WBB Game Day: Missouri State

Game Day Coverage

Liberty vs. Missouri State (Liberty Arena)
Tipoff: Sunday at 2:02 p.m. ET (Please note that this game has moved from the original scheduled date of Saturday, Jan. 31)
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Liberty Flames Sports Network
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Liberty Storylines

Liberty (9-10, 3-5 CUSA) will host CUSA newcomer Missouri State (13-7, 5-2 CUSA) for the first time in program history for Alumni Day on Sunday.
The Lady Bears are one of two opponents Liberty is facing for the first time in 2025-26 (also Hawai'i).
The Lady Flames are looking to get back on track, having lost four straight home games for the first time in nearly a decade. Liberty is 39-6 in conference play at Liberty Arena but 0-3 in CUSA home games this season.
Liberty is 21-2 in its last 23 February outings and 269-142 (65.5 percent) during the month all-time.
Avery Mills, who ranks No. 7 nationally with 3.05 three-pointers per game, became the 16th Lady Flame to reach 100 career triples during Friday's 74-61 setback to FIU. She has scored in double figures in nine straight games and is averaging a team-high 15.8 ppg.
Elisabeth Aegisdottir has stepped up during CUSA play, averaging 8.8 ppg and 6.0 rpg while shooting 46.7 percent (14-of-30) from beyond the arc. Aegisdottir needs seven boards to join Liberty's all-time top 50 list.

Notes and Anecdotes

Missouri State joins Hawai'i as the only first-time opponents on Liberty's 2025-26 schedule. The two teams will quickly become familiar with one another, playing twice in 19 days. That is the Lady Flames' shortest gap between meetings in CUSA play this year.
Both teams have a rich history of success. Liberty has made 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 in 2005. The Lady Bears have gotten to the Big Dance on 17 occasions, including a pair of Final Four trips (1992 and 2001).
The Lady Flames have uncharacteristically struggled at Liberty Arena this season, dropping four straight home games to fall to 3-5 in Lynchburg. Meanwhile, Missouri State is 6-2 in road games, most recently winning 79-54 at Delaware Friday to snap the Fightin' Blue Hens' three-game winning streak.
Missouri State Head Coach Beth Cunningham is going for her 250th career coaching victory on Sunday. She is 2-2 when facing Liberty as a head coach, with all four meetings coming during her nine years at VCU (2003-04 to 2011-12).
After facing the national leader in free throw attempts on Friday (FIU), Liberty will meet the squad ranked No. 7 in that category with 23.6 attempts/game. Opponents are shooting 76.3 percent at the line versus Liberty this season.

Home Sweet Home

Despite dropping their first three CUSA home games, the Lady Flames are 39-6 all-time in conference games at Liberty Arena, including 24-1 in the ASUN and 15-5 in CUSA.
Liberty is 3-5 at home this season, pushing its all-time mark at Liberty Arena to 68-14.
The Lady Flames will look to snap their first four-game home losing streak in six seasons playing at Liberty Arena.
Liberty's last four-game home losing streak saw the Lady Flames drop their home finale in 2015-16 and their first three home tilts to begin 2016-17.

CUSA Checkup

Liberty has been successful during its first three years of CUSA membership, headlined by its regular-season and tournament titles in 2024-25.
The Lady Flames are 35-13 versus CUSA foes over the last three seasons, including 30-12 in conference play, 5-1 in the CUSA Championship, 15-5 at home and 15-7 on the road.
Liberty has faced three CUSA foes without suffering a loss over the past three years, including Kennesaw State (2-0), New Mexico State (6-0) and UTEP (5-0).
The Lady Flames got off to their first 2-0 conference start as a CUSA member this season.
However, Liberty followed that hot start with its first three-game conference losing streak since joining CUSA.

Climbing the Charts

Elisabeth Aegisdottir needs seven boards to become one of the top 50 rebounders in program history.
Avery Mills hit two triples against FIU on Friday, becoming the 16th Lady Flame ever to reach 100 for her career.
With 58 three-pointers this season, Mills is five away from moving into a fourth-place tie on Liberty's single-season list. Cynthia Thomson (1990-91) and Mills' former teammates Emma Hess (2022-23) and Asia Boone (2023-24) each knocked down 63 triples in a season. Hess owns the Liberty single-season record of 76, set in 2023-24.

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