10/28/2026 11:03:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LYNCHBURG, Va. -Â Liberty (14-8, 6-4 CUSA) will play a pair of matches at Kennesaw State (9-13, 3-7), Friday and Saturday.
Quick Hits
Quick Hits
- The Lady Flames snapped a three-match losing streak with two home wins over Sam Houston last week. Liberty averaged 15.71 kills, 2.0 aces, 16.43 digs and 2.71 blocks per set while outhitting the Bearkats .301-.166.
- Kennesaw State enters the weekend sitting in eighth place in CUSA standings after losing its last four matches, including two five-set losses to Missouri State and two four-set losses at Western Kentucky.
- Liberty was predicted second in the 2026 CUSA Preseason Coaches' Poll, while KSU was tied for third. Three Lady Flames (Carly O'Brien, Jenna Otts, Paige Overcash) and Kennesaw State's Olivia Burrage were all named to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
- Liberty leads CUSA in conference-only kills per set (14.26) and digs per set (16.21), ranking second in conference-only hitting percentage (.292).
- The Lady Flames took home nearly all of the CUSA weekly honors on Monday, with Paige Overcash (Offensive), Melis Ural (Defensive), Alison Bierwagen and Charli Crowson (Co-Setter) all being honored.
- Paige Overcash and Jenna Otts tied for the match lead with 19 kills each on Saturday against Sam Houston. Overcash ranks third in CUSA (3.76) and Otts seventh (3.29) in conference-only kills per set.
- Melis Ural's career-high 22 digs on Saturday against Sam Houston are the most by a Lady Flame in a single match so far this season.
- Sophomore Alison Bierwagen posted her 10th double-double of the season on Saturday, becoming the first Lady Flame since Anna Willey (2015-16) with 10 or more double-doubles in back-to-back seasons.
- Sophomore Laney Daniell returns to her hometown, as the Kennesaw, Ga., native played at Allatoona High School.
- Liberty set a new season high with 10 aces on Saturday against Sam Houston, its first 10-ace match since Sept. 27, 2025 against Louisiana Tech.
- Set three on Saturday versus Sam Houston was the longest set in Liberty Arena history, at 33-31.
- Through the first eight matches this season, Liberty held a 4-4 record, being outhit by opponents a combined .265-.229. In the last 14 matches, during which Liberty is 10-4, the Lady Flames have outhit opponents .277-.174.
- After hitting .300 or better a combined five times in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Liberty has already hit over .300 14 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 brought back 86.8 percent of their point production from 2025 into this season.
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