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Hines Shines as Liberty Tops Reigning ASUN Champion Coastal 15-7
3/22/2025 4:04:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
CONWAY, S.C. – Goalkeeper Rachel Hines starred all over the field, guiding the Lady Flames (7-3, 2-0 ASUN) to a 15-7 triumph over defending Atlantic Sun champion Coastal Carolina (4-6, 0-1 ASUN on Saturday.
Hines made 13 saves on 22 shots while adding a career-high seven ground balls and four caused turnovers. In the fourth quarter, the sophomore found herself defending in Liberty's attacking zone. Instead of retreating, Hines stepped in front of a pass from her counterpart and dished a pass to Ava Rajala who earned Hines the assist with the score.
Taiva Reinertson (5g, 1a) and Mackenzie Lehman (3g, 1a) each recorded a hat trick in the first half of Saturday's contest. Liberty held an 8-1 lead at halftime and outscored Coastal 7-6 in the second half to secure the 15-7 final.
Coastal pushed back in the third quarter with three goals to begin the fourth quarter to trim the lead from 12-4 to 12-7. Liberty left little doubt the rest of the way with three unanswered scores from Ava Rajala (2g, 4a), Olivia Young (one goal) and Cami Merkel (2g, 2a).
The Lady Flames caused havoc for the Chanticleers all game, peppering Coastal with 44 shots. The host team committed 22 turnovers on Saturday with 15 caused by Liberty.
Liberty Goals: Taiva Reinertson 5; Mackenzie Lehman 3; Ava Rajala 2; Cami Merkel 2; Olivia Young 1; Katie Colavito 1; Kate Troutman 1
Liberty Assists: Ava Rajala 4; Cami Merkel 2; Rachel Hines 1; Mackenzie Lehman 1; Taiva
Reinertson 1
Coastal Goals: Maddie Bates 3; Alyson Mascolo 1; Sydney McClure 1; Carleigh Patterson 1; Brigid Cardillo 1
Coastal Assists: Gabrielle Beaudet 1; Gianna Giacolone 1
Liberty Goalkeepers: W – Rachel Hines (7-3, 13 saves, seven goals, 60:00)
Coastal Goalkeepers: L – Charlotte Sadler (3-6, 19 saves, 15 goals, 60:00)
Turning Point
The Lady Flames netted the first goal of the contest at the 11:59 mark with a woman-down, Taiva Reinertson score. The Chanticleers responded with a tally from Maddie Bates (10:09). Reinertson answered back to get Liberty a 2-1 lead they would hold for the rest of the game.
Liberty went on a stretch of seven consecutive goals to balloon the lead to 8-1 to close the second quarter. At the end of the stretch, Reinertson and Lehman both registered three goals with additional tallies from Katie Colavito and Cami Merkel.
First Half Summary
Second Half Summary
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (7-3, 2-0 ASUN) prepares for a third consecutive road match and its second straight ASUN matchup, taking on Queens (3-6) on Saturday. The contest is set for 1 p.m. from the Queens Sports Complex and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Hines made 13 saves on 22 shots while adding a career-high seven ground balls and four caused turnovers. In the fourth quarter, the sophomore found herself defending in Liberty's attacking zone. Instead of retreating, Hines stepped in front of a pass from her counterpart and dished a pass to Ava Rajala who earned Hines the assist with the score.
Taiva Reinertson (5g, 1a) and Mackenzie Lehman (3g, 1a) each recorded a hat trick in the first half of Saturday's contest. Liberty held an 8-1 lead at halftime and outscored Coastal 7-6 in the second half to secure the 15-7 final.
Coastal pushed back in the third quarter with three goals to begin the fourth quarter to trim the lead from 12-4 to 12-7. Liberty left little doubt the rest of the way with three unanswered scores from Ava Rajala (2g, 4a), Olivia Young (one goal) and Cami Merkel (2g, 2a).
The Lady Flames caused havoc for the Chanticleers all game, peppering Coastal with 44 shots. The host team committed 22 turnovers on Saturday with 15 caused by Liberty.
Liberty Goals: Taiva Reinertson 5; Mackenzie Lehman 3; Ava Rajala 2; Cami Merkel 2; Olivia Young 1; Katie Colavito 1; Kate Troutman 1
Liberty Assists: Ava Rajala 4; Cami Merkel 2; Rachel Hines 1; Mackenzie Lehman 1; Taiva
Reinertson 1
Coastal Goals: Maddie Bates 3; Alyson Mascolo 1; Sydney McClure 1; Carleigh Patterson 1; Brigid Cardillo 1
Coastal Assists: Gabrielle Beaudet 1; Gianna Giacolone 1
Liberty Goalkeepers: W – Rachel Hines (7-3, 13 saves, seven goals, 60:00)
Coastal Goalkeepers: L – Charlotte Sadler (3-6, 19 saves, 15 goals, 60:00)
Turning Point
The Lady Flames netted the first goal of the contest at the 11:59 mark with a woman-down, Taiva Reinertson score. The Chanticleers responded with a tally from Maddie Bates (10:09). Reinertson answered back to get Liberty a 2-1 lead they would hold for the rest of the game.
Liberty went on a stretch of seven consecutive goals to balloon the lead to 8-1 to close the second quarter. At the end of the stretch, Reinertson and Lehman both registered three goals with additional tallies from Katie Colavito and Cami Merkel.
First Half Summary
- Liberty gained an 8-1 first half lead in part to outshooting Coastal 21-8 in the opening half.
- The Lady Flames scored on 2-of-4 free-position opportunities.
- The Chanticleers turned the ball over 10 times in the opening half.
Second Half Summary
- The Lady Flames outdrew the Chanticleers 10-5 in the second half.
- Liberty registered 23 second half shots to 12 from Coastal.
- Kate Troutman scored after Celena Kerr's free-position attempt was blocked but the attacker followed through, forcing a turnover to earn a second chance. Rajala found Troutman cutting from the side of the net and dished a perfect assist to cash in on the possession.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- The Lady Flames doubled Coastal's shot output 44-22. Liberty recorded at least 10 shots in each quarter.
- Ava Menna led all players with eight draw controls, with Liberty outdrawing Coastal 16-10.
- The Lady Flames earned 28 ground balls to 17 by Coastal. Hines led all players with seven while Rajala added a career-high five ground balls.
- The Lady Flames caused 15 caused turnovers to 12 from Coastal. Hines led all players with four caused turnovers.
- Liberty capitalized on Coastal cards, recording two woman-up goals and an 11-on-11 score.
- The Lady Flames failed to clear possession once, converting 23-of-24 clear opportunities. Coastal converted 18-of-24 clears.
Up Next
Liberty (7-3, 2-0 ASUN) prepares for a third consecutive road match and its second straight ASUN matchup, taking on Queens (3-6) on Saturday. The contest is set for 1 p.m. from the Queens Sports Complex and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
CCU
Shots
44
22
Turnovers
16
22
Caused Turnovers
18
9
Draw Controls
16
10
Free-Position Shots
7
6
Ground Balls
27
17
Game Leaders
Players
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5
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0
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Pen
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GB
2
CT
0
G
3
A
1
FO
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Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
5
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
5
CT
4
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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