Friday, November 21
Miami, Fla.
2:00 PM ET
Liberty University
20-10,8-8CUSA
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FIU
19-11,12-4CUSA
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Liberty
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FIU
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No. 4 Seed FIU Sweeps 5th-Seeded Liberty in CUSA Quarters
11/21/2025 4:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MIAMI, Fla. - The host team, No. 4 seed FIU, swept fifth-seeded Liberty (25-16, 25-18, 25-22) in the quarterfinals of the 2025 CUSA Volleyball Championship at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
The Panthers (19-11) advance to the semifinals, taking on No. 8 seed Missouri State tomorrow at noon. The Bears swept the No. 1 seed UTEP this afternoon to open the CUSA Volleyball Championship quarterfinals.
The Lady Flames fall to 20-10 on the season. They will await word on possible selection to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), a tournament in which Liberty competed in both 2019 and 2022.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames will await possible invitation to the NIVC, whose selection announcement will be on Sunday, Nov. 30.
The Panthers (19-11) advance to the semifinals, taking on No. 8 seed Missouri State tomorrow at noon. The Bears swept the No. 1 seed UTEP this afternoon to open the CUSA Volleyball Championship quarterfinals.
The Lady Flames fall to 20-10 on the season. They will await word on possible selection to the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), a tournament in which Liberty competed in both 2019 and 2022.
Notable Numbers
- FIU outhit Liberty .426-.091 for the match. The Panthers also led in kills (48-27), digs (37-34) and blocks (10-2), while both teams served up four aces.
- Rebekah Pfefferkorn hit .500 and led all players with 13 kills, followed by Kira Givens with 12 kills and a .524 clip. Sofie Vogel sent down 10 kills at a .769 pace and added a match-high seven blocks. Savannah Cook totaled 41 assists and 10 digs.
- Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts and Paige Overcash scored seven kills each for the Lady Flames. O'Brien served up a match-high three aces, while Molly Littlefield collected a team-best seven digs. Alison Bierwagen led Liberty with 14 assists.
- FIU won the first two sets in commanding fashion, 25-16 and 25-18, with the Panthers sustaining just two combined hitting errors during that span.
- The Lady Flames led set three by as many as four points, at 12-8. Liberty's last lead came at 17-16 on a kill by Otts. FIU went on an 8-4 run to take a 24-21 advantage. Liberty fought off one match-point try, but the Panthers then cashed in on a kill by Pfefferkorn to seal the sweep.
- FIU is 6-2 all-time against Liberty in volleyball, with the Panthers winning each of the last six meetings including all three this year.
- Liberty has fallen in the CUSA quarterfinals each of the last three seasons.
- This was the second season in a row in which Liberty faced the CUSA Volleyball Championship host in the quarterfinals, as the Lady Flames fell at UTEP last season.
The Lady Flames will await possible invitation to the NIVC, whose selection announcement will be on Sunday, Nov. 30.
Team Stats
Lib
FIU
Kills
27
48
Errors
19
8
Attempts
88
94
Hitting %
.091
.426
Points
33.0
62.0
Assists
24
46
Aces
4
4
Blocks
2
10
Game Leaders
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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