Sunday, September 8
Morgantown, W.Va.
1:00 PM ET
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Women’s Soccer Secures 1-1 Draw at West Virginia
9/8/2024 4:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Liberty earned a 1-1 draw at West Virginia with 10 minutes remaining in the contest. The Lady Flames hold onto their unbeaten record (7-0-1) this season with the result against the Mountaineers (4-2-1).
The two teams held a scoreless tie for nearly the entirety of the first half. West Virginia broke through with 10 seconds remaining in the half. The Mountaineers capitalized on a corner opportunity with a score from Annika Leslie.
Lauren Littleton was credited with her first career goal to even the game with just over 10 minutes remaining. The score was changed to an own goal for West Virginia after the game. Liberty earned a corner kick from a strong chance from Halle Engle that was saved from West Virginia's Mackenzie Smith. Sallie Garner lobbed the ball in that eventually found Littleton in the center of the box. The defender's shot ricocheted off a few bodies but found the back of the net.
Liberty secured a 1-0-1 weekend after it picked up a win at No. 21 Virginia Tech on Thursday night. The Lady Flames move to 1-0-1 all-time against West Virginia. Liberty topped the Mountaineers 3-1 on Sept. 3, 2023.
Thoughts from Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer
"I thought WVU played a great first half and I thought we responded well in the second. We played with a lot more grit and intention to get the result. Always hard to come off such a big win and compete against such a quality team in the same weekend."
Scoring Summary
45' – West Virginia – Annika Leslie
80' – Liberty – (own goal)
Lady Flames News & Notes
Liberty prepares for a set of road games at George Mason on Thursday and at UNCG on Sunday. Thursday's contest is set for 7 p.m. and Sunday's tilt is scheduled for 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
The two teams held a scoreless tie for nearly the entirety of the first half. West Virginia broke through with 10 seconds remaining in the half. The Mountaineers capitalized on a corner opportunity with a score from Annika Leslie.
Lauren Littleton was credited with her first career goal to even the game with just over 10 minutes remaining. The score was changed to an own goal for West Virginia after the game. Liberty earned a corner kick from a strong chance from Halle Engle that was saved from West Virginia's Mackenzie Smith. Sallie Garner lobbed the ball in that eventually found Littleton in the center of the box. The defender's shot ricocheted off a few bodies but found the back of the net.
Liberty secured a 1-0-1 weekend after it picked up a win at No. 21 Virginia Tech on Thursday night. The Lady Flames move to 1-0-1 all-time against West Virginia. Liberty topped the Mountaineers 3-1 on Sept. 3, 2023.
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— Liberty Women's Soccer (@LibertyWSoccer) September 8, 2024
Lauren Littleton tallies her first career goal for the equalizer.
Liberty 1 - West Virginia 1, with 7:00 remaining pic.twitter.com/d2T9OW4cHC
Thoughts from Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer
"I thought WVU played a great first half and I thought we responded well in the second. We played with a lot more grit and intention to get the result. Always hard to come off such a big win and compete against such a quality team in the same weekend."
Scoring Summary
45' – West Virginia – Annika Leslie
80' – Liberty – (own goal)
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty owns an unbeaten 7-0-1 record to begin the 2024 season. The Lady Flames were 11-0 in 2023 before suffering their first loss of the season.
- The Lady Flames entered the game as just one of 10 remaining teams in the country with a perfect record.
- Three Lady Flames, Littleton, Kayla Magee and Elise Graf, recorded 90-minute performances on Sunday.
- West Virginia outshot Liberty 12-8 in the contest and 7-3 in shots on goal.
- Liberty netted its fifth goal off a corner and its sixth off a set piece this season.
- Goalkeepers Peyton Huber (start) and Grace Workman (4-0-1) have split time in every game this season. The two combined for four saves with two each.
- Sunday's game was the first contest in which Liberty did not score the opening goal.
Liberty prepares for a set of road games at George Mason on Thursday and at UNCG on Sunday. Thursday's contest is set for 7 p.m. and Sunday's tilt is scheduled for 1 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LU
WVU
Goals
1
1
Shots
7
12
Shots on Goal
2
7
Saves
4
2
Corners
3
7
Fouls
10
15
Scoring Plays
Annika Leslie (1)
GOAL by WVU Leslie, Annika.
44:50
0
GOAL by LU TEAM.
79:05
Game Leaders
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
def
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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