Friday, September 11
Hempstead, N.Y.
12:00 PM ET
Liberty University
4-4,0-0CUSA
0
vs
3
Army
6-1,0-0Patriot
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army West Point | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Liberty | 19 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
Reverse Sweep Highlights Liberty's 1-1 Day at Hofstra Invitational
9/11/2026 7:19:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Liberty went 1-1 on day one at the Hofstra Invitational, falling in straight sets to Army (19-25, 13-25, 17-25) before pulling off a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Hofstra (21-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-6), Friday at the David C. Mack Physical Education Center.
The Lady Flames' record stands at 5-4 following today's action, while Hofstra falls to 4-3. Army (6-1) takes on Fairfield tonight at 7 p.m.
Match 1 – Army 3, Liberty 0
Notable Numbers
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames wrap up their time at the Hofstra Invitational tomorrow, taking on 2025 MAAC champion Fairfield at 1 p.m.
The Lady Flames' record stands at 5-4 following today's action, while Hofstra falls to 4-3. Army (6-1) takes on Fairfield tonight at 7 p.m.
Match 1 – Army 3, Liberty 0
Notable Numbers
- Army outhit Liberty .475-.260 for the match. The Black Knights also led in aces (7-3), digs (47-23) and blocks (5-2).
- Kennedy Jones scored a match-high 13 kills at a .600 pace, while Marlee Lightsey contributed 11 kills (.450). Juliette Myrick totaled 22 assists, 11 digs and seven kills, hitting .500 on the attack. Nicole Stroud collected a match-high 13 digs, while Naomi Chinchar led all players with three aces and Victoria Kasanganay posted a match-high three blocks.
- Jenna Otts scored a team-high 11 kills for Liberty, while Paige Overcash sent down eight kills. Alison Bierwagen dished out a match-high 25 assists, while Melis Ural corraled a team-best 12 digs. Laney Daniell (.500) and Carly O'Brien both scored six kills.
- Set one proved to be the closest of the match, with eight ties and five lead changes. Army used a 6-2 run to pull out to a 20-15 lead. Liberty then scored back-to-back points, including a Laney Daniell kill to make it 20-17. However, Hannah Hankerson scored three kills down the stretch to help the Black Knights win, 25-19.
- Army took sets two and three, hitting .500 or better in both sets.
- Army tied the all-time series with Liberty in volleyball at 2-2. Liberty won the last meeting, 3-0, on Sept. 1, 2023 at Army. The Black Knights' last win in the series before today was a five-set win over the Lady Flames, Sept. 16, 2006.
- Army pushed its overall winning streak to six matches with its victory over Liberty, with the last four being 3-0 sweeps.
- Daniell hit .500 or better in four straight matches, through the Army contest.
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Hofstra .205-.191 for the match, with both teams posting 14 blocks. Hofstra held a slight edge in both digs (74-71) and aces (4-2).
- Jenna Otts scored a career-high 24 kills, while Carly O'Brien (14 kills, two aces, 15 digs) and Alison Bierwagen (31 assists, 15 digs) both registered double-doubles. Layla Collins posted a match-high 10 blocks, while Paige Overcash added seven blocks to her 11 kills. Melis Ural collected 13 digs, while Laney Daniell totaled eight kills and three blocks.
- Beatriz Braga led Hofstra with 22 kills, adding 16 digs, while Costanza Perez Sain contributed 11 kills and seven blocks. Julia Amorim posted nine blocks, while Nil Kayaalp collected a match-high 21 digs. Sonja Rundcrantz dished out 26 assists.
- Liberty bounced back from a 2-0 deficit with a set-three triumph, but trailed 22-21 in set four. The Lady Flames closed out set four on a 4-1 run, with Paige Overcash sending it to a fifth set with a kill.
- The fifth set belonged to the Lady Flames and Jenna Otts. After trailing 4-3, Otts scored five kills and Carly O'Brien served two aces during a 10-0 Lady Flames rally. Otts sent down the Lady Flames' final two kills of the match, giving her seven fifth-set kills and the Lady Flames the 15-6 win.
- Liberty leads Hofstra 2-0 all-time, with the first meeting being a 3-1 Lady Flames victory, Aug. 26, 2017 in Charlottesville, Va.
- Liberty is 11-2 under second-year Head Coach Jeremy White, including 2-0 this season.
- The Lady Flames are 7-2 in sets decided by two points this year.
- The Lady Flames' last reverse sweep came Aug. 30, 2025 against Rutgers. Prior to that, the last time Liberty had overcome a 2-0 deficit in a win was 2016.
- Collins' career-high 10 blocks were the most by a Liberty player since Madison Blane recorded 13 blocks against Sam Houston, Nov. 2, 2024.
- Otts' career-high 24 kills were the most by a Lady Flame since Carly O'Brien scored 28 kills at Missouri State, Nov. 7, 2025.
- Ural has collected 10 or more digs in each of the last seven matches.
The Lady Flames wrap up their time at the Hofstra Invitational tomorrow, taking on 2025 MAAC champion Fairfield at 1 p.m.
Players Mentioned
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DS/L
/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
Lib
Hof
Kills
62
60
Errors
26
27
Attempts
176
173
Hitting %
.205
.191
Points
78.0
78.0
Assists
60
59
Aces
2
4
Blocks
14
14
Game Leaders
Kills
24
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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