Sunday, November 1
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
vs
Missouri State
10/30/2026 3:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty (13-2-2, 6-0-1 CUSA) looks to end the season perfectly at home when they host Missouri State (4-8-4, 1-3-3 CUSA) in a Conference USA title game rematch on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game from Osborne Stadium will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Having already secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 2026 CUSA Championship, Liberty seeks to claim the outright CUSA Regular Season Championship with a win or a draw.
The last time the two programs met, Liberty hoisted the CUSA title on its home field. The Lady Flames won their third game in the CUSA Championship, topping the Bears 3-0 to secure their second title in three seasons.
The two teams met twice last season in Missouri State's debut season as a CUSA member. The Bears played the Lady Flames to a scoreless draw in the regular season prior to the CUSA title game. Both games were played in Lynchburg.
Wedemeyer's Winning Ways
Playing Keep(er) Away
Among Liberty Leaders
Lady Flames News & Notes
Having already secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 2026 CUSA Championship, Liberty seeks to claim the outright CUSA Regular Season Championship with a win or a draw.
The last time the two programs met, Liberty hoisted the CUSA title on its home field. The Lady Flames won their third game in the CUSA Championship, topping the Bears 3-0 to secure their second title in three seasons.
The two teams met twice last season in Missouri State's debut season as a CUSA member. The Bears played the Lady Flames to a scoreless draw in the regular season prior to the CUSA title game. Both games were played in Lynchburg.
Wedemeyer's Winning Ways
- Liberty is currently on a 12-game unbeaten streak (11-0-1). Its last loss this season was a 2-0 loss at Pitt (Aug. 27).
- The Lady Flames carry a 22-game unbeaten streak against CUSA opponents. Its last regular-season loss was against FIU on Sept. 27, 2024. The stretch currently ranks as the sixth-longest among Division l programs.
- At Osborne Stadium, Liberty currently owns a 14-game winning streak at home, the longest in Division l. The streak includes three CUSA championship games from last season.
- Liberty's winning percentage (13-2-2, .824) ranks as the eighth-best in Division l.
- Liberty (13-2-2, .824) is on pace for one of its best seasons in program history. Under Wedemeyer, the Lady Flames' best season was in 2023, when Liberty compiled a 16-3-1 (.825) record on the way to its first CUSA Championship title.
- Wedemeyer (277-175-65, .599) has recorded at least 10 wins in each of the last six seasons and has had a winning record in 14 consecutive seasons between coaching South Dakota State (2013-16) and Liberty (2017-Present).
- He has coached Liberty to a 116-52-26 (.665) record since taking over in 2017.
Playing Keep(er) Away
- Liberty has recorded a Division I-leading 11 shutouts this season (tied with three teams), led by goalkeeper Ainsley Leja (11-1-2) with seven.
- Leja ranks No. 2 (tied) among active goalkeepers in Division I with a career 0.66 GAA and with 28 career shutouts.
- Liberty has allowed only a single goal in CUSA action in seven games.
- Leja sports season averages of a 0.48 goals-against average (GAA) and an .841 save percentage. Her GAA ranks No. 15 among Division l goalkeepers.
Among Liberty Leaders
- Halle Engle ranks No. 3 in program history in three categories
- Goals: 1. Nancy Davis (43), 2. Ivy Garner (34), 3. Halle Engle (28)
- Points: 1. Nancy Davis (106), 2. Ivy Garner (91), 3. Halle Engle (75)
- Game-Winning goals: 1. Gabrielle Farrar (17), 2. Ivy Garner (15), 3. Halle Engle/Nancy Davis (12)
- Ainsley Leja ranks in program history
- First in goals-against average (0.64): 2. Holly Van Noord (Liberty Hall of Fame) (0.80), 3. Melody Jayroe (1.19)
- Second in shutouts: 1. Holly Van Noord (41) 2. Ainsley Leja (28), 3. Melody Jayroe (27)
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Liberty is currently in the receiving votes (2) category of the United Soccer Coaches/IWSOC Weekly Coaches Poll. Liberty previously sported a national ranking (No. 23) for the second time in program history earlier this season.
- The Lady Flames check in at No. 18 in the latest RPI rankings (Oct. 28).
- Liberty has been the highest-ranked team in the South Region since Sept. 8.
- Liberty was awarded its fifth consecutive CUSA Defensive Player of the Week award on Tuesday. They are the first CUSA team to receive five consecutive Defensive Player of the Week awards and the first since FIU (2024) to be named to five straight in any category.
- The Lady Flames are paced by Halle Engle on the attack with six goals and four game-winning tallies while adding three assists.
- Midfielder Avenly Monteith leads the team with four assists while also adding three goals.
- Four Lady Flames, Monteith, Margaret Garner, Izzie Smulik and Isabella Wedemeyer, have each totaled three goals this season.
- Engle has 12 career game-winning goals, ranking within the top-10 of active leaders in Division l.
- Liberty is outscoring its opponents 27-10 this season and 11-1 in CUSA action.
- The Lady Flames have accumulated the third-fewest yellow cards (tied with 3) among Division I programs.
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