WBB Game Day: North Carolina A&T

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Liberty (2-1) will continue its four-game swing through the Tar Heel State on Tuesday, visiting North Carolina A&T (2-2).
Liberty is 8-6 all-time against the Aggies in a series where the last five meetings have all been decided by single digits. The Lady Flames are aiming for their first win at North Carolina A&T since Nov. 16, 2007.
The Lady Flames are looking to bounce back from their first loss of the 2026-27 season, a 71-47 setback at NC State on Nov. 11. The Wolfpack broke open a tightly contested game with a 20-0 run to close things out.
Senior point guard JaKayla Thompson scored a team-high 12 points at NC State, becoming the fifth different Lady Flame to post a double-digit scoring effort this season.
Junior forward Sophia Gregory continued a strong start to her Liberty career at NC State, finishing with 11 points, eight boards and a career high-equaling four steals.
After leading CUSA in rebounding a season ago, Ify Nwaobi has paced the Lady Flames on the boards in all three contests thus far, averaging 9.7 rpg.

Notes and Anecdotes

Nine of the previous 14 Liberty-North Carolina A&T matchups have been decided by single digits, including the last five in a row. The teams also played an exhibition game at Liberty Arena that went into overtime last season.
However, neither team has played a close game thus far in 2026-27. The Aggies' 70-59 season-opening win over Wingate was the smallest margin either Liberty or North Carolina A&T has experienced.
The Lady Flames have lost their last two contests at the Corbett Sports Center. They are in search of their first win at North Carolina A&T since a 68-64 decision on Nov. 16, 2007.
Only once in the last five Liberty-North Carolina A&T matchups has either team scored more than 60 points. The Aggies defeated the Lady Flames 81-74, Nov. 18, 2011 in Greensboro.
Liberty is predicted for a third-place finish in CUSA. Meanwhile, North Carolina A&T was picked sixth of 13 teams in the CAA preseason poll.
The Aggies are 2-2 this season with a pair of home wins over non-DI opponents and two road losses.
Both teams have featured balanced scoring this season. Five Lady Flames are averaging between 7.0 and 11.3 ppg, while six Aggies are posting between 6.0 and 9.8 ppg.

Lady Flames vs. CAA

Liberty is 23-42 all-time versus Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) opponents (at the time of meeting) but has won its last two matchups with CAA foes.
If the Lady Flames win on Tuesday, they will have their first three-game winning streak against CAA members since winning six consecutive CAA tilts between Nov. 27, 2001 and Nov. 14, 2006.
Tuesday will mark the Lady Flames' first meeting with a CAA opponent since North Carolina A&T visited Liberty Arena on Dec. 7, 2024 and the first game Alexis Sherard has coached against a CAA foe.
Liberty will play back-to-back contests against CAA members this week, also including a Thursday matinee at Elon.
This is the 27th season out of the last 29 that the Lady Flames have faced at least one CAA opponent. The lone exceptions were 2020-21 and last season.

Tar Heel State Trek

Prior to this season, Liberty had not played in North Carolina since splitting a pair of contests at the Cherokee Invitational, Dec. 18 and 19, 2024.
Tuesday will mark the third contest of a four-game swing through the Tar Heel State. The Lady Flames are 1-1 to start their trip, which will conclude Thursday at Elon.
It will take until Dec. 8 for Liberty to play as many games at home as it has in North Carolina this season.

Really Big Runs

Two of Liberty's first three contests this season have featured significant game-ending runs.
The Lady Flames ended their Nov. 2 season opener against Frostburg State on a 32-0 run, turning a 41-30 lead into a 73-30 victory.
Liberty was on the opposite side of things at NC State on Nov. 11. The Lady Flames trailed just 51-47 with eight minutes remaining before the Wolfpack scored 20 unanswered points to wrap up a 71-47 victory.

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