10/21/2026 11:30:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LYNCHBURG, Va. -Â Liberty (12-8, 4-4 CUSA) hosts Sam Houston (14-7, 5-3), Friday and Saturday at Liberty Arena.
Quick Hits
On Saturday, Liberty will honor four seniors (Molly Littlefield, Charli Morris, Jenna Otts, VB Trost) with a Senior Day ceremony. Members of this class helped Liberty to its 14-1 start last season including the first wins over Big Ten and Big 12 teams in program history.
Last Friday at FIU, Liberty fell 3-0, with all three sets being decided by two points (25-23, 29-27, 27-25). It was the first time that a Liberty volleyball match had all sets decided by two points each seince Oct. 8, 2011 at Campbell, when Liberty posted a 3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 30-28) sweep.
Through the first eight matches this season, Liberty held a 4-4 record, being outhit by opponents a combined .265-.229. In the last 12 matches, during which Liberty is 8-4, the Lady Flames have outhit opponents .273-.175.
After hitting .300 or better a combined five times in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Liberty has already hit over .300 13 times under second-year Head Coach Jeremy White.
Prior to last year, the last time Liberty came back from a 2-0 deficit to win a match was 2016. The Lady Flames have posted two reverse sweeps under second-year Head Coach Jeremy White, going 11-3 in five-set matches during his tenure.
Last season, three Lady Flames (Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts and Paige Overcash) recorded at least one double-digit kill match. This year, Liberty has already gotten at least one 10-kill match from six players (Layla Collins, Laney Daniell, Addison Hart, O'Brien, Otts and Overcash).
After returning just 16.3 percent of its point production from 2024 to 2025, the Lady Flames bring back 86.8 percent of their point production from 2025 into this season.
Quick Hits
- The Lady Flames are looking to get back on the winning track. After opening CUSA play at 4-1, Liberty has been swept in its last three matches, including twice at FIU. Four out of six sets last weekend, including all three on Friday, were decided by two points each.
- Sam Houston enters play tied for third in CUSA standings at 5-3 after posting two home wins over Delaware last weekend. Head Coach Brenda Gray recorded her 800th career win on Friday, and Faith Roulston was named CUSA Freshman of the Week, Monday.
- Liberty was predicted second in the 2026 CUSA Preseason Coaches' Poll, while FIU was 10th. Three Lady Flames (Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts, Paige Overcash) were named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Liberty ranks second in CUSA in conference-only hitting percentage (.289), while Sam Houston is first in conference-only opponents hitting percentage (.156).
- Paige Overcash scored a season-high 17 kills on Saturday at FIU. In the last three matches, playing all six rotations, Overcash averages 3.89 kills (.377) and 3.00 digs per set.
- Freshman libero Melis Ural ranks eighth in CUSA with 3.74 digs per set overall. She posted 17 straight 10-dig matches before seeing the streak snapped, Saturday.
- Liberty (Paige Overcash - 5th/3.52; Jenna Otts - 8th/3.19) is the only CUSA team with two players in the top eight in conference-only kills per set.
- Sophomore Alison Bierwagen has averaged 10.33 assists per set and 3.33 digs per set in the last three matches. She posted double-doubles in both matches at FIU, giving her nine for the season and 19 for her career.
On Saturday, Liberty will honor four seniors (Molly Littlefield, Charli Morris, Jenna Otts, VB Trost) with a Senior Day ceremony. Members of this class helped Liberty to its 14-1 start last season including the first wins over Big Ten and Big 12 teams in program history.
Last Friday at FIU, Liberty fell 3-0, with all three sets being decided by two points (25-23, 29-27, 27-25). It was the first time that a Liberty volleyball match had all sets decided by two points each seince Oct. 8, 2011 at Campbell, when Liberty posted a 3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 30-28) sweep.
Through the first eight matches this season, Liberty held a 4-4 record, being outhit by opponents a combined .265-.229. In the last 12 matches, during which Liberty is 8-4, the Lady Flames have outhit opponents .273-.175.
After hitting .300 or better a combined five times in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Liberty has already hit over .300 13 times under second-year Head Coach Jeremy White.
Prior to last year, the last time Liberty came back from a 2-0 deficit to win a match was 2016. The Lady Flames have posted two reverse sweeps under second-year Head Coach Jeremy White, going 11-3 in five-set matches during his tenure.
Last season, three Lady Flames (Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts and Paige Overcash) recorded at least one double-digit kill match. This year, Liberty has already gotten at least one 10-kill match from six players (Layla Collins, Laney Daniell, Addison Hart, O'Brien, Otts and Overcash).
After returning just 16.3 percent of its point production from 2024 to 2025, the Lady Flames bring back 86.8 percent of their point production from 2025 into this season.
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