Wednesday, April 16
Harrisonburg, Va.
6:00 PM ET
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Liberty Taken Down 17-6 at No. 12 JMU
4/16/2025 9:59:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
LYNCHBURG, Va. – In its final non-conference game of the season, the Lady Flames (10-6) fell 17-6 on the road at No. 12 James Madison (10-4) on Wednesday evening.
Katie Colavito netted a team-leading three goals while Olivia Young, Taiva Reinertson and Amelia Loughery each added one. Mackenzie Lehman recorded two assists.
Rachel Hines tied a career-high with 15 saves on 41 shots.
The Dukes kicked off the game with three consecutive goals. The Lady Flames fought back, scoring two of the next three to cut the lead to 4-2. JMU scored the next four goals of the game before Liberty stopped the bleeding with a Colavito tally.
JMU grabbed the final goal of the first half, kick-starting a stretch of five consecutive tallies. At the end of the run at the 11:12 mark of the second quarter, the Dukes held a commanding 13-3 lead. The rest of the game, JMU outscored Liberty 4-3, closing the contest with the final score of the game.
Liberty falls to 0-5 all-time against JMU and drops to 4-4 on the road this season.
Liberty Goals: Katie Colavito 3; Olivia Young 1; Taiva Reinertson 1; Amelia Loughery 1
Liberty Assists: Mackenzie Lehman 2
JMU Goals: Savannah Derey 4; Lauren Savage 4; Maddie Epke 2; Payton Root 1; Olivia Mattis 1; Olivia Matthews 1; Brianna Mennella 1; Kaitlyn Carney 1; Josie Pell 1; Chloe Beckley 1.
JMU Assists: Payton Root 4; Kaitlyn Carney 1; Maddie Epke 1; Olivia Matthews 1; Olivia Mattis 1; Brianna Mennella 1; Bridget Wilson 1.
Liberty Goalkeepers: L – Rachel Hines (9-6, 15 saves, 17 goals, 60:00)
JMU Goalkeepers: W – Adanya Moyer (7-2, five saves, 37:34)
Caitlin Boden (two saves, two goals, 14:27)
Abigail Beattle (one save, no goals, 7:36)
Turning Point
Liberty kept it close in the first quarter, trailing 5-2 going into the break. The Dukes opened the quarter with three consecutive scores, initiated by Maddie Epke (13:33). Neither team would score over the next nine minutes of play before Peyton Root found the back of the net.
The Lady Flames answered with a Colavito tally (3:40) before JMU answered back to stretch the lead back to 9-3. Liberty was unable to mount a scoring stretch as the Dukes continued to add goals with four straight to open the second half.
First Half Summary
Second Half Summary
Lady Flames News & Notes
Up Next
Liberty (10-6, 5-0 ASUN) wraps the regular season against rival Jacksonville (8-5, 4-0 ASUN) on the road on April at 11 a.m. The contest from Rock Stadium will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The winner of the contest will claim the ASUN regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the 2025 ASUN Women's Lacrosse Championship (May 1-3).
Katie Colavito netted a team-leading three goals while Olivia Young, Taiva Reinertson and Amelia Loughery each added one. Mackenzie Lehman recorded two assists.
Rachel Hines tied a career-high with 15 saves on 41 shots.
The Dukes kicked off the game with three consecutive goals. The Lady Flames fought back, scoring two of the next three to cut the lead to 4-2. JMU scored the next four goals of the game before Liberty stopped the bleeding with a Colavito tally.
JMU grabbed the final goal of the first half, kick-starting a stretch of five consecutive tallies. At the end of the run at the 11:12 mark of the second quarter, the Dukes held a commanding 13-3 lead. The rest of the game, JMU outscored Liberty 4-3, closing the contest with the final score of the game.
Liberty falls to 0-5 all-time against JMU and drops to 4-4 on the road this season.
Liberty Goals: Katie Colavito 3; Olivia Young 1; Taiva Reinertson 1; Amelia Loughery 1
Liberty Assists: Mackenzie Lehman 2
JMU Goals: Savannah Derey 4; Lauren Savage 4; Maddie Epke 2; Payton Root 1; Olivia Mattis 1; Olivia Matthews 1; Brianna Mennella 1; Kaitlyn Carney 1; Josie Pell 1; Chloe Beckley 1.
JMU Assists: Payton Root 4; Kaitlyn Carney 1; Maddie Epke 1; Olivia Matthews 1; Olivia Mattis 1; Brianna Mennella 1; Bridget Wilson 1.
Liberty Goalkeepers: L – Rachel Hines (9-6, 15 saves, 17 goals, 60:00)
JMU Goalkeepers: W – Adanya Moyer (7-2, five saves, 37:34)
Caitlin Boden (two saves, two goals, 14:27)
Abigail Beattle (one save, no goals, 7:36)
Turning Point
Liberty kept it close in the first quarter, trailing 5-2 going into the break. The Dukes opened the quarter with three consecutive scores, initiated by Maddie Epke (13:33). Neither team would score over the next nine minutes of play before Peyton Root found the back of the net.
The Lady Flames answered with a Colavito tally (3:40) before JMU answered back to stretch the lead back to 9-3. Liberty was unable to mount a scoring stretch as the Dukes continued to add goals with four straight to open the second half.
First Half Summary
- Rachel Hines made 10 saves on 22 JMU shots.
- Katie Colavito netted a pair of goals, one in each quarter.
- The Lady Flames generated seven caused turnovers but turned the ball over nine times to eight from JMU.
- Both squads recorded nine first-quarter shots, but Liberty was outshot 13-3 in the second quarter, 22-12 for the half.
Second Half Summary
- JMU outscored Liberty 8-3 in the second half, outshooting the Lady Flames 19-10.
- Liberty outdrew JMU 7-6 in the half, holding the Dukes without a draw in the fourth quarter.
- The Lady Flames committed nine turnovers in the fourth quarter.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- The Dukes outshot Liberty 41-22 with a 32-13 advantage in shots on goal.
- Liberty held the advantage 9-6 in caused turnovers.
- JMU held a 21-13 advantage in ground balls.
- Rachel Hines' career-high 15 saves matched her output in the season opener at No. 9 Virginia on Feb. 7.
Up Next
Liberty (10-6, 5-0 ASUN) wraps the regular season against rival Jacksonville (8-5, 4-0 ASUN) on the road on April at 11 a.m. The contest from Rock Stadium will be broadcast live on ESPN+. The winner of the contest will claim the ASUN regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the 2025 ASUN Women's Lacrosse Championship (May 1-3).
Team Stats
LIBERTY
JMU
Shots
22
41
Turnovers
19
14
Caused Turnovers
9
6
Draw Controls
12
15
Free-Position Shots
2
4
Ground Balls
13
21
Game Leaders
Players
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CT
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GB
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CT
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G
1
A
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
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G
1
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FO
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Pen
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GB
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CT
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