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2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL @libertyflames LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @libertyWVB VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 ASUN QUARTERFINAL MATCH Liberty at Kennesaw State March 27, 2021 - 6 p.m. KSU Convocation Center 14 Kennesaw, Ga. HOW TO FOLLOW Kennesaw State Owls 10-2 Saturday’s match will be available on Overall: LIVE VIDEO: ASUN: 10-2 Liberty Lady Flames ESPN+. Streak: L2 Overall: 5-8 Coach: Keith Schunzel ASUN: 5-7 Record at KSU: 137-79 (8th) Streak: W3 LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast llive stats provided by Overall: Same KSU leads, 10-0 Coach: Trevor Johnson Kennesaw State Series: Record at LU: 41-37 2021: KSU leads, 4-0 Overall: 127-51 2021 LIBERTY Liberty (5-8, 5-7 ASUN), the third seed in the ASUN North Division, will open ASUN Volleyball Championship play on Saturday night at No. 2 North Division seed Kennesaw State (10-2, 10-2). VOLLEYBALL The defending ASUN champion Owls have won all four meetings with the Lady Flames this season. Jan. 22 VCU L, 0-3 Feb. 6 LIPSCOMB * L, 0-3 It has been a tightly-contested series, with five sets being decided by two points and two more being Feb. 7 LIPSCOMB * L, 1-3 separated by just three points. KSU won all five two-point sets in the regular-season series. Feb. 13 at North Alabama * W, 3-0 The Lady Flames enter the ASUN Volleyball Championship on a three-match winning streak, Feb. 14 at North Alabama * W, 3-0 sweeping Bellarmine on Mach 13 before posting a pair of home sweeps over North Alabama last Feb. 19 KENNESAW STATE * L, 1-3 Feb. 20 KENNESAW STATE * L, 1-3 weekend. During the last three matches, Liberty has outhit opponents .236-.136 while being led on Mar. 5 at Kennesaw State* L, 0-3 the attack by Trinity Watts (4.33 kps), Rajini Fitzmaurice (3.78 kps) and Lydia Burts (3.56). Amaya Mar. 6 at Kennesaw State* L, 1-3 Williams has dished out 12.78 assists per set over the last three matches. Mar. 12 at Bellarmine * L, 1-3 Mar. 13 at Bellarmine * W, 3-0 Mar. 19 NORTH ALABAMA * W, 3-0 STARTING ROTATION Mar. 20 NORTH ALABAMA * W, 3-0 1. Third-year head coach Trevor Johnson, a 2019 VolleyballMag.com Under 40 Coaching Hotshots Mar. 27 #2N Kennesaw State# 6 p.m. list honoree, earned his 100th career win as a collegiate women’s volleyball head coach on March Apr. 2 ASUN Semifinal# 4/7 p.m. 13 at Bellarmine. He had a previous stint as a head coach at Concordia (CA). Apr. 3 ASUN Final 2. Liberty swept a pair of matches from North Alabama last weekend, hitting .247 while averaging All times are Eastern Standard Time 16.00 kills per set. Trinity Watts averaged 4.67 kills per set, while Lydia Burts and Rajini Fitzmaurice and are subject to change averaged 3.83 kills per set apiece. HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS 3. Freshman Trinity Watts has scored double figures in kills in nine out of the last 11 matches, in- * - Denotes ASUN Match #ASUN Volleyball Championship cluding a career-high 16 against North Alabama on Saturday. She was named ASUN Freshman of (Kennesaw, Ga.) the Week on Monday, joining Julia Mangum as Liberty’s freshman of the week honorees this year. 4. Sophomore Rajini Fitzmaurice, the only Lady Flame to start the season opener in both 2019 and 2021, has scored 10 or more kills in each of her last four matches. Her 17 kills on March 12 at Bel- larmine were the most by a Lady Flame in a single match this season. 5. Amaya Williams was voted the 2021 ASUN Fan-Voted Preseason Setter of the Year. A member of the 2017 Big South All-Freshman Team, she leads the team with five double-doubles. Her 45 assists against North Alabama last Friday were the most by a Liberty setter this season. 6. Aspen Thompson has provided a spark since being inserted into the lineup at right-side hitter on March 13 at Bellarmine. She has collected 10 or more digs in each of the last three matches, includ- ing a career-high 15 digs against North Alabama last Saturday. 7. The Lady Flames currently 18th nationally with 2.66 blocks per set, while Lydia Burts is the ASUN leader and ranks sixth in the nation with 1.54 blocks per set. Burts scored a career-high 13 kills last Friday against North Alabama. STARTERS FROM LAST MATCH (MARCH 20, 2021 VS. NORTH ALABAMA) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats 1 Amaya Williams S 5-9 Sr. 0.25 2.57 9.00 aps 2 Lydia Burts MB 6-3 Fr. 2.00 0.15 1.54 bps 5 Lilly Kruse L 5-10 Jr. 0.02 3.36 0.14 saps 8 Trinity Watts OH 5-10 Fr. 3.00 2.11 .188 attack % 10 Kainah Williams MB 6-2 R-Sr. 1.64 0.58 1.06 bps 13 Rajini Fitzmaurice OH 5-8 So. 2.84 2.41 0.34 saps 20 Aspen Thompson RS 5-10 Jr. 1.36 2.08 .229 attack % 2021 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........................Liberty Arena Capacity..........................................4,000 Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I Conference ....................................ASUN Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell 2021 Spring Volleyball Team Roster President .........................Dr. Jerry Prevo Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 1 Amaya Williams Sr. S 5-9 Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian 2 Lydia Burts Fr. MB 6-3 Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna HS Volleyball Information 4 Amelia Johnson R-Sr. OH 6-0 Roseau, Minn./Roseau HS (North Dakota) Head Coach....................Trevor Johnson 5 Lilly Kruse Jr. OH 5-10 Auburn, Ind./Lakewood Park Christian Alma Mater .................... Cal Baptist (‘05) 7 Julia Mangum Fr. MB 6-2 Jacksonville, Fla./Home School Record at Liberty ..............41-37 (3rd Yr.) Career Record . 127-51 (M/W Combined) 8 Trinity Watts Fr. OH/RS 5-10 Houston, Texas/Episcopal HS ................... 102-44 (Women’s Volleyball) 9 Abby Phillips So. OH 5-8 Encinitas, Calif./Santa Fe Christian School Assistant Coaches 10 Kainah Williams R-Sr. MB 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS .......Brett Anema (Concordia (Calif.), ‘15) 11 Sarah Shanton So. OH/RS 6-1 Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest (Old Dominion) ....................Alexis Austin (Colorado, ‘16) 13 Rajini Fitzmaurice So. OH 5-8 Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary HS Volunteer Assistant Coach ................... Kaden Knepper (Liberty, ‘19) 15 Caitie Mueller R-Fr. S 5-11 San Clemente, Calif./JSerra Catholic HS Graduate Assistant 19 Saige Weaver Jr. RS 6-0 Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren (Concordia Portland) ....................... Kori Adams (Wingate, ‘18) 20 Aspen Thompson Jr. MB/RS 5-10 San Antonio, Texas/Sandra Day O’Connor Certified Athletic Trainer ..................Shannon Neeley (Liberty, ‘15) Head Coach: Trevor Johnson (Cal Baptist, ‘05) History Assistant Coaches: Brett Anema (Concordia (CA), ’15); Alexis Austin (Colorado, ’16) First Season of Volleyball ................1976 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kaden Knepper (Liberty, ’19) All-Time Record ..........................813-693 Graduate Assistant: Kori Adams (Wingate, ’18) NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........7 Certified Athletic Trainer: Shannon Neeley Last NCAA Appearance ...................2012 Opponent ................................ Minnesota Result ........................L/0-3 (First Round) Pronunciation Guide Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A Amaya Williams Uh-MY-uh Williams Final 2019 Record ..........................21-12 Rajini Fitzmaurice Ruh-JEAN-uh (Like the name “Regina”) FITZ-morris Conference Record/Finish ........11-5/t-3rd Amelia Johnson Uh-meel-yuh Johnson Starters Returning/Lost............2/4+libero Lilly Kruse Lilly CREWS Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............6/9 Newcomers............................................5 Kainah Williams KAY-nuh Williams Brett Anema Brett ON-eh-muh Athletics Communications Info. Assoc. AD - Communications ..........................................Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Email Address....... [email protected] Sr. Assoc. Director ........Ryan Bomberger Email Address... [email protected] Assoc. Director ................. Paul Carmany Email Address..... [email protected] Assoc. Director .............Steven Gonzalez Stat Liberty Liberty - Ind. Kennesaw State - Ind. KSU Email [email protected] Record 5-8 10-2 Asst. Director/VB contact... Joe Carmany Conf. 5-7 10-2 Cell Phone ..................... (434) 534-4325 Hitting Pct. .204 Burts - .293 Schurfranz - .352 .253 Office Phone ................... (434) 592-4849 Opponent’s Hit Pct. .197 .158 Email Address..... [email protected] Kills/Set 12.66 Watts - 3.00 Chastang - 4.14 13.74 Asst. Director ............................Bill Smith Assists/Set 11.70 A. Williams - 9.00 Cohen - 10.79 12.70 Email [email protected] Digs/Set 14.18 Kruse - 3.36 Groover - 3.81 12.88 Ath. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076 Aces/Set 1.32 Fitzmaurice - 0.34 Chastang - 0.44 1.81 Website ..................... LibertyFlames.com Blocks/Set 2.66 Burts - 1.54 Abel - 1.20 2.28 ASUN Conference Team Notes Update - Winners of their last three matches, the Lady Flames will carry their longest winning streak into the conference tournament since entering the 2013 Big South Volleyball Championship on a four- ASUN Standings North Division match winning streak. The Lady Flames have won each of their last nine sets, the team’s longest W L Pct. set winning streak to enter conference tournament play since winning 12 consecutive sets entering #1 Lipscomb 11 1 .917 the 2007 Big South Volleyball Championship. #2 Kennesaw State 10 2 .833 - In each match this season, Liberty’s leader in kills has been either a freshman or a sophomore.