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2016 Liberty Volleyball Notes - Matches 7-9 - Sept. 9-102016 Liberty Volleyball Schedule

Kennesaw State InvitationalAug. 26 vs. Pittsburgh L, 0-3Aug. 27 at Kennesaw State L, 1-3Aug. 27 vs. Missouri L, 0-3

Liberty InvitationalSept. 2 USC UPSTATE W, 3-0Sept. 3 HAMPTON W, 3-0Sept. 3 ETSU L, 0-3

Davidson Wildcat ClassicSept. 9 vs. USC Upstate 4:30 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Furman 10 a.m.Sept. 10 at Davidson 6 p.m.

VCU InvitationalSept. 16 vs. Morgan State 3 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Middle Tenn. 10 a.m.Sept. 17 at VCU 5 p.m.

Sept. 23 at High Point * 7 p.m.Sept. 27 at Radford * 7 p.m.Sept. 30 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m.Oct. 7 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m.Oct. 8 WINTHROP * 2 p.m.Oct. 11 CAMPBELL * 7 p.m.Oct. 14 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m.Oct. 15 at Charleston So. * 2 p.m.Oct. 21 at Winthrop * 7 p.m.Oct. 22 at Gardner-Webb * 4 p.m.Oct. 25 RADFORD * 7 p.m.Oct. 29 UNC ASHEVILLE * 2 p.m.Nov. 1 at Campbell * 7 p.m.Nov. 4 PRESBYTERIAN * 7 p.m.Nov. 5 HIGH POINT * 2 p.m.Nov. 12 CHARLESTON So.*$ 1 p.m.

2016 Big South Volleyball Championship

Nov. 18 QUARTERFINAL & TBDNov. 19 SEMIFINAL & TBDNov. 20 CHAMP. MATCH& 2 p.m.

2016 NCAA Volleyball Championship Dec. 2-4 First/Second Rounds TBA All times are Eastern Standard Time and

are subject to change

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* - Big South Conference Match$ - at Liberty Christian Academy

& - at Lynchburg, Va.

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The Liberty volleyball team begins a stretch of nine straight matches away from the Vines Center, competing at the Davidson Wildcat Classic, Friday and Saturday. The Lady Flames (2-4) will meet USC Upstate (2-6) for the second week in a row on Friday, before taking on 2015 SoCon champion Furman (2-4) and Davidson (2-5) on Saturday. Liberty has posted a 1-1 record all-time against USC Upstate, while going 2-3 versus Furman and 3-3 against Davidson. Current Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder earned his first career victory versus Davidson, Sept. 17, 2004 at the Vines Center.

How to Follow the Lady Flames Live stats will be available for all matches at this weekend’s Davidson Wildcat Classic. Live stats will appear through Sidearm Stats, courtesy of Davidson Sports Information. Liberty’s Saturday evening match against Davidson will be available for viewing, for a small charge, through video streaming on the Atlantic 10 Network.

Starting Rotation 1. Liberty went 2-1 at its home invitational last weekend, earning second place to ETSU at the Liberty Invitational. For their efforts on the weekend, Leah Clayton and Michelle Melendez were named to the Liberty Invitational all-tournament team.2. In a 3-0 sweep of Hampton last Friday, Liberty served up a season-high 11 aces. It marked the Lady Flames’ most aces since posting 13 at NC Central, Aug. 24, 2012.3. Liberty continues to lead the Big South in blocks per set, at 2.79. Sirena Vorster paces the conference with 1.44 blocks per set, followed by Anna Gragg in third, at 1.33.4. Shane Pinder, in his 13th season as Liberty’s head coach, became the program’s all-time leader in career victories Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner-Webb. At 224-167, Pinder now stands second all-time in Big South career coaching victories.5. On Saturday against ETSU, Anna Gragg (7 blocks) and Casey Goodwin (6 blocks) became the first pair of Lady Flames freshman teammates with six or more blocks in the same match in the rally-scoring era (since 2001).6. Liberty started three true freshmen in its season opener against Pitt on Aug. 26, the first time since 2000 that three or more true freshmen started the season opener.7. The Lady Flames were predicted to finish second in the Big South preseason coach-es’ poll. Additionally, junior setter Anna Willey and sophomore libero Margaret Latchford were voted to the Preseason All-Big South team.

Starting Lineup from Last Match (Sept. 3 vs. ETSU)

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. KPS DPS Other Stats 1 Anna Willey S 6-1 Jr. 0.79 1.79 6.57 aps2 Anna Gragg MB 6-3 Fr. 1.20 0.00 1.33 bps4 Casey Goodwin RS 6-1 Fr. 2.11 0.44 0.61 bps7 Sydney Morris OH 6-0 R-So. 2.00 1.62 0.65 bps15 Leah Clayton OH 5-11 Fr. 3.05 2.95 0.58 bps19 Margaret Latchford DS/L 5-2 So. 0.00 2.37 2 aces21 Sirena Vorster MB 6-2 Jr. 1.50 0.56 1.44 bps 23 Michelle Melendez DS/L 5-4 Sr. 0.00 3.16 10 assists

Davidson Wildcat ClassicSept. 9, 2016

4:30 p.m. - vs. USC Upstate SPARTANS (2-6)

Sept. 10, 201610 a.m. - vs. Furman PALADINS (2-4)

6 p.m. - at Davidson WILDCATS (2-5)

John M. Belk Arena - Davidson, N.C.

Liberty LADY FLAMES (2-4)

2016 Volleyball Team RosterNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Prev. School) 1 Anna Willey Jr. S 6-1 Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf HS2 Anna Gragg Fr. MB 6-3 Missoula, Mont./Big Sky HS4 Casey Goodwin Fr. RS 6-1 Rougemont, N.C./Person HS5 Hannah Weidner Jr. RS 6-1 Shorewood, Minn./Minnetonka HS7 Sydney Morris R-So. OH/MB 6-0 Altavista, Va./Altavista HS (James Madison)8 Hannah Morris Fr. S 6-0 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy10 Kainah Williams Fr. MB 6-2 Spring Branch, Texas/Smithson Valley HS15 Leah Clayton Fr. OH 5-11 Danville, Va./Westover Christian Academy19 Margaret Latchford So. DS/L 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne HS20 Gabrielle Vess Jr. OH 6-0 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christian21 Sirena Vorster Jr. MB 6-2 Wellington, Fla./Wellington HS22 Meegan Williams Fr. MB 6-1 St. Louis, Mo./Westminster Christian Academy23 Michelle Melendez Sr. DS 5-4 Miami, Fla./Westminster Chr. (Palm Beach St.)24 Payton Carter Fr. OH 6-0 Fort Mill, S.C./Fort Mill HS

Head Coach: Shane Pinder (13th Year, Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04)Assistant Coaches: Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11), Macey Gardner (Arizona St., ‘16)Certified Athletic Trainer: Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, ‘06)

Pronunciation GuideLeah Clayton LEE-uh ClaytonCassie Crumal Cass-ee Crum-uhlAnna Gragg Anna GRAGGMargaret Latchford Margaret LATCH-ferdMichelle Melendez Michelle Meh-LEN-dezShane Pinder Shane PIN-derSirena Vorster Si-REN-uh VORE-sterHannah Weidner Hannah WIDE-nerAnna Willey Anna WILL-eeKainah Williams CANE-uh WilliamsMeegan Williams MEE-gin Williams

Head Coach Shane PinderRecord at Liberty: 224-167; 124-48 Big South (13th Year) Career Record: Same (Program record holder for coaching victories)* Set program record with 199th career victory, Oct. 3, 2014 at Gardner-WebbNCAA Tournament Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012Big South Tournament Championships: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012Big South Regular-Season Championships: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012Big South Tournament Finals Appearances: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012Big South Coach of the Year: 2007, 2010, 2012 (tied for conference record)VaSID State Coach of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 (state record)AVCA Team Academic Award: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 20152 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention players (Kallie Corbin ‘08; Chelaine McCarty ‘09)5 AVCA All-Region mentions (Scripko – 2007; Corbin – 2008; McCarty – 2008-09; Caro-line Douglas - 2012)2 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (Kristin Colson 2004; Becca Haraf 2013)3 CoSIDA Academic All-District III players (Colson ‘04; Karyl Bacon ‘10; Becca Haraf ‘13)23 VaSID All-State team members (11 first-team, 12 second-team)3 VaSID All-State Rookies of the Year (Corbin 2006; Douglas 2012; Weidner 2014)2 VaSID All-State Players of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2008; Caroline Douglas 2012)1 Big South Woman of the Year (Karyl Bacon 2010)2 Big South Players of the Year (Kallie Corbin 2008; Caroline Douglas 2012)2 Big South Scholar Athletes of the Year (Kristin Colson 2004; Becca Haraf 2012)4 Big South Tournament MVP honors (Corbin ‘07, ‘08; Loren Thomas ‘11; Craycraft ‘12)4 Big South Freshmen of the Year (Corbin ‘06, Scripko ‘07, Craycraft ‘10, Douglas ‘12)35 All-conference members (16 first team, 16 second team, 3 honorable mention)18 Big South All-Tournament team members

2016 LibertyVolleyball

Quick Facts

General InformationName of School ........... Liberty UniversityCity/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24515Founded ..........................................1971Enrollment ....................................15,000Nickname............................ Lady FlamesSchool Colors ............ Red, White & BlueHome Arena........................ Vines CenterCapacity.......................................... 9,511Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division IConference .............................. Big SouthFounder .........................Dr. Jerry FalwellPresident .............................Jerry FalwellDirector of Athletics................ Jeff BarberAthletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100

Volleyball InformationHead Coach.......................Shane PinderAlma Mater .....Luther Rice Seminary, ‘04Record at School ........224-167 (13th Yr.)Career Record ............................... SameAssistant Coaches........Cassie Crumal (William & Mary, ‘11)........ Macey Gardner (Arizona State, ‘16)Certified Athletic Trainer.................... Tuesday Hunt (Erskine, ‘06)

HistoryFirst Season of Volleyball ................1976All-Time Record ..........................748-622NCAA Tournament Appearances ...........7Last NCAA Appearance ...................2012Opponent ................................ MinnesotaResult ........................L/0-3 (First Round)Final/Highest Ranking .......................N/AFinal 2015 Record ..........................14-14Conference Record/Finish ........ 9-5/ThirdStarters Returning/Lost............3+libero/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost..............7/6Newcomers............................................7

Athletics Communications Info.Assoc. AD - Communications..........................................Todd WetmoreSID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974Email Address....... [email protected]. Director .............Ryan BombergerCell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576Email Address... [email protected]. Director .................Paul CarmanyCell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575Email Address..... [email protected]. Director ......................... Eric BrownCell Phone ...................... (434) 221-8817Email [email protected]. Director/VB contact... Joe CarmanyCell Phone ..................... (434) 534-4325Email Address..... [email protected] Asst. .................................Bill SmithEmail [email protected]. Comm. Fax.............. (434) 582-2076Website ..................... LibertyFlames.com

Liberty Invitational Recap The Lady Flames posted a pair of sweeps over USC Upstate and Hampton to open the home schedule at the Liberty Invitational. Liberty then finished as tournament runner-up after falling to ETSU in the last match on Saturday. During the invitational, Liberty outhit opponents, .218-.092, while averaging 3.11 blocks per set and 1.67 aces per set. For their efforts on the weekend, Michelle Melendez and Leah Clayton were both named to the all-tournament team.

Denied Liberty leads the Big South with 2.79 blocks per set. Entering the week, the Lady Flames ranked 32nd nationally in both blocks and opponents’ hitting percentage (.144). Net defense has been a total team effort, as four players have posted at least one match with six or more blocks this season. Sirena Vorster is ranked first in the Big South with 1.44 blocks per set, followed in third by Anna Gragg at 1.33. Vorster recorded a career-high nine blocks against Missouri. On Saturday against ETSU, Gragg posted seven blocks and Casey Goodwin added six, the first time in rally-scoring history that two Liberty freshmen have registered six or more blocks in the same match.

Serving up Aces During a 3-0 sweep of Hampton on Saturday, Liberty served up a season-high 11 aces, the most by the Lady Flames since posting 13 aces at N.C. Central, Aug. 24, 2012. Sirena Vorster (4 aces) and Sydney Morris (3) both recorded career highs in service aces against Hampton. Hannah Morris also has a four-ace match this season, Aug. 27 at Kennesaw State.

Entering Double Figures On Saturday against ETSU, Sydney Morris scored a career-high 11 kills, good for her first career double-digit kill match. Leah Clayton turned in her third career 10-kill match with 12 kills. Four Lady Flames have posted at least one double-digit kill match in 2016, while Si-rena Vorster and Hannah Weidner have 10-kill matches in previous seasons. Fresh Faces The Lady Flames have seven freshmen this season. Five newcomers have already started at least one match, including as many as four at a time. On Aug. 26 against Pitt, Leah Clayton, Casey Goodwin and Kainah Williams all start-ed. It marked the first time since Sept. 1, 2000 that three or more Liberty true freshmen started the season opener. In 2000, Erin McKeown, Theresa Passamani, Tatiana Tkachuk and Simone Turner all drew the start in a 3-1 setback to Texas Tech in Columbia, S.C.

Double-Double the Fun On Aug. 27 against Kennesaw State, Leah Clayton (15 kills, 17 digs), Hannah Mor-ris (47 assists, 12 digs) and Gabrielle Vess (16 kills, 13 digs) all posted double-doubles. Freshman Casey Goodwin added 10 kills. Clayton and Morris were the first Liberty freshman teammates since Jade Craycraft and Lillie Happel Nov. 19, 2010 at Winthrop to record double-doubles in the same match. That was also the last time two Liberty freshmen posted 10+ kills in the same contest. Anna Willey recorded her 15th career double-double in a 3-0 sweep of Hampton, Saturday, dishing out 31 assists and collecting 11 digs.

Top of the List Liberty Head Coach Shane Pinder is in his 13th season and holds a 224-167 overall 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 on Oct. 4, he became the fourth volleyball coach in Big South history with 200 or more career wins. Pinder earned his 224th career win on Saturday against Hampton, passing former Coastal Carolina Head Coach Kristen Bauer (1999-2011) for second all-time in career wins among Big South volleyball coaches.

Big South ConferenceUpdate

Big South Standings W L Pct. Liberty 0 0 .000Campbell 0 0 .000Charleston Southern 0 0 .000Gardner-Webb 0 0 .000High Point 0 0 .000Presbyterian 0 0 .000 Radford 0 0 .000UNC Asheville 0 0 .000Winthrop 0 0 .000

Overall Standings W L Pct. Radford 6 1 .857High Point 5 2 .714Gardner-Webb 4 2 .667UNC Asheville 2 2 .500Campbell 3 4 .429Winthrop 3 4 .429Charleston Southern 3 5 .375Liberty 2 4 .333Presbyterian 2 5 .286

Big South Weekly AwardsPlayer of the Week

Maddie Palmer, Jr., OH, RadfordDefensive Player of the Week

Madison Martin, So., L, CSUFreshman of the Week

Brooke Monssen, OH, CSU

Around the Big SouthWhere each conference team is play-ing this weekend (Sep. 9-10).

Campbell - Home tournamentCharleston So. - CofC ClassicGardner-Webb - Elon Phoenix ClassicHigh Point - Wolfpack InvitationalLiberty - Davidson Wildcat ClassicPresbyterian - Northeastern InvitationalRadford - Spartan/Aggie InvitationalUNC Asheville - Home tournamentWinthrop - UMBC Tournament

Preseason Poll1. High Point (5) 762. Liberty (2) 683. Radford (1) 584. Campbell 535. Winthrop 486. UNC Asheville 417. Charleston Southern (1) 278. Gardner-Webb 219. Presbyterian 13

Preseason All-Big SouthHaley Barnes, High Point, Sr.*Emma Weakland, Winthrop, Sr.Molly Livingston, High Point, Soph.Madison Vaughn, UNC Asheville, Sr.Maddie Palmer, Radford, Jr.Anna Willey, Liberty, Jr.Margaret Latchford, Liberty, Soph.

* - Preseason Player of the Year

Liberty vs. USC Upstate (Tied, 1-1)Last Meeting: Liberty 3, USC Upstate 0 (Sept. 2, 2016 - Lynchburg, Va.First Meeting: USC Upstate 3, Liberty 0 (Sept. 6, 2014 - Lynchburg, Va.) After posting a program Division I-record 15 wins last season, USC Upstate is off to a 2-6 start this year. The Spartans went 1-2 at the Liberty Invitational last weekend, getting its first win of the season on Saturday against Hampton. Madison Haake, a 2015 Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team member, is one of five re-turning starters. Emily Koelling leads the Spartans with 1.97 kills per set, while Haake was named to the Liberty Invitational all-tournament team.

Liberty vs. Furman (Furman leads, 3-2)Last Meeting: Furman 3, Liberty 0 (Sept. 30, 1995 - Greenville, S.C.)Last Liberty Win: Liberty 3, Furman 0 (Oct. 21, 1989 - Newark, Del.)

Furman, winner of the 2015 Southern Conference Championship, is 2-4 this season following a 3-2 loss to Winthrop on Sunday. The Paladins’ two wins are over Auburn and Clemson. Furman was voted to repeat as conference champion in the preseason poll. Annie Bierman, the 2015 SoCon Player of the Year and an AVCA All-East Region se-lection, averages 3.12 kills per set. Bierman has already surpassed 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs for her career. Taina Joseph has recorded 2.61 kills per set this season. Liberty vs. Davidson (Series tied, 3-3)Last Meeting: Davidson 3, Liberty 0 (Sept. 2, 2006 - Davidson, N.C.)Last Liberty Win: Liberty 3, Davidson 0 (Sept. 17, 2004 - Lynchburg, Va.)

Davidson brings a 2-5 record into its home tournament after dropping its home opener to Elon on Tuesday. The Wildcats have beaten UNCW and Wake Forest so far this year. Davidson averages 2.67 blocks per set. Sabrina Shepherd, the 2015 A-10 Rookie of the Year, has averaged 1.77 kills per set so far this season. Ciara Cockrell averages 2.43 kills per set, while Emily Franklin aver-ages 1.27 blocks per set.

Haven’t I Seen You Lately? Friday will be the second time in as many weeks that Liberty will face USC Upstate, as the Lady Flames downed the Spartans, 3-0, last Friday at the Vines Center. The last time Liberty played against the same non-conference opponent twice in the same season was 2009, when the Lady Flames played at VCU two times. The last time Liberty faced the same non-conference opponent twice within an eight-day-or-fewer span was 1999, when the Lady Flames posted wins over Florida Atlantic on back-to-back days in Tallahassee, Fla.

First Time for Everything The host of this weekend’s invitational, Davidson, is the answer to the following trivia question. Against which team did 13th-year Head Coach Shane Pinder earn his first ca-reer coaching victory? Pinder’s first collegiate coaching win came Sept. 17, 2004, in his first home match as head coach at Liberty, a 3-0 win over Davidson, at the Vines Center.

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Liberty in theRankings

(Big South/NCAA)As of 9/7/16

Team Overall BSC NCAAAttack Percentage (.139) 9th 283Opp. Attack Pct. (.144) 2nd 32Assists (10.79 aps) 5th 228Kills (11.53 kps) 6th 242Blocks (2.79 bps) 1st 32Service Aces (1.42 aps) 5th 111Digs (14.63 dps) 4th 135

Individual Overall KillsLeah Clayton (3.05 kps) 5th

AssistsAnna Willey (6.57 aps) 5thHannah Morris (6.07 aps) 7th

Service AcesSirena Vorster (0.39 saps) 9th BlocksSirena Vorster (1.44 bps) 1st 33Anna Gragg (1.33 bps) 3rd 53

PointsLeah Clayton (3.53 pps) 5th

Liberty Liberty - Ind. Statistical Comparison GU-Ind. GU5-3 Record 4-20-0 Conf. Record 0-013.13 Weidner - 3.67 Kills Per Set Saar - 3.58 12.2112.77 Opponent Kills Per Set 13.00.243 McQuitery - .311 Attack Percentage White - .317 .224.188 Opponent Attack Percentage .16612.33 Stapleton - 10.08 Assists Per Set Brauneis - 9.58 11.160.83 Stapleton - 0.35 Service Aces Per Set White/Johnson - 0.26 1.0514.83 Shipe - 4.20 Digs Per Set Simpson - 5.26 18.741.78 J. Vorster - 1.03 Blocks Per Set White - 1.16 1.89

Liberty USC Upstate Statistical Comparison Furman Davidson2-4 2-6 Record 2-4 2-50-0 0-0 Conf. Record 0-0 0-011.53 10.13 Kills Per Set 11.75 11.2310.84 12.19 Opponent Kills Per Set 12.50 13.96.139 .128 Attack Percentage .166 .182.144 .186 Opponent Attack Percentage .233 .20010.79 9.65 Assists Per Set 10.83 10.501.42 1.29 Service Aces Per Set 0.92 1.0014.63 15.81 Digs Per Set 14.54 14.692.79 1.42 Blocks Per Set 1.60 2.67

Preseason Postings Liberty was predicted to finish second in the Big South, according to the preseason coaches’ poll. The Lady Flames went 14-14 a year ago, finishing third in the Big South with a 9-5 conference record. Additionally, junior setter Anna Willey and sophomore libero Margaret Latchford were both named to the 2016 Big South Preseason All-Conference team.

Half and Half Exactly half of this year’s 14-member roster is made up of freshmen. Liberty’s seven-player freshman class is its largest since 2012, when seven freshmen helped the Lady Flames capture their seventh, and most recent, Big South Volleyball Championship title.

Career Milestones in ReachHannah Weidner - 600 kills (currently at 506 - reached 500 at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15)Anna Willey - 1,500 career assists (currently at 1,427 - reached 1,000 at WU, 10/24/15)Margaret Latchford - 600 career digs (currently at 547 - reached 500 vs. Radford, 11/19/15)

10+-Club (Kills) Six current Lady Flames have posted at least one career 10-kill match during their collegiate career. Hannah Weidner is the only current Lady Flame to score 20 kills in a match, sending down 20 kills on Oct. 18, 2014 at Coastal Carolina. Other current Liberty players’ career highs in kills: Gabrielle Vess (19), Leah Clayton (15), Sirena Vorster (14), Casey Goodwin (11) and Sydney Morris (11).

10+-Club (Digs) Six current Lady Flames have recorded at least one career 10-dig match, led by Mar-garet Latchford’s program rally-scoring-record 38 digs at Campbell, Oct. 9, 2015. Additional Lady Flames with their current career highs in digs: Michelle Melendez (22), Anna Willey (19), Leah Clayton (17), Gabrielle Vess (14) and Hannah Morris (12).

For the (Freshman) Record Margaret Latchford collected a program freshman-record 502 digs last season, the ninth most in a single season in program history, and sixth most in Liberty’s rally-scoring records. She finished the season ranked fifth in the Big South with 4.67 digs per set. As a freshman in 2014, Hannah Weidner tied a program record with 19 straight 10+-kill matches, reaching double figures in kills in 24 out of her first 25 career matches. Wei-dner was the 2014 VaSID University Division Volleyball All-State Rookie of the Year.

No Relation Last year, the Lady Flames had a pair of sisters, in Jade and Sirena Vorster. The Vor-ster sisters finished first and second on the team in blocks during 2015. This season, Liberty has Hannah and Sydney Morris, both from Virginia, but the two are not related. Hannah’s older sister, Rachel, was a backup setter at Liberty in 2015. Freshmen Kainah Williams (Spring Branch, Texas) and Meegan Williams (St. Louis, Mo.) are not related, either.

1,343’s a Crowd On Friday against USC Upstate, Liberty drew a home-opener-record 1,343 fans. It was the third-most fans to attend a Liberty volleyball match at the Vines Center. The Lady Flames hold the Big South record for single-match attendance, 1,622, set on Nov. 10, 2007 against Radford, while they drew 1,583 for a 3-0 sweep of Winthrop, Oct. 27, 2007.

Dishing it Out With 1,427 career assists, junior Anna Willey needs 41 more assists to pass Lara Bartolomeo (2004-07) into 10th place in program history in career assists. Willey led the conference with 11.29 assists per set during Big South matches. She also posted a team-high 12 double-doubles, while adding 12 40-assist matches, seven 50-assist contests and one 60-assist match. Freshman Hannah Morris recorded 47 assists, four aces, 12 digs and four blocks against Kennesaw State on Aug. 27 in her first career start.

2016 Team Match Highs

Attack Pct. ........................371 (32-6-70),....................................vs. Hampton (9/3)Kills ............55 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Kills (3 S) ........ 43 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Kills (4 S) ...55 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Kills (5 S) ................................................Attempts ..154 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Att. (3 S) ...................118 vs. ETSU (9/3)Att. (4 S) ..154 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Att. (5 S) .................................................Assists .......53 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Assists (3 S) .. 38 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Assists (4 S) .................53 at KSU (8/27)Assists (5 S) ...........................................Digs ...........74 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Digs (3 S)........ 55 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Digs (4 S)...74 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Digs (5 S)................................................Aces.......................11 vs. Hampton (9/3)Blocks ...................12 vs. Missouri (8/27)

2016 Individual Match Highs Attack Pct. (Min. 12 K) ......222 (12-4-36),...................Leah Clayton vs. ETSU (9/3)Kills .................................................... 16, Gabrielle Vess at Kennesaw State (8/27)Kills (3 S) ........................................... 12,...................Leah Clayton vs. ETSU (9/3)Kills (4 S) ........................................... 16, Gabrielle Vess at Kennesaw State (8/27)Kills (5 S) ................................................Total Attempts .................................... 50, Gabrielle Vess at Kennesaw State (8/27)Total Attempts (3 S) ........................... 36,.............Leah Clayton vs. Missouri (8/27)Total Attempts (4 S) ........................... 50, Gabrielle Vess at Kennesaw State (8/27)Total Attempts (5 S) ................................Assists ............................................... 47, Hannah Morris at Kennesaw State (8/27)Assists (3 S) ...................................... 31,......... Anna Willey vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Assists (4 S) ...................................... 47, Hannah Morris at Kennesaw State (8/27)Assists (5 S) ...........................................Digs ................................................... 22,............Michelle Melendez at KSU (8/27)Digs (3 S)........................................... 12, Margaret Latchford vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Digs (4 S)........................................... 22,............Michelle Melendez at KSU (8/27)Digs (5 S)................................................Aces.................................................4 2x,..mr by Sirena Vorster vs. Hampton (9/3)Blocks ..................................... 9 (1s, 8a),........... Sirena Vorster vs. Missouri (8/27)

Career Double-Doubles

‘14 ‘15 ‘16 CAnna Willey 2 12 1 15Gabrielle Vess -- 2 1 3Leah Clayton X X 1 1Hannah Morris X X 1 1

LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL INDIVIDUAL RECORDSKills Match: 41 by Theresa Bream vs. James Madison, 9/11/90Match (Rally-Scoring): 40 by Rachel Harnack at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01Season: 719 by Nicole Nice, 1992 (Big South Record)Season (Rally-Scoring): 507 by Jennifer Belk, 2004Career: 2,024 by Anthonia Akpama, 1996-99

Attack Percentage Match: .875 (14K-0E-16TA) by Ashley Webber at Winthrop, 10/17/08Season: .518 by Michelle Marsh, 1988Season (Rally-Scoring): .356 by Chelaine McCarty, 2009

Assists Match: 86 by Michelle Howland vs. NC State, 9/10/99Match (Rally-Scoring): 84 by Michelle Howland at Coastal Carolina, 11/10/01Season: 2,156 by Michelle Marsh, 1988Season (Rally-Scoring): 1,630 by Kristin Colson, 2002Career: 4,873 by Michelle Howland, 1998-01

Blocks Match: 18 by Kari LeBlanc vs. Virginia Tech, 9/5/89Match (Rally-Scoring): 13 by Loren Thomas at Winthrop, 10/21/11Season: 294 by Kim Lawson, 1992Season (Rally-Scoring): 155 by Loren Thomas, 2011Career: 532 by Kim Lawson, 1990-92

Aces Match: 11 by Kim Thomas vs. Western Carolina, 9/29/90Match (Rally-Scoring): 9 by Kallie Corbin vs. Navy, 9/15/06Season: 93 by Becky Shannon, 1988Season (Rally-Scoring): 52 by Kallie Corbin, 2006Career: 213 by Nikki Keznor, 1991-94

Digs Match: Theresa Bream 45 vs. Maryland, 11/9/90Match (Rally-Scoring): 38 by Margaret Latchford at Campbell, 10/9/15Season: 686 by Theresa Bream, 1990Season (Rally-Scoring): 653 by Kelly Haseman, 2010Career: 1,989 by Kelly Haseman, 2008-11

TEAM SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS

Current Lady Flames on Program Career Lists

Assists1) Michelle Howland (98-01)...4,8732) Ashley Fletcher (94-97) ......4,8403) Kallie Corbin (06-09) ..........4,5284) Kristin Colson (01-04).........4,3495) Jade Craycraft (10-13) .......4,1626) Laura Miller (90-92) ............3,8227) Michelle Marsh (86-87).......3,2548) Jule Sitler (85-88) ...............2,0649) Theresa Bream (87-90) ......1,90410) Lara Bartolomeo (04-07) ..1,467-- Anna Willey (14-P) .............1,427

Liberty Coaching RecordsOverall Coaching Wins1) Shane Pinder (2004-P) ........2242) Chris Phillips (‘92-97, 99-03) ..1983) Beth Dalton (1981-84, 91) .....1104) Sue Kelly (1986-90)...............103 Coaching Wins (Big South Only)1) Shane Pinder (2004-P) ........1242) Chris Phillips (‘92-97, 99-03) ...83

Big South Career RecordsOverall Coaching Wins1) Julie Torbett (UNCA/WU) ......3372) Shane Pinder (Liberty) ........2243) Kristen Bauer (Coastal) .........2234) Chris Phillips (Liberty/G-W) ...220

Coaching Wins (Big South Only)1) Julie Torbett (UNCA/WU) ......1452) Shane Pinder (Liberty) ........1243) Kristen Bauer (Coastal) .........110

OverallKills - 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’All-Time Honors

1 Anna Willey2016 Preseason All-Big South2015 Big South Honorable Mention

5 Hannah Weidner2014 VaSID State Rookie of the Year2014 Big South Second Team2014 Big South All-Freshman Team3-Time Big South Freshman of the Week(9/8/14; 9/15/14; 10/13/14)

19 Margaret Latchford2016 Preseason All-Big South2015 VaSID All-State Second Team2015 Big South All-Freshman TeamBig South Defensive Player of the Week (10/5/15; 11/16/15)

21 Sirena Vorster2014 Big South All-Freshman TeamBig South Freshman of the Week (10/28/14)

23 Michelle Melendez(at Palm Beach State CC)2014 Southern Conference Second Team2013, 2014 FCSAA All-Academic team

Head Coach Shane PinderWinningest 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)

Program Single-Season Leaders (All-Time)

Digs1) Theresa Bream (1990) ..........6862) Kelly Haseman (2010) ...........6533) Kelly Haseman (2009) ...........5604) Nicole Nice (1992) .................5455) Gabrielle Shipe (2014) ..........5426) Jessica Nelson (2007) ...........5247) Gabrielle Shipe (2012) ..........5108) Nikki Keznor (1993) ...............5099) Margaret Latchford (2015) ..50210) Lara Bartolomeo (2007) ......495

Assists1) Michelle Marsh (1988) ........2,1562) Kristin Colson (2002) ..........1,6303) Kalle Corbin (2007) ............1,6254) Laura Miller (1992) .............1,5705) Michelle Howland (1999) ....1,5306) Michelle Howland (2001) ....1,5127) Laura Miller (1990) .............1,3508) Kristin Colson (2004) ..........1,3349) Jade Craycraft (2010).........1,28410) Kristin Colson (2003) ........1,270-- Anna Willey (2015).............1,096

Program Single-Season Leaders (Rally-Scoring)

Digs1) Kelly Haseman (2010) ...........6532) Kelly Haseman (2009) ...........5603) Gabrielle Shipe (2014) ..........542 4) Jessica Nelson (2007) ...........524 5) Gabrielle Shipe (2012) ..........5106) Margaret Latchford (2015) ..5027) Lara Bartolomeo (2007) ........4958) Lara Bartolomeo (2006) ........4949) Kelly Haseman (2011) ...........46910) Jennifer Belk (2002) ............442

Assists1) Kristin Colson (2002) ..........1,6302) Kallie Corbin (2007)............1,625 3) Michelle Howland (2001) ....1,5124) Kristin Colson (2004) ..........1,3345) Jade Craycraft (2010).........1,2846) Kristin Colson (2003) ..........1,2707) Lara Bartolomeo (2005) .....1,2588) Jade Craycraft (2012).........1,1529) Kallie Corbin (2008)............1,14410) Caila Stapleton (2014)......1,126-- Anna Willey (2015).............1,096

2016 Lady Flames’ Individual HonorsPreseason All-Big SouthJr. S Anna WilleySo. L Margaret Latchford

Kennesaw State All-Tournament Team (Aug. 27)Jr. MB Sirena Vorster

Liberty Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 3)Fr. OH Leah ClaytonSr. DS/L Michelle Melendez

2015 Lady Flames’ Individual HonorsVaSID All-State Univeristy Division Volleyball TeamR-Sr. MB Jade Vorster (First team)R-Sr. OH Caroline Douglas (Second team)Fr. Libero Margaret Latchford (Second team

Preseason All-Big SouthR-Sr. OH Caroline DouglasSr. MB Jade Vorster

Big South All-Conference TeamR-Sr. MB Jade Vorster (First team)R-Sr. OH Caroline Douglas (First team)So. S Anna Willey (Honorable mention)

Big South All-Freshman TeamL Margaret Latchford

Big South All-Academic TeamR-Sr. MB Jade Vorster

Preseason All-Big SouthR-Sr. OH Caroline DouglasR-Sr. MB Jade Vorster

Big South Player of the WeekR-Sr. OH Caroline Douglas - Oct. 27

Big South Defensive Player of the WeekFr. Libero Margaret Latchford - Oct. 5Fr. Libero Margaret Latchford - Nov. 16

Liberty’s All-Time 20-win seasons34-23: 198330-16: 198427-9: 2007 (NCAA Division I program record) 26-9: 199726-11: 197925-8: 201225-9: 200825-9: 201024-8: 198824-10: 199623-10: 201423-11: 200323-21: 198622-8: 198722-10: 199922-18: 198021-11: 2001 21-14: 199821-19: 199220-13: 201120-14: 2009

Liberty Individual 2016 Season/Career Highs (while at Liberty)

Kills 4, 2 times (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3)Career 8 at Appalachian State (9/12/15)Aces 1, 2 times (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3)Career 2, 3 times (mr at G-W, 11/14/15)Assists 31 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Career 63 at Gardner-Webb (11/14/15)Digs 11 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Career 19, 2 times (mr vs. Campbell, 11/7/15)Blocks 3 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Career 6, 2 times (mr at Campbell, 11/8/14)

1 - Anna Willey

Kills --Career 20 at Coastal Carolina (10/18/14)Digs --Career 5, 3 times (mr at Campbell, 10/9/15)Solo Blocks --Career 1, 4 times (mr at High Point, 10/10/15)Block Assists --Career 5, 5 times (mr at Winthrop, 10/24/15)Blocks --Career 5, 6 times (mr at Winthrop, 10/24/15)

5 - Hannah Weidner

Kills 1, 3 times (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3)Career SameDigs 1 vs. ETSU (9/3)Career --Solo Blocks --Career --Block Assists 1, 3 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3)Career SameBlocks 1, 3 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3)Career Same

10 - Kainah Williams

Kills 16 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career 19 vs. FDU (8/29/15)Aces --Career 4 at High Point (11/7/14)Assists --Career 2 vs. Radford (9/26/14)Digs 13 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career 14 vs. Radford (11/19/15)Blocks 3 vs. Missouri (8/27)Career 4, 3 times (mr vs. Radford, 11/19/15)

20 - Gabrielle Vess

Kills --Career 1 at Virginia Tech (9/19/15)Aces 1 vs. Hampton (9/3)Career 2, 2 times (mr at UNCA, 11/13/15)Assists 4 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career 4 at Kennesaw State (8/27/16)Digs 22 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career 22, 2 times (mr at KSU, 8/27/16)Blocks --Career --

23 - Michelle Melendez

Kills 6 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career SameDigs --Career --Solo Blocks 1 vs. Missouri (8/27)Career SameBlock Assists 7 vs. ETSU (9/3)Career SameBlocks 7 vs. ETSU (9/3)Career Same

2 - Anna Gragg

Kills 11 vs. ETSU (9/3)Career 11 vs. ETSU (9/13/16)Aces 3 vs. Hampton (9/3)Career 3 vs. Hampton (9/3/16)Assists 1, 2 times (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3)Career 1, 3 times (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3/16)Digs 9 vs. Hampton (9/3)Career 9 vs. ETSU (9/3/16)Blocks 3, 2 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3)Career 3, 5 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3/16)

7 - Sydney Morris

Kills 15 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career SameAces 1, 3x (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3)Career SameAssists 2, 2 times (mr vs. Hampton, 9/3)Career SameDigs 17 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career SameBlocks 7 vs. Hampton (9/3)Career Same

15 - Leah Clayton

Kills 8 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career 14 vs. Presbyterian (10/24/14)Aces 4 vs. Hampton (9/3)Career 4 vs. Hampton (9/3/16)Assists 1 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career 2 vs. Houston Baptist (9/5/15)Digs 3, 2 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3)Career 9 vs. UNC Asheville (10/3/15)Blocks 9 vs. Missouri (8/27)Career 9 vs. Missouri (8/27/16)

21 - Sirena Vorster

Kills 1 vs. Hampton (9/3)Career SameAces --Career --Assists --Career --Digs --Career --Blocks --Career --

24 - Payton Carter

Kills 11 vs. Missouri (8/27)Career SameAces 2 vs. PIttsburgh (8/26)Career SameAssists 1, 2 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3)Career SameDigs 2, 3 times (mr vs. ETSU, 9/3)Career SameBlocks 6 vs. ETSU (9/3)Career Same

4 - Casey Goodwin

Kills 2, 2 times (mr vs. Missouri, 8/27)Career SameAces 4 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career SameAssists 47 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career SameDigs 12 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career SameBlocks 4 at Kennesaw State (8/27)Career Same

8 - Hannah Morris

Kills --Career 1, 3 times (mr at PC, 10/23/15)Aces 1, 2 times (mr vs. USC Upstate, 9/2)Career 3 vs. Radford (11/19/15)Assists 2, 2 times (mr vs. Missouri, 8/27)Career 4, 4 times (mr at UNCA, 11/13/15)Digs 12 vs. USC Upstate (9/2)Career 38 at Campbell (10/10/15)Blocks --Career --

19 - Margaret Latchford

Kills --Career --Aces --Career --Assists --Career --Digs --Career --Blocks --Career --

22 - Meegan Williams

Career StatsIndividual Career History

CARTER, Payton

Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv%2016 3-2 1 0.33 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.000TOTAL 3-2 1 0.33 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.000

Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2016 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.33TOTAL 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.33

CLAYTON, Leah

Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv%2016 19-6 58 3.05 37 188 . 1 1 2 6 0.32 20 . 3 0 0 3 0.16 9 60 . 8 5 0TOTAL 19-6 58 3.05 37 188 . 1 1 2 6 0.32 20 . 3 0 0 3 0.16 9 60 . 8 5 0

Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2016 56 2.95 6 139 . 9 5 7 1 10 11 0.58 0 0 67.0 3.53TOTAL 56 2.95 6 139 . 9 5 7 1 10 11 0.58 0 0 67.0 3.53

GOODWIN, Casey


Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2016 8 0.44 0 3 1.000 1 10 11 0.61 0 1 49.0 2.72TOTAL 8 0.44 0 3 1.000 1 10 11 0.61 0 1 49.0 2.72

GRAGG, Anna



LATCHFORD, Margaret

Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv%2015 107-28 3 0.03 1 9 . 2 2 2 54 0.50 270 . 2 0 0 18 0.17 19 385 . 9 5 12016 19-6 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 6 0.32 23 . 2 6 1 2 0.11 2 30 . 9 3 3TOTAL 126-34 3 0.02 1 9 . 2 2 2 60 0.48 293 . 2 0 5 20 0.16 21 415 . 9 4 9

Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2015 502 4.69 28 419 . 9 3 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 21.0 0.202016 45 2.37 3 75 . 9 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.11TOTAL 547 4.34 31 494 . 9 3 7 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 23.0 0.18

Career StatsIndividual Career History

MELENDEZ, Michelle



MORRIS, Hannah



MORRIS, Sydney



VESS, Gabrielle

Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv%2014 66-20 101 1.53 78 350 . 0 6 6 4 0.06 22 . 1 8 2 5 0.08 7 35 . 8 0 02015 64-24 162 2.53 96 519 . 1 2 7 6 0.09 29 . 2 0 7 4 0.06 18 94 . 8 0 92016 13-4 33 2.54 24 116 . 0 7 8 0 0.00 10 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 38 . 8 4 2TOTAL 143-48 296 2.07 198 985 . 0 9 9 10 0.07 61 . 1 6 4 9 0.06 31 167 . 8 1 4

Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2014 44 0.67 11 150 . 9 2 7 2 17 19 0.29 5 0 116.5 1.762015 114 1.78 16 327 . 9 5 1 3 27 30 0.47 5 0 182.5 2.842016 29 2.23 2 50 . 9 6 0 0 7 7 0.54 1 0 36.5 2.77TOTAL 187 1.31 29 527 . 9 4 5 5 51 56 0.39 11 0 335.5 2.34

Individual Career History

VORSTER, Sirena


Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2014 36 0.47 0 15 1.000 4 49 53 0.70 6 0 180.5 2.372015 68 0.72 1 17 . 9 4 1 10 61 71 0.75 6 0 229.5 2.412016 10 0.56 0 2 1.000 1 25 26 1.44 0 0 47.5 2.61TOTAL 114 0.60 1 34 . 9 7 1 15 135 150 0.79 12 0 457.5 2.42

WEIDNER, Hannah

Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv%2014 110-29 366 3.33 121 891 . 2 7 5 7 0.06 47 . 1 4 9 6 0.05 7 132 . 9 4 72015 91-27 140 1.54 46 406 . 2 3 2 5 0.05 26 . 1 9 2 0 0.00 0 1 1.0002016 0-0 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0TOTAL 201-56 506 2.52 167 1297 . 2 6 1 12 0.06 73 . 1 6 4 6 0.03 7 133 . 9 4 7

Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2014 62 0.56 1 9 . 8 8 9 3 59 62 0.56 2 2 404.5 3.672015 45 0.49 0 2 1.000 1 33 34 0.37 8 2 157.5 1.732016 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00TOTAL 107 0.53 1 11 . 9 0 9 4 92 96 0.48 10 4 562.0 2.80

WILLEY, Anna


Season dig d/s re ta rec% bs ba tb b/s be bhe points pts/s2014 49 1.75 0 1 1.000 1 21 22 0.79 4 3 30.5 1.072015 260 2.43 1 1 . 0 0 0 7 45 52 0.49 10 18 105.5 0.982016 25 1.79 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 5 6 0.43 0 2 16.5 1.14TOTAL 334 2.24 1 2 . 5 0 0 9 71 80 0.54 14 23 152.5 1.02

WILLIAMS, Kainah

Season sp-mp k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta ast% sa sa/s se ta srv%2016 10-5 3 0.30 4 13 - . 0 7 7 1 0.10 3 . 3 3 3 0 0.00 0 3 1.000TOTAL 10-5 3 0.30 4 13 - . 0 7 7 1 0.10 3 . 3 3 3 0 0.00 0 3 1.000


Career Stats

Miscellaneous Stats

Team Kill Leaders (includes ties)Player 2016 ..CareerLeah Clayton 4 ..............4Gabrielle Vess 2 ..............7Casey Goodwin 1 ..............1Sirena Vorster 0 ..............5Sydney Morris 0 ..............1Hannah Weidnerr 0 ..............8

10-Kill Matches 2016 ..CareerCasey Goodwin 2 ..............2Leah Clayton 2 ..............2Gabrielle Vess 1 ..............9Sydney Morris 1 ..............1Hannah Weidner 0 ............25Sirena Vorster 0 ............12

20-Kill Matches 2016 ..CareerHannah Weidner 0 ..............1

Team Dig Leaders (includes ties) Michelle Melendez 3 ..............4Margaret Latchford 1 ............26Leah Clayton 1 ..............1Sydney Morris 1 ..............1Gabrielle Vess 0 ..............2Anna Willey 0 ..............2

10-Dig Matches 2016 ..CareerMichelle Melendez 3 ..............8Leah Clayton 2 ..............2Margaret Latchford 2 ............26Anna Willey 1 ............14 Gabrielle Vess 1 ..............3Hannah Morris 1 ..............1

20-Dig Matches 2016 ..CareerMichelle Melendez 1 ..............2Margaret Latchford 0 ............11

30-Dig Matches 2016 ..CareerMargaret Latchford 0 ..............3

Team Assist Leaders 2016 ..CareerAnna Willey 4 ............37Hannah Morris 2 ..............2

40-Assist Matches 2016 ..CareerHannah Morris 1 ..............1Anna Willey 0 ............17

50-Assist Matches 2016 ..CareerAnna Willey 0 ..............7

60-Assist Matches 2016 ..CareerAnna Willey 0 ..............1 Team Block Leaders (incl. ties)Sirena Vorster 3 ............21Anna Gragg 2 ..............2Leah Clayton 1 ..............1Hannah Morris 1 ..............1Anna Willey 0 ..............5Hannah Weidner 0 ..............2Sydney Morris 0 ..............1

5-Block Matches 2016 ..CareerSirena Vorster 3 ............13Leah Clayton 1 ..............1Casey Goodwin 1 ..............1Anna Gragg 1 ..............1Anna Willey 0 ..............4Hannah Weidner 0 ..............6

Liberty. . . Won a match after losing first set: at Gardner-Webb 11/14/15 (24-26, 25-11, 25-23, 25-20)Won a match after trailing 2-0: vs. High Point 10/11/14 (20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-12)Came back from 2-1 deficit to win: at Winthrop 10/24/15 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12)Swept an opponent: vs. Hampton 9/3/16 (25-6, 25-17, 25-17)Lost a match after winning opening set: at Kennesaw St. 8/27/16 (25-21, 24-26, 20-25, 18-25)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. Radford, 11/19/15 (25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 20-25, 15-17)Was swept: vs. ETSU 9/3/16 (21-25, 17-25, 19-25)Played in a 5-set match: L, 2-3 vs. Radford 11/19/15 (25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 20-25, 15-17)Won a 5-set match: W, 3-2 at Winthrop 10/24/15 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12)Lost a 5-set match: L, 2-3 vs. Radford 11/19/15 (25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 20-25, 15-17)Posted a 5-match winning streak: Won 5 in a row, 9/25/15-10/9/15Posted a 10-match winning streak: Won 13 in a row, 9/20/14-10/25/14KillsLiberty had 70+ kills in a match: 71 at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15Liberty had 80+ kills in a match: 82 at Presbyterian College, 11/2/07Liberty had four players with 10+ kills: vs. Wright State, 9/20/14 Caroline Douglas 17; Hannah Weidner 15; Jade Vorster 11; Sirena Vorster 11Liberty had two players with 15+ kills: at KSU, 8/27/16; Gabrielle Vess 16, Leah Clayton 15Liberty had three players with 15+ kills: vs. G-W, 11/14/15; Douglas 23; J. Vorster 16; Vess 15Liberty had two players with 20+ kills: at Coastal Caro. 10/18/14; Douglas 22; Weidner 20A Liberty player had 20 or more kills: at G-W, 11/14/15; Caroline Douglas - 23A Liberty player had 25 or more kills: vs. Virginia, 9/23/14; Caroline Douglas - 27A 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, 8/24/12A Liberty player hit .500+ (Min. 12K): vs. G-W, 10/2/15; Jade Vorster - .571 (19-3-28)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)

AssistsA Liberty player had 50+ assists: at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15; Anna Willey - 63A Liberty player had 60+ assists: at Gardner-Webb, 11/14/15; Anna Willey - 63A Liberty player had 70+ assists: at Charleston Southern, 11/5/04; Kristin Colson - 72

DigsLiberty had 80+ digs: 80 vs. Radford, 11/19/15Liberty had 90+ digs: 114 vs. Campbell, 11/7/15Liberty had 100+ digs: 114 vs. Campbell, 11/7/15A Liberty player recorded 25+ digs: vs. Radford, 11/19/15; Margaret Latchford - 26A Liberty player recorded 30+ digs: vs. CSU, 10/16/15; Margaret Latchford - 31 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)BlocksLiberty had 10+ blocks: 10.0 vs. ETSU, 9/3/16Liberty had 15+ blocks: 16.5 vs. Virginia, 9/23/14Liberty had 20+ blocks: 20.5 at Radford, 9/23/11 A Liberty player had 7+ blocks: vs. ETSU, 9/3/16; Anna Gragg - 7 (0 s, 7 a)A Liberty player had 10 or more blocks: vs. High Point, 11/8/13; Kendle Rollins - 11 (0 s, 11 a)

AcesLiberty had 10+ service aces: 11 vs. Hampton, 9/3/16Liberty had 15+ service aces: 18 vs. Gardner-Webb, 10/23/10A Liberty player had 5+ aces: vs. Jacksonville, 8/31/12; Kendle Rollins - 5

Double-DoublesLiberty 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)

2016 Liberty University VolleyballLiberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2016)

All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-4 2-1 0-1 0-2CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-4 2-1 0-1 0-2

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 points15 CLAYTON, Leah 19 58 3.05 37 188 . 1 1 2 6 0.32 3 9 0.16 6 56 2.95 1 10 11 0.58 0 0 67.020 VESS, Gabrielle 13 33 2.54 24 116 . 0 7 8 0 0.00 0 6 0.00 2 29 2.23 0 7 7 0.54 1 0 36.54 GOODWIN, Casey 18 38 2.11 21 94 . 1 8 1 2 0.11 5 13 0.28 0 8 0.44 1 10 11 0.61 0 1 49.07 MORRIS, Sydney 13 26 2.00 14 82 . 1 4 6 2 0.15 3 3 0.23 2 21 1.62 0 8 8 0.62 0 0 33.021 VORSTER, Sirena 18 27 1.50 15 73 . 1 6 4 1 0.06 7 7 0.39 0 10 0.56 1 25 26 1.44 0 0 47.52 GRAGG, Anna 15 18 1.20 8 54 . 1 8 5 0 0.00 0 1 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 19 20 1.33 0 0 28.51 WILLEY, Anna 14 11 0.79 2 21 . 4 2 9 92 6.57 2 4 0.14 0 25 1.79 1 5 6 0.43 0 2 16.524 CARTER, Payton 3 1 0.33 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.010 WILLIAMS, Kainah 10 3 0.30 4 13 - . 0 7 7 1 0.10 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.10 0 3 3 0.30 0 0 4.58 MORRIS, Hannah 14 4 0.29 3 13 . 0 7 7 85 6.07 4 3 0.29 0 23 1.64 1 7 8 0.57 0 4 12.519 LATCHFORD, Margaret 19 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 6 0.32 2 2 0.11 3 45 2.37 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.023 MELENDEZ, Michelle 19 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 10 0.53 1 4 0.05 3 60 3.16 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0

TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - -LIBERTY 19 219 11.53 128 656 . 1 3 9 205 10.79 27 52 1.42 18 278 14.63 6 94 53.0 2.79 1 7 299.0Opponents 19 206 10.84 111 662 . 1 4 4 193 10.16 18 41 0.95 27 275 14.47 8 64 40.0 2.11 11 8 264.0

Team Statistics LIBERTY OPPATTACK K i l l s 219 206 E r r o r s 128 111 Total Attacks 656 662 Attack Pct . 1 3 9 . 1 4 4 K i l l s / S e t 11.5 10.8SET A s s i s t s 205 193 A t t e m p t s 666 664 Assist Pct . 3 0 8 . 2 9 1 A s s i s t s / S e t 10.8 10.2SERVE A c e s 27 18 E r r o r s 52 41 A t t e m p t s 410 419 Serve Pct . 8 7 3 . 9 0 2 A c e s / S e t 1.4 0.9SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 18 27 E r r o r s / S e t 0.9 1.4 A t t e m p t s 378 358 Reception Pct . 9 5 2 . 9 2 5DEFENSE D i g s 278 275 D i g s / S e t 14.6 14.5BLOCKING Block Solo 6 8 Block Assist 94 64 Total Blocks 53.0 40.0 B l o c k s / S e t 2.8 2.1 Block Errors 1 11Ball handling errors 7 8ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2661 538 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/887 1/538 Neutral site #/Avg 2/0 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.!Aug 26 vs Pittsburgh L 0-3 15-25,15-25,26-28 0!Aug 27 at Kennesaw State L 1-3 25-21,24-26,20-25,18-25 538!Aug 27 vs Missouri L 0-3 25-27,18-25,17-25 0

@Sep 02 USC UPSTATE W 3-0 25-17,25-19,25-16 1343@Sep 03 HAMPTON W 3-0 25-6,25-17,25-17 507@Sep 03 ETSU L 0-3 21-25,17-25,19-25 811

! - Kennesaw State Invitational (Kennesaw, Ga.)@ - Liberty Invitational (Lynchburg, Va.)

Record in 3-set matches: 2-3Record in 4-set matches: 0-1Record in 5-set matches: 0-0

20 - Gabrielle VessJr. - Fredericksburg, Va.

15 - Leah ClaytonFr. - Danville, Va.

10 - Kainah WilliamsFr. - Spring Branch, Texas

8 - Hannah MorrisFr. - Lynchburg, Va.

1 - Anna WilleyJr. - Bettendorf, Iowa

2 - Anna GraggFr. - Missoula, Mont.

4 - Casey GoodwinFr. - Rougemont, N.C.

7 - Sydney MorrisR-So. - Altavista, Va.

5 - Hannah WeidnerJr. - Shorewood, Minn.

2016 LIBERTY VOLLEYBALL SPOTTER CHART

19 - Margaret LatchfordSo. - Virginia Beach, Va.

23 - Michelle MelendezSr. - Miami, Fla.

22 - Meegan WilliamsFr. - St. Louis, Mo.

21 - Sirena VorsterSo. - Wellington, Fla.

24 - Payton CarterSr. - Fort Mill, S.C.

Head Coach Shane Pinder (13th yr.)

Assistant CoachMacey Gardner (1st yr.)

Assistant CoachCassie Crumal (2nd yr.)

2016 liberty volleyball notes - matches 7-9 - sept. 9-10 ... · davidson wildcat classic sept. 9,...

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