2016 Liberty Volleyball Notes - Matches 19-20 Volleyball Schedule
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2016 Liberty 2016 Liberty Volleyball Notes - Matches 19-20 Volleyball Schedule Kennesaw State Invitational at Presbyterian BLUE HOSE Aug. 26 vs. Pittsburgh L, 0-3 Aug. 27 at Kennesaw State L, 1-3 (3-15, 1-3 Big South) Aug. 27 vs. Missouri L, 0-3 Oct. 14, 2016 - 7 p.m. Liberty Invitational Templeton Center - Clinton, S.C. Sept. 2 USC UPSTATE W, 3-0 Liberty LADY FLAMES Sept. 3 HAMPTON W, 3-0 Sept. 3 ETSU L, 0-3 (9-9, 4-2 Big South) at Charleston Southern BUCCANEERS Davidson Wildcat Classic (9-11, 4-0 Big South) Sept. 9 vs. USC Upstate L, 2-3 Sept. 10 vs. Furman W, 3-1 Oct. 15, 2016 - 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at Davidson L, 1-3 Buccaneer Field House - Charleston, S.C. VCU Invitational Sept. 16 vs. Morgan State W, 3-0 Sept. 17 vs. Middle Tenn. W, 3-0 The Liberty volleyball team (9-9, 4-2 Big South), currently riding a four-match winning Sept. 17 at VCU L, 1-3 streak, returns to the road for its next four matches. The Lady Flames travel to Clinton, Sept. 23 at High Point * L, 1-3 S.C., to face Presbyterian (3-15, 1-3) on Friday at 7 p.m., before taking on Charleston Sept. 27 at Radford * L, 2-3 Sept. 30 at UNC Asheville * W, 3-2 Southern (9-11, 4-0) at 2 p.m., Saturday in Charleston, S.C. Oct. 7 GARDNER-WEBB * W, 3-0 Liberty holds a 13-1 advantage in the all-time series against PC, winning 10 straight Oct. 8 WINTHROP * W, 3-2 meetings. The Lady Flames lead CSU, 38-4, including a current 15-match winning streak Oct. 10 CAMPBELL * W, 3-0 Oct. 14 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. in the series. Oct. 15 at Charleston So. * 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at Winthrop * 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Gardner-Webb * 4 p.m. How to Follow the Lady Flames Oct. 25 RADFORD * 7 p.m. Live stats will be available for both of Liberty’s matches this weekend, with Statbroad- Oct. 29 UNC ASHEVILLE * 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at Campbell * 7 p.m. cast live stats provided by each school. Additionally, Saturday’s match between Liberty Nov. 4 PRESBYTERIAN * 7 p.m. and CSU will be video streamed, free of charge, through the Big South Network. Nov. 5 HIGH POINT * 2 p.m. Nov. 12 CHARLESTON So.*$ 1 p.m. Starting Rotation 2016 Big South 1. Liberty won all three of its home matches in a four-day span, sweeping Gardner-Webb Volleyball Championship Nov. 18 QUARTERFINAL & TBD on Friday before edging Winthrop, 3-2 on Saturday and posting a 3-0 sweep of Campbell, Nov. 19 SEMIFINAL & TBD Monday. The Lady Flames outhit opponents, .291-.094, during the three matches. Nov. 20 CHAMP. MATCH& 2 p.m. 2. Leah Clayton was named Big South Volleyball Freshman of the Week on Monday. For 2016 NCAA Volleyball Championship the first time in program history, three Lady Flames (Clayton, Casey Goodwin and Anna Dec. 2-4 First/Second Rounds TBA Gragg) have earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors in the same year. All times are Eastern Standard Time and 3. Liberty recorded 15 blocks on Saturday against Winthrop, marking the team’s third are subject to change 15-block match of the season. This is the first time since 2012 that the team has posted HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS three 15-block matches in the same year. 4. The Lady Flames lead the Big South and rank 34th in the nation with 2.58 blocks per * - Big South Conference Match $ - at Liberty Christian Academy set, while ranking 13th nationally with a .151 opponents’ hitting percentage. & - at Lynchburg, Va. 5. Six freshmen (Payton Carter, Leah Clayton, Casey Goodwin, Anna Gragg, Hannah Morris and Kainah Williams) started Sept. 30 at UNC Asheville, the first time in rally- Media Relations Contact scoring history that Liberty started six freshmen in the same match. Joe Carmany 6. Sophomore Margaret Latchford collected her 700th career dig on Monday against [email protected] (434) 592-4849 (office) Campbell. She is the ninth Lady Flame to surpass 700 career digs as a sophomore. Latch- (434) 534-4325 (cell) ford set a program freshman record with 502 digs in 2015. 7. Anna Willey has registered double-doubles in each of the last three matches, giving On The Web her six double-doubles on the season and 20 for her career. LibertyFlames.com Facebook.com/libertyflames Starting Lineup from Last Match (Oct. 10 vs. Campbell) Facebook.com/ LibertyFlamesVolleyball No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats On Twitter @libertyflames 1 Anna Willey S 6-1 Jr. 0.60 2.22 9.10 aps @LibertyVball 2 Anna Gragg MB 6-3 Fr. 1.81 0.08 1.10 bps 4 Casey Goodwin RS 6-1 Fr. 2.30 0.65 0.33 saps 15 Leah Clayton OH 5-11 Fr. 3.47 2.85 0.52 bps 19 Margaret Latchford DS/L 5-2 So. 0.03 3.19 11 aces 20 Gabrielle Vess OH 6-0 Jr. 2.56 2.18 0.47 bps 21 Sirena Vorster MB 6-2 Jr. 1.47 0.77 1.13 bps 23 Michelle Melendez DS/L 5-4 Sr. 0.00 2.31 3 aces 2016 Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder Volleyball Record at Liberty: 231-172; 128-50 Big South (13th Year) Quick Facts Career Record: Same (Program record holder for coaching victories) * Set program record with 199th career victory, Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner-Webb General Information NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 Name of School ........... Liberty University Big South Tournament Championships: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Big South Regular-Season Championships: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Founded ..........................................1971 Big South Tournament Finals Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Enrollment ....................................15,000 Nickname............................ Lady Flames Big South Coach of the Year: 2007, 2010, 2012 (tied for conference record) School Colors ............ Red, White & Blue VaSID State Coach of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 (state record) Home Arena........................ Vines Center AVCA Team Academic Award: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Capacity.......................................... 9,511 2 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention players (Kallie Corbin ‘08; Chelaine McCarty ‘09) Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I 5 AVCA All-Region mentions (Scripko – 2007; Corbin – 2008; McCarty – 2008-09; Caro- Conference .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell line Douglas - 2012) President .............................Jerry Falwell 2 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (Kristin Colson 2004; Becca Haraf 2013) Director of Athletics................ Jeff Barber 3 CoSIDA Academic All-District III players (Colson ‘04; Karyl Bacon ‘10; Becca Haraf ‘13) Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 23 VaSID All-State team members (11 first-team, 12 second-team) 3 VaSID All-State Rookies of the Year (Corbin 2006; Douglas 2012; Weidner 2014) Volleyball Information Head Coach....................... Shane Pinder 2 VaSID All-State Players of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2008; Caroline Douglas 2012) Alma Mater .....Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04 1 Big South Woman of the Year (Karyl Bacon 2010) Record at School ........231-172 (13th Yr.) 2 Big South Players of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2008; Caroline Douglas 2012) Career Record ............................... Same 2 Big South Scholar Athletes of the Year (Kristin Colson 2004; Becca Haraf 2012) Assistant Coaches 4 Big South Tournament MVP honors (Corbin ‘07, ‘08; Loren Thomas ‘11; Craycraft ‘12) ........Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11) ........ Macey Gardner (Arizona State, ‘16) 4 Big South Freshmen of the Year (Corbin ‘06, Scripko ‘07, Craycraft ‘10, Douglas ‘12) Certified Athletic Trainer 35 All-conference members (16 first team, 16 second team, 3 honorable mention) .................... Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, ‘06) 18 Big South All-Tournament team members History 2016 Volleyball Team Roster First Season of Volleyball ................1976 No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) All-Time Record ..........................755-627 1 Anna Willey Jr. S 6-1 Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf HS NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........7 2 Anna Gragg Fr. MB 6-3 Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS Last NCAA Appearance ...................2012 4 Casey Goodwin Fr. RS 6-1 Rougemont, N.C./Person HS Opponent ................................ Minnesota Result ........................L/0-3 (First Round) 5 Hannah Weidner Jr. RS 6-1 Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka HS Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A 7 Sydney Morris R-So. OH/MB 6-0 Altavista, Va./Altavista HS (James Madison) Final 2015 Record ..........................14-14 8 Hannah Morris Fr. S 6-0 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy Conference Record/Finish ........ 9-5/Third 10 Kainah Williams Fr. MB 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS Starters Returning/Lost............3+libero/3 15 Leah Clayton Fr. OH 5-11 Danville, Va./Westover Christian Academy Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............7/6 19 Margaret Latchford So. DS/L 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne HS Newcomers............................................7 20 Gabrielle Vess Jr. OH 6-0 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christian Athletics Communications Info. 21 Sirena Vorster Jr. MB 6-2 Wellington, Fla./Wellington HS Assoc. AD - Communications 22 Meegan Williams Fr. MB 6-1 St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy ..........................................Todd Wetmore 23 Michelle Melendez Sr. DS 5-4 Miami, Fla./Westminster Chr. (Palm Beach St.) SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 24 Payton Carter Fr. OH 6-0 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Email Address....... [email protected] Head Coach: Shane Pinder (13th Year, Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04) Assoc. Director .............Ryan Bomberger Assistant Coaches: Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11), Macey Gardner (Arizona St., ‘16) Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, ‘06) Email Address..