Saturday, September 26
Lynchburg, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Liberty University
9-5,1-1CUSA
3
vs
1
Middle Tennessee
10-4,1-1CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tenn. | 19 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 1 |
| Liberty | 25 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 3 |
Lady Flames Down Blue Raiders in 4 Sets
9/26/2026 4:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty bounced back from Friday's five-set loss, downing the visiting Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in four sets (25-19, 25-15, 13-25, 25-15), Saturday at Liberty Arena.
The Lady Flames (9-5, 1-1) improved to 5-0 this season in matches immediately following a loss. Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders (10-4, 1-1) saw their six-match winning streak come to a close.
Notable Numbers
The Lady Flames will play a pair of matches at Jacksonville State next week, Friday (7 p.m. ET) and Saturday (1 p.m. ET) in Jacksonville, Ala.
The Lady Flames (9-5, 1-1) improved to 5-0 this season in matches immediately following a loss. Meanwhile, the Blue Raiders (10-4, 1-1) saw their six-match winning streak come to a close.
Notable Numbers
- Liberty outhit Middle Tennessee, .308-.177 for the match, while the Lady Flames also led in aces (7-6), digs (64-53) and blocks (9-6).
- Paige Overcash hit .393 while leading Liberty with 13 kills and adding five blocks, while Jenna Otts scored 11 kills. Laney Daniel sent down 10 kills at a .444 pace while posting a match-high six blocks. Alison Bierwagen totaled 26 assists, three aces and nine digs. Carly O'Brien contributed nine kills and 13 digs. Melis Ural collected a match-high 16 digs, while Molly Littlefield recorded 11 digs.
- Sophia Henry scored a match-high 15 kills for Middle Tennessee, while Michaela Dlouha registered 14 kills at a .400 clip. Caroline Macander dished out a match-high 33 assists while adding three aces. Marianne Garcia led the Blue Raiders with 12 digs while Logan Carr posted four blocks.
- Liberty jumped out to a 12-2 lead in the first set before Middle Tennessee responded with a seven-point run to narrow the gap to 12-9. The Lady Flames held the Blue Raiders at arm's length for the remainder of the set, outhitting them .375-.188 while winning 25-19.
- Middle Tennessee faced a 2-0 deficit in the match before extending things with a 25-13 set-three win. However, Liberty closed to the finish, posting a 10-point victory in set four.
- Middle Tennessee leads the all-time series against Liberty, 6-4. These two teams have split the season series each of the last three seasons.
- Ural has collected 10 or more digs in each of the last 12 matches. That is the longest streak of 10-dig matches by a Lady Flame since Macy Phillips ended the 2019 season with 18 straight 10-dig contests.
- Otts posted her 50th and 51st career double-digit kill matches this weekend.
- Littlefield has totaled 991 career digs combined in college between her time at Gardner-Webb (2023-24) and Liberty (2024-25). She needs nine digs to reach 1,000 for her career.
- Liberty has outhit its opponent in each of the last six matches.
- Today marked the third time this season that Liberty has hit .300 or better in a match.
The Lady Flames will play a pair of matches at Jacksonville State next week, Friday (7 p.m. ET) and Saturday (1 p.m. ET) in Jacksonville, Ala.
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/ Women's VolleyballTeam Stats
MTSU
Lib
Kills
49
53
Errors
23
13
Attempts
147
130
Hitting %
.177
.308
Points
61.0
69.0
Assists
42
51
Aces
6
7
Blocks
6
9
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
6
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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