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2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL @libertyflames LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @libertyWVB VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 RMU /Chick-fil-A Robinson Labor Day Volleyball Classic MATCH at Robert Morris MATCH vs. Duquesne MATCH vs. Idaho Sept. 3 - 10 a.m. Sept. 3 - 4 p.m. Sept. 4 - 11 a.m. Moon Township, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. 1 UPMC Events Ctr 2 UPMC Events Ctr 3 UPMC Events Ctr Robert Morris Colonials Duquesne Dukes Idaho Vandals Overall: 3-0 Overall: 2-1 Overall: 1-2 Horizon League: 0-0 A-10: 0-0 Big Sky: 0-0 Liberty Lady Flames Streak: W3 Streak: L1 Streak: L1 Overall: 0-0 Coach: Dale Starr Coach: Steve Opperman Coach: Debbie Buchanan ASUN: 0-0 Record at RMU: 163-172 (12th) Record at DU: 332-335 (24th) Record at Idaho: 316-299 (22nd) Streak: Overall: 259-253 (18th) Overall: 451-451 (30th) Overall: Same Coach: Trevor Johnson Series: Liberty leads, 2-0 Series: Tied, 1-1 Series: First meeting Record at LU: 41-38 Last Mtg: Liberty 3, RMU 0 Last Mtg: Liberty 3, DU 1 Overall: 127-52 (11/7/92 - Washington, D.C.) (8/25/07 - Lynchburg, Va.) 2021 LIBERTY After having its season opener cancelled due to CoVID-19 protocols in the ECU program, Lib- erty opens its 2021 fall campaign at the RMU/Chick-fil-A Robinson Labor Day Volleyball Classic, VOLLEYBALL hosted by Robert Morris. The Lady Flames will take on Robert Morris (3-0) and Duquesne (2-1) on Aug. 27 ECU Cancelled Friday before facing Idaho (1-2) for the first time on Saturday. RMU Labor Day Volleyball Classic Liberty posted a 21-12 record in 2019, making a run to the NIVC quarterfinals, This spring, the Sept. 3 at Robert Morris 10 a.m. Lady Flames went 5-9 overall. The Lady Flames finished the 2021 spring regular season on a three- Sept. 3 vs. Duquesne 4 p.m. match winning streak before falling to Kennesaw State in the ASUN quarterfinal on March 27. Sept. 4 vs. Idaho 11 a.m. Liberty was predicted to finish sixth in the ASUN preseason coaches’ poll. Senior Amaya Wil- Liberty Invitational liams was the Fan-Voted ASUN Preseason Setter of the Year for the second year in a row, while Sept. 10 OLD DOMINION 10 a.m. redshirt senior Amelia Preston was the Fan-Voted Preseason Player of the Year. The ASUN now Sept. 10 NAVY 7 p.m. features 12 teams, with the addition of Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State. Sept. 11 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 10 Sept. 11 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 7 pm STARTING ROTATION Evansville Tournament 1. Fourth-year head coach Trevor Johnson, a 2019 VolleyballMag.com Under 40 Coaching Hotshots Sept. 17 at Evansville 1 p.m. list honoree, earned his 100th career win as a collegiate women’s volleyball head coach on March Sept. 17 vs. Murray State 4 p.m. Sept. 18 vs. Cleveland State 11 a.m. 13, 2021 at Bellarmine. He had a previous stint as a head coach at Concordia (CA). 2. Liberty is 8-25 in season openers during its NCAA Division I era. The Lady Flames are looking to ASUN Crossover (at Lipscomb) win their season opener for the first time since sweeping UNCG to start the 2015 season. Sept. 24 vs. Bellarmine* 1 p.m. 3. Redshirt senior Amelia Preston returns after missing the spring season with an injury. A 2019 All- Sept. 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky* 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Lipscomb* 7 p.m. ASUN first team selection and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year, her last match was Dec. 10, 2019 at Georgia Tech. It will have been 633 days since she has played a match. Oct. 1 at Kennesaw State* 6 p.m. 4. Liberty ranked 13th nationally this spring with 2.74 blocks per set, while Lydia Burts was ranked Oct. 8 at Stetson* 6 p.m. seventh in Division I with an ASUN-record 1.57 blocks per set. Burts, a second team All-ASUN Oct. 10 at FGCU* 1 p.m. Oct. 15 NORTH FLORIDA* 6 p.m. selection, was the first Liberty freshman since Leah Clayton in 2016 to be named all-conference. Oct. 17 JACKSONVILLE* 1 p.m. 5. Trinity Watts, a 2021 VaSD All-State second team player, returns after leading the Lady Flames with 137 kills this spring. She reached double figures in kills nine times and played her best down the ASUN Crossover (at Jacksonville) stretch, scoring 10 or more kills in each of the last five regular-season matches. Oct. 22 vs. Central Arkansas* Noon Oct. 23 vs. Jacksonville State* 6 p.m. 6. Junior Rajini Fitzmaurice, the only Lady Flame to start the season opener in both 2019 and 2021, Oct. 24 vs. North Alabama* 3 p.m. recorded a team-high six double-digit kill matches in the spring. Her 17 kills on March 12 at Bellar- mine were the most by a Lady Flame in a single match last season. Oct. 29 KENNESAW STATE* 6 p.m. 7. Amaya Williams led the team in assists as a freshman in 2017, and this spring marked her second Nov. 5 FGCU* 6 p.m. Nov. 7 STETSON* 1 p.m. season as the team’s assists leader. Her 45 assists against North Alabama on March 19 were the Nov. 13 at Jacksonville* 7 p.m. most by a Liberty setter in a three-set match since Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner-Webb. Nov. 14 at North Florida* 1 p.m. Nov. 19 ASUN Quarterfinal# TBA STARTERS FROM LAST MATCH (MARCH 27, 2021 AT KENNESAW STATE) Nov. 20 ASUN Semifinal# TBA No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats Nov. 21 ASUN Final# TBA 1 Amaya Williams S 5-9 Sr. 0.25 2.57 9.00 aps All times are Eastern Standard Time 2 Lydia Burts MB 6-3 Fr. 2.00 0.15 1.54 bps and are subject to change 5 Lilly Kruse L 5-10 Jr. 0.02 3.36 0.14 saps HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS * - Denotes ASUN Match 8 Trinity Watts OH 5-10 Fr. 3.00 2.11 .188 attack % #ASUN Volleyball Championship 10 Kainah Williams MB 6-2 R-Sr. 1.64 0.58 1.06 bps (Fort Myers, Fla.) 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 % LIBERTY ARENA LIBERTY ARENA HIGHLIGHTS LIBERTY ARENA QUICK FACTS The $65 million, 125,000-square-foot Liberty Arena opened in December 2020 as Seating Capacity: 4,000 the new home of the Liberty men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball VB Attendance Record: 250 (5 times) programs. First VB Match: Jan. 22, 2021 (L, 0-3 to VCU) The 4,000-seat venue features loge and club seating options. Other facility high- First Liberty VB Win: March 19, 2021 (W 3-0 vs. UNA) lights include court projection technology and a Taraflex volleyball surface. Liberty VB All-Time Record: 3-5 Liberty VB Longest Home Win Streak: 3 matches (March 19, 2021-present) Liberty Arena is connected to the Vines Center, which served as the home of Lib- erty basketball and volleyball for 30 years (1990-2020). Liberty clinched the Big First VB Five-Set Match South Championshp in the Vines Center in both 2001 and 2007. First Serve: Trinity Watts vs. VCU, Jan. 22, 2021 VB Individual Single-Match Kills Record: 22 TARAFLEX Player/Team: Lauren Chastang/Kennesaw State A Taraflex flooring system is installed for home volleyball matches, providing a Date/Opponent: Feb. 20, 2021/Liberty safe playing surface for the Lady Flames and their opponents and an attractive VB Individual Single-Match Aces Record: 5 surface for fans. The Taraflex flooring, which is assembled in sections, is similar Player/Team: Bri Becerra/Kennesaw State to that used by a majority of Power Five programs and the one utilized for the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Region and Final Four rounds. Date/Opponent: Feb.20, 2021/Liberty VB Individual Single-Match Assists Record: 48 HIEPLER COURT Player/Team: Jessie Cohen/Kennesaw State Thanks to a lead naming gift, the Liberty University Athletics Department an- Date/Opponent: Feb. 20, 2021/Liberty nounced in August 2020 the basketball court in the new Liberty Arena will be VB Individual Single-Match Digs Record: 21 named in memory of Dr. Orville and Florence Hiepler. Player/Team: Katie Gerig/North Alabama In March 2019, Orville passed away and son Mark wanted to honor both his par- Date/Opponent: March 19, 2021/Liberty ents and their love for Liberty, as well as their heart for ministry, by naming the VB Individual Single-Match Blocks Record: 8 court in the new Liberty Arena in their memory. Orville and Florence's grandson Player/Team: Lydia Burts/Liberty Ryan Hiepler was part of the Liberty men's basketball team from 2015-18. Date/Opponent: Feb. 19, 2021/Kennesaw State Liberty Arena 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 Fall 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 Academy 2 Lydia Burts So.