Friday, October 30
Kennesaw, Ga.
7:00 PM ET
Liberty University
14-9,6-5CUSA
0
at
3
Kennesaw State
10-13,4-7CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 23 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| Kennesaw St. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10/30/2026 9:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw opened up the weekend with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-22) sweep over the visiting Liberty Lady Flames, Friday at VyStar Arena.
The Owls improve to 10-13, 4-7 in CUSA play, snapping a four-match losing streak with their first victory since Oct. 10 at Delaware. The Lady Flames fall to 14-9, 6-5 in CUSA matches.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames and Owls face off again at 2 p.m. tomorrow at VyStar Arena.
The Owls improve to 10-13, 4-7 in CUSA play, snapping a four-match losing streak with their first victory since Oct. 10 at Delaware. The Lady Flames fall to 14-9, 6-5 in CUSA matches.
Notable Numbers
- KSU outhit Liberty.230-.158 for the match, with the Owls also leading in kills (37-35), aces, 6-3) and blocks (7-6). The Lady Flames led 40-34 in digs.
- Haley Patterson scored 11 kills to lead KSU, while Ashlyn Anderson totaled nine kills and three blocks. Gracie Pynes served up a match-high three aces, including the match-clincher. Kourtney Brown led all players with 26 assists, while Alexis Sowers collected 11 digs and Olivia Burrage posted four blocks.
- Liberty's Paige Overcash scored a match-high 14 kills while adding seven digs and three blocks. Jenna Otts hit .318 with eight kills, while Kennesaw native Laney Daniell posted seven kills (.333) and a match-high five blocks. Charli Crowson dished out 17 assists, while Alison Bierwagen contributed 16 assists and a season-high-tying three aces. Melis Ural collected a match-high 14 digs.
- Liberty battled back from deficits for a majority of the match. The Lady Flames trailed set one 23-17 before Daniell posted a pair of block assists during a 5-0 Liberty run which narrowed the gap to 23-22. After a KSU sideout, Daniell combined with Overcash on a block, making it 24-23. However, a Lady Flame service error gave the Owls the winning point, 25-23.
- The Lady Flames made a late charge during set three as well, using a 4-0 run to trim the deficit to 21-20, a run capped by a Jana Thymes/Addison Hart block. With KSU leading 23-22, a Liberty service error followed by an Owl ace ended the match.
- KSU leads Liberty 17-2 in the all-time series in volleyball, with the Owls winning every meeting in VyStar Arena to date.
- The Lady Flames are 11-10 in sets decided by two points this season. Five out of Liberty's last nine sets have been decided by two points each.
- Daniell averages 1.7 blocks per set over the last two matches.
- Overcash leads Liberty with 16 double-digit kill matches this season and has averaged 4.92 kills per set in the last four contests.
- Ural has posted double-digit digs in 20 out of the last 21 matches.
The Lady Flames and Owls face off again at 2 p.m. tomorrow at VyStar Arena.
Players Mentioned
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DS/L
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
Lib
KennSt
Kills
35
37
Errors
20
14
Attempts
95
100
Hitting %
.158
.230
Points
44.0
50.0
Assists
34
34
Aces
3
6
Blocks
6
7
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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