LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @Libertywvb Matches 22-23 VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325
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@libertyflames 2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL @lugameday LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @libertyWVB Matches 22-23 VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 MATCH at Winthrop Oct. 20, 2017 - 7 p.m. 22 Rock Hill, S.C. Winthrop Coliseum MATCH at Charleston Southern Oct. 21, 2017 - 3 p.m. 23 Charleston, S.C. Buccaneer Field House Liberty Lady Flames Winthrop Eagles Charleston Southern Buccaneers Overall: 7-14 Overall: 13-9 Overall: 8-14 Big South: 4-4 Big South: 4-4 Big South: 3-5 Coach: Shane Pinder Coach: Bruce Atkinson Coach: Christy Mooberry Record at LU: 245-190 Record at Winthrop: 79-69 Record at CSU: 48-103 Overall: Same Overall: 212-111 Overall: 149-198 2017 LIBERTY Liberty (7-14, 4-4 Big South) opens the second half of Big South play this weekend, VOLLEYBALL playing at Winthrop (13-9, 4-4) on Friday at 7 p.m. before playing at Charleston Southern Cavalier Classic (8-14, 3-5), Saturday at 3 p.m. Liberty faced both of these teams last weekend in the Vines Aug. 25 vs. Villanova L, 0-3 Center, falling to Winthrop in five sets on Friday before sweeping CSU the following day. Aug. 26 at Virginia L, 1-3 Aug. 26 vs. Hofstra W, 3-1 Liberty is 31-19 all-time in volleyball against Winthrop, having won four out of the last five meetings. The Lady Flames lead CSU, 40-5, in the all-time series. Liberty Invitational Sept. 1 MARYLAND L, 0-3 Sept. 2 FURMAN L, 0-3 STARTING ROTATION Sept. 2 ELON L, 1-3 1. Liberty hit .222 as a team in three matches combined last week, highlighted by a sea- Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic son-best .292 during a 3-0 sweep of Charleston Southern on Saturday. Sept. 8 vs. Southern Utah L, 2-3 2. Amaya Williams was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Monday, her second Sept. 8 at Air Force W, 3-1 Sept. 9 at Air Force L, 0-3 Freshman of the Week honor this season. She leads all Big South Freshman setters with 9.03 assists per set in conference matches. Williams has posted two 50-assist matches. Sept. 12 VCU L, 0-3 3. Junior libero Margaret Latchford currently ranks 16th in program history with 1,173 ca- Courtyard by Marriott Tournament reer digs, needing six more digs to pass Jessica Nelson (2004-05, 07-08) into 15th. Sept. 15 at UNCW L, 1-3 4. Sophomore Anna Gragg has been dominant in Big South play, ranking second in the Sept. 16 vs. Western Mich. L, 0-3 Sept. 16 vs. Morgan State W, 3-1 conference in hitting percentage (.410), third in blocks per set (0.91) and ninth in kills per set (3.12). She has two 19-kill matches in league play so far. Sept. 19 HIGH POINT * L, 1-3 Sept. 23 PRESBYTERIAN * W, 3-2 5. Liberty hosted Winthrop and Charleston Southern last weekend, and will play at Win- Sept. 30 UNC ASHEVILLE * W, 3-2 throp and Charleston Southern this week. This is the first time in program history that Oct. 3 at Radford * W, 3-2 Oct. 6 at Campbell * L, 0-3 Liberty has faced the same two teams in back-to-back weekends in the regular season. Oct. 10 at High Point * L, 0-3 6. Shane Pinder, in his 14th season as Liberty’s head coach, is the program’s all-time win- Oct. 13 WINTHROP * L, 2-3 ningest coach, at 245-190. He is ranked second all-time among all Big South volleyball Oct. 14 CHARLESTON SO. * W, 3-0 Oct. 20 at Winthrop * 7 p.m. coaches in both overall wins and conference victories (138). Oct. 21 at Charleston So. * 3 p.m. 7. Liberty currently sits in a tie for fourth in Big South standings with Campbell and Win- Oct. 27 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m. Oct. 28 CAMPBELL * 2 p.m. throp at 4-4. High Point leads at 9-0, followed in second by Radford at 6-2 and in third by Oct. 31 RADFORD * 7 p.m. UNC Asheville (5-4), who beat Presbyterian on Tuesday night to start their second half. 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. 14 VS. CHARLESTON SO.) 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. 2.50 0.08 .338 attack % 6 Amaya Williams S 5-9 Fr. 0.41 2.10 8.57 aps 2017 NCAA Volleyball Championship N. 30-D. 2 1st/2nd Rounds TBA 7 Casey Goodwin OH 6-1 So. 2.32 0.47 0.90 bps 9 Victoria Baptista OH 5-10 Jr. 1.21 2.73 9 aces All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change 19 Margaret Latchford L 5-2 Jr. 0.01 3.71 5 aces 20 Gabrielle Vess OH 6-0 Sr. 2.58 2.27 0.42 bps HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS 21 Sirena Vorster MB 6-2 Sr. 1.63 0.56 .323 attack % * - Denotes Big South Match & - Hosted in Radford, Va. 23 Jenna Culhan RS 6-0 Fr. 1.14 1.53 8 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 ........245-190 (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 ..........................769-645 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] HOW TO FOLLOW Ath. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076 LIVE VIDEO: Friday’s match will be streamed live on Big South Network, while Website ..................... LibertyFlames.com Saturday’s match will not be streamed. LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast live stats will be provided by the respective athlet- ics communications departments of Winthrop and Charleston Southern. Big South Conference Williams Named Big South Freshman of the Week Update Amaya Williams was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Monday. It was her Big South Standings second Freshman of the Week award, tying her with High Point’s Abby Bottomley and W L Pct. CSU’s Kalysia Bates for the most Big South Freshman of the Week honors this season. High Point 9 0 1.000 Radford 6 2 .705 She averaged 10.55 assists per set in three matches last week, distributing for an UNC Asheville 5 4 .556 offense that hit .222 as a team.