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Thursday, February 12
Lynchburg, Va.
5:00 PM ET
Liberty University
12-11,6-6CUSA
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UTEP
10-13,2-10CUSA
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UTEP
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Emmy Stout (16 points, 10 rebounds) notched her fourth double-double of the season on Thursday.
Liberty Leads from Start to Finish in 58-48 Triumph Over UTEP
2/12/2026 8:29:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty raced out to a 12-0 lead to start Thursday afternoon's contest against UTEP at Liberty Arena, and the Miners could never recover. The Lady Flames completed a season sweep of UTEP with a 58-48 triumph.
Now 3-1 to start the month of February, Liberty moves to 12-11 overall and evens its CUSA mark at 6-6. Emmy Stout's double-double (game-high 16 points, game-high 10 rebounds) helped the Lady Flames improve to 6-0 all-time against UTEP with all six victories coming by double digits.
UTEP is now 10-13 overall and 2-10 in CUSA play after dropping its 12th straight conference road game dating back to last season. The Miners, who were held 17 points below their season scoring average, shot just 32.1 percent (17-of-53) from the field and 20.8 percent (5-of-24) from beyond the arc.
Box Score Highlights
Other Liberty Individuals: Emma Leon – 11 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4-5 FG; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 9 points, 6 rebounds; Ify Nwaobi – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3-3 3FG.
UTEP Individuals: Mary Moses Amaniyo – 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals; Ndack Mbengue – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; Heaven Samayoa-Mathis – 9 points, 3 rebounds; Ivane Tensaie – 9 points, 3-11 3FG.
Key Team Stats: Liberty enjoyed a good shooting night from the field (47.9 percent, 23-of-48), three-point range (50 percent, 6-of-12) and the foul line (85.7 percent, 6-of-7). The Lady Flames controlled the rebounding (37-25) and points in the paint (34-20) categories. Liberty committed nine more turnovers than the Miners (22-13), but the Lady Flames actually finished with a 14-13 edge in points off turnovers.
Turning Point
Aegisdottir bookended Liberty's 12-0 game-opening burst with a layup just four seconds in and a three-pointer at the 7:10 mark.
It was a similarly fast start to the Lady Flames' Jan. 4 contest at UTEP when a 15-2 burst propelled the visitors to an 86-66 triumph.
On Thursday, Liberty's advantage reached 24-8 by the end of the first period. UTEP got no closer than nine points down for the remainder of the evening.
Notes and Nuggets
The Lady Flames will play host to New Mexico State on Saturday, looking to complete a sweep of their regular-season series with the Aggies. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Liberty Arena, and the contest will air on ESPN+.
CUSA Championship Ticket Information
Ticket packages for the 2026 CUSA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are now on sale. Both the Flames and Lady Flames will look to defend their conference tournament titles at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala., March 10-14.
Fans can purchase an all-session booklet through the Liberty Ticket Office for $175, a savings of $25. This includes tickets to all nine men's games and all nine women's games throughout the tournament. To purchase tickets and find more information, please visit http://www.libertyflames.com/CUSABasketball.
Students will be able to purchase tickets for the tournaments on a session-to-session basis. These may be purchased at Propst Arena with a valid student ID (of a CUSA school) for half the price of the current day's session.
Now 3-1 to start the month of February, Liberty moves to 12-11 overall and evens its CUSA mark at 6-6. Emmy Stout's double-double (game-high 16 points, game-high 10 rebounds) helped the Lady Flames improve to 6-0 all-time against UTEP with all six victories coming by double digits.
UTEP is now 10-13 overall and 2-10 in CUSA play after dropping its 12th straight conference road game dating back to last season. The Miners, who were held 17 points below their season scoring average, shot just 32.1 percent (17-of-53) from the field and 20.8 percent (5-of-24) from beyond the arc.
Box Score Highlights
Other Liberty Individuals: Emma Leon – 11 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, 4-5 FG; Elisabeth Aegisdottir – 9 points, 6 rebounds; Ify Nwaobi – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3-3 3FG.
UTEP Individuals: Mary Moses Amaniyo – 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals; Ndack Mbengue – 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; Heaven Samayoa-Mathis – 9 points, 3 rebounds; Ivane Tensaie – 9 points, 3-11 3FG.
Key Team Stats: Liberty enjoyed a good shooting night from the field (47.9 percent, 23-of-48), three-point range (50 percent, 6-of-12) and the foul line (85.7 percent, 6-of-7). The Lady Flames controlled the rebounding (37-25) and points in the paint (34-20) categories. Liberty committed nine more turnovers than the Miners (22-13), but the Lady Flames actually finished with a 14-13 edge in points off turnovers.
Turning Point
Aegisdottir bookended Liberty's 12-0 game-opening burst with a layup just four seconds in and a three-pointer at the 7:10 mark.
It was a similarly fast start to the Lady Flames' Jan. 4 contest at UTEP when a 15-2 burst propelled the visitors to an 86-66 triumph.
On Thursday, Liberty's advantage reached 24-8 by the end of the first period. UTEP got no closer than nine points down for the remainder of the evening.
Notes and Nuggets
- Stout (16 points, 10 rebounds) fashioned her fourth double-double of the season and the fifth of her career. She also eclipsed the 500-point mark for her career in the process.
- Leon (11 points) scored in double figures for the third time during her freshman season but the first in a CUSA game. Her three assists matched a career high.
- All nine of Nwaobi's points came from long range, as she hit as many triples on Thursday (3) as she had in her first 19 career appearances combined (3). After starting her career 1-of-18 from beyond the arc, the reigning CUSA Freshman of the Week is now 5-of-6 over the last three outings.
- Liberty connected on its first five free throw attempts of the night, finishing off a streak of 19 straight made foul shots dating back to the third quarter at Jax State a week ago (Feb. 5).
- The Lady Flames made exactly half of their three-point tries on Thursday, just as they did at UTEP on Jan. 4. That day, Liberty knocked down a season-best 12 three-pointers. Liberty is now hitting triples at a 36.4 percent clip this year, just off the program single-season record (36.9 percent) the Lady Flames set in 2024-25.
- Thursday marked the first time Liberty has not trailed in a game since its Jan. 4 visit to UTEP.
- Liberty owned a 37-23 halftime lead after its highest-scoring half since a 37-point second half at Delaware on Jan. 17.
- The Lady Flames have won back-to-back home games for the first time since opening the year with consecutive victories over Frostburg State (Nov. 4) and East Carolina (Nov. 7). Liberty is now 5-5 at Liberty Arena this year, moving to 70-14 all-time at the sixth-year facility and 41-6 in conference play.
- Liberty's 3-1 start to February gives the Lady Flames a 24-3 record in their last 27 February contests. Liberty is allowing just 54.8 ppg at the defensive end this month.
The Lady Flames will play host to New Mexico State on Saturday, looking to complete a sweep of their regular-season series with the Aggies. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. at Liberty Arena, and the contest will air on ESPN+.
CUSA Championship Ticket Information
Ticket packages for the 2026 CUSA Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are now on sale. Both the Flames and Lady Flames will look to defend their conference tournament titles at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala., March 10-14.
Fans can purchase an all-session booklet through the Liberty Ticket Office for $175, a savings of $25. This includes tickets to all nine men's games and all nine women's games throughout the tournament. To purchase tickets and find more information, please visit http://www.libertyflames.com/CUSABasketball.
Students will be able to purchase tickets for the tournaments on a session-to-session basis. These may be purchased at Propst Arena with a valid student ID (of a CUSA school) for half the price of the current day's session.
Team Stats
UTEP
Lib
FG%
.321
.479
3FG%
.208
.500
FT%
.750
.857
RB
25
37
TO
13
22
STL
11
6
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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