by Kendall Nye with eight. Liberty's record for caused turnovers in a game occurred in 2011, recording 28 against Lees-McRae.
Queens' Kayleen Favreau led all players with seven points (4 g, 3 a). Four Lady Flames, Katie Colavito (4 g, 1 a), Jordan Sheive (3 g, 2 a), Kelly Scott (2 g, 2 a) and Cami Merkel (2 g, 2 a) tallied at least four points on Saturday.
Liberty falls to Queens for the first time in program history, dropping to 2-1 against the Royals. The Lady Flames drop consecutive regular season conference contests for the first time since 2016. Liberty lost back-to-back Big South matchups against Campbell and High Point.
The Lady Flames home record falls to 2-6 in 2024.
Liberty Goals: Katie Colavito 4, Jordan Sheive 3, Cami Merkel 2, Kelly Scott 2, Ava Rajala 2, Olivia Glaze 1, Taiva Reinertson 1
Liberty Assists: Cami Merkel 2, Kelly Scott 2, Jordan Sheive 2, Katie Colavito 1
Queens Goals: Kayleen Favreau 4, Ainsley Thurston 4, Karsyn Sadler 4, Breelyn Geist 3, Maura O'Donoghue 1, Elise Grissett 1, Abby Zeigenfuse 1
Queens Assists: Kayleen Favreau 3, Maura O'Donoghue 2, Jordan Tandler 2, Ainsley Thurston 2, Lily Greenwell 1, Elise Grissett 1
Goalkeepers:
Liberty: L- Rachel Hines (0-4, one save, 30:00 minutes)
Mara Tellers (one save 15:00 minutes)
Taylor Gallarello (one save, 15:00 minutes)
Queens: W- Caroline Kramer (8-4, nine saves, 60:00 minutes)
Turning Point
The Royals scored with :09 seconds left in the second quarter. Queens trailed 12-9 entering the third quarter. The Royals scored four consecutive goals to open the second half, led by two from Ainsley Thurston, to take a 13-12 lead.
Liberty responded with back-to-back goals in less than a minute of play. Queens answered back with a run of five consecutive goals including four from Karsyn Sadler. Liberty was able to scratch off just one more goal (Sheive, 2:02), ultimately falling 18-15.
First Half Summary
- Liberty got off to a quick start, netting the first three goals of the contest. Queens responded with back-to-back goals to narrow the deficit to 3-2. Liberty answered with four straight scores to close out the first quarter with a 7-2 lead.
- Queens exploded with seven goals in the second quarter after managing just two in the first quarter. Liberty kept pace in the frame with five of its own.
- Liberty was 3-3 from free-position attempts in the first quarter.
- The Royals managed just three shots in the first quarter but outshot Liberty 13-12 in the second quarter. Liberty outshot Queens 23-16 across the first half.
- Katie Colavito netted all of her four goals in the first half of the contest.
- Queens turned the ball over 18 times in the first half including 11 in the first quarter.
Second Half Summary
- Queens improved in controlling possession in the second half. The Royals outdrew Liberty 10-4 and limited its turnovers to 11 in the second half.
- The Royals outshot Liberty 15-12 in the second half.
- The Lady Flames, with Rachel Hines in net, recorded just one save in the second half.
Key Stats & Notes
- The Royals outdrew Liberty 22-15 on Saturday, led by eight from Abby Zeigenfuse and seven from Kayleen Favreau.
- After outscoring Queens 7-2 in the first quarter, Queens won each remaining quarter 7-5 (Q2), 6-2 (Q3) and 3-1 (Q4).
- Liberty converted 19-of-20 clears in the contest.
- Queens tallied 27 ground balls to Liberty's 26. Six Lady Flames recorded at least three ground balls.
Up Next
Liberty (4-9) prepares to host No. 6 Notre Dame on Thursday afternoon. First draw is set for 1 p.m. at the Liberty Lacrosse Field.
Team Stats
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LIBERTY
Shots
31
35
Turnovers
29
22
Caused Turnovers
17
24
Draw Controls
22
15
Free-Position Shots
4
6
Ground Balls
27
26
Game Leaders
G
4
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
4
CT
3
G
3
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
3
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
2
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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