Saturday, February 22
Richmond, Va.
1:00 PM ET
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Lady Flames Secure Historic 14-13 Victory at No. 20 Richmond
2/22/2025 6:49:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
RICHMOND, Va. – The Liberty women's lacrosse team, behind four goals a piece from Taiva Reinertson and Olivia Young, secured its highest-ranked win in program history with a 14-13 triumph on the road over No. 20 Richmond on Saturday. The Lady Flames (2-2) pick up their second consecutive victory while the Spiders (2-2) have fallen in back-to-back contests.
The ranked win is the second all-time in program history and the first-ever win over Richmond (previously 0-11). Liberty previously topped No. 21 Jacksonville 12-10 on the road on April 1, 2023.
The Lady Flames added constant pressure throughout the game and didn't look back after gaining their first lead of the game at the 0:42 mark in the first quarter.
Olivia Young, a freshman, opened the fourth quarter with her fourth tally of the game to extend the lead to 14-9. Richmond did not fade away, taking advantage of an unreasonable yellow card to trim the deficit to a single goal with just over two minutes remaining.
Goalkeeper Rachel Hines made her final save of the game at the 2:02 mark to help Liberty gain possession and run out the possession clock. Richmond called a timeout, facing the length of the field with :25 remaining. Liberty leaned on its defense and four fourth-quarter saves from Hines to hold on to the victory.
Hines was vital for Liberty's success on Sunday with 11 crucial saves and two ground balls.
Reinertson recorded her second consecutive game with four goals (Feb. 15 at VCU). The senior added three assists on the day to lead all players with seven points.
Liberty Goals: Taiva Reinertson 4; Olivia Young 4; Mackenzie Lehman 3; Ava Rajala 1; Cami Merkel 1; Brooke Beard 1
Liberty Assists: Taiva Reinertson 3; Ava Rajala 2; Katie Colavito 1; Delaney Donohue 1
Richmond Goals: Colleen Quinn 5; Grace Muldoon 2; Alexis Morton 2; Bridget Lonsinger 2; Juliana Stanley 2
Richmond Assists: Grace Muldoon 3; Keating Hopkins 2; Bridget Lonsinger 1; Alexis Morton
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Liberty Goalkeepers: W – Rachel Hines (2-2, 11 saves, 60:00 minutes)
Richmond Goalkeepers: L – Abby Francioli (2-2, five saves, 60:00 minutes)
Turning Point
Liberty held a 9-5 lead entering the second half. The Spiders netted the first two scores of the third quarter, both from Colleen Quinn (11:08, 8:19), narrowing the lead to 9-7. Liberty answered with three consecutive goals from Mackenzie Lehman (8:03), Reinertson (5:42) and Young (4:44) to build a 12-7 lead.
The two squads traded scores across the next four tallies. Richmond netted the final four scores of the game, but the five-goal lead provided by Young (4Q, 11:52) held for the momentous triumph.
First Half Summary
Second Half Summary
Lady Flames News & Notes
Liberty (2-2) prepares for two home contests next week against High Point (1-1) on Wednesday and Longwood (0-2) on Saturday. Wednesday's contest is set for 4 p.m. with Saturday holding a 3 p.m. first draw. Both games from the Liberty Lacrosse Field will be streaming live on ESPN+.
The ranked win is the second all-time in program history and the first-ever win over Richmond (previously 0-11). Liberty previously topped No. 21 Jacksonville 12-10 on the road on April 1, 2023.
The Lady Flames added constant pressure throughout the game and didn't look back after gaining their first lead of the game at the 0:42 mark in the first quarter.
Olivia Young, a freshman, opened the fourth quarter with her fourth tally of the game to extend the lead to 14-9. Richmond did not fade away, taking advantage of an unreasonable yellow card to trim the deficit to a single goal with just over two minutes remaining.
Goalkeeper Rachel Hines made her final save of the game at the 2:02 mark to help Liberty gain possession and run out the possession clock. Richmond called a timeout, facing the length of the field with :25 remaining. Liberty leaned on its defense and four fourth-quarter saves from Hines to hold on to the victory.
Hines was vital for Liberty's success on Sunday with 11 crucial saves and two ground balls.
Reinertson recorded her second consecutive game with four goals (Feb. 15 at VCU). The senior added three assists on the day to lead all players with seven points.
Liberty Goals: Taiva Reinertson 4; Olivia Young 4; Mackenzie Lehman 3; Ava Rajala 1; Cami Merkel 1; Brooke Beard 1
Liberty Assists: Taiva Reinertson 3; Ava Rajala 2; Katie Colavito 1; Delaney Donohue 1
Richmond Goals: Colleen Quinn 5; Grace Muldoon 2; Alexis Morton 2; Bridget Lonsinger 2; Juliana Stanley 2
Richmond Assists: Grace Muldoon 3; Keating Hopkins 2; Bridget Lonsinger 1; Alexis Morton
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Liberty Goalkeepers: W – Rachel Hines (2-2, 11 saves, 60:00 minutes)
Richmond Goalkeepers: L – Abby Francioli (2-2, five saves, 60:00 minutes)
Turning Point
Liberty held a 9-5 lead entering the second half. The Spiders netted the first two scores of the third quarter, both from Colleen Quinn (11:08, 8:19), narrowing the lead to 9-7. Liberty answered with three consecutive goals from Mackenzie Lehman (8:03), Reinertson (5:42) and Young (4:44) to build a 12-7 lead.
The two squads traded scores across the next four tallies. Richmond netted the final four scores of the game, but the five-goal lead provided by Young (4Q, 11:52) held for the momentous triumph.
First Half Summary
- The Lady Flames outscored the Spiders in the first two quarters, 4-2 in the first and 5-3 in the second quarter.
- Richmond opened the scoring in the first minute of the game (Alexis Morton, 14:13) with Liberty's Lehman answering within a minute later (13:33).
- The Spiders' gained its final lead of the game by way of Bridget Lonsinger (12:49). No team would score over the next 10 minutes of play but the Lady Flames sparked with four consecutive goals, with three in the final 1:10 of the first quarter.
- Liberty also deposited three consecutive goals in the third quarter including Brooke Beard's highlight reel, behind-the-back bouncer, her first goal of the season.
- Draw controls favored Richmond 10-6 in the first half but the Spiders turned the ball over 12 times in the first 30 minutes compared to six from Liberty.
- Richmond's goalkeeper, Abby Franciloi, managed a single first-half save to five from Hines.
Second Half Summary
- The squads drew even 4-4 in the third quarter with Liberty taking a 13-9 lead into the fourth quarter.
- Liberty managed a single goal in the final frame (Young, 11:52) with the Spiders grabbing four consecutive scores to finish the game.
- The Spiders' final two scores of the game were via free position attempts.
- Hines recorded four crucial saves in the fourth quarter to help the Lady Flames secure the triumph.
- Liberty recorded 2-of-5 free position attempts in the third quarter and had no opportunities in the fourth quarter.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty outshot the Spiders 35-27 on Saturday with shots on goal favoring Richmond 24-19. The Lady Flames recorded at least 10 shots in the first three quarters of the game.
- Richmond committed 26 turnovers (11 caused) compared to 18 from the Lady Flames.
- Entering Saturday, Liberty ranked No. 1 in the country with 15.33 caused turnovers per game. The Lady Flames totaled 11 caused turnovers, marking the third game with over 10 caused turnovers.
- Reinertson now paces Liberty with 10 goals and 14 points, sharing the assists lead with Rajala with four.
- Ava Menna led the Lady Flames and shared the game-high with six draw controls.
- With Reinertson and Young's four goals a piece, Two Lady Flames have scored four goals a piece in back-to-back games. Reinertson and Rajala each netted four on Feb. 15 in a 15-8 win at VCU.
Liberty (2-2) prepares for two home contests next week against High Point (1-1) on Wednesday and Longwood (0-2) on Saturday. Wednesday's contest is set for 4 p.m. with Saturday holding a 3 p.m. first draw. Both games from the Liberty Lacrosse Field will be streaming live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
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27
Turnovers
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Draw Controls
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20
Free-Position Shots
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Ground Balls
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15
Game Leaders
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