2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL @libertyflames @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 Address...... [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. She dished out a match-high-tying 52 assists against Liberty 4 4 .500 Winthrop 4 4 .500 Winthrop on Friday, her second 50-assist match this season. She then totaled 40 assists Campbell 4 4 .500 against CSU, the most assists by a Liberty setter in a three-set match this season. Charleston So. 3 5 .375 Presbyterian 2 7 .222 Gardner-Webb 1 8 .111 Milestones Reached Junior Margaret Latchford collected her 1,000th career dig against VCU, Sept. 12. Overall Standings She currently ranks 16th in program history with 1,173 career digs. She needs six digs to W L Pct. pass Jessica Nelson (2004-05, 07-08) for 15th place. Radford 16 3 .842 High Point 16 6 .727 Campbell 14 8 .636 On the Attack Winthrop 13 9 .591 UNC Asheville 9 11 .450 Liberty posted some impressive offensive numbers last week, hitting .222 as a team. Charleston Southern 8 14 .364 On Friday against Winthrop, Liberty put four players in double-figures in kills, as Anna Liberty 7 14 .333 Gardner-Webb 7 15 .318 Gragg tied her career high with 19 kills, Casey Goodwin scored 12 kills and Gabrielle Vess Presbyterian 5 17 .227 and Sirena Vorster sent down 10 kills each. That is the second time this season, that those four reached double-digits in the same match, as Gragg (19), Goodwin (15), Vorster (14) Big South Weekly Awards and Vess all had 13 or more kills against Presbyterian, Sept. 23. That night, Liberty scored Player of the Week Allena Heath, So., OH Campbell a Vines Center 25-point-rally-scoring-record 73 kills. Defensive Player of the Week Liberty then hit a season-best .292 in a 3-0 sweep of CSU on Saturday, Liberty’s first Abby Bottomley, Fr. L, High Point Freshman of the Week straight-sets victory of the season. The Lady Flames were led by Vess (15 kills, .300) Amaya Williams, S, Liberty Gragg (12 kills, .455) and Goodwin (11 kills).
Around the Big South Friday, Oct. 20 Double-Doubles Liberty at Winthrop*, 7 p.m. Gabrielle Vess posted back-to-back double-doubles last weekend, tying her for first Campbell at Gardner-Webb*, 7 p.m. on the team with Amaya Williams, as both players have six double-doubles on the season. Radford at CSU*, 7 p.m. High Point at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Williams, making her first start on Aug. 26 against Virginia, registered a double-double with 36 assists and 10 digs. She is the first Liberty freshman since Lillie Happel (Aug. 27, Saturday, Oct. 21 Liberty at CSU*, 3 p.m. 2010 vs. Cleveland State) to record a double-double in her first start. Campbell at Presbyterian*, 1 p.m. Senior Anna Willey is Liberty’s active career leader in double-doubles with 28. High Point at Winthrop*, 4 p.m. Radford at UNC Asheville*, 4 p.m. Block Party Tuesday, Oct. 24 During Friday night’s match against Winthrop, Liberty posted 12 blocks as a team, its Charleston So. at Winthrop*, 7 p.m. seventh 10-block match of the season. Anna Gragg led the Lady Flames with eight blocks Friday, Oct. 27 on the evening. The Lady Flames have outblocked such opponents as VCU (2nd nation- Gardner-Webb at Liberty*, 7 p.m. Campbell at High Point*, 7 p.m. ally in blocks per set), Villanova, Virginia, Hofstra, Air Force, Radford and High Point. UNC Asheville at CSU*, 7 p.m. A year after leading the Big South with 2.45 blocks per set, Liberty has picked up its Presbyterian at Radford*, 7 p.m. net defense where it left off, ranking second in the conference with 2.18 blocks per set. Preseason Poll 1. High Point (6) 77 Middle of it All 2. Radford (2) 73 Sophomore middle blocker Anna Gragg has gotten off to a strong start to conference 3. Liberty 62 4. Campbell 46 play, hitting .410 while averaging 3.03 kills per set in Big South matches. She scored 19 5. Charleston Southern (1) 44 kills on Sept. 23 against Presbyterian and had 18 kills on Sept. 30 versus UNC Asheville. 6. Winthrop 38 7. UNC Asheville 28 Gragg was the first Liberty middle blocker since Erin McKeown in Nov. 2002 with con- 8. Gardner-Webb 25 secutive 18+-kill matches. McKeown went for 18 or more kills in four straight matches. 9. Presbyterian 12 Sirena Vorster, who along with Gragg was a Big South All-Conference honorable Preseason All-Big South Maddie Palmer, Radford, Sr. * mention middle blocker in 2016, is averaging 1.88 kills per set while hitting .381 in confer- Haley Barnes, High Point, Sr. ence play. Molly Livingston, High Point, Jr. Haley Kleespies, Radford, Jr. In each of its first two conference matches, Liberty had two middle blockers in double- Madison Martin, Charleston So., Jr. digits in kills. Kainah Williams and Gragg both went for 11 kills on Sept. 19 against High Anna Willey, Liberty, Sr. Point. Then, on Sept 23 versus PC, Gragg scored 19 kills and Sirena Vorster, 14. Anna Gragg, Liberty, Soph.
* - Preseason Player of the Year Team Effort Sept. 23 against PC was the first time this year that five Lady Flames all recorded 10 or more digs as Margaret Latchford collected 21 digs, Kaitlyn Young had a career-high 17 digs, Amaya Williams recorded 12 digs, Gabrielle Vess had 11 and Victoria Baptista, 10. Liberty in the Liberty vs. Winthrop (Liberty leads series, 31-19) (Series streak: Winthrop W1) Rankings (Big South/NCAA) Winthrop (13-9, 4-4 Big South) enters the second half of its conference schedule in 2017 Season a three-way tie with Liberty, and Campbell for fourth in the Big South standings. Overall, Team Overall Siani Yamaguchi averages a league-best 9.96 assists per set. Keaupono Fey ranks sec- BSC NCAA Attack Percentage (.181) 6th 231 ond in the Big South in hitting percentage (.342) and fourth in blocks per set (0.96). Carlie Opp. Attack Pct. (.219) 8th 252 Skelton is ranked fifth in the league with 4.38 digs per set. Assists (11.07 aps) 5th 231 Liberty is 31-19 all-time against Winthrop, winning four straight meetings before Win- Kills (11.74 kps) 5th 248 Blocks (2.16 bps) 2nd 122 throp’s 3-2 victory last Friday. Four out of the last six meetings have gone five sets. Also, Service Aces (0.85 aps) 9th 318 Liberty and Winthrop have played five-set matches in four out of their last five meetings at Digs (14.98 dps) 6th 151 Winthrop Coliseum, dating to the 2010 Big South Volleyball Championship semifinal. Individual Overall Last Friday at the Vines Center, Winthrop rallied from a 2-1 deficit to down Liberty in Hitting Percentage five sets. Phoebe Wu scored a match-high 26 kills for Winthrop, while Anna Gragg led four Anna Gragg (.338) 3rd 122 Liberty players in double-figures in kills, tying her career high with 19 kills. It was Liberty’s Blocks third straight home match to go five sets. Anna Gragg (0.95 bps) 5th 268 Casey Goodwin (0.90 bps) 6th Liberty vs. CSU (Liberty leads series, 40-5) (Series streak: Liberty W1) Digs Margaret Latchford (3.71) 7th Charleston Southern (8-14, 3-5) is seventh in league standings after splitting a pair of road matches last weekend. The Buccaneers lead the Big South with 2.27 blocks per set Team - Big South Matches during conference play, while ranking second overall with 16.02 digs per set. Attack Percentage (.213) 4th 2016 Big South All-Conference first-team libero Madison Martin is ranked third in the Opp. Attack Pct. (.229) 9th league with 4.71 digs per set, while freshman Kalysia Bates leads the Big South at 1.07 Assists (11.88 aps) 4th Kills (12.61 kps) 5th blocks per set. Rachel Smith (9.15) is ranked fourth in the conference in assists per set, Blocks (2.09 bps) 3rd while Kylie Klein is sixth in hitting percentage at .296. Service Aces (0.70 saps) 9th Digs (15.42 dps) 6th Liberty is 40-5 all-time against Charleston Southern, including 21-2 under Pinder. The Lady Flames won 16 straight meetings before Charleston Southern’s 3-2 win at Liberty to Individual - Big South Matches end the 2016 regular season. Four out of Liberty’s last five matches at CSU have gone five Hitting Percentage Anna Gragg (.410) 2nd sets, with Liberty winning each time. Sirena Vorster (.384) 3rd Liberty posted its first 3-0 sweep of 2017 last Saturday against Charleston Southern at Kills the Vines Center. The Lady Flames outhit the Buccaneers, .292-.138, with Liberty’s .292 Anna Gragg (3.12 kps) 9th hitting percentage being its highest of the season. Liberty’s Gabrielle Vess led all players
Assists with 15 kills. Amaya Williams (9.03 aps) 4th 3-2, 3-2, 3-2 Blocks Casey Goodwin (1.00 bps) 2nd Liberty posted three straight five-set wins for the first time in program history, over PC Anna Gragg (0.91 bps) 3rd (Sept. 23), UNC Asheville (Sept. 30) and Radford (Oct. 3). Then, Liberty fell to Winthrop Sirena Vorster (0.81 bps) 8th last Friday. Liberty’s current senior class of Gabrielle Vess, Sirena Vorster and Anna Wil- Digs ley, is 12-4 in conference regular-season matches that last five sets. Margaret Latchford (4.09 dps) 7th The Lady Flames have hit outhit Big South opponents a combined .269 (39-15-89) to Points .109 (22-12-91) in fifth sets this season. Anna Gragg (3.64 pps) 9th Halfway Home (Midterm) Entering conference play, Liberty was hitting .159 as a team. In Big South matches, Liberty is hitting .213. Anna Gragg ranks second in conference-only stats in hitting per- centage (.410) and is third in blocks per set (0.91). Casey Goodwin ranks second with 1.00 blocks per set, while Sirena Vorster is third with a .384 Big South hitting percentage. Liberty Liberty - Ind. Statistical Comparison Winthrop CSU 7-14 Record 13-9 8-14 4-4 Conf. Record 4-4 3-5 11.74 Vess - 2.58 Kills Per Set 12.40 11.32 13.80 Opponent Kills Per Set 11.36 12.78 .181 Gragg - .338 Attack Percentage .204 .163 .219 Opponent Attack Percentage .185 .189 11.07 A. Williams - 8.57 Assists Per Set 11.36 10.46 0.85 Morris/Vorster - 0.21 Service Aces Per Set 1.54 1.21 14.98 Latchford - 3.71 Digs Per Set 14.44 16.02 2.16 Gragg - 0.95 Blocks Per Set 1.69 2.00 2017 Team Match Highs Preseason Postings Liberty was predicted third in the Big South preseason poll, behind 2016 Big South Attack Pct...... 292 (52-17-120), tournament champion High Point and 2016 Big South regular-season champion Radford...... vs. CSU (10/14) Kills...... 73 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Additionally, senior setter Anna Willey and sophomore middle blocker Anna Gragg Kills (3 S)...... 52 vs. CSU (10/14) were named to the Preseason All-Big South team. Willey is a two-time all-conference Kills (4 S)...... 56 vs. Morgan State (9/16) Kills (5 S)...... 73 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) selection, while Gragg received All-Big South honorable mention as a freshman last year. Attempts...... 183 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Att. (3 S)...... 120 vs. CSU (10/14) Att. (4 S)...... 181 vs. Elon (9/2) 50+ Att. (5 S)...... 183 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Freshman Amaya Williams recorded a career-high 59 assists, Sept. 23 against PC. Assists...... 70 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Her 59 assists are the most by a Big South setter in a single match this year, and the most Assists (3 S)...... 47 vs. CSU (10/14) Assists (4 S)...... 51 vs. Morgan St. (9/16) by a Liberty freshman since Courtney Boggs’ 64 assists at UNC Asheville, Nov. 7, 2008. Assists (5 S)... 70 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Williams is one of three current Liberty setters with at least one career 50+-assist Digs...... 95 vs. Elon (9/2) Digs (3 S)...... 58 vs. CSU (10/14) match. Anna Willey has posted 12 career 50-assist matches, with a career high of 63 as- Digs (4 S)...... 95 vs. Elon (9/2) sists. Sophomore Hannah Morris has recorded one career 50-assist contest, with a career Digs (5 S)...... 93 vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Aces...... 8 2x, high of 51 assists. This is the first time in rally-scoring history (since 2001) that three active ...... mr vs. Morgan State (9/16) Liberty players have at least one career 50-assist match to their credit. Blocks...... 14.5 vs. Hofstra (8/26) 2017 Individual Match Highs Offense and Defense Attack Pct. (Min. 12 K)...... 583 (15-1-24), ...... Anna Gragg vs. Hofstra (8/26) Casey Goodwin scored 11 kills and added a career-high seven blocks, Oct. 3 at Rad- Kills...... 19 (2x), ford, and then contributed 13 kills (.480) and six blocks at Campbell on Oct. 6. She is the ...... mr Anna Gragg vs. Winthrop (10/13) Kills (3 S)...... 15, first Lady Flame since Loren Thomas, Oct. 28 through Nov. 4, 2011, to post back-to-back ...... Gabrielle Vess vs. CSU (10/14) matches with 10 or more kills and six or more blocks in each match. Kills (4 S)...... 16, ...... Gabrielle Vess vs. Elon (9/2) Kills (5 S)...... 19 (2x), Family Footsteps ...... mr Anna Gragg vs. Winthrop (10/13) Senior Sirena Vorster played her first two seasons at Liberty (2014-15) with her older Total Attempts...... 48, ...... Victoria Baptista vs. Elon (9/2) sister, Jade Vorster. The elder Vorster was a four-time all-conference player, including Total Attempts (3 S)...... 32, twice at Hawai’i. Jade Vorster holds Liberty’s rally-scoring single-season record for attack .....Casey Goodwin at High Point (10/10) Total Attempts (4 S)...... 48, percentage (.358 in 2015) and solo blocks (32 in 2014)...... Victoria Baptista vs. Elon (9/2) Sophomore Hannah Morris joined the roster last season, after her older sister, Rachel Total Attempts (5 S)...... 43, Morris, served as a backup setter for the Lady Flames in 2014 and 2015...... Anna Gragg vs. Winthrop (10/13) Assists...... 59, ..Amaya Williams vs. Presbyterian (9/23) For the (Freshman) Record Assists (3 S)...... 40, ...... Amaya Williams vs. CSU (10/14) Two current Lady Flames hold Liberty freshman records. In 2015, Margaret Latchford Assists (4 S)...... 45, collected a program freshman-record 502 digs. That season also saw Latchford collect a ...... Anna Willey vs. Hofstra (8/26) Assists (5 S)...... 59, program overall rally-scoring single-match-record 38 digs at Campbell. ..Amaya Williams vs. Presbyterian (9/23) Last season, Anna Gragg set a new Liberty freshman record with 108 blocks, shatter- Digs...... 30, ing the previous freshman standard of 92, set by Loren Thomas in 2009...... Margaret Latchford vs. Elon (9/2) Digs (3 S)...... 19, ...... Margaret Latchford vs. CSU (10/14) 10+-Kill Club Digs (4 S)...... 30, ...... Margaret Latchford vs. Elon (9/2) Seven Lady Flames have posted at least one career 10+-kill match. Casey Goodwin’s Digs (5 S)...... 21, 20 kills against USC Upstate on Sept. 9, 2016 were the most by a current Liberty player...... Margaret Latchford vs. PC (9/23) Aces...... 3 (4x), The following players have recorded double-digit kill matches, with career highs in mr Jenna Culhan vs. UNC Asheville (9/30) parentheses. Gabrielle Vess (19), Anna Gragg (19), Sirena Vorster (14), Victoria Baptista Blocks...... 9 (0s, 9a), (12), Kainah Williams (11) and Payton Carter (10). ... Sirena Vorster vs. Southern Utah (9/8)
Career Double-Doubles 10+-Dig Club ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 17 C Margaret Latchford collected a program rally-scoring-record 38 digs on Oct. 9, 2015 Gabrielle Vess -- 2 3 6 11 Amaya Williams X X X 6 6 at Campbell. She is one of eight current Lady Flames with at least one double-digit dig Anna Willey 2 12 12 2 28 match in her career. Victoria Baptista X X X 1 1 The following players have also recorded double-digit dig matches, with career highs Hannah Morris X X 3 -- 3 in parentheses. Gabrielle Vess (22), Anna Willey (19), Victoria Baptista (18), Kaitlyn Young (17), Hannah Morris (15), Amaya Williams (13) and Jenna Culhan (11). MILESTONES IN REACH Anna Willey - 2,500 career assists (currently at 2,483 - 8th in program history) - 600 career digs (currently at 587) Margaret Latchford - 1,200 career digs (currently at 1,173 - 16th in program) Gabrielle Vess - 700 career kills (currently at 647) Sirena Vorster - 600 career kills (currently at 547) - 300 career blocks (currently at 279) HEAD COACH SHANE PINDER WINNINGEST HEAD COACH IN LIBERTY VOLLEYBAL HISTORY
Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder, in his 14th season, holds a 245-190 career record. On Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner-Webb, he passed Chris Phillips (1992-97, 99-03) for first place on Liberty’s all-time volleyball wins list. With a 3-1 win at UNC Asheville the next day, he became the fourth volleyball coach in Big South history with 200 or more career wins. Pinder is now second all-time in career wins among Big South volleyball coaches, trailing only longtime UNC Asheville coach Julie Torbett, who won 337 matches.
- Liberty has won one set in two NCAA Tournament matches, against No. 7 California in 2007 (30-26 in set two) and at No. 4 Nebraska in 2008 (25-21 in set two).
- Liberty took on No. 11 Minnesota in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Division I Wom- en’s Volleyball Championship. The Lady Flames fell to the Golden Gophers, 34-32, in set Head Coach Shane Pinder three. That remains the longest set in an NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Champion- Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04 ship match under the current 25-point rally-scoring format. 14th Season - The Lady Flames are the first Big South volleyball team to win six straight conference Record at Liberty: 245-190; regular-season championships, doing so from 2007-2012. Liberty appeared in the Big 139-57 Big South South Volleyball Championship final in each of those seasons, winning the tournament championship in 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012. The team has won 20 or more matches in Milestone wins 1st – Sept. 17, 2004 vs. Davidson seven out of the last 10 seasons (2007-164). (3-0) 50th – Oct. 23, 2007 vs. Norfolk State (3-0) 100th – Nov. 7, 2009 vs. Gardner- Webb (3-0) 150th - Aug. 24, 2012 at North Carolina Central (3-0) 199th - Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner- Webb (3-0) (became winningest coach in program history) 200th - Oct. 4, 2014 at UNC Ashe- ville (3-1) 245th - Oct. 14, 2017 vs. CSU (3-0)
Under Pinder - Program career record holder for coaching victories - 4 NCAA Tournament appearances (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) - 6 Big South Regular-Season titles (2007 through 2012) - 6 Big South Tournament finals (2007 through 2012) - 7 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, Coach Pinder Year by Year 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) - 3 Big South Coach of the Year Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. (2007, 2010, 2012) 2004 12-19 .387 7-7 .500 ASSISTANT COACHES - 4 VaSID State Coach of the Year 2005 9-22 .290 5-9 .357 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) 2006 11-18 .379 9-5 .643 - 2 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention players 2007 27-9 .750 11-1 .917 - 5 AVCA All-Region mentions 2008 25-9 .735 13-3 .813 - 2 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 2009 20-14 .588 13-3 .813 - 3 CoSIDA Academic All-District III 2010 25-9 .735 14-2 .875 - 23 VaSID All-State team members - 3 VaSID State Rookies of the Year 2011 20-13 .606 12-2 .857 - 2 VaSID State Players of the Year 2012 25-8 .758 12-2 .857 - 1 Big South Woman of the Year 2013 11-18 .379 9-5 .643 - 2 Big South Players of the Year 2014 23-10 .697 10-4 .714 - 2 Big South Scholar-Athletes of the Year 2015 14-14 .500 9-5 .643 Cassie Crumal Kindra Gillen - 4 Big South Tournament MVPs 2016 16-13 .552 11-5 .688 3rd Year 1st Year - 4 Big South Freshmen of the Year 2017 7-14 .333 4-4 .500 William & Mary Washington - 35 All-conference members Total 245-190 .563 139-57 .709 (2011) (2011) 2017 MATCH BY MATCH LEADERS
Date Opponent Result Kills Aces Assists Digs Blocks 8/25 Villanova L, 0-3 2 players (6) None 2 players (11) Baptista (13) Gragg (3) 8/26 Virginia L, 1-3 Vess (14) Vorster (2) A. Williams (36) Baptista (13) Vorster (3) 8/26 Hofstra W, 3-1 Gragg (15) 2 players (2) Willey (45) 2 players (12) K. Williams (6) 9/1 Maryland L, 0-3 Goodwin (10) 2 players (1) Willey (16) Latchford (14) 2 players (2) 9/2 Furman L, 0-3 Goodwin (9) Young (2) Morris (29) Latchford (14) Goodwin (5) 9/2 Elon L, 1-3 Vess (16) Morris (3) Willey (21) Latchford (30) Goodwin (5) 9/8 Southern Utah L, 2-3 Vess (17) Baptista (3) Willey (44) Baptista (16) Vorster (9) 9/8 Air Force W, 3-1 Goodwin (10) Vorster (2) Willey (23) Baptista (13) K. Williams (8) 9/9 Air Force L, 0-3 Goodwin (7) 2 players (1) Willey (13) Latchford (7) Gragg (4) 9/12 VCU L, 0-3 2 players (6) None A. Williams (13) A. Williams (13) Gragg (5) 9/15 UNCW L, 1-3 K. Williams (11) 2 players (1) A. Williams (40) Latchford (14) K. Williams (5) 9/16 Western Mich. L, 0-3 2 players (5) Carter (1) A. Williams (16) Latchford (8) 2 players (2) 9/16 Morgan State W, 3-1 Goodwin (14) Culhan (2) A. Williams (43) 2 players (11) 2 players (3) 9/19 High Point L, 1-3 Goodwin (14) None A. Williams (42) Latchford (15) Gragg (5) 9/23 Presbyterian W, 3-2 Gragg (19) Morris (3) A. Williams (59) Latchford (21) Vorster (6) 9/30 UNC Asheville W, 3-2 Gragg (18) Culhan (3) Willey (32) Latchford (20) 2 players (3) 10/3 Radford W, 3-2 Gragg (14) 3 players (1) A. Williams (20) Latchford (20) Goodwin (7) 10/6 Campbell L, 0-3 Goodwin (13) Vess (1) A. Williams (17) 2 players (8) Goodwin (6) 10/10 High Point L, 0-3 Goodwin (8) Morris (2) A. Williams (24) Latchford (12) Goodwin (4) 10/13 Winthrop L, 2-3 Gragg (19) 4 players (1) A. Williams (52) Latchford (20) Gragg (8) 10/14 CSU W, 3-0 Vess (15) Culhan (1) A. Williams (40) Latchford (19) 3 players (2)
2017 SEASON LEADERS ASSISTS KILLS ACES
190 12 437 ANNA GRAGG SIRENA VORSTER AMAYA WILLIAMS
BLOCKS DIGS
297 72 MARGARET LATCHFORD ANNA GRAGG CURRENT PLAYERS’ LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE Kills HONORS Match: 41 by Theresa Bream vs. James Madison, 9/11/90 Match (Rally-Scoring): 40 by Rachel Harnack at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 1 Anna Willey Season: 719 by Nicole Nice, 1992 (Big South Record) 2017 Preseason All-Big South 2016 VaSID All-State Second Tean Season (Rally-Scoring): 507 by Jennifer Belk, 2004 2016 Big South Second Team Career: 2,024 by Anthonia Akpama, 1996-99 2016 Big South All-Academic Team 2016 Preseason All-Big South 2015 Big South Honorable Mention Attack Percentage Match: .875 (14K-0E-16TA) by Ashley Webber at Winthrop, 10/17/08 2 Anna Gragg Season: .518 by Michelle Marsh, 1988 2017 Preseason All-Big South .356 by Chelaine McCarty, 2009 2016 Big South Honorable Mention Season (Rally-Scoring): 2016 Big South All-Freshman Team Big South Freshman of the Week Assists (9/19/16; 10/17/16) Match: 86 by Michelle Howland vs. NC State, 9/10/99 84 by Michelle Howland at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 4 Lydia Smith (at Cape Fear CC) Match (Rally-Scoring): 2014 NJCAA Division II All-Region 10 Season: 2,156 by Michelle Marsh, 1988 Season (Rally-Scoring): 1,630 by Kristin Colson, 2002 6 Amaya Williams Big South Freshman of the Week Career: 4,873 by Michelle Howland, 1998-01 (9/25/17; 10/15/17) Blocks 7 Casey Goodwin Big South Freshman of the Week Match: 18 by Kari LeBlanc vs. Virginia Tech, 9/5/89 (9/12/16) Match (Rally-Scoring): 13 by Loren Thomas at Winthrop, 10/21/11 Season: 294 by Kim Lawson, 1992 9 Victoria Baptista (at Panola College) 2016 All-Region XIV North 2nd team Season (Rally-Scoring): 155 by Loren Thomas, 2011 2016 Region XIV All-Tournament Career: 532 by Kim Lawson, 1990-92 2015 All-Region XIV North HM
19 Margaret Latchford Aces 2016 Preseason All-Big South Match: 11 by Kim Thomas vs. Western Carolina, 9/29/90 2015 VaSID All-State Second Team Match (Rally-Scoring): 9 by Kallie Corbin vs. Navy, 9/15/06 2015 Big South All-Freshman Team Big South Defensive Player of the Week Season: 93 by Becky Shannon, 1988 (10/5/15; 11/16/15) Season (Rally-Scoring): 52 by Kallie Corbin, 2006 Career: 213 by Nikki Keznor, 1991-94 21 Sirena Vorster 2016 All Big South Honorable Mention 2014 Big South All-Freshman Team Digs Big South Freshman of the Week Match: 45 by Theresa Bream vs. Maryland, 11/9/90 (10/28/14) Match (Rally-Scoring): 38 by Margaret Latchford at Campbell, 10/9/15 Head Coach Shane Pinder Season: 686 by Theresa Bream, 1990 Winningest Coach in Program History Season (Rally-Scoring): 653 by Kelly Haseman, 2010 (Both overall and conference wins) 3-Time Big South Coach of the Year Career: 1,989 by Kelly Haseman, 2008-11 (2007, 2010, 2012) 4-Time VaSID State Coach of the Year (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) TEAM SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS
Overall Rally-Scoring (2001-Present) Kills - Kills - 100 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/23/99 96 at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01
Attack Percentage - Attack Percentage - .484 (50K-5E-93TA) vs. The Citadel, 9/17/11 .484 (50K-5E-93TA) vs. The Citadel, 9/17/11
Assists - Assists - 94 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/23/99 92 at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01
Blocks - Blocks - 39 vs. Virginia Tech, 9/5/89 20.5 at Radford, 9/23/11
Aces - Aces - 23 vs. Rutgers, 9/15/90 21 vs. Delaware State, 9/13/02
Digs - Digs - 156 vs. Maryland, 11/9/90 121 at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 Current Lady Flames on 2017 LADY FLAMES’ INDIVIDUAL HONORS Program Single-Season Program Career Lists Big South Freshman of the Week Leaders (All-Time) Assists Fr. S Amaya Williams - Sept. 25 Digs 1) Michelle Howland (98-01)...4,873 Fr. S Amaya Williams - Oct. 15 1) Theresa Bream (1990)...... 686 2) Ashley Fletcher (94-97)...... 4,840 2) Kelly Haseman (2010)...... 653 3) Kallie Corbin (06-09)...... 4,528 3) Kelly Haseman (2009)...... 560 4) Kristin Colson (01-04)...... 4,349 Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team 4) Nicole Nice (1992)...... 545 5) Jade Craycraft (10-13)...... 4,162 Sr. OH Gabrielle Vess - Aug. 26 5) Gabrielle Shipe (2014)...... 542 6) Laura Miller (90-92)...... 3,822 6) Jessica Nelson (2007)...... 524 7) Michelle Marsh (86-87)...... 3,254 Liberty Invitational All-Tournament Team 7) Gabrielle Shipe (2012)...... 510 8) Anna Willey (14-P)...... 2,483 8) Nikki Keznor (1993)...... 509 9) Jule Sitler (85-88)...... 2,064 So. RS Casey Goodwin - Sept. 2 9) Margaret Latchford (2015).....502 10) Theresa Bream (87-90).....1,904 10) Lara Bartolomeo (2007)...... 495 Amy Svoboda Memor. Classic All-Tournament Team Digs So. RS Casey Goodwin - Sept. 9 Program Single-Season 1) Kelly Haseman (2008-11)....1,989 So. MB Anna Gragg - Sept. 9 2) Nikki Keznor (1991-94)...... 1,739 Leaders (Rally-Scoring) 3) Gabrielle Shipe (2011-14)...1,708 4) Theresa Bream (1987-90)...1,639 Courtyard by Marriott All-Tournament Team Digs 5) Jennifer Belk (2001-04)...... 1,594 So. MB Anna Gragg - Sept. 16 1) Kelly Haseman (2010)...... 653 6) Lara Bartolomeo (2004-07).1,567 2) Kelly Haseman (2009)...... 560 7) Erin McKeown (2000-03)....1,479 3) Gabrielle Shipe (2014)...... 542 8) Karyl Bacon (2007-10)...... 1,472 20 Years Ago . . . 4) Jessica Nelson (2007)...... 524 9) Anthonia Akpama (1996-99).1,312 The 1997 Lady Flames went 26-9, capturing their 5) Gabrielle Shipe (2012)...... 510 10) Athena Sherwood (96-99)...1,306 first Big South title and making their initial NCAA Tour- 6) Margaret Latchford (2015).....502 11) Theresa Passamani (00-03).1,274 nament appearance. Led by first-team all-conference 7) Lara Bartolomeo (2007)...... 495 8) Lara Bartolomeo (2006)...... 494 12) Kallie Corbin (2006-09)...... 1,241 middle blocker Anthonia Akpama and Big South Tourna- 13) Kyrie Dorn (1996-99)...... 1,235 9) Kelly Haseman (2011)...... 469 14) Nicole Nice (1989-92)...... 1,224 ment MVP Ashley Fletcher, the Lady Flames traveled to 10) Jennifer Belk (2002)...... 442 15) Jessica Nelson (2004-08).....1,178 Fayetteville, Ark., on Dec. 5. Liberty’s first NCAA foe was 16) Margaret Latchford (15-P)... 1,173 Notre Dame, who handed the Lady Flames a 3-0 setback. Service Aces 17) Becky Shannon (1985-88).... 1,118 1) Kallie Corbin (2006)...... 52 18) Leanna Miller (1994-97)...... 1,097 2) Lillie Happel (2010)...... 51 19) Christi Cherry (1995-98)...... 1,043 3) Kallie Corbin (2007)...... 49 20) Tricia Nice (1990-93)...... 1,014 4) Kallie Corbin (2008)...... 45 21) Lillie Happel (2010-13)...... 1,005 5T) Kristin Colson (2002)...... 41 5T) Jade Craycraft (2010)...... 41 7) Jennifer Belk (2003)...... 40 Liberty Coaching Records 8) Becca Haraf (2012)...... 39 Overall Coaching Wins 9) Nicki Scripko (2008)...... 35 1) Shane Pinder (2004-P)...... 245 10T) Chelaine McCarty (2007)...... 34 2) Chris Phillips (‘92-97, 99-03)...198 10T) Alysson Sanders (2006)...... 34 3) Beth Dalton (1981-84, 91)...... 110 10T) Jessica Nelson (2005)...... 34 4) Sue Kelly (1986-90)...... 103 -- Sirena Vorster (2016)...... 33
Coaching Wins (Big South Only) Block Assists 1) Shane Pinder (2004-P)...... 139 1) Loren Thomas (2011)...... 134 2) Chris Phillips (‘92-97, 99-03)....83 10 Years Ago . . . In 2007, Liberty enjoyed a memorable season, snap- 2) Ashley Webber (2007)...... 114 ping Winthrop’s five-year stranglehold on the Big South 3) Jade Vorster (2014)...... 113 Big South Career Records 4) Kendle Rollins (2012)...... 111 Overall Coaching Wins title. Big South Tournament MVP Kallie Corbin and Big 5) Kendle Rollins (2010)...... 109 1) Julie Torbett (UNCA/WU)...... 337 South Freshman of the Year Nicki Scripko led Shane 6) Loren Thomas (2012)...... 100 2) Shane Pinder (Liberty)...... 245 Pinder’s Lady Flames back to Durham, N.C., for the first 7) Sirena Vorster (2016)...... 98 3) Kristen Bauer (Coastal)...... 223 round of the NCAA Tournament. On Nov. 30, Liberty won 8T) Kendle Rollins (2013)...... 96 4) Chris Phillips (Liberty/G-W)....220 8T) Anna Gragg (2016)...... 96 its first-ever set in the NCAA Division I Volleyball Champi- 10) Autum Black (2006)...... 93 Coaching Wins (Big South Only) onship, before California wrapped up a 3-1 triumph. 1) Julie Torbett (UNCA/WU)...... 145 Total Blocks 2) Shane Pinder (Liberty)...... 139 5 Years Ago . . . 1) Loren Thomas (2011)...... 155 3) Kristen Bauer (Coastal)...... 110 2) Jade Vorster (2014)...... 145 In 2012, Liberty earned its conference-record seventh 3) Ashley Webber (2007)...... 128 and most recent Big South title. The Lady Flames entered 4) Loren Thomas (2012)...... 125 the NCAA Volleyball Championship on a 10-match win- 5) Kendle Rollins (2012)...... 123 ning streak before falling at No. 11 Minnesota in a match 6) Kendle Rolline (2010)...... 120 that saw the third set go to 34-32. Liberty swept the post- 7) Kendle Rollins (2013)...... 113 8T) Sirena Vorster (2016)...... 108 season major Big South awards: Player of the Year (Car- 8T) Anna Gragg (2016)...... 108 oline Douglas), Freshman of the Year (Douglas), Coach 10T) Chelaine McCarty (2007)...106 of the Year (Shane Pinder), Scholar-Athlete of the Year 10T) Erin McKeown (2003)...... 106 (Becca Haraf) and Tournament MVP (Jade Craycraft). PLAYER CAPSULES Season High Career High 6, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... K...... 8, at Appalachian St. (9/12/15) ANNA WILLEY 14, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... Att...... 14, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) 1 ...... Aces.2 (3x), at Gardner-Webb (11/14/15) 45, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...... Assists... 63 at Gardner-Webb (11/14/15) Setter 11, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...... D...... 19 (2x), vs. Campbell, 11/7/15) Individual Career History Sr. | 6-1 ...... BS...... 2 vs. Campbell (10/10/16) Davenport, Iowa | Bettendorf 4, vs. Southen Utah (9/8/17)...... BA...... 6 (2x), at VCU (9/17/16) 4, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... TB ...... 6 (3x), at VCU (9/17/16)
Anna Willey Career Stats WILLEY, Anna
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2014 28-13 15 0.54 5 40 . 2 5 0 239 8.54 4 0.14 4 49 1.75 0 1 21 22 0.79 4 3 30.5 1.07 2015 107-28 71 0.66 14 169 . 3 3 7 1096 10.24 5 0.05 24 260 2.43 1 7 45 52 0.49 10 18 105.5 0.98 2016 95-27 48 0.51 16 127 . 2 5 2 919 9.67 6 0.06 29 222 2.34 0 6 47 53 0.56 4 11 83.5 0.87 2017 35-11 23 0.66 7 56 . 2 8 6 229 6.54 0 0.00 5 56 1.60 1 0 10 10 0.29 1 4 28.0 0.80 TOTAL 265-79 157 0.59 42 392 . 2 9 3 2483 9.37 15 0.06 62 587 2.22 2 14 123 137 0.52 19 36 247.5 0.93
Season High Career High 19 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... K...... 19 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17 ANNA GRAGG 43, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... Att...... 43, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17) 2 ...... Aces...... 1 (3x), at High Point (10/10/17).... Assists....1 (6x), at High Point (10/10/17) Middle Blocker 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... D... 2 (4x), vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) So. | 6-3 Individual Career1 (5x), History vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... BS...... 2 (2x), at G-W (10/22/16) Missoula, Mont. | Big Sky 7, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... BA...... 9 vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 8, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... TB ...... 9 vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16)
Anna Gragg Career Stats GRAGG, Anna
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2016 104-28 208 2.00 63 480 . 3 0 2 3 0.03 0 0.00 1 13 0.12 0 12 96 108 1.04 4 1 268.0 2.58 2017 76-21 190 2.50 42 438 . 3 3 8 3 0.04 0 0.00 0 6 0.08 0 5 67 72 0.95 10 0 228.5 3.00 TOTAL 180-49 398 2.21 105 918 . 3 1 9 6 0.03 0 0.00 1 19 0.11 0 17 163 180 1.00 14 1 496.5 2.76
Season High Career High 8, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... K...... 8, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) LYDIA SMITH 18, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... Att...... 18, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) 4 ...... Aces...... Assists...... Right Side ...... D...... Jr. | 6-1 Individual Career...... History BS...... Wilmington, N.C. | Coastal Christian 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... BA...... 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) (Cape Fear CC) 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... TB ...... 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)
Lydia Smith Career Stats SMITH, Lydia
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2017 11-6 17 1.55 3 40 . 3 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 00220.18 1 0 18.0 1.64 TOTAL 11-6 17 1.55 3 40 . 3 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 00220.18 1 0 18.0 1.64
Season High Career High 4, vs. Morgan State (9/16/17)...... K...... 4, vs. Morgan State (9/16/17) AMAYA WILLIAMS 12, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... Att...... 12, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17) 6 1, vs. Morgan State (9/16/17)...... Aces...... 1, vs. Morgan State (9/116/17) 59, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...... Assists...... 59, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17) Setter 13 (3x), at Radford (10/3/17)...... D...... 13 (3x), at Radford (10/3/17) Individual Career...... History BS...... Fr. | 5-9 2 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... BA...... 2 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17) Raleigh, N.C. | North Raleigh Christian 2 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... TB...... 2 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)
Amaya Williams Career Stats WILLIAMS, Amaya
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2017 51-15 21 0.41 10 74 . 1 4 9 437 8.57 1 0.02 11 107 2.10 0 0 10 10 0.20 2 16 27.0 0.53 TOTAL 51-15 21 0.41 10 74 . 1 4 9 437 8.57 1 0.02 11 107 2.10 0 0 10 10 0.20 2 16 27.0 0.53 PLAYER CAPSULES Season High Career High 15, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...... K...... 20, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) CASEY GOODWIN 32 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... Att...... 38, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 7 1, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...... Aces...... 5, at Davidson (9/10/16) ...... Assists...... 1 (4x), at G-W (10/22/16) Right Side Individual Career6, vs. History Maryland (9/1/17)...... D...... 6 (2x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17) So. | 6-1 2, at High Point (10/10/17)...... BS...... 2 (4x), at High Point (10/10/17) Rougemont, N.C. | Person 6 (2x), at Campbell (10/6/17)...... BA...... 6 (3x), at Campbell (10/6/17) 7, at Radford (10/3/17)...... TB ...... 7, at Radford (10/3/17)
Casey Goodwin Career Stats GOODWIN, Casey
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2016 106-29 211 1.99 103 560 . 1 9 3 4 0.04 23 0.22 38 59 0.56 1 9 59 68 0.64 1 2 272.5 2.57 2017 78-21 181 2.32 85 480 . 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.01 15 37 0.47 0 7 63 70 0.90 2 0 220.5 2.82 TOTAL 184-50 392 2.13 188 1040 . 1 9 6 4 0.02 24 0.13 53 96 0.52 1 16 122 138 0.75 3 2 493.0 2.68
Season High Career High 1 (3x), at Air Force (9/9/17) ...... K...... 2 (4x), at Radford (9/27/16) HANNAH MORRIS 3 (2x), at Campbell (10/6/17)...... Att...... 6, at Radford (9/27/16) 8 3 (2x), vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...Aces...... 4, at Kennesaw St. (8/27/16) 29, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...... Assists...... 51, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) Setter 9, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...... D...... 15, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) So. | 6-0 Individual Career...... History BS...... 1 (2x), at Radford (9/27/16) 1, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...... BA...... 5, at Radford (9/27/16) Lynchburg, Va. | Liberty Christian 1, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...... TB ...... 6, at Radford (9/27/16)
Hannah Morris Career Stats MORRIS, Hannah
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2016 68-25 9 0.13 5 27 . 1 4 8 240 3.53 6 0.09 14 79 1.16 0 2 15 17 0.25 3 7 24.5 0.35 2017 53-20 3 0.06 4 13 - . 0 7 7 100 1.89 11 0.21 7 37 0.70 00110.02 1 5 14.5 0.26 TOTAL 121-45 12 0.10 9 40 . 0 7 5 340 2.81 17 0.14 21 116 0.96 0 2 16 18 0.15 4 12 39.0 0.32
Season High Career High 12 (2x), vs. Morgan State (9/16/17)...K...12 (2x), vs. Morgan State (9/16/17) VICTORIA BAPTISTA 48, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...... Att...... 48, vs. Elon (9/2/17) 9 3, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... Aces...... 3, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) 3, at Campbell (10/6/17)...... Assists...... 3, at Campbell (10/6/17) Outside Hitter 18, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... D...... 18, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17) Jr. | 5-10 Individual Career1 (2x), History vs. High Point (9/19/17)...... BS...... 1 (2x), vs. High Point (9/19/17) Sao Paulo, Brazil | Etece Jorge Street 3 (2x), at Air Force (9/9/17)...... BA...... 3 (2x), at Air Force (9/9/17) (Panola College) 4, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...... TB ...... 4, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) Victoria Baptista Career Stats BAPTISTA, Victoria
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2017 78-21 94 1.21 65 436 . 0 6 7 19 0.24 9 0.12 8 213 2.73 21 2 14 16 0.21 9 0 112.0 1.44 TOTAL 78-21 94 1.21 65 436 . 0 6 7 19 0.24 9 0.12 8 213 2.73 21 2 14 16 0.21 9 0 112.0 1.44
Season High Career High 11 (2x), vs. High Point (9/19/17)...... K...... 11 (2x), vs. High Point (9/19/17) KAINAH WILLIAMS 21, at UNCW (9/15/17)...... Att...... 21, vs. UNCW (9/15/17) 10 1 (5x), vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...Aces...... 2, at Radford (9/27/16) 1, at Air Force (9/8/17)...... Assists...... 1 (6x), at Air Force (9/8/17) Middle Blocker Individual Career5 (2x), History at Campbell (10/6/17)...... D...... 5 (2x), at Campbell (10/6/17) 3, at Air Force (9/8/17)...... BS...... 3, at Air Force (9/8/17) So. | 6-2 5 (2x), at UNCW (9/15/17)...... BA...... 7, at Radford (9/27/16) Spring Branch, Texas | Smithson Valley 8, at Air Force (9/8/17)...... TB ...... 8, at Air Force (9/8/17)
Kainah Williams Career Stats WILLIAMS, Kainah
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2016 36-16 24 0.67 15 60 . 1 5 0 5 0.14 3 0.08 4 7 0.19 0 4 20 24 0.67 4 0 41.0 1.14 2017 43-17 63 1.47 27 158 . 2 2 8 1 0.02 5 0.12 11 29 0.67 1 8 32 40 0.93 9 1 92.0 2.14 TOTAL 79-33 87 1.10 42 218 . 2 0 6 6 0.08 8 0.10 15 36 0.46 1 12 52 64 0.81 13 1 133.0 1.68 PLAYER CAPSULES Season High Career High ...... K...... KAITLYN YOUNG 1 (2x), at High Point (10/10/17)...... Att...... 1 (2x), at High Point (10/10/17) 12 2 (3x), vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)..Aces... 2 (3x), vs. Southern Utaj (9/8/17) 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) .... Assists..... 2, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) Defensive Specialist/Libero 17, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...... D...... 17, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17) Individual Career History Fr. | 5-6 ...... BS...... Bowie, Md. | Bowie ...... BA...... TB ......
Kaitlyn Young Career Stats YOUNG, Kaitlyn
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2017 69-21 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 9 0.13 10 0.14 17 122 1.77 13 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10.0 0.14 TOTAL 69-21 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 9 0.13 10 0.14 17 122 1.77 13 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10.0 0.14
Season High Career High ...... K...... DARIAN FINNERTY ...... Att...... 13 ...... Aces...... Assists...... Outside Hitter ...... D...... Fr. | 5-11 ...... BS...... Lynchburg, Va. | Timberlake Christian ...... BA...... TB ...... Darian Finnerty Career Stats
Season High Career High ...... K...... KAILEY MACY ...... Att...... 14 ...... Aces...... Assists...... Middle Blocker ...... D...... Fr. | 6-4 ...... BS...... Durham, N.C. | Home School ...... BA...... TB ...... Kailey Macy Career Stats
Season High Career High ...... K...... ALEXIS BERRIOS 1, at Campbell (10/6/17)...... Att...... 1, at Campbell (10/6/17) 16 ...... Aces...... 1, vs. CSU (10/14/17)...... Assists...... 1, vs. CSU (10/14/17) Defensive Specialist/Libero 5, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... D...... 5, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) Individual Career...... History BS...... Fr. | 5-2 ...... BA...... Fayetteville, Ga. | Starr’s Mill ...... TB ...... Alexis Berrios Career Stats BERRIOS, Alexis
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2017 10-6 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 0.10 0 0.00 0 7 0.70 40000.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 10-6 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 0.10 0 0.00 0 7 0.70 40000.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 PLAYER CAPSULES Season High Career High 1, at Campbell (10/6/17)...... K...... 1 (3x), at Campbell (10/6/17) MARGARET LATCHFORD 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...... Att...... 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17) 19 2, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... Aces...... 3, vs. Radford (11/19/15) 8, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... Assists...... 8, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) Defensive Specialist/LiberoIndividual Career30, Historyvs. Elon (9/2/17)...... D...... 38, at Campbell (1010/15) Jr. | 5-2 ...... BS...... Virginia Beach, Va. | Princess Anne ...... BA...... TB ...... Margaret Latchford Career Stats LATCHFORD, Margaret
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2015 107-28 3 0.03 1 9 . 2 2 2 54 0.50 18 0.17 19 502 4.69 28 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 21.0 0.20 2016 112-29 2 0.02 0 6 . 3 3 3 52 0.46 17 0.15 10 374 3.34 16 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 19.0 0.17 2017 80-21 1 0.01 0 7 . 1 4 3 64 0.80 5 0.06 12 297 3.71 18 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 6.0 0.08 TOTAL 299-78 6 0.02 1 22 . 2 2 7 170 0.57 40 0.13 41 1173 3.92 62 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 46.0 0.15
Season High Career High 17, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... K.19, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (8/29/15) GABRIELLE VESS 46, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...... Att...... 56, vs. Radford (11/19/15) 20 1 (3x), at Campbell (10/6/17)...... Aces...... 4, at High Point (11/7/14) 3, vs. Winthrop (10/13/17)...... Assists.....3 (2x), vs. Winthrop (10/13/17) Outside Hitter Individual Career22, Historyvs. Elon (9/2/17)...... D...... 22, vs. Elon (9/2/17) Sr. | 6-0 2, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... BS....2 (2x), vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) Fredericksburg, Va. | Fredericksburg Chr. 4, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... BA....4 (4x), vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) 6, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... TB ...... 6, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) Gabrielle Vess Career Stats VESS, Gabrielle
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2014 66-20 101 1.53 78 350 . 0 6 6 4 0.06 5 0.08 7 44 0.67 11 2 17 19 0.29 5 0 116.5 1.76 2015 64-24 162 2.53 96 519 . 1 2 7 6 0.09 4 0.06 18 114 1.78 16 3 27 30 0.47 5 0 182.5 2.84 2016 90-25 229 2.54 117 710 . 1 5 8 8 0.09 3 0.03 17 173 1.92 25 9 30 39 0.43 4 1 256.0 2.84 2017 60-18 155 2.58 87 476 . 1 4 3 11 0.18 3 0.05 16 136 2.27 25 5 20 25 0.42 4 0 173.0 2.88 TOTAL 280-87 647 2.31 378 2055 . 1 3 1 29 0.10 15 0.05 58 467 1.67 77 19 94 113 0.40 18 1 728.0 2.60
Season High Career High 14, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...... K....14 (2x), vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17) SIRENA VORSTER 24 (2x), at Radford (10/3/17)...... Att...... 34 vs. UNC Asheville (10/3/15) 21 2 (4x), vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...Aces...... 6, at Gardner-Webb (10/22/16) 2, vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17)...... Assists.2 (3x), vs. Presbyterian (9/23/17) Middle Blocker Individual Career5, vs. History Winthrop (10/13/17)...... D...... 9, vs. UNC Asheville (10/3/15) Sr. | 6-2 2, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...... BS...... 2 (4x), vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) Wellington, Fla. | Wellington 9, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... BA....9 (2x), vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) 9, vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17)...... TB ...9 (3x), vs. Southern Utah (9/8/17) Sirena Vorster Career Stats VORSTER, Sirena
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2014 76-25 133 1.75 55 325 . 2 4 0 3 0.04 19 0.25 24 36 0.47 0 4 49 53 0.70 6 0 180.5 2.37 2015 95-27 176 1.85 67 426 . 2 5 6 8 0.08 13 0.14 8 68 0.72 1 10 61 71 0.75 6 0 229.5 2.41 2016 101-29 145 1.44 52 362 . 2 5 7 9 0.09 33 0.33 17 77 0.76 0 10 98 108 1.07 1 1 237.0 2.35 2017 57-17 93 1.63 22 220 . 3 2 3 4 0.07 12 0.21 11 32 0.56 2 4 43 47 0.82 0 0 130.5 2.28 TOTAL 329-98 547 1.66 196 1333 . 2 6 3 24 0.07 77 0.23 60 213 0.65 3 28 251 279 0.85 13 1 777.5 2.36
Season High Career High 8, at UNCW (9/15/17)...... K...... 8, vs. UNCW (9/15/17) JENNA CULHAN 36, vs. High Point (9/19/17)...... Att...... 36, vs. High Point (9/19/17) 23 3, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17)...... Aces...... 3, vs. UNC Asheville (9/30/17) 1 (4x), at Radford (10/3/17)...... Assists...... 1 (4x), at Radford (10/3/17) Right Side/Outside Hitter 11 (2x), vs. High Point (9/19/17)...... D...... 11 (2x), vs. High Point (9/19/17) Individual Career...... History BS...... Fr. | 6-0 2 (4x), at UNCW (9/15/17)...... BA...... 2 (4x), at UNCW (9/15/17) Boca Raton, Fla. | Lake Worth Chr. 2 (4x), at UNCW (9/15/17)...... TB ...... 2 (4x), at UNCW (9/15/17) Jenna Culhan Career Stats CULHAN, Jenna
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2017 57-19 65 1.14 57 282 . 0 2 8 4 0.07 8 0.14 10 87 1.53 6 0 15 15 0.26 8 1 80.5 1.40 TOTAL 57-19 65 1.14 57 282 . 0 2 8 4 0.07 8 0.14 10 87 1.53 6 0 15 15 0.26 8 1 80.5 1.40 PLAYER CAPSULES Season High Career High 6, at Air Force (9/8/17)...... K...... 10, at Radford (9/27/16) PAYTON CARTER 20, at Air Force (9/8/17)...... Att...... 32, at Radford (9/27/16) 24 1 (3x), vs. Morgan State (9/16/17). Aces...... 4, at Presbyterian (10/14/16) 1 (2x), vs. Morgan St. (9/16/17).... Assists....1 (6x), vs. Morgan St. (9/16/17) Outside Hitter Individual Career7, vs.History Morgan State (9/16/17)...... D...... 8 (2x), at Winthrop (10/22/16) So. | 6-0 ...... BS...... 1 (3x), at UNC Asheville (/30/16) Fort Mill, S.C. | Fort Mill 3, at UNCW (9/15/17)...... BA...... 3, at UNCW (9/15/17) 3, at UNCW (9/15/17)...... TB ...... 3, at UNCW (9/15/17) Payton Carter Career Stats CARTER, Payton
Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se dig d/s re bs ba tb b/s be bhe pts pts/s 2016 79-23 51 0.65 34 186 . 0 9 1 4 0.05 20 0.25 7 90 1.14 15 3 7 10 0.13 3 0 77.5 0.97 2017 33-14 33 1.00 24 109 . 0 8 3 4 0.12 3 0.09 9 32 0.97 40770.21 0 0 39.5 1.18 TOTAL 112-37 84 0.75 58 295 . 0 8 8 8 0.07 23 0.21 16 122 1.09 19 3 14 17 0.15 3 0 117.0 1.04
VINES CENTER - HOME of LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL Built - 1990; Volleyball Capacity - 9,511 Top Vines Center Volleyball Crowds all-time Liberty Volleyball Records in Vines Center Since 1997 Date Opponent Fans Result 1997 10-0 1.000 1. 11/10/07* Radford 1,622 W, 3-0 1998 8-1 .889 2. 10/27/07 Winthrop 1,583 W, 3-0 1999 6-1 .857 3. 10/7/16 Gardner-Webb 1,506 W, 3-0 2000 6-6 .500 4. 9/1/17 Maryland 1,502 L, 0-3 2001 11-4 .733 5. 9/2/16 USC Upstate 1,343 W, 3-0 2002 8-3 .727 6. 10/25/16 Radford 1,302 L, 1-3 2003 10-0 1.000 7. 11/4/16 Presbyterian 1,289 W, 3-0 2004 6-5 .545 8. 9/30/11 UNC Asheville 1,260 W, 3-0 2005 3-6 .333 9. 11/06/09 UNC Asheville 1,214 L, 1-3 2006 6-4 .600 10. 11/16/01 Winthrop 1,125 W, 3-1 2007 13-2 .867 11. 10/18/13 Charleston Southern 1,095 W, 3-0 2008 7-2 .778 12. 10/24/08 Coastal Carolina 1,071 W, 3-0 2009 9-2 .818 13. 11/06/15 High Point 1,062 W, 3-1 2010 8-1 .889 14. 11/17/01 Radford 1,037 W, 3-0 2011 9-1 .900 15. 10/10/16 Campbell 1,032 W, 3-0 2012 9-0 1.000 16. 11/08/13 High Point 1,025 L, 2-3 2013 6-2 .750 17. 10/19/13 Coastal Carolina 1,003 W, 3-0 2014 10-3 .769 18. 9/30/08 VCU 978 L, 1-3 2015 8-3 .727 19. 10/24/14 Presbyterian 931 W, 3-0 2016 8-3 .727 20. 10/10/08 Presbyterian 927 W, 3-0 2017 3-6 .333 164-55 .748 Bolded Dates = Occured during 2017 season * - Big South Volleyball Attendance Record Miscellaneous Stats The Last Time Liberty. . . Won a match after losing first set: vs. Presbyterian 9/23/17 (19-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 15-8) Team Kill Leaders (includes ties) Won a match after trailing 2-0: at UNC Asheville 9/30/16 (18-25, 8-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-9) Player 2017...Career Casey Goodwin 9...... 14 Came back from 2-1 deficit to win: vs. UNC Asheville 9/30/17 (25-23, 19-25, 15-25, 25-22, 15-10) Gabrielle Vess 5...... 18 Swept an opponent: vs. CSU 10/14/17 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23) Anna Gragg 5...... 7 Victoria Baptista 1...... 1 Lost a match after winning opening set: vs. High Point 9/19/17 (25-23, 16-25, 24-26, 19-25) Payton Carter 1...... 1 Led 2-0 before losing the match: vs. Radford 11/19/15 (25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 20-25, 15-17) Jenna Culhan 1...... 1 Led 2-1 in a loss: vs. CSU 11/12/16 (25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 13-15) Kainah Williams 1...... 1 Sirena Vorster 0...... 5 Was swept: at High Point 10/10/17 (25-17, 25-19, 25-18) Played in a 5-set match: L, 2-3 vs. Winthrop 10/13/17 (23-25, 25-13, 27-25, 21-25, 12-15) 10-Kill Matches 2017...Career Anna Gragg 9...... 17 Won a 5-set match: W, 3-2 at Radford 10/3/17 (25-22, 15-25, 25-22, 14-25, 15-10) Casey Goodwin 9...... 16 Lost a 5-set match: L, 2-3 vs. Winthrop 10/13/17 (23-25, 25-13, 27-25, 21-25, 12-15) Gabrielle Vess 7...... 29 Sirena Vorster 2...... 16 Posted a 5-match winning streak: Won 8 in a row, 9/30/16-10/22/16 Victoria Baptista 2...... 2 Posted a 10-match winning streak: Won 13 in a row, 9/20/14-10/25/14 Kainah Williams 2...... 2 Payton Carter 0...... 1 Kills Liberty had 70+ kills in a match: 73 vs. Presbyterian, 9/23/17 20-Kill Matches 2017...Career Liberty had 80+ kills in a match: 82 at Presbyterian College, 11/2/07 Casey Goodwin 0...... 1 Liberty had four players with 10+ kills: vs. Winthrop 10/13/17 Team Dig Leaders (includes ties) Anna Gragg 19; Casey Goodwin 12; Sirena Vorster 10; Gabrielle Vess 10 Margaret Latchford 15...... 54 Victoria Baptista 4...... 4 Liberty had two players with 15+ kills: vs. Presbyterian, 9/23/17; Gragg 19; Goodwin 15 Gabrielle Vess 2...... 5 Liberty had three players with 15+ kills: vs. G-W, 11/14/15; Douglas 23; J. Vorster 16; Vess 15 Jenna Culhan 1...... 1 Liberty had two players with 20+ kills: at Coastal Caro. 10/18/14; Douglas 22; Weidner 20 Amaya Williams 1...... 1 Anna Willey 0...... 5 A Liberty player had 20 or more kills: vs. High Point 11/19/16; Leah Clayton - 26 Hannah Morris 0...... 1 A Liberty player had 25 or more kills: vs. High Point 11/19/16; Leah Clayton - 26 10-Dig Matches 2017...Career A Liberty player had 30 or more kills: at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01; Rachel Harnack - 40 Margaret Latchford 14...... 59 Victoria Baptista 12...... 12 Gabrielle Vess 6...... 13 Attack Percentage: Amaya Williams 5...... 5 Liberty hit over .300 as a team: .316 (43-12-98) vs. High Point, 11/5/16 Anna Willey 2...... 27 Liberty hit over .400 as a team: .438 (35-7-64) at N.C. Central, 8/24/12 Jenna Culhan 2...... 2 Kaitlyn Young 1...... 1 A Liberty player hit .500+ (Min. 12K): vs. PC, 9/23/17; Sirena Vorster - .542 (14-1-24); Casey Hannah Morris 0...... 3 Goodwin - .536 (15-0-28); Anna Gragg - .514 (19-1-35) 20-Dig Matches 2017...Career A Liberty player hit .600+ (Min. 12K): vs. PC, 10/24/14; Sirena Vorster - .650 (14-1-20) Margaret Latchford 4...... 16 A Liberty player hit .700+ (Min. 12K): at Georgetown, 9/18/12; Loren Thomas - .700 (15-1-20) Gabrielle Vess 1...... 1
30-Dig Matches 2017...Career Assists Margaret Latchford 1...... 4 A Liberty player had 50+ assists: vs. Winthrop 10/13/17; Amaya Williams - 52 Team Assist Leaders 2017...Career A Liberty player had 60+ assists: at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15; Anna Willey - 63 Amaya Williams 12...... 12 A Liberty player had 70+ assists: at Charleston Southern, 11/5/04; Kristin Colson - 72 Anna Willey 8...... 66 Hannah Morris 1...... 5 Digs 40-Assist Matches 2017...Career Amaya Williams 6...... 6 Liberty had 80+ digs: 93 vs. Presbyterian, 9/23/17 Anna Willey 2...... 28 Liberty had 90+ digs: 93 vs. Presbyterian, 9/23/17 Hannah Morris 0...... 4 Liberty had 100+ digs: 114 vs. Campbell, 11/7/15 50-Assist Matches 2017...Career A Liberty player recorded 25+ digs: vs. Elon, 9/2/17; Margaret Latchford - 30 Amaya Williams 2...... 2 A Liberty player recorded 30+ digs: vs. Elon, 9/2/17; Margaret Latchford - 30 Anna Willey 0...... 12 Hannah Morris 0...... 1 A Liberty player recorded 35+ digs: at Campbell, 10/9/15; Margaret Latchford - 38* (* - Latchford’s 38 digs at Campbell are program rally-scoring record) 60-Assist Matches 2017...Career Anna Willey 0...... 1 Blocks Liberty had 10+ blocks: 12.0 v.s Winthrop, 10/13/17 Team Block Leaders (incl. ties) Liberty had 15+ blocks: 16.0 at Presbyterian, 10/15/16 Anna Gragg 9...... 23 Casey Goodwin 8...... 12 Liberty had 20+ blocks: 20.5 at Radford, 9/23/11 Kainah Williams 5...... 7 A Liberty player had 7+ blocks: vs. Winthrop, 10/13/17; Anna Gragg - 8 (1 s, 7 a) Sirena Vorster 4...... 36 Gabrielle Vess 2...... 2 A Liberty player had 10 or more blocks: vs. High Point, 11/8/13; Kendle Rollins - 11 (0 s, 11 a) Anna Willey 0...... 6 Aces Payton Carter 0...... 1 Liberty had 10+ service aces: 12 at Gardner-Webb, 10/22/16 Hannah Morris 0...... 1 Liberty had 15+ service aces: 18 vs. Gardner-Webb, 10/23/10 5-Block Matches 2017...Career A Liberty player had 5+ aces: at Gardner-Webb, 10/22/16; Sirena Vorster - 6 Anna Gragg 4...... 13 Casey Goodwin 4...... 9 Double-Doubles Sirena Vorster 3...... 23 Liberty had 3 players with double-doubles: vs. Southern Utah, 9/8/17; Anna Willey (44 Kainah Williams 3...... 4 Gabrielle Vess 1...... 1 a, 10 d); Victoria Baptista (12 k, 16 d); Gabrielle Vess (17 k, 12 d) Anna Willey 0...... 7 Liberty had 4 players with double-doubles: at Gardner-Webb, 11/1/08; Karyl Bacon (13 k, 19 Hannah Morris 0...... 1 d); Kallie Corbin (45 a, 17 d); Chelaine McCarty (14 k, 11 b); Jessica Nelson (12 k, 14 d) 2017 Liberty University Volleyball Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 14, 2017) All matches
Overall record: 7-14 Conf: 4-4 Home: 3-6 Away: 2-5 Neutral: 2-3
Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 2 GRAGG, Anna 76 190 2.50 42 438 . 3 3 8 3 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.08 5 67 72 0.95 10 0 228.5 7 GOODWIN, Casey 78 181 2.32 85 480 . 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 15 0.01 0 37 0.47 7 63 70 0.90 2 0 220.5 20 VESS, Gabrielle 60 155 2.58 87 476 . 1 4 3 11 0.18 3 16 0.05 25 136 2.27 5 20 25 0.42 4 0 173.0 9 BAPTISTA, Victoria 78 94 1.21 65 436 . 0 6 7 19 0.24 9 8 0.12 21 213 2.73 2 14 16 0.21 9 0 112.0 21 VORSTER, Sirena 57 93 1.63 22 220 . 3 2 3 4 0.07 12 11 0.21 2 32 0.56 4 43 47 0.82 0 0 130.5 23 CULHAN, Jenna 57 65 1.14 57 282 . 0 2 8 4 0.07 8 10 0.14 6 87 1.53 0 15 15 0.26 8 1 80.5 10 WILLIAMS, Kainah 43 63 1.47 27 158 . 2 2 8 1 0.02 5 11 0.12 1 29 0.67 8 32 40 0.93 9 1 92.0 24 CARTER, Payton 33 33 1.00 24 109 . 0 8 3 4 0.12 3 9 0.09 4 32 0.97 0 7 7 0.21 0 0 39.5 1 WILLEY, Anna 35 23 0.66 7 56 . 2 8 6 229 6.54 0 5 0.00 1 56 1.60 0 10 10 0.29 1 4 28.0 6 WILLIAMS, Amaya 51 21 0.41 10 74 . 1 4 9 437 8.57 1 11 0.02 0 107 2.10 0 10 10 0.20 2 16 27.0 4 SMITH, Lydia 11 17 1.55 3 40 . 3 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 0.18 1 0 18.0 8 MORRIS, Hannah 53 3 0.06 4 13 - . 0 7 7 100 1.89 11 7 0.21 0 37 0.70 0 1 1 0.02 1 5 14.5 19 LATCHFORD, Margaret 80 1 0.01 0 7 . 1 4 3 64 0.80 5 12 0.06 18 297 3.71 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 6.0 12 YOUNG, Kaitlyn 69 0 0.00 0 2 . 0 0 0 9 0.13 10 17 0.14 13 122 1.77 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10.0 16 BERRIOS, Alexis 10 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 1 0.10 0 0 0.00 4 7 0.70 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 LIBERTY 80 939 11.74 433 2792 . 1 8 1 886 11.07 68 132 0.85 103 1198 14.98 31 284 173.0 2.16 47 27 1180.0 Opponents 80 1104 13.80 450 2983 . 2 1 9 1033 12.91 103 159 1.29 68 1225 15.31 37 223 148.5 1.86 22 31 1355.5
Team Statistics LIBERTY OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK !Aug 25 vs Villanova L 0-3 16-25,11-25,20-25 0 K i l l s 939 1104 !Aug 26 at Virginia L 1-3 21-25,25-27,25-21,20-25 484 E r r o r s 433 450 !Aug 26 vs HOFSTRA W 3-1 25-19,23-25,28-26,25-20 0 Total Attacks 2792 2983 @Sep 1 MARYLAND L 0-3 21-25,15-25,16-25 1502 Attack Pct . 1 8 1 . 2 1 9 @Sep 02 FURMAN L 0-3 20-25,21-25,23-25 393 K i l l s / S e t 11.7 13.8 @Sep 02 ELON L 1-3 25-18,25-27,20-25,23-25 864 SET #Sep 08 vs Southern Utah L 2-3 25-14,19-25,26-28,25-20,12-15 66 A s s i s t s 886 1033 #Sep 08 at Air Force W 3-1 23-25,25-23,25-19,25-18 213 A t t e m p t s 2862 2985 #Sep 09 at Air Force L 0-3 15-25,22-25,20-25 207 Assist Pct . 3 1 0 . 3 4 6 Sep 12 VCU L 0-3 17-25,20-25,21-25 449 A s s i s t s / S e t 11.1 12.9 $Sep 15 at UNCW L 1-3 21-25,25-22,17-25,24-26 819 SERVE $Sep 16 vs Western Michigan L 0-3 21-25,9-25,12-25 100 A c e s 68 103 $Sep 16 vs Morgan State W 3-1 25-22,23-25,25-23,25-15 100 E r r o r s 132 159 *Sep 19 HIGH POINT L 1-3 25-23,16-25,24-26,19-25 478 A t t e m p t s 1683 1817 *Sep 23 PRESBYTERIAN W 3-2 19-25,25-19,23-25,25-22,15-8 525 Serve Pct . 9 2 2 . 9 1 2 *Sep 30 UNC ASHEVILLE W 3-2 25-23,19-25,15-25,25-22,15-10 671 A c e s / S e t 0.9 1.3 *Oct 03 at Radford W 3-2 25-22,15-25,25-22,14-25,15-10 207 SERVE RECEPTIONS *Oct 06 at Campbell L 0-3 24-26,23-25,15-25 812 E r r o r s 103 68 *Oct 10 at High Point L 0-3 17-25,19-25,18-25 421 E r r o r s / S e t 1.3 0.9 *Oct 13 WINTHROP L 2-3 23-25,25-13,27-25,21-25,12-15 517 A t t e m p t s 1657 1550 *Oct 14 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 3-0 25-19,25-17,25-23 502 Reception Pct . 9 3 8 . 9 5 6 DEFENSE ! - Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) D i g s 1198 1225 @ - Liberty Invitational (Lynchburg, Va.) D i g s / S e t 15.0 15.3 #- Amy Svoboda Classic (Colo. Springs, Colo.) BLOCKING $ - Courtyard by Marriott Tourn. (Wilmington, N.C.) Block Solo 31 37 Block Assist 284 223 Record in 3-set matches:1-8 • Record in 4-set matches:3-4 • Record in 5-set matches:3-2 Total Blocks 173.0 148.5 B l o c k s / S e t 2.2 1.9 Block Errors 47 22 Ball handling errors 27 31 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 5901 3163 Dates/Avg Per Date 9/656 7/452 Neutral site #/Avg 5/53 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 1 - 2017 Liberty University Volleyball Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 13, 2017) Conference matches
Overall record: 3-4 Conf: 3-4 Home: 2-2 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 0-0
Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 2 GRAGG, Anna 30 91 3.03 12 195 . 4 0 5 2 0.07 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.10 4 25 29 0.97 4 0 107.5 7 GOODWIN, Casey 29 78 2.69 28 194 . 2 5 8 0 0.00 0 7 0.00 0 9 0.31 4 26 30 1.03 0 0 95.0 20 VESS, Gabrielle 27 57 2.11 39 199 . 0 9 0 6 0.22 1 5 0.04 13 54 2.00 3 6 9 0.33 2 0 64.0 21 VORSTER, Sirena 24 45 1.88 8 97 . 3 8 1 2 0.08 5 3 0.21 0 15 0.62 1 19 20 0.83 0 0 60.5 23 CULHAN, Jenna 22 27 1.23 29 119 - . 0 1 7 3 0.14 5 3 0.23 2 37 1.68 0 4 4 0.18 3 1 34.0 10 WILLIAMS, Kainah 9 18 2.00 9 41 . 2 2 0 0 0.00 1 1 0.11 0 8 0.89 2 6 8 0.89 3 1 24.0 4 SMITH, Lydia 7 15 2.14 2 32 . 4 0 6 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 2 0.29 1 0 16.0 9 BAPTISTA, Victoria 30 12 0.40 14 85 - . 0 2 4 6 0.20 1 2 0.03 9 74 2.47 1 3 4 0.13 1 0 15.5 6 WILLIAMS, Amaya 27 11 0.41 5 41 . 1 4 6 231 8.56 0 2 0.00 0 53 1.96 0 6 6 0.22 1 8 14.0 1 WILLEY, Anna 7 5 0.71 3 10 . 2 0 0 46 6.57 0 0 0.00 0 11 1.57 0 2 2 0.29 0 2 6.0 24 CARTER, Payton 5 4 0.80 4 13 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 4 0.80 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 4.5 19 LATCHFORD, Margaret 30 1 0.03 0 1 1.000 25 0.83 2 2 0.07 3 116 3.87 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 16 BERRIOS, Alexis 7 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 2 6 0.86 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 12 YOUNG, Kaitlyn 24 0 0.00 0 1 . 0 0 0 4 0.17 1 5 0.04 5 51 2.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 8 MORRIS, Hannah 25 0 0.00 1 3 - . 3 3 3 20 0.80 6 1 0.24 0 10 0.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 6.0 LIBERTY 30 364 12.13 154 1032 . 2 0 3 345 11.50 22 33 0.73 37 451 15.03 15 100 65.0 2.17 15 13 451.0 Opponents 30 414 13.80 152 1098 . 2 3 9 387 12.90 37 43 1.23 22 453 15.10 14 64 46.0 1.53 5 13 497.0
Team Statistics LIBERTY OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK *Sep 19 HIGH POINT L 1-3 25-23,16-25,24-26,19-25 478 K i l l s 364 414 *Sep 23 PRESBYTERIAN W 3-2 19-25,25-19,23-25,25-22,15-8 525 E r r o r s 154 152 *Sep 30 UNC ASHEVILLE W 3-2 25-23,19-25,15-25,25-22,15-10 671 Total Attacks 1032 1098 *Oct 03 at Radford W 3-2 25-22,15-25,25-22,14-25,15-10 207 Attack Pct . 2 0 3 . 2 3 9 *Oct 06 at Campbell L 0-3 24-26,23-25,15-25 812 K i l l s / S e t 12.1 13.8 *Oct 10 at High Point L 0-3 17-25,19-25,18-25 421 SET *Oct 13 WINTHROP L 2-3 23-25,25-13,27-25,21-25,12-15 517 A s s i s t s 345 387 A t t e m p t s 1060 1098 ! - Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) Assist Pct . 3 2 5 . 3 5 2 @ - Liberty Invitational (Lynchburg, Va.) A s s i s t s / S e t 11.5 12.9 #- Amy Svoboda Classic (Colo. Springs, Colo.) SERVE $ - Courtyard by Marriott Tourn. (Wilmington, N.C.) A c e s 22 37 E r r o r s 33 43 Record in 3-set matches:0-2 • Record in 4-set matches:0-1 • Record in 5-set matches:3-1 A t t e m p t s 6 0 7 6 6 0 Serve Pct . 9 4 6 . 9 3 5 A c e s / S e t 0.7 1.2 SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 3 7 2 2 E r r o r s / S e t 1.2 0.7 A t t e m p t s 6 1 7 5 7 4 Reception Pct . 9 4 0 . 9 6 2 DEFENSE D i g s 451 453 D i g s / S e t 15.0 15.1 BLOCKING Block Solo 15 14 Block Assist 100 64 Total Blocks 65.0 46.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.2 1.5 Block Errors 15 5 Ball handling errors 13 13 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2191 1440 Dates/Avg Per Date 4/548 3/480 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -