10/26/2026 2:05:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – After helping Liberty to a pair of wins over Sam Houston, four Lady Flames have received Conference USA (CUSA) weekly honors.
Junior outside hitter Paige Overcash was named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman libero Melis Ural was named CUSA Defensive Player of the Week. Sophomore Alison Bierwagen and junior Charli Crowson were tabbed as CUSA Co-Setters of the Week.
A native of Warrensville, N.C., Overcash receives her fourth career CUSA Offensive Player of the Week award, as she earned the honor each of the first three weeks of the 2025 season.
Bierwagen (DeLand, Fla.) and Crowson (College Station, Texas) were also named CUSA Co-Setters of the Week on Oct. 5, while Ural receives her first career CUSA Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Bierwagen and Crowson helped Liberty to a pair of wins over Sam Houston this past weekend. The Bearkats came into the weekend with the lowest opponents' hitting percentage in CUSA in conference-only matches at .156. The Lady Flames hit a combined .301 on the weekend, averaging 15.71 kills per set as a team.
For the week, Bierwagen and Crowson combined to average 12.86 assists, 0.86 aces and 4.14 digs per set. Liberty converted .402 of their sets into kills over the span of two matches. On Friday, Liberty hit .327, with Bierwagen (two kills, 22 assists, one ace, five digs) and Crowson (14 assists, two aces, three digs) combining for two kills, 26 assists, three aces and eight digs. Bierwagen scored kills late in set two to make it both 26-25 and 27-26, Liberty. During Saturday's 3-1 win, Bierwagen (33 assists, two aces, 10 digs, one block) and Crowson (21 assists, one ace, 11 digs) both recorded double-doubles and Liberty hit .284 as a team.
Playing six-rotation outside hitter for the first time this season, Overcash scored 4.71 kills per set at a .351 clip and added 0.57 aces, 2.29 digs and 0.86 blocks per set. On Friday, she scored a match-high 14 kills while hitting .310 and adding one ace, five digs and one block as Liberty swept Sam Houston. She scored five kills each in the first and second sets, before sending down four kills on six swings with no errors in the third.
On Saturday, Overcash tied with teammate Jenna Otts for the match lead with 19 kills (.378) in a 3-1 win over Sam Houston, while Overcash added a career-high three aces plus 11 digs and five blocks. She scored eight kills during a 27-25 set-two win, and hit 5-0-10 during set four, including the match-clinching kill at 26-24.
Hailing from Istanbul, Turkiye, Ural played a major role in Liberty's 2-0 weekend against Sam Houston, averaging 4.86 digs per set during the span of two matches. Sam Houston came into the weekend hitting .212 as a team, and Ural and the Lady Flames held them to just a .166 hitting percentage in two matches. On Friday, Ural collected a team-best 12 digs, as Liberty held Sam Houston to just a .115 hitting percentage for the match. During Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bearkats, Ural collected a career-high 22 digs as Sam Houston hit just .202. Ural's 22 digs on Saturday were the most by a Lady Flame in any match so far this season.
The Lady Flames (14-8. 6-4 CUSA) head to Georgia to compete at Kennesaw State, Friday and Saturday.
Junior outside hitter Paige Overcash was named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman libero Melis Ural was named CUSA Defensive Player of the Week. Sophomore Alison Bierwagen and junior Charli Crowson were tabbed as CUSA Co-Setters of the Week.
A native of Warrensville, N.C., Overcash receives her fourth career CUSA Offensive Player of the Week award, as she earned the honor each of the first three weeks of the 2025 season.
Bierwagen (DeLand, Fla.) and Crowson (College Station, Texas) were also named CUSA Co-Setters of the Week on Oct. 5, while Ural receives her first career CUSA Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Bierwagen and Crowson helped Liberty to a pair of wins over Sam Houston this past weekend. The Bearkats came into the weekend with the lowest opponents' hitting percentage in CUSA in conference-only matches at .156. The Lady Flames hit a combined .301 on the weekend, averaging 15.71 kills per set as a team.
For the week, Bierwagen and Crowson combined to average 12.86 assists, 0.86 aces and 4.14 digs per set. Liberty converted .402 of their sets into kills over the span of two matches. On Friday, Liberty hit .327, with Bierwagen (two kills, 22 assists, one ace, five digs) and Crowson (14 assists, two aces, three digs) combining for two kills, 26 assists, three aces and eight digs. Bierwagen scored kills late in set two to make it both 26-25 and 27-26, Liberty. During Saturday's 3-1 win, Bierwagen (33 assists, two aces, 10 digs, one block) and Crowson (21 assists, one ace, 11 digs) both recorded double-doubles and Liberty hit .284 as a team.
Playing six-rotation outside hitter for the first time this season, Overcash scored 4.71 kills per set at a .351 clip and added 0.57 aces, 2.29 digs and 0.86 blocks per set. On Friday, she scored a match-high 14 kills while hitting .310 and adding one ace, five digs and one block as Liberty swept Sam Houston. She scored five kills each in the first and second sets, before sending down four kills on six swings with no errors in the third.
On Saturday, Overcash tied with teammate Jenna Otts for the match lead with 19 kills (.378) in a 3-1 win over Sam Houston, while Overcash added a career-high three aces plus 11 digs and five blocks. She scored eight kills during a 27-25 set-two win, and hit 5-0-10 during set four, including the match-clinching kill at 26-24.
Hailing from Istanbul, Turkiye, Ural played a major role in Liberty's 2-0 weekend against Sam Houston, averaging 4.86 digs per set during the span of two matches. Sam Houston came into the weekend hitting .212 as a team, and Ural and the Lady Flames held them to just a .166 hitting percentage in two matches. On Friday, Ural collected a team-best 12 digs, as Liberty held Sam Houston to just a .115 hitting percentage for the match. During Saturday's 3-1 win over the Bearkats, Ural collected a career-high 22 digs as Sam Houston hit just .202. Ural's 22 digs on Saturday were the most by a Lady Flame in any match so far this season.
The Lady Flames (14-8. 6-4 CUSA) head to Georgia to compete at Kennesaw State, Friday and Saturday.
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