LYNCHBURG, Va.\u00a0\u2013 The Liberty lacrosse team (4-7, 2-2 ASUN) was unable to generate consistent offense on Saturday, falling to Jacksonville (7-3, 3-1 ASUN) 19-7 in Lynchburg.
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\nMaeve Brennan led the way for the Dolphins with six points on three goals and three assists. Jessica Giller (4g, 1a), Julia Nicholson (4g, 1a), and Ainsley Scruggs (2g, 3a) each had five points.<\/p>\n
Olivia Young<\/a> was a standout for the Lady Flames, scoring twice and assisting once, while Ava Rajala<\/a> also netted two goals and provided an assist. Amelia Loughery<\/a> contributed two goals and Claire Christensen<\/a> made her lone shot count with a goal.<\/p>\n Led by Nina Gray<\/a> with six draw controls, out-drew the No. 15 team in draws (.613) with a 15-13 edge.<\/p>\n Liberty’s defense, bolstered by Rachel Hines’<\/a> efforts, fought hard, but Jacksonville’s attack was formidable. Hines stood tall with 11 saves while the defense in front of her earned 15 caused turnovers.<\/p>\n The Lady Flames continue to struggle at home, still seeking their first triumph in Lynchburg. Liberty falls to 1-15 all-time against the Dolphins. Liberty Assists: Ava Rajala<\/a> 1 ; Olivia Young<\/a> 1 Jacksonville Assists: Maeve Brennan 3 ; Ainsley Scruggs 3 ; Allyx Berry 1 ; Maggie Cuddy 1 ; Jessica Giller 1 ; Shae Hagans 1 ; Maddie Herman 1 ; Julia Nicholson 1
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\nLiberty Goals: Amelia Loughery<\/a> 2 ; Ava Rajala<\/a> 2 ; Olivia Young<\/a> 2 ; Claire Christensen<\/a> 1<\/p>\n
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\nJacksonville Goals: Jessica Giller 4 ; Julia Nicholson 4 ; Maeve Brennan 3 ; Shae Hagans 3 ; Ainsley Scruggs 2 ; Maggie Cuddy 1 ; Maddie Herman 1 ; Isabella Porazzo 1<\/p>\n
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\nLiberty Goalkeeper: Rachel Hines<\/a> (4-7) 11 saves, 19 goals allowed, 32 shots faced
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\nJacksonville Goalkeepers: Brookelynn Hodgin (3-2), 48:24, one save, six goals, 14 shots faced
\nElia Alewine, 11:36, two saves, four shots faced
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\nFirst Quarter Liberty 0-Jacksonville 2
\nLiberty started strong with Gray’s initial draw control, but despite several offensive chances, including Young’s free position shot, goals were hard to come by. Jacksonville seized their chances, with Herman scoring at 8:03 and Brennan at 1:18, maintaining their lead despite Hines’ three saves.
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\nSecond Quarter Liberty 3-Jacksonville 8
\nThe second quarter saw Liberty’s defense, led by Hines, initially hold firm. However, Giller’s goal at 12:00 widened the gap before Loughery’s response at 10:26, cutting into Jacksonville’s lead. Loughery’s came right back with a tally at 6:15. Rajala’s late goal at 0:35 brought Liberty closer, closing the half at 8\u20133.
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\nThird Quarter Liberty 6-Jacksonville 14
\nJacksonville struck early with a goal from Cuddy to extend their lead.\u00a0 Rajala managed a free position goal at 8:31. Scores from Young and Christensen at 4:44 and 3:10, respectively, kept Liberty fighting, yet Jacksonville’s steady scoring secured their 14\u20136 lead.
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\nFourth Quarter Liberty 7-Jacksonville 19
\nEarly goals from Giller and Scruggs increased Jacksonville’s lead.\u00a0 The final quarter saw strong defensive efforts, but Jacksonville’s scoring spree stretched their lead. After a timeout, Young’s goal at 7:55 offered hope for a late scoring run, but Jacksonville’s relentless attack sealed the outcome. The game wrapped up with Jacksonville in command at 19\u20137.
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\nLady Flames News & Notes
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\n\tJacksonville outshot Liberty 32-18 with a 30-10 edge in shots on goal.
\n\tThe Dolphins recorded one more caused turnover (16-15) in the contest.
\n\tLiberty out-drew Jacksonville as a team 15-13. Jacksonville’s Abby Moran, currently No. 4 nationally in draw controls per game (11.78), was limited to nine in the game. Liberty’s Nina Gray<\/a> secured six while Colavito totaled five.
\n\tThe Lady Flames earned eight free-position attempts, converting on three.
\n\tRachel Hines<\/a> (4-7) recorded 11 saves, now carrying season-long totals of a 12.81 goals-against average and a .414 save percentage.
\n\tYoung has recorded five straight games with multiple goals.
\n\tSophia Nesci<\/a> was held scoreless for the first time this season.
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\nUp Next
\nThe Lady Flames (4-7) will regroup for their next challenge on the road at USF (7-2) on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Tampa, Fla. The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LYNCHBURG, Va.\u00a0\u2013 The Liberty lacrosse team (4-7, 2-2 ASUN) was unable to generate consistent offense on Saturday, falling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-210018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}