Friday, October 16
Miami, Fla.
6:00 PM ET
Liberty University
12-7,4-3CUSA
0
at
3
FIU
11-9,2-5CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 23 | 27 | 25 | 0 |
| FIU | 25 | 29 | 27 | 3 |
Liberty Falls to FIU in 3 Sets
10/16/2026 9:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MIAMI, Fla. – In a match decided by six total points, FIU posted a 3-0 (25-23, 29-27, 27-25) sweep over the visiting Liberty Lady Flames, Friday at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
The Panthers, who snapped a three-match losing streak tonight, improve to 11-9, including 2-5 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Lady Flames sustained back-to-back losses for the first time this season, falling to 12-7, 4-3 in CUSA matches.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames and Panthers will face off again tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
The Panthers, who snapped a three-match losing streak tonight, improve to 11-9, including 2-5 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Lady Flames sustained back-to-back losses for the first time this season, falling to 12-7, 4-3 in CUSA matches.
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit FIU .274-.245 for the match, with the Panthers leading in kills (54-43), assists (49-42) and aces (6-1). The Lady Flames held the advantage in blocks (9-6) and digs (56-49).
- FIU's Jillian Huckabey lead all players with 25 kills, hitting .449 while adding two aces for the match. Lana Sesar scored 10 kills, while Teodora Skocajic posted four blocks and two aces. Ivona Lazovic and Mariana Silva both dished out 21 assists, while Marta Lazzarin collected a match-high 21 digs.
- Jenna Otts scored a team-high 13 kills for Liberty, followed by eight kills by Paige Overcash (plus 10 digs) and seven kills from Laney Daniell, who also set a new career high with seven blocks. Melis Ural collected a team high-high 17 digs, while Alison Bierwagen totaled a season-high 37 assists and collected 10 digs.
- Liberty battled back from an 11-3 deficit in set one, pulling to within one point six times during the set. FIU's Rayne Williams ended the opening set with a kill, 25-23.
- Set two saw some of the most spirited rallies of the season for the Lady Flames. Trailing 24-21, Liberty fought off three set points, tying it at 24-all with a Bierwagen kill. The Lady Flames had a set-point try of their own after back-to-back Otts kills made it 26-25. FIU ended the set by scoring the last two points, with a Huckabey ace winning it for the Panthers, 29-27.
- The third set also came down to the wire, going to extra points as Layla Collins tied it at 24-24 with a kill. Collins scored another set-tying kill on FIU's next serve, but the Panthers closed out the match with back-to-back points to end it.
- FIU leads Liberty 7-2 in the all-time series, with the Panthers winning each of the last seven meetings.
- Ural has collected 10 or more digs in each of the last 17 matches. That is the longest streak of 10-dig matches by a Lady Flame since Macy Phillips ended the 2019 season with 18 straight 10-dig contests.
- Tonight was the first time since Sept. 25 against Middle Tennessee that Liberty lost a match in which it outhit its opponent.
- Tonight was the first time that a Liberty volleyball match has had all sets decided by two points each since Oct. 8, 2011 at Campbell, when Liberty posted a 3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 30-28) sweep.
- The Lady Flames are 8-7 in sets decided by two points this season, 4-3 in extended sets and 7-4 in three-set matches.
- Huckabey's 25 kills were the most by a Liberty opponent this season.
The Lady Flames and Panthers will face off again tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
DS/L
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
Lib
FIU
Kills
43
54
Errors
12
20
Attempts
113
139
Hitting %
.274
.245
Points
53.0
66.0
Assists
42
49
Aces
1
6
Blocks
9
6
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
7
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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