Thursday, September 19
Jacksonville, Ala.
8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT
Liberty University
at
Jacksonville State
Unbeaten Liberty Opens Conference USA Play at Jacksonville State Thursday
9/18/2024 10:24:00 AM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty women's soccer takes the next step to defend its Conference USA title on Thursday, taking on Jacksonville State on the road Thursday night. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET from the Jax State Soccer Complex and the contest will be streamed on ESPN+. The Lady Flames (8-0-2) look to continue their unbeaten season when they take on the Gamecocks (3-4).
Lady Flames News & Notes
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty finished non-conference action with an unbeaten record for the second straight season. The Lady Flames were 9-0 in non-conference play last season before suffering their first loss after building an 11-0 mark.
- The Lady Flames are one of 19 programs with an unbeaten record. Liberty ranks No. 11 in the country with a .900 winning percentage.
- Liberty secured a 5-2-1 conference record and the No. 2 seed in the CUSA Women's Soccer Championship. The Lady Flames topped No. 6 seed Louisiana Tech (4-0 final) and No. 1 seed New Mexico State (2-1 final) to claim the title in their debut season in the conference.
- Since the start of the 2022 season, Liberty has collected a 38-6-7 record, good for an 81.4 percent winning percentage.
- Liberty landed at No. 56 in the first RPI rankings released on Monday.
- Halle Engle is one of five athletes in the nation with at least four game-winning goals this season.
- Engle leads Liberty and CUSA in goals (7) and points (15) and ranks No. 2 in CUSA in shots per game (3.20) and No. 3 in shots on goal per game (1.70).
- Goalkeeper Grace Workman (5-0-1) leads CUSA and ranks No. 8 in the country in goals-against average (0.20) and No. 10 in the nation in save percentage (.923).
- Liberty is outscoring its opponents 24-6 this season. The Lady Flames rank No. 15 in the country with a +18 goal differential.
- Liberty leads CUSA and ranks No. 15 in the country in goals (15), No. 20 in points (69) and No. 29 in assists (21).
- The Lady Flames held their first-ever national ranking on Sept. 10, slotting in at No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll.
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