LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @Libertywvb Match 27 VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325
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2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL @libertyflames LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @libertyWVB Match 27 VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 MATCH at Presbyterian Nov. 3, 2017 - 7 p.m. 27 Clinton, S.C. Templeton Center HOW TO FOLLOW LIVE VIDEO: Friday’s match will be streamed live on the Big South Network Liberty Lady Flames Presbyterian Blue Hose Overall: 10-16 Overall: 6-21 Big South: 7-6 LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast live stats provided by Big South: 2-10 Coach: Shane Pinder Presbyterian Sports Information Coach: Korrinn Burgess Record at LU: 248-192 Record at PC: 36-109 Overall: Same Overall: 131-143 2017 LIBERTY Liberty (10-16, 7-6 Big South) will play its final three regular-season matches on the VOLLEYBALL road, beginning on Friday at 7 p.m., when the Lady Flames take on Presbyterian (6-21, Cavalier Classic 2-10) at the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C. Liberty enters the weekend in a tie for fourth Aug. 25 vs. Villanova L, 0-3 place in the Big South standings, while PC is in eighth. Aug. 26 at Virginia L, 1-3 Aug. 26 vs. Hofstra W, 3-1 The Lady Flames rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat PC, Sept. 23 at the Vines Center. Liberty is 16-1 all-time against the Blue Hose, having won the last 13 meetings in a row. Liberty Invitational Sept. 1 MARYLAND L, 0-3 Sept. 2 FURMAN L, 0-3 STARTING ROTATION Sept. 2 ELON L, 1-3 1. Liberty has had success on the road in conference play, going 3-2 in Big South away Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic matches. The Lady Flames have posted road wins at Radford, Winthrop and Charleston Sept. 8 vs. Southern Utah L, 2-3 Southern. Liberty hit a season-best .333 in a 3-0 sweep at Winthrop on Oct. 20. Sept. 8 at Air Force W, 3-1 Sept. 9 at Air Force L, 0-3 2. Junior libero Margaret Latchford leaped all the way from 15th to 12th place in program history last weekend. With 1,263 career digs, Latchford needs 12 digs to pass Theresa Sept. 12 VCU L, 0-3 Passamani (2000-03) for 11th place in program history. Courtyard by Marriott Tournament 3. Anna Gragg ranks second in the Big South with a .346 hitting percentage in conference Sept. 15 at UNCW L, 1-3 play. She has posted nine double-digit kill matches in Big South matches this season. Sept. 16 vs. Western Mich. L, 0-3 Sept. 16 vs. Morgan State W, 3-1 4. Amaya Williams has been named Big South Freshman of the Week twice this season. She leads all Big South freshman setters with 8.71 assists per set in conference matches. Sept. 19 HIGH POINT * L, 1-3 Sept. 23 PRESBYTERIAN * W, 3-2 Her 59 assists against PC, Sept. 23, were the most by a Big South setter this season. Sept. 30 UNC ASHEVILLE * W, 3-2 5. In the last eight matches, since Casey Goodwin switched to outside hitter from the right Oct. 3 at Radford * W, 3-2 Oct. 6 at Campbell * L, 0-3 side, Liberty has averaged 12.83 kills per set while outhitting opponents, .210-.171. Prior Oct. 10 at High Point * L, 0-3 to the switch, Liberty averaged 11.55 kills per set, being outhit .223-.175. Oct. 13 WINTHROP * L, 2-3 6. Shane Pinder, in his 14th season as Liberty’s head coach, is the program’s all-time win- Oct. 14 CHARLESTON SO. * W, 3-0 Oct. 20 at Winthrop * W, 3-0 ningest coach, at 248-192. He is ranked second all-time among all Big South volleyball Oct. 21 at Charleston So. * W, 3-1 coaches in both overall wins and conference victories (142). Oct. 27 GARDNER-WEBB * W, 3-0 Oct. 28 CAMPBELL * L, 2-3 7. Liberty is one of five teams to wrap up their spots in the six-team Big South Volleyball Oct. 31 RADFORD * L, 0-3 Championship, along with High Point, Radford, Campbell and UNC Asheville. Nov. 3 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Gardner-Webb * 2 p.m. STARTING LINEUP FROM LAST MATCH (OCT. 31 VS. RADFORD) 2017 Big South Volleyball Championship No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats Nov. 17-19 TBD & TBD 2 Anna Gragg MB 6-3 So. 2.48 0.10 .314 attack % 6 Amaya Williams S 5-9 Fr. 0.38 1.97 8.46 aps 2017 NCAA Volleyball Championship N. 30-D. 2 1st/2nd Rounds TBA 7 Casey Goodwin OH 6-1 So. 2.61 0.48 0.79 bps 9 Victoria Baptista OH 5-10 Jr. 1.00 2.83 12 aces All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change 19 Margaret Latchford L 5-2 Jr. 0.01 3.95 7 aces 20 Gabrielle Vess OH 6-0 Sr. 2.62 2.53 0.39 bps HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS 21 Sirena Vorster MB 6-2 Sr. 1.63 0.58 .300 attack % * - Denotes Big South Match & - Hosted in Radford, Va. 23 Jenna Culhan RS 6-0 Fr. 1.19 1.63 10 aces 2017 Liberty Volleyball Quick Facts General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ..........................................1971 Enrollment ....................................15,000 Nickname............................ Lady Flames School Colors ............ Red, White & Blue Home Arena........................ Vines Center Capacity.......................................... 9,511 Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell President .............................Jerry Falwell Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 2017 Volleyball Team Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) Volleyball Information 1 Anna Willey Sr. S 6-1 Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf HS Head Coach....................... Shane Pinder 2 Anna Gragg So. MB 6-3 Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS Alma Mater .....Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04 4 Lydia Smith Jr. RS 6-1 Wilmington, N.C./Coastal Christian (Cape Fear) Record at School ........248-192 (14th Yr.) 6 Amaya Williams Fr. S 5-9 Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian Career Record ............................... Same 7 Casey Goodwin So. RS 6-1 Rougemont, N.C./Person HS Assistant Coaches ........Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11) 8 Hannah Morris So. S 6-0 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy ............... Kindra Gillen (Washington, ‘11) 9 Victoria Baptista Jr. OH 5-10 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Etec Jorge Street (Panola) Certified Athletic Trainer 10 Kainah Williams So. MB 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS .................... Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, ‘06) 12 Kaitlyn Young Fr. DS/L 5-6 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS 13 Darian Finnerty Fr. OH 5-11 Lynchburg, Va./Timberlake Christian History 14 Kailey Macy Fr. MB 6-4 Durham, N.C./Home School First Season of Volleyball ................1976 16 Alexis Berrios Fr. DS/L 5-2 Fayetteville, Ga./Starr’s Mill HS All-Time Record ..........................772-647 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........7 19 Margaret Latchford Jr. DS/L 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne HS Last NCAA Appearance ...................2012 20 Gabrielle Vess Sr. OH 6-0 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christian Opponent ................................ Minnesota 21 Sirena Vorster Sr. MB 6-2 Wellington, Fla./Wellington HS Result ........................L/0-3 (First Round) 23 Jenna Culhan Fr. RS/OH 6-0 Boca Raton, Fla./Lake Worth Christian Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A 24 Payton Carter So. OH 6-0 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS Final 2016 Record ..........................16-13 Conference Record/Finish ...11-5/Second Head Coach: Shane Pinder (14th Year, Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04) Starters Returning/Lost............5+libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............9/3 Assistant Coaches: Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11), Kindra Gillen (Washington, ‘11) Newcomers............................................7 Certified Athletic Trainer: Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, ‘06) Athletics Communications Info. Pronunciation Guide Assoc. AD - Communications Victoria Baptista Vic-tore-ee-uh Bap-TEES-tuh ..........................................Todd Wetmore Alexis Berrios Uh-LEX-iss BEAR-ee-ose SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Cassie Crumal Cass-ee Crum-uhl Email Address....... [email protected] Sr. Assoc. Director ........Ryan Bomberger Jenna Culhan Jenna CALL-han (like hand without the D) Email Address... [email protected] Darian Finnerty DARE-ee-in FINN-er-tee Assoc. Director ................. Paul Carmany Anna Gragg Anna GRAGG Email Address..... [email protected] Margaret Latchford Margaret LATCH-ferd Assoc. Director .............Steven Gonzalez Shane Pinder Shane PIN-der Email [email protected] Sirena Vorster Si-REN-uh VORE-ster Asst. Director/VB contact... Joe Carmany Anna Willey Anna WILL-ee Cell Phone ..................... (434) 534-4325 Office Phone ................... (434) 592-4849 Amaya Williams Uh-MY-uh Williams Email Address..... [email protected] Kainah Williams CANE-uh Williams Grad Asst. .................................Bill Smith Email [email protected] Ath. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076 Website ..................... LibertyFlames.com Big South Conference Outside Change Update Last Saturday against Campbell, Casey Goodwin tied her season high with 19 kills, Big South Standings while Gabrielle Vess posted her team-leading eighth double-double of the season with W L Pct. 15 kills and 18 digs. It was the first time this season that both of Liberty’s outside hitters High Point 13 0 1.000 Radford 11 2 .846 scored 15 or more kills in the same match. Campbell 7 5 .583 Since Goodwin switched to outside hitter starting on Oct. 10 at High Point, Liberty’s Liberty 7 6 .538 UNC Asheville 7 6 .538 outside hitters have led the team in kills seven times out of eight matches. In 18 matches Winthrop 6 7 .462 prior to that, Liberty was led outright in kills by its outside hitter only three times.