Lady Flames Look to Keep Rolling at Pitt

LYNCHBURG, Va. – With a six-game win streak on the line, the Lady Flames (6-2) look to roll the momentum into Wednesday's contest at Pitt (4-3). The contest will be held at Highmark Stadium at 4 p.m., in Pittsburgh, Pa. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

Liberty is coming off a pair of wins last week topping Stetson 22-4 in its Atlantic Sun Conference opener and bested American 22-13 on Saturday. The wins secured the Lady Flames a perfect 4-0 homestand and extended their winning streak to six games.

With their performances last week, Mackenzie Lehman and Jenna Burrow were named the ASUN Offensive and Defensive Players. Lehman totaled 10 goals and five assists including her 129^th career goal to break the Liberty all-time scoring record. Jenna Burrow tallied eight caused turnovers, ground balls and draw controls across both games.

The Lady Flames have found success against Pitt in their two games against the Panthers. Liberty bested Pitt on the road 13-7 on March 14, 2023, and topped the Panthers at home 20-17 on March 6 last season.

Lady Flames News & Notes

The Lady Flames are ranked in the top 10 nationally (No. 9) for the first time in program history. Liberty has scored 126 goals through eight games this spring along with four straight games with at least 20 goals.
Liberty leads the country with 17.88 caused turnovers per game (143 total) and 23.25 ground balls per game (186 total).
Defender Jenna Burrow ranks No. 5 in the country with 3.00 ground balls per game (24 total) and No. 14 nationally with 3.35 ground balls per game (26 total).
Liberty's six-game winning streak is the program's longest since 2019 from March 6 - April 12.
Taiva Reinertson leads the team with 24 goals and 32 points. Cami Merkel paces the squad with 11 assists.
Entering their homestand Liberty ranked No. 116 in the country with a .240 free-position success rate. After converting 17-of-28 opportunities in their four-game home stretch, The Lady Flames improved their success rate to .434.
Liberty ranks No. 7 in the country with 19 yellow cards in eight games. Their opponent on Wednesday, Pitt, ranks also No. 7 nationally with 19 yellow cards in seven games.
The Lady Flames rank No. 8 in the country with 17.00 draw controls per game but rank No. 43 nationally with a 0.53 winning percentage.
Ava Menna leads the team, No. 2 in the ASUN and No. 23 in the country with 7.13 caused turnovers per game (57 total).

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Players Mentioned

Jenna Burrow

Mackenzie Lehman

Ava Menna

Cami Merkel

Taiva Reinertson