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Friday, August 30
Lynchburg, Va.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
5-0-0, 0-0-0
2
vs
1
Delaware
0-4-1, 0-0-0
1
2
F
Delaware
0
1
1
Liberty
1
1
2
Monteith Scores a Player Down to Push Liberty Past Delaware 2-1
8/30/2024 10:04:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty improves to 5-0 this season with a resilient 2-1 victory against Delaware at Osborne Stadium on Friday night. Gabby Miranda (3) scored in the opening 10 minutes while Avenley Monteith (1) headed the game-winner off a corner set piece in the final ten minutes to send the Lady Flames past the Blue Hens (0-4-1).
Miranda scored in the fifth minute of the contest to kick off the night. Sallie Garner sent in a cross towards the opposite end of the goal box. Miranda settled the ball with two touches, finding space to send the shot past Delaware's Kyla Burns for the early lead.
The Blue Hens played well to end the first half but could not equalize before heading to the locker room. Liberty's Ava Goodman received a red card in the 61' minute, forcing Liberty to play a player down the rest of the game.
Delaware capitalized on the player-up advantage, equalizing the contest in the 77' minute off a blast from Willa Pratt. The goal was Pratt's first of the season.
Liberty responded with a well-timed counterattack five minutes later, forcing a corner off a press by Ivy Garner. Elise Graf sent the ball to the near side of the goal box. Monteith charged the ball for a header and found a seam past multiple bodies to put the Lady Flames ahead. The goal was Monteith's first of the season.
The Lady Flames held off a consistent press from the Blue Hens to secure their fifth straight win to start the season.
Scoring Summary
5' – Liberty – Gabby Miranda (Sallie Garner)
78' – Delaware – Willa Pratt
83 – Liberty – Avenley Monteith (Elise Graf)
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty prepares to honor its senior class when it hosts Longwood at 6 p.m. Sunday at Osborne Stadium. The Lady Flames will recognize the contributions of goalkeeper Ainsley Leja and midfielders Lysie Findley, Briana Myers and Taylor Mason.
Miranda scored in the fifth minute of the contest to kick off the night. Sallie Garner sent in a cross towards the opposite end of the goal box. Miranda settled the ball with two touches, finding space to send the shot past Delaware's Kyla Burns for the early lead.
The Blue Hens played well to end the first half but could not equalize before heading to the locker room. Liberty's Ava Goodman received a red card in the 61' minute, forcing Liberty to play a player down the rest of the game.
Delaware capitalized on the player-up advantage, equalizing the contest in the 77' minute off a blast from Willa Pratt. The goal was Pratt's first of the season.
Liberty responded with a well-timed counterattack five minutes later, forcing a corner off a press by Ivy Garner. Elise Graf sent the ball to the near side of the goal box. Monteith charged the ball for a header and found a seam past multiple bodies to put the Lady Flames ahead. The goal was Monteith's first of the season.
The Lady Flames held off a consistent press from the Blue Hens to secure their fifth straight win to start the season.
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— Liberty Women's Soccer (@LibertyWSoccer) August 31, 2024
Scoring Summary
5' – Liberty – Gabby Miranda (Sallie Garner)
78' – Delaware – Willa Pratt
83 – Liberty – Avenley Monteith (Elise Graf)
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty has scored the first goal in all five contests this season. The Lady Flames grabbed the opening in five consecutive games to open the 2023 season. The latest opening goal for Liberty came from Sallie Garner (21' minute) on Sunday against ETSU (3-1 final).
- The Lady Flames improve to 5-0 to start the 2024 season. Liberty amassed an 11-0 record last season before suffering its first loss.
- Liberty improves to 3-1 against Delaware. The Blue Hens are set to join Conference USA in the 2024-25 academic year.
- The Lady Flames have scored 12 goals this season with 13 total assists.
- Miranda led all players with three shots on Friday. Liberty outshot Delaware 10-8 in the contest.
- The Lady Flames have scored four goals off set pieces this season. Liberty has scored three goals off corners, each in the past three games, and once on a free kick.
- Graf has tallied an assist off a corner in three consecutive contests.
- Liberty has outscored its opponents 12-4 after five games this season.
- Two Lady Flames Lauren Littleton and Kayla Magee played a full 90 minutes on Friday.
- Goalkeepers Peyton Huber (first start on Friday) and Grace Workman have split time evenly in all five games this season.
Up Next
Liberty prepares to honor its senior class when it hosts Longwood at 6 p.m. Sunday at Osborne Stadium. The Lady Flames will recognize the contributions of goalkeeper Ainsley Leja and midfielders Lysie Findley, Briana Myers and Taylor Mason.
Team Stats
DEL
LIB
Goals
1
2
Shots
8
10
Shots on Goal
4
7
Saves
5
3
Corners
4
6
Fouls
8
7
Scoring Plays
Gabby Miranda (3)
Assisted By: Sallie Garner
GOAL by LIB Miranda, Gabby Assist by Garner, Sallie.
04:19
Willa Pratt (1)
GOAL by DEL Pratt, Willa.
76:08
Avenley Monteith (1)
Assisted By: Elise Graf
GOAL by LIB Monteith, Avenley Assist by Graf, Elise.
82:17
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
def
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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