Lydia Burts

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-3
Hometown:
Anderson, S.C.
Position:
MB
Previous School:
T.L. Hanna HS

2021 Fall (So.)

• Appeared in 78 sets, starting 20 out of the 21 matches in which she played

• Recorded 156 kills (.208), adding a team-leading 1.12 blocks per set (15 solo blocks, 72 block assists, 87 total blocks)

• Her 15 solo blocks are tied for 10^th in a single season in the program’s rally-scoring history

• Posted six double-digit kills matches, recording five or more blocks seven times

• Ranked sixth in the ASUN in blocks per set both overall (1.12) and in conference play (1.20)

• Totaled nine kills and seven blocks (four solo, three assist) against Navy, the most solo blocks by a Lady Flame since Nicki Scripko’s five against UC Irvine on Sept. 21, 2008

• Registered 10 kills (.438) and seven blocks at Lipscomb (Sept. 26)

• Contributed 12 kills and nine blocks at Stetson (Oct. 8)

• Had eight blocks on Oct. 23 against Jacksonville State and recorded 12 kills (.409) and four blocks the following day against North Alabama

• Recorded 12 kills and a career-high 10 blocks against Stetson (Nov. 7), becoming the fifth Liberty player (and second in 2021) with a kills-blocks double-double (also Aspen Thompson)

• Scored 10 kills at a .500 clip on Nov. 12 at Jacksonville, adding four blocks

2021 Spring (Fr.)

• Played in 44 sets over a span of 14 matches played, starting 13 times at middle blocker

• VaSID All-State second team

• ASUN All-Conference second team, the first Liberty freshman since Leah Clayton (2016) to be named all-conference

• ASUN All-Freshman Team

• Totaled 86 kills (.299), adding an ASUN-best 1.57 blocks per set (six solo blocks, 63 block assists)

• Her 1.57 blocks per set ranked seventh among all NCAA Division I volleyball players and were better than the ASUN single-season record of 1.55, set by Jacksonville’s Melissa Merchant in 2007

• Posted two double-digit kills matches and recorded five or more blocks eight times

• Recorded four blocks in one set played against VCU (Jan. 22), the first Liberty freshman since Kallie Corbin (2006) to lead the Flames in blocks in the season opener

• Registered six blocks and six kills (.385) at North Alabama (Feb. 13)

• Her eight blocks against Kennesaw State on Feb. 19 were the most blocks by a Liberty true freshman since Anna Gragg’s eight blocks at Presbyterian on Oct. 21, 2016

• Put up seven blocks on March 12 at Bellarmine

• Scored a career-high 13 kills at a .333 pace on March 19 against North Alabama

• Contributed 10 kills (.353) and seven blocks in regular-season finale versus UNA (March 20)

• Hit .429 (4-1-7) with six blocks in ASUN quarterfinal at Kennesaw State (March 27)

• Named to ASUN Honor Roll

Prep

• Enrolled at Liberty during Spring 2020 semester and trained with team

• Named to 2020 ASUN Honor Roll

• Graduated from T.L. Hanna High School

• Member of 2020 Liberty incoming freshman class which received “Highest Honorable Mention” from PrepVolleyball.com

• Missed senior season due to injury

• 2018 AAAA All-State team, when she led the State of South Carolina with 181 blocks