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| Photo Credit: Leah Stauffer |
LYNCHBURG, Va.- Liberty dropped its second consecutive game and first home contest
to Virginia Tech on Tuesday night 72-61.
The Lady Flames started the game strong, shooting 5-of-14
including 1-5 from the three-point line and led by two points after one quarter
(13-11). However, Virginia Tech bounced back in the second quarter to lead
Liberty 26-21. The Hokies scored 28 third quarter points to lock up the win.
The Lady Flames tried to make a comeback but fell short. Liberty went on a 6-0
run to cut the lead to 10 in the beginning of the fourth quarter. Tatyana Crowder and Bridgette Rettstatt each scored two
points to cut the lead to 11 in the final minutes, but it was not enough for
the Lady Flames to get the win. Liberty was led once again by Emily Lytle, who scored 13 points. Mya McMillian and Bridgette Rettstatt combined for 14 rebounds. Liberty is now 0-2
to start the season for the first time since 2016.
Virginia Tech moves to a perfect 3-0 on the season. Taylor
Emery and Dara Mabrey combined for 26 points. Trinity Baptiste also finished in
double digits as she racked up 12 points in the game. Regan Magarity increased
her rebounding numbers by pulling down 15 boards. In the Hokies’ previous, she
had a total of 11 rebounds.
Liberty will host Saint Francis (Pa.) at the Vines Center on
Saturday at 2 p.m.
Game Stat Leaders
Liberty
Points: Emily Lytle (13)
Rebounds: Mya McMillian (7), Bridgette Rettstatt (7)
Assists: Tatyana Crowder (4)
Steals: Ashtyn Baker (3)
Blocks: Mya McMillian (1), KK Barbour (1), Kierra
Johnson-Graham (1)
Virginia Tech
Points: Taylor Emery (13), Dara Mabrey (13)
Rebounds: Regan Magarity
Assists: Rachel Camp (6)
Steals: Tayler Emery (2)
Blocks: Taylor Emery (1), Kendyl Brooks (1)
Player Achievements
Liberty
Emily Lytle now
has a total of 37 points in her first season with Liberty.
Tatyana Crowder set
a new team high in assists, matching a career high.
Mya McMillian’s seven
rebounds is a season high.
Coach Green Quotes
On the game…
We took care of the ball and had the opportunity to score.
We rebounded sufficient enough to be successful. At the end of the game, we
actually got 10 more shots than they did. But the curse with that was that we
missed our ten more shots, and they made their shots. But at the end of the
day, we both made 24 field goals. So there’s a lot of parity in our game.
Emily Lytle…
We’re excited to have that firepower because that certainly
brings attention to her. And she’s got a quick trigger, and we could run her
off screens and things like that. But we’re certainly glad to have her on our
team shooting. You know she gets back in the groove, she’s been out for a year,
and she’s hungry.
Preparing for Saint
Francis (Pa.)…
Hope that they understand the value of playing
good defense. I mean, we’re happy in the first quarter. We’re not as happy in
the second quarter, but the game is still in reach. And the third quarter was
disappointing to them, as much as it is to us as well. So the value of defense.
Take the positive - don’t turn the ball over, and you have a good chance to
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