LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty raced to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-18) sweep over Jacksonville State, Friday at the Pete Mathews Coliseum.<\/p>\n
The Lady Flames improve to 10-5 with the win, including 2-1 in Conference USA play. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks fall to 3-12 with an 0-3 CUSA record.
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\n\tLiberty outhit Jax State .380-.162, also leading in aces (7-0), digs (52-39) and blocks (5-4).
\n\tJenna Otts<\/a> scored a match-high 15 kills at a .387 pace, while Paige Overcash<\/a> hit .435 with 13 kills. Melis Ural<\/a> collected a match-high 16 digs, while Alison Bierwagen<\/a> totaled 25 assists, three aces and nine digs. Laney Daniell<\/a> posted seven kills and two blocks, while Charli Crowson<\/a> contributed 16 assists, two aces and five digs.
\n\tSophia Schweikert and Lauren Buchanan both scored 10 kills for the Gamecocks, while Buchanan and Delaney Moon collected 11 digs apiece. \u00a0\u00a0
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\n\tLiberty built sizable leads in all three sets, as Jax State never scored more than 18 points in a single set. The Lady Flames’ offense was consistently efficient throughout, hitting .387 in the first, .368 in the second and .387 in the third.\u00a0
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\n\tLiberty leads Jacksonville State 5-2 all-time, including 5-0 since both teams joined Conference USA in 2023. The Lady Flames are 3-0 all-time at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
\n\tUral has collected 10 or more digs in each of the last 13 matches. That is the longest streak of 10-dig matches by a Lady Flame since Macy Phillips ended the 2019 season with 18 straight 10-dig contests.
\n\tMolly Littlefield<\/a> has totaled 994 career digs combined in college between her time at Gardner-Webb (2023-24) and Liberty (2024-25). She needs six digs to reach 1,000 for her career.
\n\tLiberty has outhit its opponent in each of the last seven matches.
\n\tToday marked the fourth time this season, and second match in a row, that Liberty has hit .300 or better in a match.\u00a0
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\nThe Lady Flames and Gamecocks wrap up this weekend’s series of matches tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
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