Lady Flames Hit the Road for a Pair of Matchups

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty women's lacrosse team (7-3, 2-0 ASUN), winners of seven of its last eight games, looks to stay hot with contests against Queens (3-7, 0-0 ASUN) on Saturday and Louisville (5-6) on Tuesday. Saturday's contest in Charlotte, N.C. is set for a 1 p.m. first draw and will be streamed live on ESPN+. Tuesday's meeting in Louisville, Ky. is scheduled for a 12 p.m. start and will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.

The Lady Flames topped the reigning Atlantic Sun champions Coastal Carolina 15-7, last Saturday.

Goalkeeper Rachel Hines was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Week after starring for the Lady Flames against the Chanticleers. The sophomore made 13 saves on 22 shots while adding a career-high seven ground balls, four caused turnovers and her first career assist.

Liberty looks to avenge a pair of home losses against both programs from last season. Queens topped Liberty 18-15 on April 6 while the Cardinals bested the Lady Flames 11-8 on March 21. Liberty hopes to improve on a 2-1 all-time series record against the Royals and seeks its first-ever win against Louisville (0-1).

Lady Flames News & Notes

The Lady Flames are on pace for a record-setting regular season offensively, currently with the No. 16 ranked scoring offense in the country with 14.70 goals per game (147 total).
In the NCAA's first RPI release on Tuesday, Liberty ranked No. 33, its highest ranking since 2023. Louisville is ranked just ahead of Liberty at No. 32.
Liberty currently leads the nation in both caused turnovers per game (17.90) and ground balls per game (23.70).
Defender Jenna Burrow leads the team in both categories and ranks No. 9 in the country with 2.60 caused turnovers per game and No. 13 nationally with 3.10 ground balls per game.
The team ranks No. 8 in the country with 35.30 shots per game.
Taiva Reinertson leads the team with 30 goals and 39 points along with nine assists this season.
Ava Rajala leads the team with 16 assists this spring.
Liberty ranks No. 18 nationally with 16.00 draw controls per game but ranks No. 48 in the country with a .525 draw control winning percentage. Ava Menna leads the team with 6.60 draws per game (59 total).
Goalkeeper Rachel Hines has made every start this spring, collecting a 7-3 record. The sophomore holds a 13.27 goals-against average and a .388 save percentage on 205 shots faced.
Liberty ranks No. 98 nationally with a .379 free-position percentage (25-of-66).

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Lady Flames Hit the Road for a Pair of Matchups

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Players Mentioned

Jenna Burrow

Rachel Hines

Ava Menna

Ava Rajala

Taiva Reinertson