2017 LIBERTY FLAMES BASEBALL LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL @libertyflames @lugameday @libertywvb Matches 7-9 VB Contact: Joe Carmany - jacarmany@liberty.edu; Cell Phone - (434) 534-4325 MATCH 7 AMY SVOBODA MEMORIAL CLASSIC vs. Southern Utah Sept. 8, 2017 - Noon (ET) Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadet East Gym (700) MATCH 8 at Air Force Sept. 8, 2017-5 p.m. (ET) Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadet East Gym (700) MATCH 9 at Air Force Sept. 9, 2017 - Noon (ET) Colorado Springs, Colo. Cadet East Gym (700) Liberty Lady Flames Overall: 1-5 Big South: 0-0 Coach: Shane Pinder Record at LU: 239-181 Overall: Same 2017 LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL Cavalier Classic Aug. 25 vs. Villanova L, 0-3 Aug. 26 at Virginia L, 1-3 Aug. 26 vs. Hofstra W, 3-1 Liberty Invitational Sept. 1 MARYLAND L, 0-3 Sept. 2 FURMAN L, 0-3 Sept. 2 ELON L, 1-3 Air Force Tournament Sept. 8 vs. Southern Utah Noon Sept. 8 at Air Force 5 p.m. Sept. 9 at Air Force Noon Sept. 12 VCU 6 p.m. UNCW Invitational Sept. 15 at UNCW 7 p.m. Sept. 16 vs. Western Mich. 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 vs. Morgan State 4:30 p.m. Sept. 19 HIGH POINT * 7 p.m. Sept. 23 PRESBYTERIAN * 2 p.m. Sept. 30 UNC ASHEVILLE * 2 p.m. Oct. 3 at Radford * 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at Campbell * 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at High Point * 7 p.m. Oct. 13 WINTHROP * 7 p.m. Oct. 14 CHARLESTON SO. * 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at Winthrop * 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Charleston So. * 3 p.m. Oct. 27 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m. Oct. 28 CAMPBELL * 2 p.m. Oct. 31 RADFORD * 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Gardner-Webb * 2 p.m. Southern Utah Thunderbirds Overall: 3-5 Big Sky: 0-0 Coach: Craig Choate Record at SUU: 22-44 Overall: 367-360 Air Force Falcons Overall: 4-3 Mountain West: 0-0 Coach: Marc Swindle Record at Air Force: 14-24 Overall: Same Air Force Falcons Overall: 4-3 Mountain West: 0-0 Coach: Marc Swindle Record at Air Force: 14-24 Overall: Same Liberty (1-5) takes its first-ever trip to Colorado, competing in the Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic, Friday and Saturday at Air Force in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Lady Flames face Southern Utah on Friday at noon (ET) before taking on Air Force at 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday and noon (ET), Saturday. Liberty will be facing both programs for the first time this weekend. Additionally, this will be the first time since 1999 that the Lady Flames have faced the same team on backto-back days. STARTING ROTATION 1. Liberty picked up its first win of the season on Aug. 26 against Hofstra (20-10 record in 2016), posting 14.5 blocks. Liberty s 14.5 blocks against Hofstra were its most since a 16-block match at Presbyterian, Oct. 15, 2016. 2. Casey Goodwin was named to the Liberty Invitational All-Tournament team, averaging 2.50 kills per set and 1.00 blocks per set. She led Liberty in kills for the first two matches on the weekend, and posted back-to-back five-block matches. 3. Margaret Latchford collected a season-high 30 digs on Saturday against Elon. She needs 34 digs to become the 21st player in program history with 1,000 career digs. 4. Shane Pinder, in his 14th season as Liberty s head coach, is the program s all-time winningest coach, at 239-181. 5. Gabrielle Vess leads Liberty with 3.11 kills per set. She scored 16 kills and added a career-high 22 digs on Saturday against Elon. Her 22 digs were the most by a Liberty outside hitter since Lillie Happel s 23 digs at UNC Asheville, Nov. 11, 2011. 6. The Lady Flames were predicted to finish third in the Big South preseason coaches poll. Additionally, senior setter Anna Willey and sophomore middle blocker Anna Gragg were voted to the Preseason All-Big South team. 7. Liberty leads the Big South with 17.14 digs per set on the season. On Saturday against Elon, Margaret Latchford (30 digs) and Gabrielle Vess (22) became the first Liberty teammates since Sept. 26, 2014 against Radford to both collect 20+ digs in the same match. STARTING LINEUP FROM LAST MATCH (SEPT. 2 VS. ELON) 2017 Big South Volleyball Championship Nov. 17-19 TBD & TBD 2017 NCAA Volleyball Championship N. 30-D. 2 1st/2nd Rounds TBA All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS * - Denotes Big South Match & - Hosted in Radford, Va. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats 1 Anna Willey S 6-1 Sr. 0.31 2.15 7.15 aps 2 Anna Gragg MB 6-3 So. 1.88 0.12 1.12 bps 7 Casey Goodwin RS 6-1 So. 1.71 0.81 0.86 bps 9 Victoria Baptista OH 5-10 Jr. 1.86 3.29 0.19 bps 19 Margaret Latchford L 5-2 Jr. 0.00 4.29 1 ace 20 Gabrielle Vess OH 6-0 Sr. 3.11 2.67.210 attack % 21 Sirena Vorster MB 6-2 Sr. 1.56 0.38.281 attack %
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 Volleyball Information Head Coach... Shane Pinder Alma Mater...Luther Rice Seminary, 04 Record at School...239-181 (14th Yr.) Career Record... Same Assistant Coaches...Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, 11)... Kindra Gillen (Washington, 11) Certified Athletic Trainer... Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, 06) History First Season of Volleyball...1976 All-Time Record...763-636 NCAA Tournament Appearances...7 Last NCAA Appearance...2012 Opponent... Minnesota Result...L/0-3 (First Round) Final/Highest Ranking... N/A Final 2016 Record...16-13 Conference Record/Finish...11-5/Second Starters Returning/Lost...5+libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...9/3 Newcomers...7 Athletics Communications Info. Assoc. AD - Communications...Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone... (434) 582-2292 Email Address... twetmore@liberty.edu Sr. Assoc. Director...Ryan Bomberger Email Address... rbomberger@liberty.edu Assoc. Director... Paul Carmany Email Address... pjcarmany@liberty.edu Assoc. Director...Steven Gonzalez Email Address...srgonzalez@liberty.edu Asst. Director/VB contact... Joe Carmany Cell Phone... (434) 534-4325 Office Phone... (434) 592-4849 Email Address... jacarmany@liberty.edu Grad Asst...Bill Smith Email Address...wsmith51@liberty.edu Ath. Comm. Fax... (434) 582-2076 Website... LibertyFlames.com 2017 Volleyball Team Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 1 Anna Willey Sr. S 6-1 Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf HS 2 Anna Gragg So. MB 6-3 Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS 4 Lydia Smith Jr. RS 6-1 Wilmington, N.C./Coastal Christian (Cape Fear) 6 Amaya Williams Fr. S 5-9 Raleigh, N.C./North Raleigh Christian 7 Casey Goodwin So. RS 6-1 Rougemont, N.C./Person HS 8 Hannah Morris So. S 6-0 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy 9 Victoria Baptista Jr. OH 5-10 Sao Paulo, Brazil/Etec Jorge Street (Panola) 10 Kainah Williams So. MB 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS 12 Kaitlyn Young Fr. DS/L 5-6 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS 13 Darian Finnerty Fr. OH 5-11 Lynchburg, Va./Timberlake Christian 14 Kailey Macy Fr. MB 6-4 Durham, N.C./Home School 16 Alexis Berrios Fr. DS/L 5-2 Fayetteville, Ga./Starr s Mill HS 19 Margaret Latchford Jr. DS/L 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne HS 20 Gabrielle Vess Sr. OH 6-0 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christian 21 Sirena Vorster Sr. MB 6-2 Wellington, Fla./Wellington HS 23 Jenna Culhan Fr. RS/OH 6-0 Boca Raton, Fla./Lake Worth Christian 24 Payton Carter So. OH 6-0 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS Head Coach: Shane Pinder (14th Year, Luther Rice Seminary, 04) Assistant Coaches: Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, 11), Kindra Gillen (Washington, 11) Certified Athletic Trainer: Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, 06) Pronunciation Guide Victoria Baptista Vic-tore-ee-uh Bap-TEES-tuh Alexis Berrios Uh-LEX-iss BEAR-ee-ose Cassie Crumal Cass-ee Crum-uhl Jenna Culhan Jenna CALL-han (like hand without the D) Darian Finnerty DARE-ee-in FINN-er-tee Anna Gragg Anna GRAGG Margaret Latchford Margaret LATCH-ferd Shane Pinder Shane PIN-der Sirena Vorster Si-REN-uh VORE-ster Anna Willey Anna WILL-ee Amaya Williams Uh-MY-uh Williams Kainah Williams CANE-uh Williams HOW TO FOLLOW LIVE VIDEO: goairforcefalcons.com/videos/live.html LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast live stats provided by Air Force Athletic Communications.
Big South Conference Update Big South Standings W L Pct. Liberty 0 0.000 Campbell 0 0.000 Charleston So. 0 0.000 Gardner-Webb 0 0.000 High Point 0 0.000 Presbyterian 0 0.000 Radford 0 0.000 UNC Asheville 0 0.000 Winthrop 0 0.000 Overall Standings W L Pct. Radford 6 0 1.000 Campbell 6 1.857 High Point 4 3.571 Winthrop 3 4.429 Gardner-Webb 2 5.286 Presbyterian 2 5.286 Liberty 1 5.167 UNC Asheville 1 5.167 Charleston Southern 1 7.125 Big South Weekly Awards Player of the Week Maddie Palmer, Sr., OH, Radford Katie Tylman, Jr., RS, High Point Defensive Player of the Week Kaylor Nash, Sr., DS, Radford Freshman of the Week Allie Wright, MB, Presbyterian Around the Big South Where each conference team is playing this weekend (Sept. 8-9). Campbell - North Texas Challenge Charleston So. - Elon Tournament Gardner-Webb - ECU Classic High Point - Home Tournament Liberty - Amy Svoboda Mem. Classic Presbyterian - Charm City Challenge Radford - Carolina Classic UNC Asheville - Off Winthrop - ECU Classic Preseason Poll 1. High Point (6) 77 2. Radford (2) 73 3. Liberty 62 4. Campbell 46 5. Charleston Southern (1) 44 6. Winthrop 38 7. UNC Asheville 28 8. Gardner-Webb 25 9. Presbyterian 12 Preseason All-Big South Maddie Palmer, Radford, Sr. * Haley Barnes, High Point, Sr. Molly Livingston, High Point, Jr. Haley Kleespies, Jr., Radford Madison Martin, Jr., Charleston So. Anna Willey, Liberty, Sr. Anna Gragg Liberty, Soph. * - Preseason Player of the Year Preseason Postings Liberty was predicted to finish third in the Big South preseason poll, behind defending Big South tournament champion High Point and 2016 Big South regular-season champion Radford, in that order. Additionally, senior setter Anna Willey and sophomore middle blocker Anna Gragg were named to the Preseason All-Big South team. Willey is a two-time all-conference selection, while Gragg received All-Big South honorable mention as a freshman last year. Digging Deep Liberty leads the Big South with 17.14 digs per set this season, ranking 40th in the nation. The Lady Flames averaged 19.60 digs per set at the Liberty Invitational. Margaret Latchford (4.29 dps) is ranked fifth in the conference. With 966 career digs, she needs 34 more digs to become the 21st player in program history with 1,000 or more digs. Latchford collected a program freshman-record 502 digs in 2015. On Saturday against Elon, Margaret Latchford (30 digs) and Gabrielle Vess (22) became the first Liberty teammates since Caila Stapleton (25) and Gabrielle Shipe (24), Sept. 26, 2014 against Radford, with 20+ digs in the same match. Victoria Baptista, a transfer from Panola College in Texas, became the first player since Karyl Bacon in 2007 to collect 10+ digs in each of her first three matches at Liberty. Top Honors Casey Goodwin picked up her second career all-tournament honor, being named to the Liberty Invitational All-Tournament team. She led Liberty with 10 kills against Maryland on Friday before scoring a team-high nine kills on Saturday versus Furman. Goodwin recorded five blocks in both matches on Saturday. Blocking the Way A year after leading the Big South with 2.45 blocks per set, Liberty has picked up its net defense where it left off. The Lady Flames average 2.07 blocks per set. In Liberty s 3-1 win over Hofstra on Aug. 26, the Lady Flames posted four straight blocks down the stretch to seal the win. Liberty posted 14.5 blocks against Hofstra, led by six blocks by Kainah Williams. This season, Anna Gragg (1.12) ranks third in the Big South in blocks per set. Gragg set a program freshman record with 108 blocks last season, tying Sirena Vorster. Both Gragg and Vorster were named honorable mention all-conference in 2016. On the Attack Gabrielle Vess leads Liberty with 3.11 kills per set, good for third in the Big South. She has posted a pair of double-digit kills matches this season, including 14 kills against Virginia and a season-high 16 on Saturday against Elon. Anna Gragg tied her career high with 15 kills on Aug. 26 against Hofstra, the secondmost kills (to Vess 16 against Elon) by a Lady Flame this season. Double-Double Amaya 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, 2010 vs. Cleveland State) to record a double-double in her first start. Senior Anna Willey is Liberty s active career leader in double-doubles, with 27, including 12 double-doubles in both 2015 and 2016. Gabrielle Vess has six career double-doubles, and Hannah Morris, three. Setting the Stage Senior Anna Willey ranks eighth in program history with 2,347 career assists. She has ranked second in the Big South in assists each of the last two years. Willey dished out a season-high 45 assists on Aug. 26 against Hofstra. Sophomore Hannah Morris played well when called upon as a freshman last year, registering four 40-assist matches, one 50-assist contest and three double-doubles. Freshman Amaya Williams dished out 36 assists on Aug. 26 against Virginia, giving Liberty three setters with at least one career 30-assist contest.
Liberty in the Rankings (Big South/NCAA) 2017 Season Team Overall BSC NCAA Attack Percentage (.173) 5th 201 Opp. Attack Pct. (.224) 8th 206 Assists (10.67 aps) 5th 240 Kills (11.14 kps) 6th 260 Blocks (2.07 bps) 3rd 75 Service Aces (0.95 aps) 8th 264 Digs (17.14 dps) 1st 125 Individual Overall Hitting Percentage Sirena Vorster (.281) 9th Kills Gabrielle Vess (3.11 kps) Blocks Anna Gragg (1.12 bps) 3rd 3rd Digs Margaret Latchford (4.29) 5th Victoria Baptista (3.29 dps) 9th Points Gabrielle Vess (3.28 pps) t-8th THE MATCHUPS Liberty vs. Southern Utah Series Record: First Meeting Southern Utah is 3-5 on the season after going 2-1 at the Fullerton/Riverside Classic last weekend. The Thunderbirds picked up five-set wins over defending MEAC champion Howard and Cal State Fullerton while in California. Macky Fifita leads SUU with 3.88 kills per set, good for third in the Big Sky Conference. MaCail Evans averages 1.33 blocks per set, ranking fourth in the conference. Alexis Averett is third in the Big Sky with 9.78 assists per set. Liberty and Southern Utah have one common opponent this season, as both teams fell, 3-1, to Elon. Liberty is looking for its first win over a Big Sky team in program history. The Lady Flames are 0-2 against Northern Arizona (2003, 2015) and 0-1 versus Montana (2009). Liberty vs. Air Force Series Record: First Meeting Air Force (4-3) went 2-1 last weekend at the Service Academy Challenge in Washington, D.C., sweeping Army West Point and The Citadel while falling to Columbia in five sets. Denise Ssozi averages a team-best 4.00 kills per set, good for fifth in the Mountain West Conference. Shanleigh Conlan is ranked fifth in the conference with 9.96 assists per set. Liberty is 1-2 all-time against members of the Mountain West Conference at time of meeting. On Aug. 29, 2014, the Lady Flames swept Mountain West member San Jose State, 3-0. Liberty is 0-1 all-time against Utah State (2013) and Utah (2004) Welcome Home Both of Liberty s assistant coaches, Cassie Crumal and Kindra Gillen, grew up in the state of Colorado. Crumal, from Castle Rock, Colo., attended Chapparal High School before competing collegiately at William & Mary. Gillen, formerly Carlson, went to Eaton High School in Eaton, Colo., before playing at Washington. Twice as Nice Liberty will face Air Force both Friday and Saturday. The last time that the Lady Flames faced the same opponent on back-to-back days was Sept. 17-18, 1999, when they defeated Florida Atlantic, 3-2 and 3-0, in Tallahassee, Fla. Since joining the Big South in 1991, Liberty has had five instances of playing the same team on back-to-back days. 1,502 s a Crowd Hosting a Big Ten opponent for the first time in Vines Center history, Liberty drew 1,502 fans for the home opener against Maryland last Friday. It was the fourth-largest volleyball crowd in the Vines Center, and largest to see a home opener. Liberty Liberty - Ind. Statistical Comparison Air Force SUU 1-5 Record 4-3 3-5 0-0 Conf. Record 0-0 0-0 11.14 Vess - 3.11 Kills Per Set 12.08 12.06 15.48 Opponent Kills Per Set 11.19 13.03.173 Vorster -.281 Attack Percentage.213.189.224 Opponent Attack Percentage.191.196 10.67 A. Williams - 7.83 Assists Per Set 11.50 11.45 0.95 Vorster - 0.31 Service Aces Per Set 1.38 0.79 17.14 Latchford - 4.29 Digs Per Set 10.65 15.00 2.07 Gragg - 1.12 Blocks Per Set 1.92 2.18
2017 Team Match Highs Attack Pct...239 (51-19-134),...vs. Hofstra (8/26) Kills...51 vs. Hofstra (8/26) Kills (3 S)...36 vs. Furman (9/2) Kills (4 S)...51 vs. Hofstra (8/26) Kills (5 S)... Attempts... 181 vs. Elon (9/2) Att. (3 S)... 118 vs. Furman (9/2) Att. (4 S)... 181 vs. Elon (9/2) Att. (5 S)... Assists...48 vs. Hofstra (8/26) Assists (3 S)...36 vs. Furman (9/2) Assists (4 S)...48 vs. Hofstra (8/26) Assists (5 S)... Digs... 95 vs. Elon (9/2) Digs (3 S)...51 vs. Maryland (9/1) Digs (4 S)... 95 vs. Elon (9/2) Digs (5 S)... Aces...6 2x,...mr vs. Elon (9/2) Blocks...14.5 vs. Hofstra (8/26) 2017 Individual Match Highs Attack Pct. (Min. 12 K)...583 (15-1-24),... Anna Gragg vs. Hofstra (8/26) Kills... 16,...Gabrielle Vess vs. Elon (9/2) Kills (3 S)... 10,... Casey Goodwin vs. Maryland (9/1) Kills (4 S)... 16,...Gabrielle Vess vs. Elon (9/2) Kills (5 S)... Total Attempts... 48,... Victoria Baptista vs. Elon (9/2) Total Attempts (3 S)... 27,...Casey Goodwin vs. Furman (9/2) Total Attempts (4 S)... 48,... Victoria Baptista vs. Elon (9/2) Total Attempts (5 S)... Assists... 45,...Anna Willey vs. Hofstra (8/26) Assists (3 S)... 29,... Hannah Morris vs. Furman (9/2) Assists (4 S)... 45,...Anna Willey vs. Hofstra (8/26) Assists (5 S)... Digs... 30,...Margaret Latchford vs. Elon (9/2) Digs (3 S)...14 2x,...mr Margaret Latchford vs. Furman (9/2) Digs (4 S)... 30,...Margaret Latchford vs. Elon (9/2) Digs (5 S)... Aces... 3,...Hannah Morris vs. Elon (9/2) Blocks... 6 (2s, 4a),... Kainah Williams vs. Hofstra (8/26) Career Double-Doubles 14 15 16 17 C Anna Willey 2 12 12 1 27 Gabrielle Vess -- 2 3 1 6 Hannah Morris X X 3 -- 3 Amaya Williams X X X 1 1 Family Footsteps Senior Sirena Vorster played her first two seasons at Liberty (2014-15) with her older sister, Jade Vorster. The elder Vorster was a four-time all-conference player, including twice at Hawai i. Jade Vorster holds Liberty s rally-scoring single-season record for attack percentage (.358 in 2015) and solo blocks (32 in 2014). Sophomore Hannah Morris joined the roster last season, after her older sister, Rachel Morris, served as a backup setter for the Lady Flames in 2014 and 2015. Sophomore Kainah Williams and freshman Amaya Williams are not related. Tale of Two Seasons Following a five-set loss at Radford on Sept. 27, 2016, Liberty was 5-9 on the season, including 0-2 in Big South play. To that point in the season, the Lady Flames were hitting.162 as a team, compared to.157 by opponents. Additionally, Liberty averaged 11.98 kills per set. On the verge of losing its third straight conference match, Sept. 30 at UNC Asheville, Liberty rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win, 3-2, and spark an eight-match winning streak. During the streak, the Lady Flames won five five-set matches, rallying from 2-1 deficits on four occasions. All told, Liberty went 5-2 in Big South five-set contests. Liberty went 11-3 in its last 14 regular-season matches in 2016. 10+-Kill Club Five Lady Flames have posted at least one career double-digit kill match. Casey Goodwin s 20 kills against USC Upstate on Sept. 9, 2016 were the most by a current Liberty player. The following players have recorded double-digit kill matches, with career highs in parentheses. Gabrielle Vess (19), Anna Gragg (15), Sirena Vorster (14) and Payton Carter (10). 10+-Dig Club Margaret Latchford collected a program rally-scoring-record 38 digs on Oct. 9, 2015 at Campbell. She is one of six current Lady Flames with at least one double-digit dig match in her career. The following players have also recorded double-digit dig matches, with career highs in parentheses. Gabrielle Vess (22), Anna Willey (19), Victoria Baptista (16), Hannah Morris (15) and Amaya Williams (10). First Time for Everything On Oct. 22, 2016, Liberty rallied for a 3-2 win at Gardner-Webb. During that match, Sirena Vorster recorded 12 kills, six blocks and six aces, becoming the first Lberty player in rally-scoring history to post 12 kills, six blocks and six aces in the same match. 50-50 Last season, Anna Willey and Hannah Morris became the first Liberty teammates since Courtney Boggs and Kallie Corbin in 2009 to both record at least one 50-assist match during the same season. Willey registered five 50-assist contests, while Morris dished out a career-high 51 assists against USC Upstate on Sept. 9. Blocking the Way Liberty posted 14 10-block matches last season, tying the program s rally-scoring record of 14, set in 2006. MILESTONES IN REACH Anna Willey - 2,500 career assists (currently at 2,347-8th in program history) - 600 career digs (currently at 559) Margaret Latchford - 1,000 career digs (currently at 966) Gabrielle Vess - 600 career kills (currently at 548) Sirena Vorster - 500 career kills (currently at 479) - 250 career blocks (currently at 242)
HEAD COACH SHANE PINDER WINNINGEST HEAD COACH IN LIBERTY VOLLEYBAL HISTORY Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder, in his 14th season, holds a 239-181 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). Head Coach Shane Pinder Luther Rice Seminary, 04 14th Season Record at Liberty: 239-181; 135-53 Big South Milestone wins 1st Sept. 17, 2004 vs. Davidson (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 Asheville (3-1) 239th - Aug. 26, 2017 vs. Hofstra - Liberty took on No. 11 Minnesota in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Division I Women s Volleyball Championship. The Lady Flames fell to the Golden Gophers, 34-32, in set three. That remains the longest set in an NCAA Division I Women s Volleyball Championship match under the current 25-point rally-scoring format. - The Lady Flames are the first Big South volleyball team to win six straight conference regular-season championships, doing so from 2007-2012. Liberty appeared in the Big 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 seven out of the last 10 seasons (2007-16). 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, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014) - 3 Big South Coach of the Year (2007, 2010, 2012) - 4 VaSID State Coach of the Year (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) - 2 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention players - 5 AVCA All-Region mentions - 2 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans - 3 CoSIDA Academic All-District III - 23 VaSID All-State team members - 3 VaSID State Rookies of the Year - 2 VaSID State Players of the Year - 1 Big South Woman of the Year - 2 Big South Players of the Year - 2 Big South Scholar-Athletes of the Year - 4 Big South Tournament MVPs - 4 Big South Freshmen of the Year - 35 All-conference members Coach Pinder Year by Year Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. 2004 12-19.387 7-7.500 2005 9-22.290 5-9.357 2006 11-18.379 9-5.643 2007 27-9.750 11-1.917 2008 25-9.735 13-3.813 2009 20-14.588 13-3.813 2010 25-9.735 14-2.875 2011 20-13.606 12-2.857 2012 25-8.758 12-2.857 2013 11-18.379 9-5.643 2014 23-10.697 10-4.714 2015 14-14.500 9-5.643 2016 16-13.552 11-5.688 2017 1-5.167 0-0.000 Total 239-181.569 135-53.718 ASSISTANT COACHES Cassie Crumal 3rd Year William & Mary (2011) Kindra Gillen 1st Year Washington (2011)
2017 MATCH BY MATCH LEADERS Date 8/25 8/26 8/26 9/1 9/2 9/2 Opponent Villanova Virginia Hofstra Maryland Furman Elon Result L, 0-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-1 L, 0-3 L, 0-3 L, 1-3 Kills 2 players (6) Vess (14) Gragg (15) Goodwin (10) Goodwin (9) Vess (16) Aces None Vorster (2) 2 players (2) 2 players (1) Young (2) Morris (3) Assists 2 players (11) A. Williams (36) Willey (45) Willey (16) Morris (29) Willey (21) Digs Baptista (13) Baptista (13) 2 players (12) Latchford (14) Latchford (14) Latchford (30) Blocks Gragg (3) Vorster (3) K. Williams (6) 2 players (2) Goodwin (5) Goodwin (5) 2017 SEASON LEADERS 56 GABRIELLE VESS DIGS 90 ASSISTS ACES KILLS 5 SIRENA VORSTER BLOCKS MARGARET LATCHFORD 19 ANNA GRAGG 93 ANNA WILLEY
CURRENT PLAYERS ALL-TIME COLLEGIATE HONORS 1 Anna Willey 2017 Preseason All-Big South 2016 VaSID All-State Second Tean 2016 Big South Second Team 2016 Big South All-Academic Team 2016 Preseason All-Big South 2015 Big South Honorable Mention 2 Anna Gragg 2017 Preseason All-Big South 2016 Big South Honorable Mention 2016 Big South All-Freshman Team Big South Freshman of the Week (9/19/16; 10/17/16) 4 Lydia Smith (at Cape Fear CC) 2014 NJCAA Division II All-Region 10 7 Casey Goodwin Big South Freshman of the Week (9/12/16) 9 Victoria Baptista (at Panola College) 2016 All-Region XIV North 2nd team 2016 Region XIV All-Tournament 2015 All-Region XIV North HM 19 Margaret Latchford 2016 Preseason All-Big South 2015 VaSID All-State Second Team 2015 Big South All-Freshman Team Big South Defensive Player of the Week (10/5/15; 11/16/15) 21 Sirena Vorster 2016 All Big South Honorable Mention 2014 Big South All-Freshman Team Big South Freshman of the Week (10/28/14) Head Coach Shane Pinder Winningest Coach in Program History (Both overall and conference wins) 3-Time Big South Coach of the Year (2007, 2010, 2012) 4-Time VaSID State Coach of the Year (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Kills Match: 41 by Theresa Bream vs. James Madison, 9/11/90 Match (Rally-Scoring): 40 by Rachel Harnack at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 Season: 719 by Nicole Nice, 1992 (Big South Record) Season (Rally-Scoring): 507 by Jennifer Belk, 2004 Career: 2,024 by Anthonia Akpama, 1996-99 Attack Percentage Match:.875 (14K-0E-16TA) by Ashley Webber at Winthrop, 10/17/08 Season:.518 by Michelle Marsh, 1988 Season (Rally-Scoring):.356 by Chelaine McCarty, 2009 Assists Match: 86 by Michelle Howland vs. NC State, 9/10/99 Match (Rally-Scoring): 84 by Michelle Howland at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 Season: 2,156 by Michelle Marsh, 1988 Season (Rally-Scoring): 1,630 by Kristin Colson, 2002 Career: 4,873 by Michelle Howland, 1998-01 Blocks Match: 18 by Kari LeBlanc vs. Virginia Tech, 9/5/89 Match (Rally-Scoring): 13 by Loren Thomas at Winthrop, 10/21/11 Season: 294 by Kim Lawson, 1992 Season (Rally-Scoring): 155 by Loren Thomas, 2011 Career: 532 by Kim Lawson, 1990-92 Aces Match: 11 by Kim Thomas vs. Western Carolina, 9/29/90 Match (Rally-Scoring): 9 by Kallie Corbin vs. Navy, 9/15/06 Season: 93 by Becky Shannon, 1988 Season (Rally-Scoring): 52 by Kallie Corbin, 2006 Career: 213 by Nikki Keznor, 1991-94 Digs Match: 45 by Theresa Bream vs. Maryland, 11/9/90 Match (Rally-Scoring): 38 by Margaret Latchford at Campbell, 10/9/15 Season: 686 by Theresa Bream, 1990 Season (Rally-Scoring): 653 by Kelly Haseman, 2010 Career: 1,989 by Kelly Haseman, 2008-11 TEAM SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS Overall Kills - 100 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/23/99 Attack Percentage -.484 (50K-5E-93TA) vs. The Citadel, 9/17/11 Assists - 94 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/23/99 Blocks - 39 vs. Virginia Tech, 9/5/89 Aces - 23 vs. Rutgers, 9/15/90 Digs - 156 vs. Maryland, 11/9/90 Rally-Scoring (2001-Present) Kills - 96 at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 Attack Percentage -.484 (50K-5E-93TA) vs. The Citadel, 9/17/11 Assists - 92 at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01 Blocks - 20.5 at Radford, 9/23/11 Aces - 21 vs. Delaware State, 9/13/02 Digs - 121 at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01
Current Lady Flames on Program Career Lists Assists 1) Michelle Howland (98-01)...4,873 2) Ashley Fletcher (94-97)...4,840 3) Kallie Corbin (06-09)...4,528 4) Kristin Colson (01-04)...4,349 5) Jade Craycraft (10-13)...4,162 6) Laura Miller (90-92)...3,822 7) Michelle Marsh (86-87)...3,254 8) Anna Willey (14-P)...2,347 9) Jule Sitler (85-88)...2,064 10) Theresa Bream (87-90)...1,904 Digs 1) Kelly Haseman (2008-11)...1,989 2) Nikki Keznor (1991-94)...1,739 3) Gabrielle Shipe (2011-14)...1,708 4) Theresa Bream (1987-90)...1,639 5) Jennifer Belk (2001-04)...1,594 6) Lara Bartolomeo (2004-07).1,567 7) Erin McKeown (2000-03)...1,479 8) Karyl Bacon (2007-10)...1,472 9) Anthonia Akpama (1996-99).1,312 10) Athena Sherwood (96-99)..1,306 11) Theresa Passamani (00-03).1,274 12) Kallie Corbin (2006-09)...1,241 13) Kyrie Dorn (1996-99)...1,235 14) Nicole Nice (1989-92)...1,224 15) Jessica Nelson (2004-08)...1,178 16) Becky Shannon (1985-88)... 1,118 17) Leanna Miller (1994-97)...1,097 18) Cristi Cherry (1995-98)...1,043 19) Tricia Nice (1990-93)...1,014 20) Lillie Happel (2010-13)...1,005 -- Margaret Latchford (15-P)...966 Liberty Coaching Records Overall Coaching Wins 1) Shane Pinder (2004-P)...239 2) Chris Phillips ( 92-97, 99-03)...198 3) Beth Dalton (1981-84, 91)...110 4) Sue Kelly (1986-90)...103 Coaching Wins (Big South Only) 1) Shane Pinder (2004-P)...135 2) Chris Phillips ( 92-97, 99-03)...83 Big South Career Records Overall Coaching Wins 1) Julie Torbett (UNCA/WU)...337 2) Shane Pinder (Liberty)...239 3) Kristen Bauer (Coastal)...223 4) Chris Phillips (Liberty/G-W)...220 Coaching Wins (Big South Only) 1) Julie Torbett (UNCA/WU)...145 2) Shane Pinder (Liberty)...135 3) Kristen Bauer (Coastal)...110 2017 LADY FLAMES INDIVIDUAL HONORS Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team Sr. OH Gabrielle Vess - Aug. 26 Liberty Invitational All-Tournament Team So. RS Casey Goodwin - Sept. 2 20 Years Ago... The 1997 Lady Flames went 26-9, capturing their first Big South title and making their initial NCAA Tournament appearance. Led by first-team all-conference middle blocker Anthonia Akpama and Big South Tournament MVP Ashley Fletcher, the Lady Flames traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., on Dec. 5. Liberty s first NCAA foe was Notre Dame, who handed the Lady Flames a 3-0 setback. 10 Years Ago... In 2007, Liberty enjoyed a memorable season, snapping Winthrop s five-year stranglehold on the Big South title. Big South Tournament MVP Kallie Corbin and Big South Freshman of the Year Nicki Scripko led Shane Pinder s Lady Flames back to Durham, N.C., for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. On Nov. 30, Liberty won its first-ever set in the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship, before California wrapped up a 3-1 triumph. 5 Years Ago... In 2012, Liberty earned its conference-record seventh and most recent Big South title. The Lady Flames entered the NCAA Volleyball Championship on a 10-match winning streak before falling at No. 11 Minnesota in a match that saw the third set go to 34-32. Liberty swept the postseason major Big South awards: Player of the Year (Caroline Douglas), Freshman of the Year (Douglas), Coach of the Year (Shane Pinder), Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Becca Haraf) and Tournament MVP (Jade Craycraft). Liberty s All-Time 20-win seasons 34-23: 1983 30-16: 1984 27-9: 2007 (NCAA Division I program record) 26-9: 1997 26-11: 1979 25-8: 2012 25-9: 2008 25-9: 2010 24-8: 1988 24-10: 1996 23-10: 2014 23-11: 2003 23-21: 1986 22-8: 1987 22-10: 1999 22-18: 1980 21-11: 2001 21-14: 1998 21-19: 1992 20-13: 2011 20-14: 2009 Program Single-Season Leaders (All-Time) Digs 1) Theresa Bream (1990)...686 2) Kelly Haseman (2010)...653 3) Kelly Haseman (2009)...560 4) Nicole Nice (1992)...545 5) Gabrielle Shipe (2014)...542 6) Jessica Nelson (2007)...524 7) Gabrielle Shipe (2012)...510 8) Nikki Keznor (1993)...509 9) Margaret Latchford (2015)...502 10) Lara Bartolomeo (2007)...495 Program Single-Season Leaders (Rally-Scoring) Digs 1) Kelly Haseman (2010)...653 2) Kelly Haseman (2009)...560 3) Gabrielle Shipe (2014)...542 4) Jessica Nelson (2007)...524 5) Gabrielle Shipe (2012)...510 6) Margaret Latchford (2015)...502 7) Lara Bartolomeo (2007)...495 8) Lara Bartolomeo (2006)...494 9) Kelly Haseman (2011)...469 10) Jennifer Belk (2002)...442 Service Aces 1) Kallie Corbin (2006)...52 2) Lillie Happel (2010)...51 3) Kallie Corbin (2007)...49 4) Kallie Corbin (2008)...45 5T) Kristin Colson (2002)...41 5T) Jade Craycraft (2010)...41 7) Jennifer Belk (2003)...40 8) Becca Haraf (2012)...39 9) Nicki Scripko (2008)...35 10T) Chelaine McCarty (2007)...34 10T) Alysson Sanders (2006)...34 10T) Jessica Nelson (2005)...34 -- Sirena Vorster (2016)...33 Block Assists 1) Loren Thomas (2011)...134 2) Ashley Webber (2007)...114 3) Jade Vorster (2014)...113 4) Kendle Rollins (2012)... 111 5) Kendle Rollins (2010)...109 6) Loren Thomas (2012)...100 7) Sirena Vorster (2016)...98 8T) Kendle Rollins (2013)...96 8T) Anna Gragg (2016)...96 10) Autum Black (2006)...93 Total Blocks 1) Loren Thomas (2011)...155 2) Jade Vorster (2014)...145 3) Ashley Webber (2007)...128 4) Loren Thomas (2012)...125 5) Kendle Rollins (2012)...123 6) Kendle Rolline (2010)...120 7) Kendle Rollins (2013)...113 8T) Sirena Vorster (2016)...108 8T) Anna Gragg (2016)...108 10T) Chelaine McCarty (2007)...106 10T) Erin McKeown (2003)...106
Anna Willey Career Stats ANNA WILLEY 1 Setter Sr. 6-1 Davenport, Iowa Bettendorf PLAYER CAPSULES 2, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...K...8, at Appalachian St. (9/12/15) 7 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)... Att...13, at Appalachian St. (9/12/15)...Aces.2 (3x), at Gardner-Webb (11/14/15) 45, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)... Assists... 63 at Gardner-Webb (11/14/15) 11, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D... 19 (2x), vs. Campbell, 11/7/15)...BS... 2 vs. Campbell (10/10/16) 1 (2x), vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...BA... 6 (2x), at VCU (9/17/16) 1 (2x), vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...TB... 6 (3x), at VCU (9/17/16) 2014 28-13 15 0.54 5 40.250 239 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 14 169.337 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 16 127.252 919 9.67 6 0.06 29 222 2.34 0 6 47 53 0.56 4 11 83.5 0.87 2017 13-4 4 0.31 1 17.176 93 7.15 0 0.00 2 28 2.15 1 0 2 2 0.15 1 2 5.0 0.38 TOTAL 243-72 138 0.57 36 353.289 2347 9.66 15 0.06 59 559 2.30 2 14 115 129 0.53 19 34 224.5 0.92 Anna Gragg Career Stats ANNA GRAGG 2 Middle Blocker So. 6-3 Missoula, Mont. Big Sky 15, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...K...15 (2x), vs. Hofstra (8/2617) 25, vs. Elon (9/2/17)... Att...36 at G-W (10/22/16)...Aces... 1, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)... Assists... 1 (4x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17) 1 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D...2 (3x), vs. CSU (11/12/16) 1, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...BS... 2 (2x), at G-W (10/22/16) 4 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...BA... 9 vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 4 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...TB... 9 vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 2016 104-28 208 2.00 63 480.302 3 0.03 0 0.00 1 13 0.12 0 12 96 108 1.04 4 1 268.0 2.58 2017 17-6 32 1.88 10 98.224 1 0.06 0 0.00 0 2 0.12 0 1 18 19 1.12 3 0 42.0 2.47 TOTAL 121-34 240 1.98 73 578.289 4 0.03 0 0.00 1 15 0.12 0 13 114 127 1.05 7 1 310.0 2.56 LYDIA SMITH 4 Right Side Jr. 6-1 Wilmington, N.C. Coastal Christian (Cape Fear CC) Lydia Smith Career Stats...K... 3, vs. Villanova (8/25/17)... Att...3, vs. Villanova (8/25/17)...Aces...... Assists......D......BS......BA......TB... 2017 2-1 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 2-1 0 0.00 1 3 -.333 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 Amaya Williams Career Stats AMAYA WILLIAMS 6 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...K... 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17) 7, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)... Att... 7, vs Virginia (8/26/17)...Aces... 36, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)... Assists... 36, vs. Virginia (8/26/17) Setter Fr. 5-9 Raleigh, N.C. North Raleigh Christian 10, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...D... 10, vs. Virignia (8/26/17)...BS... 1 (2x), vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...BA... 1 (2x), vs. Virginia (8/26/17) 1 (2x), vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...TB... 1 (2x), vs. Virginia (8/26/17) 2017 6-2 3 0.50 0 7.429 47 7.83 0 0.00 4 16 2.67 0 0 2 2 0.33 0 2 4.0 0.67 TOTAL 6-2 3 0.50 0 7.429 47 7.83 0 0.00 4 16 2.67 0 0 2 2 0.33 0 2 4.0 0.67
Casey Goodwin Career Stats CASEY GOODWIN 7 Right Side So. 6-1 Rougemont, N.C. Person PLAYER CAPSULES 10, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...K... 20, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 27, vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Att... 38, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 1, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...Aces...5, at Davidson (9/10/16)... Assists... 1 (4x), at G-W (10/22/16) 6, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...D... 6 (2x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17) 1, vs. Villanova (8/25/17)...BS... 2 (3x), at CSU (10/15/16) 5 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...BA... 6, at Radford (9/27/16) 5 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...TB...6 (2x), at Radford (9/27/16) 2016 106-29 211 1.99 103 560.193 4 0.04 23 0.22 38 59 0.56 1 9 59 68 0.64 1 2 272.5 2.57 2017 21-6 36 1.71 21 116.129 0 0.00 1 0.05 5 17 0.81 0 1 17 18 0.86 1 0 46.5 2.19 TOTAL 127-35 247 1.94 124 676.182 4 0.03 24 0.19 43 76 0.60 1 10 76 86 0.68 2 2 319.0 2.51 Hannah Morris Career Stats HANNAH MORRIS 8 Setter So. 6-0 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian 1 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)...K...2 (4x), at Radford (9/27/16) 3, vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Att... 6, at Radford (9/27/16) 3, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...Aces...4, at Kennesaw St. (8/27/16) 29, vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Assists... 51, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16) 9, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...D... 15, vs. USC Upstate (9/9/16)...BS...1 (2x), at Radford (9/27/16) 1, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...BA... 5, at Radford (9/27/16) 1, vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...TB... 6, at Radford (9/27/16) 2016 68-25 9 0.13 5 27.148 240 3.53 6 0.09 14 79 1.16 0 2 15 17 0.25 3 7 24.5 0.35 2017 11-5 2 0.18 1 5.200 55 5.00 3 0.27 2 21 1.91 0 0 1 1 0.09 0 3 5.5 0.45 TOTAL 79-30 11 0.14 6 32.156 295 3.73 9 0.11 16 100 1.27 0 2 16 18 0.23 3 10 30.0 0.38 VICTORIA BAPTISTA 9 Outside Hitter Jr. 5-10 Sao Paulo, Brazil Etece Jorge Street (Panola College) Victoria Baptista Career Stats 9 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...K...9 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17) 48, vs. Elon (9/2/17)... Att... 48, vs. Elon (9/2/17) 1 (3x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...Aces...1 (3x), vs. Elon (9/2/17) 2 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Assists...2 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17) 16, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D... 16, vs. Elon (9/2/17) 1, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...BS...1, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) 3, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...BA...3, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) 4, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...TB...4, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) 2017 21-6 39 1.86 15 175.137 6 0.29 3 0.14 1 69 3.29 6 1 3 4 0.19 4 0 44.5 2.10 TOTAL 21-6 39 1.86 15 175.137 6 0.29 3 0.14 1 69 3.29 6 1 3 4 0.19 4 0 44.5 2.10 Kainah Williams Career Stats KAINAH WILLIAMS 10 Middle Blocker So. 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas Smithson Valley 6, (2x) vs. Elon (9/2/17)...K... 7, at Radford (9/27/16) 17, vs. Elon (9/2/17)... Att... 17, vs. Elon (9/2/17) 1 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...Aces... 2, at Radford (9/27/16)... Assists... 1 (5x), vs. Radford (10/25/16) 5, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D... 5, vs. Elon (9/2/17) 2, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...BS...2 (2x), vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) 4, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...BA... 7, at Radford (9/27/16) 6, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...TB... 7, at Radford (9/27/16) 2016 36-16 24 0.67 15 60.150 5 0.14 3 0.08 4 7 0.19 0 4 20 24 0.67 4 0 41.0 1.14 2017 16-6 20 1.25 6 58.241 0 0.00 2 0.12 5 12 0.75 1 2 11 13 0.81 3 0 29.5 1.81 TOTAL 52-22 44 0.85 21 118.195 5 0.10 5 0.10 9 19 0.37 1 6 31 37 0.71 7 0 70.5 1.35
Kaitlyn Young Career Stats KAITLYN YOUNG 12 Defensive Specialist/Libero Fr. 5-6 Bowie, Md. Bowie PLAYER CAPSULES...K...... Att... 2 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)...Aces...2 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17) 1 (3x), vs. Maryland (9/1/7)... Assists... 1 (3x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17) 7 (3x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)...D...7 (3x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)...BS......BA......TB... 2017 17-6 0 0.00 0 0.000 3 0.18 4 0.24 2 31 1.82 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.24 TOTAL 17-6 0 0.00 0 0.000 3 0.18 4 0.24 2 31 1.82 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.24 Darian Finnerty Career Stats DARIAN FINNERTY 13 Outside Hitter Fr. 5-11 Lynchburg, Va. Timberlake Christian...K...... Att......Aces...... Assists......D......BS......BA......TB... Kailey Macy Career Stats KAILEY MACY 14 Middle Blocker Fr. 6-4 Durham, N.C. Home School...K...... Att......Aces...... Assists......D......BS......BA......TB... Alexis Berrios Career Stats ALEXIS BERRIOS 16 Defensive Specialist/Libero Fr. 5-2 Fayetteville, Ga. Starr s Mill...K...... Att......Aces...... Assists... 1, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D... 1, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...BS......BA......TB... 2017 1-1 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 1-1 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00
Margaret Latchford Career Stats MARGARET LATCHFORD 19 Defensive Specialist/Libero Jr. 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va. Princess Anne PLAYER CAPSULES...K... 1 (2x), at High Point (9/23/16) 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)... Att... 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17) 1, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...Aces...3, vs. Radford (11/19/15) 4, vs. Elon (9/2/17)... Assists... 5, at Charleston So. (10/15/16) 30, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D...38, at Campbell (1010/15)...BS......BA......TB... 2015 107-28 3 0.03 1 9.222 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 6.333 52 0.46 17 0.15 10 374 3.34 16 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 19.0 0.17 2017 21-6 0 0.00 0 3.000 14 0.67 1 0.05 6 90 4.29 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.05 TOTAL 240-63 5 0.02 1 18.222 120 0.50 36 0.15 35 966 4.03 47 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 41.0 0.17 Gabrielle Vess Career Stats GABRIELLE VESS 20 Outside Hitter Sr. 6-0 Fredericksburg, Va. Fredericksburg Chr. 16, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...K.19, vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (8/29/15) 46, vs. Elon (9/2/17)... Att...56, vs. Radford (11/19/15) 1, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...Aces...4, at High Point (11/7/14) 1 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Assists...3, vs.winthrop (10/8/16) 22, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...D... 22, vs. Elon (9/2/17)...BS...2, vs. Winthrop (10/8/16) 2 (2x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...BA...4 (3x), vs. Radford (11/19/15) 2 (2x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17)...TB...4 (4x), vs. Winthrop (10/8/16) 2014 66-20 101 1.53 78 350.066 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 96 519.127 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 2.54 117 710.158 8 0.09 3 0.03 17 173 1.92 25 9 30 39 0.43 4 1 256.0 2.84 2017 18-6 56 3.11 22 162.210 2 0.11 1 0.06 8 48 2.67 8 0 4 4 0.22 1 0 59.0 3.28 TOTAL 238-75 548 2.30 313 1741.135 20 0.08 13 0.05 50 379 1.59 60 14 78 92 0.39 15 1 614.0 2.58 Sirena Vorster Career Stats SIRENA VORSTER 21 Middle Blocker Sr. 6-2 Wellington, Fla. Wellington 8, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...K... 14, vs. Presbyterian (10/24/14) 22, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)... Att... 34 vs. UNC Asheville (10/3/15) 2 (2x), vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...Aces... 6, at Gardner-Webb (10/22/16) 1 (2x), vs. Maryland (9/1/17)... Assists...2 (2x), vs. G-W (10/7/16) 3, vs. Hofsrtra (8/26/17)...D... 9, vs. UNC Asheville (10/3/15) 2, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...BS...2 (4x), vs. Hofstra (8/26/17) 3, vs. Virginia (8/26/17)...BA...9, vs. Radford (10/25/16) 4, vs. Hofstra (8/26/17)...TB...9, vs. Missouri (8/27/16) 2014 76-25 133 1.75 55 325.240 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 67 426.256 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 52 362.257 9 0.09 33 0.33 17 77 0.76 0 10 98 108 1.07 1 1 237.0 2.35 2017 16-6 25 1.56 7 64.281 2 0.12 5 0.31 4 6 0.38 2 2 8 10 0.62 0 0 36.0 2.25 TOTAL 288-87 479 1.66 181 1177.253 22 0.08 70 0.24 53 187 0.65 3 26 216 242 0.84 13 1 683.0 2.37 Jenna Culhan Career Stats JENNA CULHAN 23 Right Side/Outside Hitter Fr. 6-0 Boca Raton, Fla. Lake Worth Chr. 5 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17)...K...5 (2x), vs. Furman (9/2/17) 22, vs. Villanova (8/25/17)... Att...22, vs. Villanova (8/25/17)...Aces...... Assists... 7, at Virginia (8/26/17)...D...7, at Virginia (8/26/17)...BS... 2 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...BA...2 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17) 2 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17)...TB...2 (2x), vs. Elon (9/2/17) 2017 16-5 13 0.81 12 64.016 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 17 1.06 0 0 6 6 0.38 2 0 16.0 1.00 TOTAL 16-5 13 0.81 12 64.016 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 17 1.06 0 0 6 6 0.38 2 0 16.0 1.00
Payton Carter Career Stats PAYTON CARTER 24 Outside Hitter So. 6-0 Fort Mill, S.C. Fort Mill PLAYER CAPSULES 3, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...K... 10, at Radford (9/27/16) 8, vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Att... 32, at Radford (9/27/16)...Aces...4, at Presbyterian (10/14/16) 1, vs. Furman (9/2/17)... Assists...1 (5x), vs. Furman (9/2/17) 2, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...D... 8 (2x), at Winthrop (10/22/16)...BS...1 (3x), at UNC Asheville (/30/16) 1, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...BA...2, vs. Gardner-Webb (10/7/16) 1, vs. Furman (9/2/17)...TB...2 (4x), vs. G-W (10/7/16) 2016 79-23 51 0.65 34 186.091 4 0.05 20 0.25 7 90 1.14 15 3 7 10 0.13 3 0 77.5 0.97 2017 6-4 4 0.67 2 14.143 1 0.17 0 0.00 0 2 0.33 1 0 1 1 0.17 0 0 4.5 0.67 TOTAL 85-27 55 0.65 36 200.095 5 0.06 20 0.24 7 92 1.08 16 3 8 11 0.13 3 0 82.0 0.96 VINES CENTER - HOME of LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL Built - 1990; Volleyball Capacity - 9,511 Top Vines Center Volleyball Crowds all-time Date Opponent Fans Result 1. 11/10/07* Radford 1,622 W, 3-0 2. 10/27/07 Winthrop 1,583 W, 3-0 3. 10/7/16 Gardner-Webb 1,506 W, 3-0 4. 9/1/17 Maryland 1,502 L, 0-3 5. 9/2/16 USC Upstate 1,343 W, 3-0 6. 10/25/16 Radford 1,302 L, 1-3 7. 11/4/16 Presbyterian 1,289 W, 3-0 8. 9/30/11 UNC Asheville 1,260 W, 3-0 9. 11/06/09 UNC Asheville 1,214 L, 1-3 10. 11/16/01 Winthrop 1,125 W, 3-1 11. 10/18/13 Charleston Southern 1,095 W, 3-0 12. 10/24/08 Coastal Carolina 1,071 W, 3-0 13. 11/06/15 High Point 1,062 W, 3-1 14. 11/17/01 Radford 1,037 W, 3-0 15. 10/10/16 Campbell 1,032 W, 3-0 16. 11/08/13 High Point 1,025 L, 2-3 17. 10/19/13 Coastal Carolina 1,003 W, 3-0 18. 9/30/08 VCU 978 L, 1-3 19. 10/24/14 Presbyterian 931 W, 3-0 20. 10/10/08 Presbyterian 927 W, 3-0 Bolded Dates = Occured during 2017 season * - Big South Volleyball Attendance Record Liberty Volleyball Records in Vines Center Since 1997 1997 10-0 1.000 1998 8-1.889 1999 6-1.857 2000 6-6.500 2001 11-4.733 2002 8-3.727 2003 10-0 1.000 2004 6-5.545 2005 3-6.333 2006 6-4.600 2007 13-2.867 2008 7-2.778 2009 9-2.818 2010 8-1.889 2011 9-1.900 2012 9-0 1.000 2013 6-2.750 2014 10-3.769 2015 8-3.727 2016 8-3.727 2017 0-3.000 161-52.756
Miscellaneous Stats Team Kill Leaders (includes ties) Player 2017...Career Gabrielle Vess 3...16 Casey Goodwin 2...7 Anna Gragg 1...3 Victoria Baptista 1...1 Sirena Vorster 0...5 10-Kill Matches 2017...Career Gabrielle Vess 2...24 Anna Gragg 1...9 Casey Goodwin 1...8 Sirena Vorster 0...14 Payton Carter 0...1 20-Kill Matches 2017...Career Casey Goodwin 0...1 Team Dig Leaders (includes ties) Margaret Latchford 4...43 Victoria Baptista 2...2 Gabrielle Vess 1...4 Anna Willey 0...5 Hannah Morris 0...1 10-Dig Matches 2017...Career Margaret Latchford 5...50 Victoria Baptista 4...4 Gabrielle Vess 2...9 Anna Willey 1...27 Amaya Williams 1...1 Hannah Morris 0...3 20-Dig Matches 2017...Career Margaret Latchford 1...13 Gabrielle Vess 1...1 30-Dig Matches 2017...Career Margaret Latchford 1...4 Team Assist Leaders 2017...Career Anna Willey 4...62 Amaya Williams 2...2 Hannah Morris 1...5 40-Assist Matches 2017...Career Anna Willey 1...27 Hannah Morris 0...4 50-Assist Matches 2017...Career Anna Willey 0...12 Hannah Morris 0...1 60-Assist Matches 2017...Career Anna Willey 0...1 Team Block Leaders (incl. ties) Anna Gragg 3...17 Casey Goodwin 3...7 Sirena Vorster 1...33 Kainah Williams 1...3 Gabrielle Vess 1...1 Anna Willey 0...6 Payton Carter 0...1 Hannah Morris 0...1 5-Block Matches 2017...Career Casey Goodwin 2...7 Kainah Williams 1...2 Sirena Vorster 0...20 Anna Gragg 0...9 Anna Willey 0...7 Hannah Morris 0...1 The Last Time Liberty... Won a match after losing first set: at Gardner-Webb 10/22/16 (22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 21-19) Won a match after trailing 2-0: at UNC Asheville 9/30/16 (18-25, 8-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-9) Came back from 2-1 deficit to win: at Gardner-Webb 10/22/16 (22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 21-19) Swept an opponent: vs. High Point 11/5/16 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21) Lost a match after winning opening set: vs. Elon 9/2/17 (25-18, 25-27, 20-25, 23-25) Led 2-0 before losing the match: vs. Radford 11/19/15 (25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 20-25, 15-17) Led 2-1 in a loss: vs. CSU 11/12/16 (25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 13-15) Was swept: vs. Furman 9/2/17 (20-25, 21-25, 23-25) Played in a 5-set match: L, 2-3 vs. High Point 11/19/16 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 11-15) Won a 5-set match: W, 3-2 at Gardner-Webb 10/22/16 (22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 21-19) Lost a 5-set match: L, 2-3 vs. High Point 11/19/16 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 11-15) Posted a 5-match winning streak: Won 8 in a row, 9/30/16-10/22/16 Posted a 10-match winning streak: Won 13 in a row, 9/20/14-10/25/14 Kills Liberty had 70+ kills in a match: 71 at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15 Liberty had 80+ kills in a match: 82 at Presbyterian College, 11/2/07 Liberty had four players with 10+ kills: at Gardner-Webb, 10/22/16 Leah Clayton 21; Gabrielle Vess 16; Sirena Vorster 12; Anna Gragg 11 Liberty had two players with 15+ kills: vs. CSU 11/12/16; Leah Clayton 25, Anna Gragg 15 Liberty had three players with 15+ kills: vs. G-W, 11/14/15; Douglas 23; J. Vorster 16; Vess 15 Liberty had two players with 20+ kills: at Coastal Caro. 10/18/14; Douglas 22; Weidner 20 A Liberty player had 20 or more kills: vs. High Point 11/19/16; Leah Clayton - 26 A Liberty player had 25 or more kills: vs. High Point 11/19/16; Leah Clayton - 26 A Liberty player had 30 or more kills: at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01; Rachel Harnack - 40 Attack Percentage: Liberty hit over.400 as a team:.438 (35-7-64) at N.C. Central, 8/24/12 A Liberty player hit.500+ (Min. 12K): vs. Hofstra, 8/26/17; Anna Gragg -.582 (15-1-24) A Liberty player hit.600+ (Min. 12K): vs. PC, 10/24/14; Sirena Vorster -.650 (14-1-20) A Liberty player hit.700+ (Min. 12K): at Georgetown, 9/18/12; Loren Thomas -.700 (15-1-20) Assists A Liberty player had 50+ assists: vs. High Point, 11/19/16; Anna Willey - 53 A Liberty player had 60+ assists: at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15; Anna Willey - 63 A Liberty player had 70+ assists: at Charleston Southern, 11/5/04; Kristin Colson - 72 Digs Liberty had 80+ digs: 95 vs. Elon, 9/2/17 Liberty had 90+ digs: 95 vs. Elon, 9/2/17 Liberty had 100+ digs: 114 vs. Campbell, 11/7/15 A Liberty player recorded 25+ digs: vs. Elon, 9/2/17; Margaret Latchford - 30 A Liberty player recorded 30+ digs: vs. Elon, 9/2/17; Margaret Latchford - 30 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) Blocks Liberty had 10+ blocks: 14.5 vs. Hofstra, 8/26/17) Liberty had 15+ blocks: 16.0 at Presbyterian, 10/15/16 Liberty had 20+ blocks: 20.5 at Radford, 9/23/11 A Liberty player had 7+ blocks: at CSU, 10/15/16; Sirena Vorster - 8; Anna Gragg - 8 A Liberty player had 10 or more blocks: vs. High Point, 11/8/13; Kendle Rollins - 11 (0 s, 11 a) Aces Liberty had 10+ service aces: 12 at Gardner-Webb, 10/22/16 Liberty had 15+ service aces: 18 vs. Gardner-Webb, 10/23/10 A Liberty player had 5+ aces: at Gardner-Webb, 10/22/16; Sirena Vorster - 6 Double-Doubles Liberty had 3 players with double-doubles: at Kennesaw State, 8/27/16; Gabrielle Vess (16 k, 13 d); Leah Clayton (15 k, 17 d); Hannah Morris (47 a, 12 d) Liberty had 4 players with double-doubles: at Gardner-Webb, 11/1/08; Karyl Bacon (13 k, 19 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 Sep 03, 2017) All matches Overall record: 1-5 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-3 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 1-1 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 20 VESS, Gabrielle 18 56 3.11 22 162.210 2 0.11 1 8 0.06 8 48 2.67 0 4 4 0.22 1 0 59.0 2 GRAGG, Anna 17 32 1.88 10 98.2 2 4 1 0.06 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.12 1 18 19 1.12 3 0 42.0 9 BAPTISTA, Victoria 21 39 1.86 15 175.137 6 0.29 3 1 0.14 6 69 3.29 1 3 4 0.19 4 0 44.5 7 GOODWIN, Casey 21 36 1.71 21 116.1 2 9 0 0.00 1 5 0.05 0 17 0.81 1 17 18 0.86 1 0 46.5 21 VORSTER, Sirena 16 25 1.56 7 64.281 2 0.12 5 4 0.31 2 6 0.38 2 8 10 0.62 0 0 36.0 10 WILLIAMS, Kainah 16 20 1.25 6 58.2 4 1 0 0.00 2 5 0.12 1 12 0.75 2 11 13 0.81 3 0 29.5 23 CULHAN, Jenna 16 13 0.81 12 64.016 0 0.00 0 5 0.00 0 17 1.06 0 6 6 0.38 2 0 16.0 24 CARTER, Payton 6 4 0.67 2 14.1 4 3 1 0.17 0 0 0.00 1 2 0.33 0 1 1 0.17 0 0 4.5 6 WILLIAMS, Amaya 6 3 0.50 0 7.429 47 7.83 0 4 0.00 0 16 2.67 0 2 2 0.33 0 2 4.0 1 WILLEY, Anna 13 4 0.31 1 17.1 7 6 93 7.15 0 2 0.00 1 28 2.15 0 2 2 0.15 1 2 5.0 8 MORRIS, Hannah 11 2 0.18 1 5.200 55 5.00 3 2 0.27 0 21 1.91 0 1 1 0.09 0 3 5.5 16 BERRIOS, Alexis 1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 12 YOUNG, Kaitlin 17 0 0.00 0 0.000 3 0.18 4 2 0.24 3 31 1.82 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 4 SMITH, Lydia 2 0 0.00 1 3-.3 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 19 LATCHFORD, Margaret 21 0 0.00 0 3.000 14 0.67 1 6 0.05 3 90 4.29 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 LIBERTY 21 234 11.14 98 786. 1 7 3 224 10.67 20 44 0.95 27 360 17.14 7 73 43.5 2.07 15 7 297.5 Opponents 21 325 15.48 128 878.224 305 14.52 27 52 1.29 20 405 19.29 5 61 35.5 1.69 7 7 387.5 Team Statistics LIBERTY OPP ATTACK K i l l s 234 325 E r r o r s 9 8 1 2 8 Total Attacks 786 878 Attack Pct.173.224 K i l l s / S e t 11.1 15.5 SET A s s i s t s 224 305 A t t e m p t s 8 1 2 8 7 4 Assist Pct. 276. 349 Assists/Set 10.7 14.5 SERVE Aces 20 27 E r r o r s 44 52 A t t e m p t s 4 5 2 5 0 4 Serve Pct. 903. 897 Aces/Set 1.0 1.3 SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 2 7 2 0 E r r o r s / S e t 1.3 1.0 A t t e m p t s 4 5 2 4 0 8 Reception Pct. 940. 951 DEFENSE D i g s 360 405 Digs/Set 17.1 19.3 BLOCKING Block Solo 7 5 Block Assist 73 61 Total Blocks 43.5 35.5 B l o c k s / S e t 2.1 1.7 Block Errors 15 7 Ball handling errors 7 7 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2759 484 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/920 1/484 Neutral site #/Avg 2/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 25 vs Villanova L 0-3 16-25,11-25,20-25 0!Aug 26 at Virginia L 1-3 21-25,25-27,25-21,20-25 484!Aug 26 vs HOFSTRA W 3-1 25-19,23-25,28-26,25-20 0 @Sep 1 MARYLAND L 0-3 21-25,15-25,16-25 1502 @Sep 02 FURMAN L 0-3 20-25,21-25,23-25 393 @Sep 02 ELON L 1-3 25-18,25-27,20-25,23-25 864! - Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) @ - Liberty Invitational (Lynchburg, Va.) Record in 3-set matches:0-3 Record in 4-set matches:1-2 Record in 5-set matches:0-0