2016 Liberty Volleyball Notes - Matches 4-6 - Sept
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2016 Liberty 2016 Liberty Volleyball Notes - Matches 4-6 - Sept. 2-3 Volleyball Schedule Liberty Invitational Kennesaw State Invitational Sept. 2, 2016 Aug. 26 vs. Pittsburgh L, 0-3 Aug. 27 at Kennesaw State L, 1-3 7 p.m. - vs. USC Upstate SPARTANS (0-4) Aug. 27 vs. Missouri L, 0-3 Liberty Invitational Sept. 3, 2016 Sept. 2 USC UPSTATE 7 p.m. Liberty Sept. 3 HAMPTON 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. - vs. Hampton LADY PIRATES (0-2) Sept. 3 ETSU 7 p.m. LADY FLAMES (0-3) Davidson Wildcat Classic 7 p.m. - vs. ETSU BUCCANEERS (3-0) Sept. 9 vs. USC Upstate 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. Furman 10 a.m. Sept. 10 at Davidson 6 p.m. Vines Center - Lynchburg, Va. VCU Invitational Sept. 16 vs. Morgan State 3 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. Middle Tenn. 10 a.m. Liberty hosts a home invitational for the third year in a row, as the Liberty Invitational Sept. 17 at VCU 5 p.m. will take place, Friday and Saturday at the Vines Center. The Lady Flames opened the Sept. 23 at High Point * 7 p.m. 2015 season with a perfect 3-0 record at the Liberty Invitational. This year, Liberty (0-3) will Sept. 27 at Radford * 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. face USC Upstate (0-4) on Friday at 7 p.m., before facing Hampton (0-2) and ETSU (3-0) Oct. 7 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m. on Saturday. Oct. 8 WINTHROP * 2 p.m. Liberty is 0-1 all-time against USC Upstate, 9-0 versus Hampton and 2-5 against Oct. 11 CAMPBELL * 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. ETSU. 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 and live video will be available for this weekend’s matches. Live stats will Oct. 29 UNC ASHEVILLE * 2 p.m. Nov. 1 at Campbell * 7 p.m. appear through StatBroadcast, courtesy of Liberty Athletics Communications. All three of Nov. 4 PRESBYTERIAN * 7 p.m. Liberty’s matches will be video streamed, free of charge, on the Big South Network and Nov. 5 HIGH POINT * 2 p.m. ESPN3.com. All Liberty matches will also appear on LFSN, with Ray Jones serving as Nov. 12 CHARLESTON So.*$ 1 p.m. play-by-play announcer and Erin Hagen providing analysis. 2016 Big South Volleyball Championship Nov. 18 QUARTERFINAL & TBD Starting Rotation Nov. 19 SEMIFINAL & TBD 1. Liberty posted an 0-3 record against a challenging field at the Kennesaw State Invita- Nov. 20 CHAMP. MATCH& 2 p.m. tional. The Lady Flames’ opponents last weekend went a combined 69-24 in 2015. Liberty 2016 NCAA Volleyball Championship held each of its opponents under its 2015 season hitting percentage. Dec. 2-4 First/Second Rounds TBA 2. Last Friday against Pitt, Liberty started three freshmen - Leah Clayton, Casey Good- All times are Eastern Standard Time and win and Kainah Williams. It marked the first time since Sept. 1, 2000 against Texas Tech are subject to change that three or more true freshmen started the season opener. HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS 3. Despite the tough competition, Liberty leads the Big South with 2.50 blocks per set, including 12 against Missouri on Saturday. Sirena Vorster paces the conference with 1.70 * - Big South Conference Match $ - at Liberty Christian Academy blocks per set, after posting a career-high nine blocks versus Missouri. & - at Lynchburg, Va. 4. Shane Pinder, in his 13th season as Liberty’s head coach, became the program’s all- time leader in career victories Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner-Webb. At 222-166, Pinder needs Media Relations Contact two more wins to become second all-time in Big South career coaching victories. Joe Carmany 5. The Lady Flames were predicted to finish second in the Big South preseason coach- [email protected] (434) 592-4849 (office) es’ poll. Additionally, junior setter Anna Willey and sophomore libero Margaret Latchford (434) 534-4325 (cell) were voted to the Preseason All-Big South team. 6. This is the 16th home invitational that Liberty will host. The Lady Flames have gone On The Web 33-15 in regular-season home tournament play. LibertyFlames.com Facebook.com/libertyflames Starting Lineup from Last Match (Aug. 27 vs. Missouri) Facebook.com/ LibertyFlamesVolleyball No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats On Twitter @libertyflames 2 Anna Gragg MB 6-3 Fr. 1.00 0.00 0.86 bps @LibertyVball 4 Casey Goodwin RS 6-1 Fr. 2.60 0.50 4 aces 8 Hannah Morris S 6-0 Fr. 0.50 2.88 9.25 aps 15 Leah Clayton OH 5-11 Fr. 3.00 3.60 0.30 bps 19 Margaret Latchford DS 5-2 So. 0.00 2.30 1 ace 20 Gabrielle Vess OH 6-0 Jr. 2.40 2.20 0.60 bps 21 Sirena Vorster MB 6-2 Jr. 1.50 0.30 1.70 bps 23 Michelle Melendez L 5-4 Sr. 0.00 3.80 6 assists 2016 Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder Volleyball Record at Liberty: 222-166; 124-48 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 ....................................14,500 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 ........222-166 (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 ..........................746-621 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... [email protected] Certified Athletic Trainer: Assoc. Director ................. Paul Carmany Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575 Pronunciation Guide Email Address..... [email protected] Leah Clayton LEE-uh Clayton Asst.