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Sunday, September 1
Lynchburg, Va.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
6-0-0, 0-0-0
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Longwood
0-4-1, 0-0-0
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Longwood
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Liberty
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Liberty Improves to 6-0 to begin 2024 with 3-0 Shutout Over Longwood
9/1/2024 10:20:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lady Flames soccer team improved to 6-0 to begin the 2024 season with a 3-0 victory over Longwood at Osborne Stadium on Senior Day. Halle Engle (4), Haley Noblit (1) and Isabella Wedemeyer (2) scored to lead Liberty (6-0) past Longwood (0-4-1) on Sunday night.
Liberty recognized four members of its 2024 senior class before the game. Goalkeeper Ainsley Leja and midfielders Lysie Findley, Briana Myers and Taylor Mason were honored in a pregame ceremony.
Engle scored her fourth score of the season in the 16' minute of the game. The forward forced a turnover at the top corner of the penalty box and snuck a shot by a charging Longwood goalkeeper Sara Curtis. Each of Engle's goals this season has been the first score in the contest.
Fifteen minutes later, Gabby Miranda found freshman Noblit with space at the top of the penalty box. The midfielder netted her first career goal, sending a shot to the far side of the goal.
Both teams swapped goalkeepers at halftime with Liberty's Grace Workman, a transfer from Longwood this spring, entering for Peyton Huber.
Wedemeyer, a freshman, scored to extend the lead from the middle of the attacking zone. Ivy Garner released a shot that was saved by the Longwood goalkeeper Sadie Kerns and bounced directly to Wedemeyer. The midfielder blasted a shot that beat the Lancers goalkeeper in the upper-left corner of the goal.
Liberty limited Longwood to zero shots in the second half to seal the 3-0 home triumph.
Scoring Summary
16' – Liberty – Halle Engle
31' – Liberty – Haley Noblit (Gabby Miranda)
64' – Liberty – Isabella Wedemeyer
Lady Flames News & Notes
Liberty prepares for a stretch of five straight road contests beginning with trips to Virginia Tech on Saturday (7:30 p.m. start) and playing at West Virginia on Sunday (1 p.m. start).
Liberty recognized four members of its 2024 senior class before the game. Goalkeeper Ainsley Leja and midfielders Lysie Findley, Briana Myers and Taylor Mason were honored in a pregame ceremony.
Engle scored her fourth score of the season in the 16' minute of the game. The forward forced a turnover at the top corner of the penalty box and snuck a shot by a charging Longwood goalkeeper Sara Curtis. Each of Engle's goals this season has been the first score in the contest.
Fifteen minutes later, Gabby Miranda found freshman Noblit with space at the top of the penalty box. The midfielder netted her first career goal, sending a shot to the far side of the goal.
Both teams swapped goalkeepers at halftime with Liberty's Grace Workman, a transfer from Longwood this spring, entering for Peyton Huber.
Wedemeyer, a freshman, scored to extend the lead from the middle of the attacking zone. Ivy Garner released a shot that was saved by the Longwood goalkeeper Sadie Kerns and bounced directly to Wedemeyer. The midfielder blasted a shot that beat the Lancers goalkeeper in the upper-left corner of the goal.
Liberty limited Longwood to zero shots in the second half to seal the 3-0 home triumph.
Scoring Summary
16' – Liberty – Halle Engle
31' – Liberty – Haley Noblit (Gabby Miranda)
64' – Liberty – Isabella Wedemeyer
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty improves to 13-6-3 all-time against Longwood and has won three straight contests against the former Big South rival.
- The Lady Flames have started the 2024 season with a 6-0 mark. Liberty collected an 11-0 record in 2023 before suffering its first loss on Sept. 30.
- Halle Engle leads the team with four goals this season, each of her goals has been the first score of the contest. Liberty has scored first in every game this season.
- Liberty has scored 15 goals this season, outscoring its opponents 15-4. The Lady Flames have registered 14 assists in 2024.
- The Liberty goalkeepers, Huber (2 starts) and Workman (4 starts) each share a 3-0 win-loss record this season.
- The Lancers did not record a single corner kick opportunity for the game and were held to two total shots.
- Noblit is the third Liberty freshman this season to record her first collegiate goal joining Wedemeyer and Avery Paulson
- Noblit and Wedemeyer are the first pair of Liberty freshmen to score a goal in the same game since Ava Goodman and Ivy Garner accomplished the feat Oct. 2, 2022, in a 4-1 triumph over North Alabama. Liberty had two freshmen score goals in the same game three different times in the 2022 season.
Liberty prepares for a stretch of five straight road contests beginning with trips to Virginia Tech on Saturday (7:30 p.m. start) and playing at West Virginia on Sunday (1 p.m. start).
Team Stats
LON
LIB
Goals
0
3
Shots
2
10
Shots on Goal
2
5
Saves
1
2
Corners
0
7
Fouls
7
11
Scoring Plays
Halle Engle (4)
GOAL by LIB Engle, Halle.
15:55
Haley Noblit (1)
Assisted By: Gabby Miranda
GOAL by LIB Noblit, Haley Assist by Miranda, Gabby.
30:23
Isabella Wedemeyer (2)
GOAL by LIB Wedemeyer, Isabella.
63:22
Game Leaders
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Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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