Liberty University Flames

Nearing the end of the regular season, the Lady Flames host their two final home regular season games, both ASUN contests. The 8-6 Liberty squad (4-0 ASUN) will face Kennesaw State (2-11, 1-3 ASUN) on Thursday at 1 p.m. then will match up with Lindenwood (7-7, 2-2 ASUN) on Saturday at 12 p.m. at the Liberty Lacrosse Field.

The Lady Flames will celebrate Senior Day by honoring 10 seniors for their time with the program. The list of seniors includes Mikayla Coghill, Tori Banks, Hannah Davis, Lizzy Ferguson, Jordan Baerga, Andrea Colavito, Grace Loughery, Anna DiRita, Kylie Jones, Lucy Shimek.

The Lady Flames' remaining schedule includes the two matches this week and a final ASUN matchup at Delaware State on April 29. Liberty will be looking to achieve its first-ever undefeated ASUN season before heading to Jacksonville, Fla. for the 2023 ASUN Women's Lacrosse Championship. Liberty has achieved a one-loss conference record in the last four full seasons in the league, with each loss coming to Jacksonville until this season. The Lady Flames bested the No. 21-ranked Dolphins 12-10, April 1 on the road.

Liberty is currently 5-0 all-time facing Kennesaw State and has yet to square off with Lindenwood. The Lady Flames last saw Kennesaw State in back-to-back matchups in 2022, with Liberty taking the first by a 16-7 score (April 30) and then defeating the Owls 21-6 in the ASUN Championship Semifinals (May 5).

The Lady Flames are 4-2 at home this season and have won seven of their last nine contests overall.

Lady Flames News and Notes

• Senior Lizzy Ferguson has been one of the most reliable draw control winners in the nation this season. With a program-record 126 draw controls this season and 232 career draws won, Ferguson is just one draw control shy of the Liberty program record for a career. She trails only Brianna McCaffery (2016-19), who accumulated 233 over her four years as a Lady Flame.

• Ferguson ranks fifth in the nation and second in the ASUN with 9.00 draws won per game.

• A senior graduate transfer out of Navy, Grace Loughery has headlined Liberty's dynamite defense. Loughery is 27th in the country and first in the ASUN with 1.86 caused turnovers per game and 19th in the nation and second in the ASUN with 2.93 ground balls per game.

• As a unit, Liberty's defense is third in the country with 12.71 caused turnovers per game and fifth in the nation at 20.07 ground balls per game.

• Mackenzie Lehman leads Liberty goals (28), assists (11) and points (39) this season. She has also tallied 19 ground balls, 26 draw controls (second on team) and 17 caused turnovers (tied for second on team).

• Goalkeeper Taylor Gallarello is 7-1 with an 11.07 goals-against-average and a .392 save percentage. Gallarello has racked up 49 saves and 16 ground balls this spring.

• Senior Tori Banks has been all over the field with 13 goals, two assists and 15 points along with 18 ground balls, 11 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers. Andrea Colavito (10 goals this season) has scored 10 or more goals in three straight seasons.

• Senior Hannah Davis has been a key member of the Lady Flames defense with 24 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers. Fellow defender and senior Mikayla Coghill has tallied 22 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.

Schedule

Liberty Hosts Kennesaw State Thursday, Lindenwood Saturday for Senior Day