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Liberty’s Winning Streak Halted by Pitt in 15-6 Loss
3/12/2025 10:02:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Lady Flames (6-3) saw their six-game winning streak came to an end on the road in a 15-6 loss at Pitt (5-3) on Wednesday evening.
Liberty's Mackenzie Lehman netted three goals in the contest with Olivia Young adding a pair. Ava Rajala added a trio of assists and Taiva Reinertson also registered a goal.
The teams drew even in the first half with two scores apiece. Pitt began to pull away, outscoring the Lady Flames by three with a 5-2 advantage at halftime.
Liberty scored first in the third quarter to narrow the lead to 7-5. The Panthers responded with seven consecutive goals to put the game away. Lehman scored her third goal of the game to stop the run with 3:14 left in the contest.
The Lady Flames fall to Pitt for the first time in program history, winning the previous two contests.
Pitt's Avery Moon led all scorers with four goals. The Panthers capitalized on 10 Liberty cards with five woman-up goals.
Liberty Goals: Mackenzie Lehman 3; Olivia Young 2; Taiva Reinertson 1
Liberty Assists: Ava Rajala 3; Katie Colavito 1
Pitt Goals: Avery Moon 4; Jenna Hendrickson 3; Jill Fenech 3; Kaitlyn Giandonato 2; Kayli Carannante 2; Sydney Naylor 1
Pitt Assists: Jenna Hendrickson 2; Sydney Naylor 2; Emily Coughlin 1; Jill Fenech 1; Kaitlyn Giandonato 1; Talia Zuco 1
Liberty Goalkeepers: L – Rachel Hines (6-3, three saves, seven goals, 30:00)
Mara Tellers (eight saves, eight goals, 30:00)
Pitt Goalkeepers: W – Molly Cain (5-3, seven saves, six goals, 60:00)
Turning Point
Liberty scored a pair of goals to close the first half and open the second half to cut Pitt's lead to 7-5. Beginning with Pitt's Avery Moon's tally after 10 minutes of scoreless play, the Panthers went on a run of seven straight scores.
Moon scored twice in the scoring run that lasted from the 13:02 mark in the third quarter to the 3:14 mark of the fourth quarter.
First Half Summary
Second Half Summary
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (6-3, 1-0 ASUN) returns to action in a road contest against the reigning Atlantic Sun champion, Coastal Carolina (4-4), on March 22. The game is set for a Noon first draw from Brooks Stadium and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Liberty's Mackenzie Lehman netted three goals in the contest with Olivia Young adding a pair. Ava Rajala added a trio of assists and Taiva Reinertson also registered a goal.
The teams drew even in the first half with two scores apiece. Pitt began to pull away, outscoring the Lady Flames by three with a 5-2 advantage at halftime.
Liberty scored first in the third quarter to narrow the lead to 7-5. The Panthers responded with seven consecutive goals to put the game away. Lehman scored her third goal of the game to stop the run with 3:14 left in the contest.
The Lady Flames fall to Pitt for the first time in program history, winning the previous two contests.
Pitt's Avery Moon led all scorers with four goals. The Panthers capitalized on 10 Liberty cards with five woman-up goals.
Liberty Goals: Mackenzie Lehman 3; Olivia Young 2; Taiva Reinertson 1
Liberty Assists: Ava Rajala 3; Katie Colavito 1
Pitt Goals: Avery Moon 4; Jenna Hendrickson 3; Jill Fenech 3; Kaitlyn Giandonato 2; Kayli Carannante 2; Sydney Naylor 1
Pitt Assists: Jenna Hendrickson 2; Sydney Naylor 2; Emily Coughlin 1; Jill Fenech 1; Kaitlyn Giandonato 1; Talia Zuco 1
Liberty Goalkeepers: L – Rachel Hines (6-3, three saves, seven goals, 30:00)
Mara Tellers (eight saves, eight goals, 30:00)
Pitt Goalkeepers: W – Molly Cain (5-3, seven saves, six goals, 60:00)
Turning Point
Liberty scored a pair of goals to close the first half and open the second half to cut Pitt's lead to 7-5. Beginning with Pitt's Avery Moon's tally after 10 minutes of scoreless play, the Panthers went on a run of seven straight scores.
Moon scored twice in the scoring run that lasted from the 13:02 mark in the third quarter to the 3:14 mark of the fourth quarter.
First Half Summary
- Pitt outscored Liberty 7-4 in the first 30 minutes, the Lady Flames outshot Pitt 17-10 in the first half.
- Liberty was unable to secure a single draw in the first quarter and were outdrawn 10-3 in the half.
- The Panthers turned the ball over 20 times in the first half compared to 16 from Liberty.
Second Half Summary
- Pitt outscored Liberty 8-2 in the final 30 minutes, including five goals in the fourth quarter. The Panthers outshot Liberty 21-9 in the second half.
- The two teams earned an even five draws in the second half.
- Liberty made eight saves in the second half.
- The Lady Flames turned the ball over 13 times in the final 30 minutes compared to 11 from Pitt.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- The Lady Flames were topped in caused turnovers (22-17) for the first time since Feb. 9 against VCU. Liberty was also outshot (31-26) for the first time since the same game.
- Lehman has scored multiple times in six straight contests.
- Liberty and Pitt were called for an equal 27 fouls. Liberty received 10 cards compared to two against Pitt.
- Both teams were unable to clear possession seven times on Wednesday. Liberty executed 23-of-30 clears while Pitt was 20-of-27 in clear attempts.
- Liberty was 0-of-6 in free-position shots while Pitt was 3-of-6.
Up Next
Liberty (6-3, 1-0 ASUN) returns to action in a road contest against the reigning Atlantic Sun champion, Coastal Carolina (4-4), on March 22. The game is set for a Noon first draw from Brooks Stadium and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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Turnovers
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