Saturday, October 24
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
14-8,6-4CUSA
3
vs
1
Sam Houston
14-9,5-5CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston | 16 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 1 |
| Liberty | 25 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 3 |
10/24/2026 4:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty completed a 2-0 weekend against Sam Houston, defeating the Bearkats 3-1 (25-16, 27-25, 31-33, 26-24) on Saturday at Liberty Arena.
The Lady Flames improve to 14-8 on the season, including 6-4 in Conference USA matches. Sam Houston falls to 14-9, 5-5 in conference play. Liberty swept the Bearkats 3-0 last night.
Notable Numbers
Liberty travels to Georgia to take on Kennesaw State, Friday at Saturday.
The Lady Flames improve to 14-8 on the season, including 6-4 in Conference USA matches. Sam Houston falls to 14-9, 5-5 in conference play. Liberty swept the Bearkats 3-0 last night.
Notable Numbers
- The Lady Flames outhit the Bearkats .284-.202 for the match. The Lady Flames also led in kills (64-62), assists (61-57), aces (10-4) and blocks (12-8), while Sam Houston held a 73-72 edge in digs. Today's match featured 42 ties and 16 lead changes.
- Paige Overcash (.378) and Jenna Otts (.362) tied for the match lead with 19 kills apiece, with Overcash adding a career-high three aces, 11 digs and five blocks. Alison Bierwagen (33 assists, two aces, 10 digs) and Charli Crowson (21 assists, one ace, 11 digs) both recorded double-doubles, while Melis Ural collected a career-high 22 digs. Laney Daniell totaled seven kills and tied her career high with seven blocks.
- Chloe Monson recorded 14 kills and 12 digs for the Bearkats, while Bella Wood (.316, 12 digs) and Kameron Rector (.400) had 13 kills each. Chelsea Butler chipped in with 12 kills (.417) and four blocks. Brenlin Garlitz dished out 28 assists, while Lauren Pyle totaled 18 assists and 11 digs. Shaelin White collected a match-high 26 digs.
- Liberty led the match 2-0 after a narrow 27-25 set-two victory. Sam Houston fought off two match-point tries in set three. The Lady Flames tied the score at 31-31 on a Laney Daniell kill before the Bearkats extended the match with back-to-back kills from Chloe Monson and Rachelle Reed.
- The teams went back and forth in set four as well, with Jenna Otts' kill giving Liberty a match-point try at 24-23. After Sam Houston tied it at 24-all, Addison Hart sent down a kill, followed by Overcash's match-clinching kill.
- Liberty leads Sam Houston 6-0 all-time, with five out of the six meetings being 3-1 Lady Flames victories.
- Hart's 12-kill match marked her second career double-digit kill match and first since scoring 15 kills at ETSU, Aug. 29.
- The Lady Flames are 11-9 in sets decided by two points this season and 6-4 in extended sets.
- Set three was the longest set in Liberty Arena history, at 33-31.
- Ural's 22 digs are the most by a Lady Flame this season.
- Liberty set a new season high with 10 aces today, its first 10-ace match since Sept. 27, 2025 against Louisiana Tech.
- Overcash's 19 kills were a season high, while she and Otts' 19 kills are tied for the most by a Liberty player in a four-set match this season.
- Prior to today, the last time two Lady Flames recorded 19 or more kills in the same match was Sept. 13, 2025 against Sam Houston, when Overcash scored a career-high 30 kills and Carly O'Brien tallied 19 kills.
Liberty travels to Georgia to take on Kennesaw State, Friday at Saturday.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
MB
/ 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
SHSU
Lib
Kills
62
64
Errors
27
16
Attempts
173
169
Hitting %
.202
.284
Points
74.0
86.0
Assists
57
61
Aces
4
10
Blocks
8
12
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
19
Aces
3
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
7
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