2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL @libertyflames LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @libertyWVB VB Contact: Joe Carmany - [email protected]; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 ASUN OPENING WEEKEND MATCH at North Florida Sept. 21 - 6 p.m. 14 Jacksonville, Fla. UNF Arena MATCH at Jacksonville North Florida Ospreys Jacksonville Dolphins Sept. 22 - 6 p.m. Overall: 5-10 Overall: 1-12 15 Jacksonville, Fla. ASUN: 0-0 ASUN: 0-1 Swisher Gymnasium Coach: Kristen Wright Coach: Evan Muys Liberty Lady Flames Record at North Florida: 5-10 Record at Jacksonville: 1-12 Overall: 3-10 Overall: Same Overall: Same ASUN: 0-0 Series: Liberty leads, 1-0 Series: Tied, 1-1 Coach: Trevor Johnson Last Mtg: LU 3, UNF 1 (9/4/10) Last Mtg: LU 3, JU 2 (8/31/12) Record at LU: 3-10 Last Mtg Location: Last JU Win: JU 3, LU 1 Overall: 89-24 Charlottesville, Va. (9/24/94) 2018 LIBERTY ASUN newcomer Liberty (3-10, 0-0 ASUN) opens conference play this weekend in Jackson- ville, Fla. The Lady Flames will face North Florida (5-10, 0-0 ASUN) on Friday at 6 p.m. before head- VOLLEYBALL ing across the city to take on Jacksonville (1-12, 0-1) at 6 p.m., Saturday. Fort Wayne Invitational Aug. 24 vs. Indiana State L, 1-3 These three teams were picked to finish fourth (North Florida), fifth (Liberty) and sixth (Jackson- Aug. 24 vs. Oakland W, 3-2 ville) in the 2018 ASUN Conference Preseason Volleyball coaches’ poll. Aug. 25 at Purdue Fort Wayne L, 1-3 Liberty’s last trip to Florida, home state of current Lady Flames Jenna Culhan and Madi Furtado, saw the Lady Flames go 3-0 at the UCF Classic in 2012. During that tournament, Liberty overcame Rice Adidas Invitational I Aug. 31 vs. South Carolina L, 1-3 a 2-0 deficit to Jacksonville, rallying to beat the Dolphins in five sets. Liberty is 1-1 all-time against Aug. 31 vs. Houston Baptist W, 3-0 Jacksonville, and beat North Florida 3-1 on Sept. 4, 2010 in the teams’ only previous meeting. Sept. 1 at Rice L, 0-3 STARTING ROTATION Maryland Invitational Sept. 8 vs. South Carolina L, 0-3 1. Liberty begins play in the ASUN Conference this year after a successful 27-year stint in the Big Sept. 8 vs. Colgate L, 2-3 South Conference, during which the Lady Flames went 238-112 (.680) with nine Big South regular- Sept. 9 at Maryland L, 0-3 season championships and a conference-record seven Big South Tournament titles. 2. Trevor Johnson takes over the program after spending the last two seasons as top assistant and Sept. 11 VIRGINIA W, 3-0 recruiting coordinator at Texas A&M. A very successful head coach at the NAIA level, he went 86-14 Pitt Invite combined at Concordia (Calif.), leading the men’s team to the 2013 NAIA national title. Sept. 14 vs. College of Char. L, 1-3 3. Over the weekend, senior Margaret Latchford became the seventh player in program history with Sept. 15 vs. High Point L, 0-3 1,500 or more digs (1,524). She has posted a season-high 23 digs twice this season, giving her 21 Sept. 15 vs. College of Char. L, 1-3 career 20-dig matches. Sept. 21 at North Florida * 6 p.m. 4. Sophomore Jenna Culhan scored a career-high 16 kills against Colgate on Sept. 8. After reaching Sept. 22 at Jacksonville * 6 p.m. double figures in kills just twice over her first 34 career matches, she has scored 10 or more kills in Sept. 28 at North Alabama * 8 p.m. five out of the last six contests. Sept. 30 at NJIT * 1 p.m. Oct. 5 LIPSCOMB * 6 p.m. 5. With Kainah Williams’ career-high 12 kills on Saturday against College of Charleston, a program- Oct. 7 KENNESAW STATE * 1 p.m. record-tying eight Lady Flames have posted at least one double-digit kill match this season. The Oct. 12 FGCU * 6 p.m. other seasons with eight double-digit-kill players were 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2013. Oct. 14 STETSON * Noon 6. Junior middle blocker Anna Gragg is a two-time Big South All-Conference performer, including Oct. 19 JACKSONVILLE * 7 p.m. Oct. 21 NORTH FLORIDA * 1 p.m. first-team honors in 2017. She posted a season-high eight blocks against Colgate on Sept. 8, one Oct. 23 UMES 6 p.m. shy of a career high. Gragg leads the team in total blocks (49) on the season. Oct. 26 NJIT * 6 p.m. 7. During its time in the Big South, Liberty went 20-7 all-time in conference openers. This will be Oct. 28 NORTH ALABAMA * 1 p.m. Liberty’s first conference-opening match in Florida. Nov. 2 at Kennesaw State * 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Lipscomb * 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Stetson * 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at FGCU * 7 p.m. STARTERS FROM LAST MATCH (SEPT. 15 VS. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON) 2018 ASUN Volleyball Championship No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats Nov. 15 Quarterfinal & TBD 2 Anna Gragg MB 6-3 Jr. 2.00 0.48 1.02 bps Nov. 16 Semifinal & TBD Nov. 17 Final & 4 p.m. 7 Casey Goodwin RS 6-1 Jr. 2.07 0.90 14 aces 2018 NCAA Volleyball Championship 8 Hannah Morris S 6-0 Jr. 0.57 1.68 7.49 aps N. 29-D. 1 1st/2nd Rounds TBA All times are Eastern Standard Time 9 Victoria Baptista OH 5-10 Sr. 2.13 2.83 10 aces and are subject to change 10 Kainah Williams MB 6-2 Jr. 1.78 0.17 0.74 bps 19 Margaret Latchford L 5-2 Sr. 0.00 3.56 8 aces HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS * - Denotes ASUN Match 24 Payton Carter OH 6-0 Jr. 1.28 1.50 6 aces & - Hosted in Kennesaw, Ga. 2018 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 2018 Volleyball Team Roster President .............................Jerry Falwell Director of Athletics................Ian McCaw No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 1 Amaya Williams So. S 5-9 Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian 2 Anna Gragg Jr. MB 6-3 Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS Volleyball Information 4 Amelia Johnson R-So. OH 6-0 Roseau, Minn./Roseau (North Dakota) Head Coach....................Trevor Johnson 5 Lilly Kruse Fr. OH 5-10 Auburn, Ind./Lakewood Park Christian Alma Mater .................... Cal Baptist (‘05) 6 Kaitlyn Young So. DS/L 5-6 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Record at School ................ 3-10 (1st Yr.) 7 Casey Goodwin Jr. RS 6-1 Rougemont, N.C./Person HS Career Record ... 89-24 (M/W Combined) 8 Hannah Morris Jr. S 6-0 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy ..................... 64-17 (Women’s Volleyball) Assistant Coaches 9 Victoria Baptista Sr. OH 5-10 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Etec Jorge Street (Panola) ........Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11) 10 Kainah Williams Jr. MB 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS .......Brett Anema (Concordia (Calif.), ‘15) 11 Madi Furtado Fr. OH 5-11 Lake Worth, Fla./The King’s Academy Certified Athletic Trainer 12 Sydney Street Fr. DS/L 5-7 Greenville, N.C./Grace Academy ..................Shannon Neeley (Liberty, ‘15) 13 Darian Finnerty So. OH 5-11 Lynchburg, Va./Timberlake Christian 14 Kailey Macy R-Fr. MB 6-4 Durham, N.C./Home School History 19 Margaret Latchford Sr. DS/L 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne HS First Season of Volleyball ................1976 All-Time Record ..........................777-660 20 Aspen Thompson Fr. MB/RS 5-10 San Antonio, Texas/Sandra Day O’Connor NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........7 23 Jenna Culhan So. RS/OH 6-0 Boca Raton, Fla./Lake Worth Christian Last NCAA Appearance ...................2012 24 Payton Carter Jr. OH 6-0 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS Opponent ................................ Minnesota Result ........................L/0-3 (First Round) Head Coach: Trevor Johnson (1st Year, Cal Baptist, ‘05) Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A Assistant Coaches: Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11), Brett Anema (Concordia (CA), ‘15) Final 2017 Record ..........................12-19 Certified Athletic Trainer: Shannon Neeley (Liberty, ‘15) Conference Record/Finish ......... 8-8/t-5th Starters Returning/Lost............4+libero/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............10/4 Pronunciation Guide Newcomers............................................5 Brett Anema Brett ON-eh-muh Victoria Baptista Vic-tore-ee-uh Bap-TEES-tuh Athletics Communications Info. Cassie Crumal Cass-ee Crum-uhl Assoc. AD - Communications Jenna Culhan Jenna CALL-han (like hand without the D) ..........................................Todd Wetmore Darian Finnerty DARE-ee-in FINN-er-tee SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Email Address....... [email protected] Madi Furtado MAD-ee Fur-TODD-oh Sr. Assoc. Director ........Ryan Bomberger Anna Gragg Anna GRAGG Email Address... [email protected] Amelia Johnson Uh-meel-yuh Johnson Assoc. Director ................. Paul Carmany Lilly Kruse Lilly CREWS Email Address..... [email protected] Margaret Latchford Margaret LATCH-ferd Assoc. Director .............Steven Gonzalez Amaya Williams Uh-MY-uh Williams Email [email protected] Asst. Director/VB contact... Joe Carmany Kainah Williams CANE-uh Williams Cell Phone ..................... (434) 534-4325 Office Phone ................... (434) 592-4849 Email Address..... [email protected] HOW TO FOLLOW Ath. Comm. Assistant. ..............Bill Smith Email [email protected] LIVE VIDEO: Friday’s match between Liberty and North Florida can be viewed Ath.