Sunday, November 30
Annapolis, Md.
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Avery Mills scored a career-high 24 points on Sunday to earn Navy Classic MVP honors.
Lady Flames Finish 2-0 at Navy Classic with 68-56 Win Over Manhattan
11/30/2025 7:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – For the second day in a row at the Navy Classic, Liberty built a big early lead and successfully withstood its opponent's furious comeback. The Lady Flames' 68-56 victory over Manhattan, Sunday afternoon at Alumni Hall, made them the only team to go 2-0 during the two-day event.
Liberty improves to 5-2 with its third victory in the last five days. Navy Classic MVP Avery Mills (career-high 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists) and fellow all-tournament team member Emmy Stout (16 points, 10 rebounds, career-high four blocks) led the way as the Lady Flames posted a 2-0 record for the third time in four Navy Classic appearances. They previously topped Duquesne by a 67-60 count on Saturday in Annapolis.
Manhattan remains winless at 0-7 to begin 2025-26 despite forcing Liberty into a season-high 30 turnovers and whittling a 24-point second-half deficit to six. However, the Jaspers fell short in the end, shooting only 30.8 percent (20-of-65) for the contest.
Box Score Highlights
Other Liberty Individuals: Claudia Acin – 10 points, 4 assists, 3-5 3FG; Ify Nwaobi – 9 points, 11 rebounds; Lydie Mwamba – 7 points, 5-5 FT.
Manhattan Individuals: Brianna Davis – 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks; Tatianna Collins – 8 points, 7 rebounds; Elisa Sole Sanchez – 8 points.
Key Team Stats: When Liberty was able to hang onto the ball, it enjoyed a rather efficient shooting performance. The Lady Flames ended up at 46.5 percent (20-of-43) from the field and 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from three-point range. Liberty got to the foul line a season-high 27 times, sinking 20 for 74.1 percent. Manhattan was 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) on free throws. The Lady Flames won the rebounding battle (45-31) for the seventh straight game to open the year, converting 13 offensive boards into 18 second-chance points. Manhattan tallied 31 points off Liberty's 30 turnovers and posted 21 bench points to the Lady Flames' seven.
Turning Point
Manhattan took an 11-6 lead midway through the first quarter before the Lady Flames closed out the stanza with a 13-2 run.
Avery Mills scored eight of her 11 first-quarter points during the surge, which put Liberty on top by six (19-13) through 10 minutes of play.
The Lady Flames never relinquished the advantage from that point on.
Notes and Nuggets
Liberty will be back on the road next Sunday (Dec. 7) to face defending A-10 champion George Mason (5-4). Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. at EagleBank Arena.
Liberty improves to 5-2 with its third victory in the last five days. Navy Classic MVP Avery Mills (career-high 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists) and fellow all-tournament team member Emmy Stout (16 points, 10 rebounds, career-high four blocks) led the way as the Lady Flames posted a 2-0 record for the third time in four Navy Classic appearances. They previously topped Duquesne by a 67-60 count on Saturday in Annapolis.
Manhattan remains winless at 0-7 to begin 2025-26 despite forcing Liberty into a season-high 30 turnovers and whittling a 24-point second-half deficit to six. However, the Jaspers fell short in the end, shooting only 30.8 percent (20-of-65) for the contest.
Box Score Highlights
Other Liberty Individuals: Claudia Acin – 10 points, 4 assists, 3-5 3FG; Ify Nwaobi – 9 points, 11 rebounds; Lydie Mwamba – 7 points, 5-5 FT.
Manhattan Individuals: Brianna Davis – 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks; Tatianna Collins – 8 points, 7 rebounds; Elisa Sole Sanchez – 8 points.
Key Team Stats: When Liberty was able to hang onto the ball, it enjoyed a rather efficient shooting performance. The Lady Flames ended up at 46.5 percent (20-of-43) from the field and 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from three-point range. Liberty got to the foul line a season-high 27 times, sinking 20 for 74.1 percent. Manhattan was 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) on free throws. The Lady Flames won the rebounding battle (45-31) for the seventh straight game to open the year, converting 13 offensive boards into 18 second-chance points. Manhattan tallied 31 points off Liberty's 30 turnovers and posted 21 bench points to the Lady Flames' seven.
Turning Point
Manhattan took an 11-6 lead midway through the first quarter before the Lady Flames closed out the stanza with a 13-2 run.
Avery Mills scored eight of her 11 first-quarter points during the surge, which put Liberty on top by six (19-13) through 10 minutes of play.
The Lady Flames never relinquished the advantage from that point on.
Notes and Nuggets
- Mills' 24 points established a new career high, while her five triples matched the sophomore's career best. She averaged a team-best 21.0 ppg for the Navy Classic, hitting eight triples in two games.
- Mills connected on five of her seven free throw attempts on Sunday, seeing her streak of made foul shots halted at 26. That ties her with Jaymee Fisher-Davis (2013-15) for the second-longest streak in program history.
- Stout (16 points, 10 boards) posted her second double-double this season and the third of her career. Her four rejections doubled the sophomore's previous career high. Stout averaged 15.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg and 2.5 bpg for the pair of Navy Classic outings.
- Acin (10 points) made it three Lady Flames in double figures, with all but one of her points coming from a trio of first-half three-pointers. Acin has now connected on more triples in four appearances this season (13) than she did in 60 games as a freshman and sophomore (12).
- Nwaobi's nine points set a new career high, and her game-high 11 boards made it five straight games pulling down double-digit rebounds.
- The Lady Flames recorded their first win when committing 30 or more turnovers since Dec. 3, 2019 vs. East Carolina (81-66 victory despite 31 turnovers).
- Liberty is now 6-2 all-time at the Navy Classic, including 2-0 showings in 2009, 2021 and 2025.
- Prior to this weekend, the Lady Flames' most recent unbeaten regular-season tournament appearance came at the 2022 Husky Classic in Seattle (Dec. 18-19, 2022).
- The Lady Flames finish the month of November at 5-2, wrapping up their first five-win November since the 2021-22 season, which also included a pair of Navy Classic triumphs.
- Sunday marked the first Liberty-Manhattan meeting since Dec. 29, 2000, and the Lady Flames evened the all-time head-to-head series at one game apiece.
Liberty will be back on the road next Sunday (Dec. 7) to face defending A-10 champion George Mason (5-4). Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. at EagleBank Arena.
Team Stats
MC
Lib
FG%
.308
.465
3FG%
.278
.421
FT%
.647
.741
RB
31
45
TO
14
30
STL
13
2
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
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