Liberty to Face No. 8 Johns Hopkins in the First Round of NCAA Championship

LYNCHBURG, Va. – After receiving its first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship, the Atlantic Sun Champions, Liberty (12-7) will be facing No. 8 Johns Hopkins (12-6) in the first round at Homewood Field on Friday at 2 p.m.
The two teams will be meeting for the first time on Friday. The winner of the matchup will face the victor of the meeting between Princeton and Massachusetts on Friday at 5 p.m.

The Lady Flames (12-7) topped Coastal Carolina 14-8 on Saturday afternoon to receive their first-ever ASUN crown.

The Blue Jays went 1-1 in the Big 10 Championship, falling 16-15 against No. 1 Northwestern in the semifinal round on April 25.

Lady Flames News & Notes

Liberty finished the regular season 10-7 with a 5-1 record in ASUN play.
The Lady Flames picked up their highest-ever ranked win in February. Liberty travelled to No. 20 Richmond and pulled off an upset 14-13 triumph for its first-ever victory against the Spiders, previously 0-10.
Midfielder Katie Colavito has shined for the Lady Flames, receiving hardware in return. The junior was named the ASUN Midfielder of the Year, selected to the All-Conference, chosen as the ASUN Championship MVP and All-Tournament team and was included on the ASUN All-Academic Team.
Liberty has received record-setting performances from a pair of senior attackers, Taiva Reinertson and Mackenzie Lehman. Reinertson broke the program singles-season record for both goals (53) and points (71) in Saturday's triumph. Lehman trails her, currently tied for the previous goals record (52) and sits one behind the previous points record (69).
Liberty received five selections to the ASUN All-Tournament team, headlined by Colavito as MVP. Reinertson and Lehman each received selections along with defender Jenna Burrow and goalkeeper Rachel Hines.
ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, Burrow, leads a defense that leads the country in both caused turnovers per game (17.68, 336 total) and ground balls per game (22.16, 421 total). The junior ranks No. 13 nationally and leads the ASUN with 2.26 caused turnovers per game.
Madeleine Klunder, a second-team ASUN All-Conference selection, leads the team with 2.58 ground balls per game.
Liberty was featured across 10 different ASUN postseason awards, including three All-ASUN first team and three All-ASUN second team selections, headlined by ASUN Midfielder of the Year, Colavito and ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, Burrow. Colavito, Burrow and Reinertson represented Liberty on the All-ASUN first team. Mackenzie Lehman, midfielder/draw specialist Ava Menna and Klunder were recognized on the All-ASUN second team. Midfielder Olivia Young and defender Ava McGlothlin were each named to the ASUN All-Freshman team. Two Lady Flames, Colavito and Lehman, were included on the Academic All-ASUN Team.
Liberty ranks No. 18 in the country in scoring with 14.68 goals per game and ranks No. 15 nationally with 24.84 shots per game.
The Lady Flames rank No. 10 in the country with 17.11 draw controls per game. Ava Menna leads the team and ranks No. 13 nationally with 8.47 draw controls per game (161 total).

Schedule

Liberty to Face No. 8 Johns Hopkins in the First Round of NCAA Championship

Players Mentioned

Jenna Burrow

Katie Colavito

Rachel Hines

Madeleine Klunder

Mackenzie Lehman

Ava McGlothlin

Ava Menna

Taiva Reinertson

Olivia Young