Lady Flames Eye Pivotal Pair of ASUN Contests on the Road

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty Lacrosse team (5-9, 3-2 ASUN) can flip the outlook of its season in a pair of Atlantic Sun contests this week at Coastal Carolina (9-6, 2-4 ASUN) on Thursday at 1 p.m. and visiting Queens (3-10, 3-3 ASUN) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Liberty is coming off a split weekend with a 21-7 loss hosting No. 19 Notre Dame and topping Kennesaw State 17-4 for its first home triumph of the season.

Katie Colavito was named the ASUN Offensive Player of the week with a nine-goal output, including four goals against No. 19 Notre Dame.

The Lady Flames have put on their best performances on the road this spring, sporting a 4-1 record away from Lynchburg. The lone loss was a 9-8 2OT loss at USF (April 2).

Coastal Carolina stood in Liberty's way in the 2025 ASUN Championship final, in which Liberty ousted the Chanticleers 14-8. The Lady Flames are 10-4 all-time against Coastal Carolina. Liberty is 3-1 against Queens, with the Lady Flames putting on a comeback effort for an 18-17 road victory last season.

Lady Flames News & Notes

Freshman Sophia Nesci and Colavito share the team lead with 33 goals. Nesci paces the team with 50 points (second with 17 assists).
The Syracuse, N.Y. native is currently on pace (3.57 ppg) to break Katy Pridemore's freshman points record, which she set in 2015 (52g, 68p, 3.4 ppg). She currently ranks second in program history among freshmen with 33 goals and 50 points.
Colavitio has impressed on all three levels of the field. She leads the team with 30 caused turnovers and 32 ground balls (tied with Madeleine Kulnder), tied for the team lead with 33 goals and is third on the squad with 25 draw controls.
Liberty leads the country with 16.29 caused turnovers per game. The team ranks No. 2 nationally with 20.57 ground balls per game.
Colavito (113) and Klunder (109) rank second and third in program history in career caused turnovers. Brianna McCaffrey (2016-19) holds the top spot with 147.
Colavito (No. 7) and Klunder (No. 9) rank in the top-10 in career caused turnovers among active players.
Ava Menna now ranks No. 2 in program history with 236 career draw controls. She trails current assistant coach Lizzy Ferguson (2019-23) with 288.
Klunder currently ranks fourth in program history with 150 ground balls. She needs four to succeed Chloe McIntosh (155, 2010-13).
Ava Rajala currently ranks No. 3 in program history with 65 career assists (tied with Cami Merkel (2022-25)). She needs 13 to pass Carly White (2017-21) for second all-time.
Goalkeeper Rachel Hines ranks No. 20 in the country with 8.71 saves per game. She carries season totals of a 12.36 goals-against average and a .418 save percentage.
Olivia Young (24g, 13a) has scored in seven consecutive contests.

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Lady Flames Eye Pivotal Pair of ASUN Contests on the Road

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Players Mentioned

Katie Colavito

Rachel Hines

Ava Menna

Cami Merkel

Sophia Nesci

Ava Rajala

Olivia Young