Wednesday, February 18
Lynchburg, Va.
4:00 PM ET
Liberty University
vs
No. 24 Virginia
Lacrosse Hosts No. 24 Virginia in Midweek Matchup
2/17/2026 3:16:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty seeks its first win of the season (0-2) when it plays host to No. 24 Virginia (0-3) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the Liberty Lacrosse Field.
The Cavaliers are also seeking their first mark in the win column, including two losses to ranked opponents (No. 16 Navy, 12-10 and No. 6 Maryland, 17-9.
The Lady Flames are in the midst of opening the season with four consecutive home meetings. Liberty opened the season with a loss against No. 8 Johns Hopkins (17-7) in its home opener and fell to Davidson (13-6) on Sunday.
Liberty also seeks its first-ever win against Virginia in their third all-time meeting. The Lady Flames opened the 2025 season at No. 9 Virginia, suffering a 20-5 defeat.
Lady Flames News & Notes
The Cavaliers are also seeking their first mark in the win column, including two losses to ranked opponents (No. 16 Navy, 12-10 and No. 6 Maryland, 17-9.
The Lady Flames are in the midst of opening the season with four consecutive home meetings. Liberty opened the season with a loss against No. 8 Johns Hopkins (17-7) in its home opener and fell to Davidson (13-6) on Sunday.
Liberty also seeks its first-ever win against Virginia in their third all-time meeting. The Lady Flames opened the 2025 season at No. 9 Virginia, suffering a 20-5 defeat.
Lady Flames News & Notes
- Including this season, Liberty has started the season 0-2 for the past seven consecutive years. The team looks to avoid its first 0-3 start since 2015.
- Freshman Sophia Nesci has begun the season with a team-leading three goals, three assists and three points. The mark is the most in the first two games of a season since Cami Merkel (2022-25) recorded five goals and an assist in her first pair of games in 2022.
- Liberty has not lost its first three games at home since 2017, when the team went 0-4 in its first home meetings in Lynchburg.
- Seven Lady Flames have accounted for goals in the young season, including three underclassmen, Nesci, sophomore Olivia Young and redshirt freshman Nicole Arriola.
- Goalkeeper Rachel Hines has started the season with a combined 16 saves. She sports a 15.00 goals-against average and a .348 save percentage.
- Liberty leads the country in the early season with 20.00 caused turnovers per game. Kendall Coss leads the team with five in two games.
- The Lady Flames also lead the nation with 24.50 ground balls this spring. Madeliene Klunder paces the squad with seven.
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