Liberty Heads to Missouri State for CUSA Matchups
11/6/2025 9:53:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Liberty (18-7, 6-6 CUSA) heads to Missouri for the first time in program history, taking on Conference USA newcomer Missouri State (10-13, 5-7).
Quick Notes
There have been 11 matches this season in which Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts and Paige Overcash have all reached double figures in kills, including in both matches at Delaware.
The Lady Flames have served up 162 aces this season, which is two shy of last year's season total of 164 service aces by Liberty.
Liberty has posted its first-ever volleyball win over a Big Ten team (Rutgers) and Big 12 team (Houston) this season.
Liberty received Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors each of the first five weeks of this season, in Paige Overcash (three times), Carly O'Brien (Sept. 22) and Jenna Otts (Sept. 29).
Jeremy White is in his first season at Liberty. He served as head coach at Southeastern Louisiana for the last six years, posting a 113-58 record and leading the Lions to two NCAA Tournaments. Last year, Southeastern posted a nation-leading 24-match winning streak.
Former Tulsa head coach Ryan Wills (2014-22) serves as an assistant coach at Liberty. He took the reins at Tulsa from current Missouri State head coach Steven McRoberts (2011-13), when McRoberts left to coach Ole Miss.
Liberty welcomes 11 newcomers this season, including four transfers. Graduate students Zoe Hall (TCU) and Shyia Richardson (Louisiana) join the Lady Flames, along with junior Molly Littlefield (Gardner-Webb) and sophomore Layla Collins (Virginia Tech).
Quick Notes
- The Lady Flames went 2-0 at CUSA newcomer Delaware last week, including a sweep on Saturday. The Bears started conference play at 0-5 before going on a five-match winning streak. Missouri State then lost both matches at UTEP last weekend.
- Liberty enters the week in sixth place in CUSA standings at 6-6, while the Bears (5-7) are tied for seventh.
- The Flames are two wins away from their 24th 20-win season in program history and first since 2022 (22-9).
- Jenna Otts leads Liberty with 22 double-digit kill matches, scoring 10 or more kills in nine straight.
- Liberty (Carly O'Brien - 31 at Houston; Paige Overcash - 30 vs. ECU) is the only NCAA Division I volleyball team with two players who have 30-kill matches this year.
- Liberty outside hitter Carly O'Brien posted her team-leading 12th double-double of the season with 17 kills and 10 digs at Delaware, Friday.
- Over the span of the two matches at Delaware, Liberty averaged 15.29 kills per set, hitting .286 as a team. During those matches, Carly O'Brien and Paige Overcash both averaged 4.0 kills per set, followed by Jenna Otts with 3.86 kills per set.
- Laney Daniell averaged 1.86 kills and 1.29 blocks per set at Delaware, while Zoe Hall, returning to the lineup after missing two weeks due to injury, averaged 1.00 blocks per set.
- Audrey Heiring also returned the lineup after missing time due to injury, averaging 0.86 blocks per set at Delaware.
There have been 11 matches this season in which Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts and Paige Overcash have all reached double figures in kills, including in both matches at Delaware.
The Lady Flames have served up 162 aces this season, which is two shy of last year's season total of 164 service aces by Liberty.
Liberty has posted its first-ever volleyball win over a Big Ten team (Rutgers) and Big 12 team (Houston) this season.
Liberty received Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors each of the first five weeks of this season, in Paige Overcash (three times), Carly O'Brien (Sept. 22) and Jenna Otts (Sept. 29).
Jeremy White is in his first season at Liberty. He served as head coach at Southeastern Louisiana for the last six years, posting a 113-58 record and leading the Lions to two NCAA Tournaments. Last year, Southeastern posted a nation-leading 24-match winning streak.
Former Tulsa head coach Ryan Wills (2014-22) serves as an assistant coach at Liberty. He took the reins at Tulsa from current Missouri State head coach Steven McRoberts (2011-13), when McRoberts left to coach Ole Miss.
Liberty welcomes 11 newcomers this season, including four transfers. Graduate students Zoe Hall (TCU) and Shyia Richardson (Louisiana) join the Lady Flames, along with junior Molly Littlefield (Gardner-Webb) and sophomore Layla Collins (Virginia Tech).
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