Liberty Battle Defending ASUN Champs, Coastal Carolina

LYNCHBURG, Va. – With a chance to prove themselves this weekend against the reigning Atlantic Sun champions, Liberty women's lacrosse (6-3, 1-0 ASUN) takes on Coastal Carolina (4-5), on the road Saturday. The game will be played at Brooks Stadium at noon and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

Liberty is coming off a 15-6 loss at Pitt on March 12 that halted a six-game winning streak. The Lady Flames topped Stetson 22-4 at home on March 6 to open ASUN action.

The Lady Flames fell at home to Coastal 14-9 on April 4 last season. Queens went on to secure the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Women's Lacrosse Championship and topped the No. 1 seed and tournament host, Jacksonville, 10-9 in the championship final. The Chanticleers fell 24-6 to No. 7 Notre Dame in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.

Liberty owns an 8-4 lead in the all-time series with Coastal Carolina.

The Lady Flames look to improve on a 2-2 record on the road this season.

Lady Flames News & Notes

Taiva Reinertson leads Liberty with 25 goals and 33 points along with eight assists.
Ava Rajala and Cami Merkel share the team lead with 11 assists.
Defender Jenna Burrow currently Ranks No. 8 in the country with 2.78 caused turnovers per game, No. 4 with 25 total caused turnovers, No. 14 with 3.11 ground balls per game and No. 9 with 28 total ground balls.
Liberty leads the country with 18.22 caused turnovers per game (164 total) and 23.22 ground balls per game (209 total).
The Lady Flames rank No. 6 in the country with 24 yellow cards.
After going 0-of-6 in free-position attempts at Pitt last week, the Lady Flames won a collective 23-of-59 mark with a .390 conversion rate.
Liberty ranks No. 19 with 16.00 caused turnovers per game but ranks No. 50 nationally with a .519 draw control winning percentage. Ava Menna leads the team with 6.66 draws per game (59 total).
Despite the six-score game last week, Liberty ranks No. 18 nationally in scoring with 14.67 goals per game. The Lady Flames excel at unleashing shots, ranking No. 10 in the country with 34.33 shots per game.
Goalkeeper Rachel Hines has made every start this spring, collecting a 6-3 record. The sophomore holds a 14. 22 goals-against average and a .352 save percentage on 183 shots faced.

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Players Mentioned

Jenna Burrow

Rachel Hines

Ava Menna

Cami Merkel

Ava Rajala

Taiva Reinertson