Saturday, October 3
Jacksonville, Ala.
1:00 PM ET/12:00 PM CT
Liberty University
11-5,3-1CUSA
3
at
0
Jacksonville State
3-13,0-4CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Jacksonville St. | 11 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
Lady Flames Sweep Gamecocks for 2nd Straight Day
10/3/2026 2:52:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Liberty hit a season-best .454 on Saturday, posting its second straight 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14) sweep over Jacksonville State at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
The Lady Flames improve to 11-5 with the win, including 3-1 in Conference USA play. Liberty has won seven out of its last eight matches. The Gamecocks fall to 3-13 with an 0-4 CUSA record.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames return to Lynchburg and will host New Mexico State, Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Arena.
The Lady Flames improve to 11-5 with the win, including 3-1 in Conference USA play. Liberty has won seven out of its last eight matches. The Gamecocks fall to 3-13 with an 0-4 CUSA record.
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Jax State .454-.125 for the match, with the Lady Flames leading in kills (50-24), assists (47-22), aces (9-2), digs (46-32) and blocks (5-4).
- Paige Overcash scored 11 kills at a .647 pace for the Lady Flames, while Carly O'Brien totaled 11 kills (.429), three aces and nine digs. Jenna Otts hit .450 with 10 kills, while Charli Crowson (18 assists, six digs) and Alison Bierwagen (18 assists, nine digs) combined for 36 assists and 15 digs. Melis Ural collected 11 digs, while Laney Daniell (.308, three aces) and Charli Morris (.636) had seven kills each.
- Sophia Schweikert tied for the match lead with 11 kills for Jax State, while Sofia Varela dished out 18 assists.
- Liberty dominated the first two sets, but Jax State came out fighting in the third. The Gamecocks led 11-10 during set three before the Lady Flames' 4-0 run gave the visitors the lead. After a Jax State sideout, Liberty ended the match on an 11-2 run.
- Liberty's .454 hitting percentage was its highest since hitting .461 (41-6-76) against Elon, Sept. 7, 2019 and is its highest in a true road match in the rally-scoring era.
- Liberty leads Jacksonville State 6-2 all-time, including 6-0 since both teams joined Conference USA in 2023. The Lady Flames are 3-0 all-time at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
- Ural has collected 10 or more digs in each of the last 14 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.
- Molly Littlefield recorded her 1,000th career dig on Saturday. She has collected 1,000 combined digs in college between her time at Gardner-Webb (2023-24) and Liberty (2024-25).
- The last time Liberty posted back-to-back away sweeps was at Jacksonville State during the 2023 season.
- Today marked the fifth time this season, and third match in a row, that Liberty has hit .300 or better in a match. The last time Liberty hit .300 or better in three straight matches came in November of 2022.
The Lady Flames return to Lynchburg and will host New Mexico State, Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Arena.
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
Lib
JSU
Kills
50
24
Errors
6
13
Attempts
97
88
Hitting %
.454
.125
Points
64.0
31.0
Assists
47
22
Aces
9
3
Blocks
5
4
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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