Friday, September 20
Athens, Ohio
10:30 AM ET
Liberty University
5-5,0-0CUSA
3
vs
2
Oakland
3-7,0-0Horizon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| Oakland | 18 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
Lady Flames Go 1-1 on Opening Day of Ohio Invitational
9/20/2024 8:54:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
ATHENS, Ohio - Liberty split a pair of matches on day one of the Ohio Green & White Invitational, downing Oakland in five sets (25-18, 24-26, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13) before falling to the host Ohio Bobcats, 3-0 (22-25, 17-25, 15-25), Friday at the Convocation Center.
Liberty (5-6) went 1-1 today, while Oakland (3-8) fell to both the Lady Flames and Eastern Kentucky. Ohio (4-5) snapped a four-match winless streak tonight, winning for the first time since Sept. 6 at High Point
Liberty vs. Oakland
The Lady Flames will take on former ASUN foe Eastern Kentucky tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to wrap up nonconference play.
Liberty (5-6) went 1-1 today, while Oakland (3-8) fell to both the Lady Flames and Eastern Kentucky. Ohio (4-5) snapped a four-match winless streak tonight, winning for the first time since Sept. 6 at High Point
Liberty vs. Oakland
- Liberty overcame an early 6-3 set-five deficit, staging an 8-3 run to take the lead, 11-9. Oakland tied it at 11-11 and again at 12-12. Kills by Carly O'Brien and Kamryn Bacus gave Liberty set point, 14-12. Following an Oakland sideout, O'Brien ended the match with a back-row kill.
- The Lady Flames outhit the Golden Grizzlies, .206-.162. Liberty also led in kills (68-45), assists (60-39) and digs, while Oakland held the advantage in aces (8-7) and blocks (8-6). The two teams combined for 28 service errors.
- Bacus led all players with a season-high 20 kills, adding 12 digs. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Helmich hit .524 with a season-best 14 kills. Madison Blane (10 kills, three blocks) and Carly O'Brien (career-high eight kills, 11 digs), both hit .389. Charli Crowson dished up a career-high 34 assists, while Erica Lowery collected 17 digs. Kate Gammer served up three aces.
- Oakland's Gentry Brown posted a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs to go along with three aces. Tyler Linkhart scored 10 kills, while Emily Wichmann collected a match-high 18 digs. Rachel Rossman totaled 20 assists and three aces, while Ainsley Guse posted a match-best five blocks.
- Bacus recorded her ninth career 20-kill match, including eighth as a Lady Flame. Today's match against Oakland marked Bacus' 11th career double-double and first this season.
- Helmich tied her career high with 14 kills against Oakland, as she had previously scored 14 kills against High Point, Aug. 27, 2021 during her time at James Madison.
- Crowson's 34 assists versus Oakland were the most by a Liberty freshman since Grace Allread recorded 34 assists at Purdue Fort Wayne, Oct. 1, 2021.
- Lowery posted her 50th career double-digit dig match this afternoon.
- Liberty is 2-1 in five-set matches this season, compared to 0-2 for Oakland.
- Each of Liberty's all-time meetings against Oakland has resulted in a 3-2 win for the Lady Flames, with the first meeting coming Aug. 24, 2018 in For Wayne, Ind.
- Ohio took set one, 25-22, before Liberty burst out to a 7-2 advantage in set two. However, the Bobcats quickly went on an 8-0 run to lead, 10-7. In total, Ohio outscored Liberty 23-10 after the early going, claiming the second set, 25-17.
- The hosts outhit Liberty .321-.093 for the match, as the Lady Flames had their lowest hitting percentage of the season so far. Ohio also led in kills (39-31), assists (35-30), digs (35-29) and blocks (9-2). Liberty held a 3-2 edge in aces.
- Kam Hunt scored a match-high 14 kills for the Bobcats, while Anna Kharchynska hit .579 with 11 kills. Olivia Gardner posted a match-high six blocks, while Kendall Hickey led all players with 10 digs. Chariti McKellar dished out a match-best 15 assists.
- Kate Gammer and Madison Blane (.417) shared the team lead, scoring seven kills each, with Blane adding a team-high two aces and two blocks. Charli Crowson distributed 14 assists, while Erica Lowery collected a team-high nine digs.
- Ohio leads Liberty 3-0 in the all-time series, with the last meeting coming on Sept. 2, 2006.
- Current Ohio Head Coach Geoff Carlston is the uncle of current Liberty senior Elizabeth Helmich.
- Blane passed Casey Goodwin (2016-19) into eighth place all-time at Liberty with 338 career blocks.
- Gammer surpassed the 900 career kill mark today, with 908 career kills entering tomorrow.
- Today was Liberty's first time playing in the state of Ohio since competing in the Kent State Classic in 2012.
The Lady Flames will take on former ASUN foe Eastern Kentucky tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to wrap up nonconference play.
Team Stats
Lib
Oak
Kills
68
45
Errors
33
21
Attempts
170
148
Hitting %
.206
.162
Points
81.0
60.0
Assists
60
39
Aces
7
8
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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