Liberty Set for Senior Day Against Kennesaw State, Road Contest at High Point
4/15/2021 12:00:00 AM | Women's Lacrosse
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The Liberty lacrosse team will play a pair of games this weekend, starting with a Senior Day showdown against Kennesaw State on Friday afternoon.
The Lady Flames (6-6, 0-0 ASUN) will take on the KSU Owls (5-6, 0-1 ASUN) in their ASUN opener at 1 p.m. at the Liberty Lacrosse Field. Friday is Senior Day for Liberty. Prior to the game, the program will honor its graduating class – Carly White, Sarah Steenson, Grace Fletcher, Claire Bratchie and Maddi Little – with a special ceremony.
On Sunday, Liberty will compete in a road contest at former Big South rival High Point (5-6). Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Vert Stadium in High Point, N.C.
Liberty dropped its most recent game, an 18-6 result at No. 8 Duke on Tuesday evening. KSU has lost back-to-back games, falling to Mercer (20-19 on April 6) and Furman (16-14 last Friday). High Point brings a four-game winning streak into the weekend. The Panthers defeated Longwood 19-7 on Wednesday in their most recent contest.
Attendance
Due to COVID-19 protocols, attendance at the Liberty Lacrosse Field will be restricted to only home and visiting team player guests via a pass list. On game day, the pass list table will open 60 minutes before game time. There will be a tent at the center of the Campus East Fields where team guests can check in.
Masks and social distancing of six feet or more from anyone not in a family or party are required at all times. More game day information and policies can be found at LibertyFlames.com/gameday.
For media outlets interested in covering the game, please contact Assistant Athletics Communications Director Bill Smith (wsmith51@liberty.edu) in advance so your needs can be accommodated.
Lady Flames News and Notes
• Liberty and Kennesaw State have met one time previously in what was the Lady Flames' inaugural ASUN contest, March 16, 2019 in Kennesaw, Ga. Liberty topped KSU 16-12 in that game.
• The Lady Flames and High Point Panthers last battled on April 17, 2019. High Point, ranked No. 25 in the nation at that time, defeated Liberty 14-9. Liberty is 1-9 all-time against High Point.
• Liberty's senior class is the winningest class in program history with 42 victories. This senior class won a program-record 14 games in 2019 and won 13 games in 2018.
• Liberty swept the ASUN honors this week. Attacker Brooke Bryan received ASUN Player of the Week recognition for the first time in her career, and midfielder Carly White earned her second career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week honor.
• The Lady Flames continue to lead the country in caused turnovers per game (13.67). Liberty ranks fourth in the nation in ground balls per game (22.08).
• Senior defender Sarah Steenson paces Liberty's defensive efforts, ranking No. 14 in the nation individually in caused turnovers per game (2.18). Goalkeeper Jennifer Soriero is 16th in the country in ground balls per game (3.17).
• The last time Liberty hosted a Senior Day game was on April 26, 2019, a 22-0 ASUN victory over Howard.