Saturday, October 18
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
2:00 PM ET/1:00 PM CT
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16-5,4-4CUSA
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Middle Tennessee
10-10,2-6CUSA
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Lady Flames Bounce Back for 5-Set Victory Over Blue Raiders
10/18/2025 4:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Liberty overcame a 2-1 deficit, downing Middle Tennessee in five sets (24-26, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15, 15-8), Saturday at Alumni Memorial Gymnasium.
The Lady Flames improve to 16-5 on the season, including 4-4 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders fall to 10-10, 2-6 in conference matches.
These two teams split this weekend's matches, with Middle Tennessee winning in five last night and Liberty prevailing by a 3-2 score today.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames return to Liberty Arena, where they will host FIU, Friday and Saturday.
The Lady Flames improve to 16-5 on the season, including 4-4 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders fall to 10-10, 2-6 in conference matches.
These two teams split this weekend's matches, with Middle Tennessee winning in five last night and Liberty prevailing by a 3-2 score today.
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Middle Tennessee .263-.195 for the match. The Lady Flames led in kills (61-58), aces (8-7) and blocks (13-4), while both teams recorded 67 digs.
- Paige Overcash scored a match-high 22 kills (.452) for the Lady Flames, while Jenna Otts sent down 10 kills. Alison Bierwagen led Liberty with 33 assists and three aces. Laney Daniell posted eight kills and five blocks, while Layla Collins registered career highs in both kills (7) and blocks (6). Carly O'Brien collected a match-high 18 digs, followed by Molly Littlefield (16) and Aubrey Acheson (11).
- Middle Tennessee's Gabrielle Clinkscale scored 15 kills, while Raegan Durbin (14 kills, 10 digs) posted a double-double. Michaela Dlouha scored 12 kills, while Payton Deidesheimer sent down 11 kills. Caroline Macander totaled 44 assists and 12 digs, while Isil Yilmaz and McKenna Poole both collected 16 digs.
- Liberty ran away with set four, 25-15, pushing the match to a fifth set.
- The Lady Flames trailed the fifth set early, 5-3. Liberty scored three straight before a net call tied the set at 6-6. However, that call was reversed, and Charli Crowson continued a 10-point serving run all the way to 14-5. Addie Fielder scored the match-clinching kill, 15-8.
- Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series against Liberty in volleyball, 5-3.
- The Lady Flames are now 7-2 in five-set matches this season. Middle Tennessee is 2-3 in five-set contests.
- Liberty is 13-9 in sets decided by two points and 4-4 in extended sets this season.
- The Lady Flames' seven five-set wins are their most 3-2 victories since the 1996 season (9).
- Liberty has played three straight five-set matches for the first time since Oct. 1-8, 2022.
- Overcash recorded her third 20-kill match of the season.
The Lady Flames return to Liberty Arena, where they will host FIU, Friday and Saturday.
Team Stats
Lib
MTSU
Kills
61
58
Errors
17
26
Attempts
167
164
Hitting %
.263
.195
Points
82.0
69.0
Assists
58
54
Aces
8
7
Blocks
13
4
Game Leaders
Kills
22
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballMB
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/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballOH/RS
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