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Liberty (2-7, 2-6 ASUN) heads to Louisville, Ky., for the first time, taking on conference newcomer Bellarmine (3-9, 2-6) on Friday and Saturday at Knights Hall. The Lady Flames and Knights are tied for third in the ASUN North Division after Bellarmine claimed two five-set wins at North Alabama last week.
The Lady Flames are looking to snap a four-match winless streak, as they played their last four matches against ASUN North Division-leading Kennesaw State. Liberty pushed the Owls to four sets in three out of the four meetings.
The Lady Flames currently 32nd nationally with 2.61 blocks per set, while Lydia Burts is the ASUN leader and ranks 9th in the nation with 1.54 blocks per set. Liberty has faced the 16th-toughest schedule in the nation so far, as its opponents have totaled a .675 combined winning percentage.
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Liberty (0-3, 0-2 ASUN) hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to Florence, Ala., for a weekend series at North Alabama (0-1). The Lions haven t played since Jan. 22, when they opened the season with a 3-0 setback at Chattanooga.
Liberty and North Alabama both came into the ASUN Conference beginning in the 2018-19 academic year. While the Lady Flames have gone 4-0 against UNA over the last two seasons, each of the 2019 meetings went a full five sets. Current Lady Flame Aspen Thompson clinched the last meeting, Nov. 3, 2019 in the Vines Center, with a solo block to seal set five, 15-13.
Liberty hosts first-year program Old Dominion on Friday at Liberty Arena. The Lady Flames opened Liberty Arena last Friday with a 3-0 setback to VCU, while the Monarchs (2-1) began the season with home wins over George Mason and Delaware State sandwiched around a 3-0 loss to VCU.
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