Friday, September 27
Lynchburg, Va.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
vs
FIU
Liberty Hosts FIU Friday in Home Conference Opener
9/26/2024 10:48:00 AM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lady Flames soccer team seeks to continue its unbeaten season, hosting FIU Friday at 6 p.m. at Osborne Stadium. Liberty (9-0-2, 1-0 CUSA) is set to host its first home meeting after five consecutive road games when it takes on the Conference USA rival Panthers (6-3, 1-0 CUSA). The contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
Lady Flames News & Notes
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty (9-0-2) has collected an unbeaten record to start the 2024 season. Last season, Liberty earned an 11-0 record before suffering its first loss, 2-1 hosting New Mexico State on Sept. 30.
- The Lady Flames are one of 11 unbeaten programs remaining in the country. They are one of seven teams with at least nine wins this season.
- Liberty owns the sixth-best goal differential (+22) in the country. Liberty is outscoring its opponents 28-6 this season.
- Since the start of the 2022 season, Liberty holds a 39-6-7 record, good for an 81.7 percent winning percentage. In that same span, Liberty is 14-2-3 in conference matchups (8-0-2 in the Atlantic Sun in 2022).
- The Lady Flames own a 4-0 record at home this season and are 19-2-2 in their past 23 contests in Lynchburg.
- Liberty ranks No. 45 in the latest RPI rankings released on Monday. The team was No. 56 in the first rankings released on Sept. 16.
- Halle Engle holds a share of the nationwide lead with five game-winning goals this season (Kailyn Dudukovich, Ohio State and Khyah Harper, Minnesota).
- Engle has scored the opening goal in seven games this season. Liberty is 7-0 in contests when the forward opens the scoring.
- Engle leads Liberty and CUSA with eight goals and 17 points (1 assist). She ranks No. 8 in the country in goals.
- Ivy Garner leads the team and CUSA with five assists.
- Goalkeeper Grace Workman leads the country with a .182 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage this season.
- Liberty has recorded three consecutive shutouts and five total this season. Liberty has not allowed a goal in over 415 minutes of play.
- Workman (6-0-1) and Peyton Huber (3-0-1) have split time evenly with 495 minutes each in goal.
- Liberty has 17 athletes who have recorded at least 300 minutes and 14 who have played in every contest this season.
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