Lacrosse Sets Off for Second Game of the Week at High Point

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty (1-5) seeks a crucial road triumph when they take on High Point (0-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m. from Vert Stadium. The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Liberty suffered a home defeat against James Madison, falling 16-4 on Wednesday evening. Sophia Nesci and Fayedra Vang represented Liberty's only two scores in the game, while Rachel Hines impressed in the crease with 13 saves.

Three of the Lady Flames' four losses in the early season have come against ranked opponents. Liberty opened the season against No. 8 Johns Hopkins (17-7) and was taken down by No. 24 (17-8) Virginia and No. 25 Richmond (16-6).

Liberty and High Point most recently met last season, with the Lady Flames emerging victorious in a high-scoring, 26-21, thriller at home. Liberty is 4-9 all-time against the former Big South rivals.

Lady Flames News & Notes

As a freshman, Sophia Nesci leads the Lady Flames in all scoring categories with 12 goals, seven assists and 19 points. She ranks No. 21 in the country in free-position percentage (.067), making 4-of-6 of her attempts.
She has scored at least one goal in every game this season. The attacker has netted eight goals in her last three games.
Her 19 points through six games are the most for a freshman in program history since 2022 (Cami Merkel, 13) and behind 2015 (Katy Pridemore, 22). Her points per game (3.16) trails just behind Pridemore's freshman record pace (3.4 PPG, 52 g, 68 p).
Goalkeeper Rachel Hines (1-5) has held firm in the crease, ranking No. 8 in the country with 10.00 saves per game. She sports a 13.88 goals-against average and a .426 save percentage. The junior has recorded at least eight saves in four games this season.
Senior Katie Colavito has starred all over the field. She is second on the team with 10 goals while leading the squad with 14 caused turnovers and 15 ground balls.
Liberty leads the country with 16.50 caused turnovers per game. They rank No. 5 nationally with 20.50 ground balls per game.
The Lady Flames have converted 11-of-24 (.458) free-position attempts this season. Nesci leads the team with four 8-meter goals.
The Lady Flames look to avoid beginning the season with a 1-6 record. Liberty has been 1-6 five times in program history, but not since 2017.
Liberty most recently held a 2-5 record in 2023, when the team rallied late in conference play to finish with a 12-7 record (7-0 ASUN).

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Players Mentioned

Katie Colavito

Rachel Hines

Cami Merkel

Sophia Nesci

Fayedra Vang