Liberty Takes on First Year DI North Alabama on Saturday

Liberty (10-14, 6-5 ASUN) heads south to take on the No. 2 team in the ASUN and first year Division I school North Alabama (17-3, 8-2 ASUN)

Tipoff between the two teams will be on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Flowers Hall.

Season Stat Leaders

                       Liberty                                                                                       North Alabama

Points

Photo Credit: Erik Flores

Emily Lytle (13.5 per game)

Photo Credit: North Alabama Athletics

Brittany Panetti (15.2 per game)

                                                            

                                                                                

Rebounds

Photo Credit: Erik Flores

Bridgette Rettstatt (6.8 per game)

Photo Credit: North Alabama Athletics

Kenysha Coulson (6.8 per game)

                                                     

                                                                    

Assists

Photo Credit: Erik Flores

Ria Gulley (3.0 per game)

Photo Credit: North Alabama Athletics

Ivy Wallen (7.4 per game)

                                                            

                                                                                      

                                                                              Steals

Photo Credit: Erik Flores

Ashtyn Baker (1.7 per game)

Photo Credit: North Alabama Athletics

Ivy Wallen (2.0 per game)

                                                       

                                                                             

Blocks

Photo Credit: Erik Flores

Bridgette Rettstatt (0.6 per game)

Photo Credit: North Alabama Athletics

Brittany Panetti (1.7 per game)

                                                           

                                                                    

Team Notes

Liberty

•         Liberty is 6-5 in ASUN play.
•         The Lady Flames won their last game against Lipscomb 74-60 on Tuesday.
•   Player of the Game: Emily Lytle (24 pts, 2 rebs, 1 ast, 2 stls)
•       Liberty is on a three-game winning streak on the road.
•       Emily Lytle
•    Scored 20 points in Liberty’s last two games.
•    ASUN Statistics
•   No. 3 in 3-point field goal percentage (.397)
•   No. 6 in 3-point field goals made (2.2 per game)
•  No. 9 in free throw percentage (.743)
•  No. 10 in scoring (13.5 per game)
•    Bridgette Rettstatt
•    ASUN Statistics
•   No. 5 in field goal percentage (.483)
•  No. 6 in rebounding (6.8 per game)
•   No. 11 in blocked shots (0.6 per game)
•   No. 17 in scoring (10.2 per game)
•     KK Barbour
•    ASUN Statistics
•   No. 10 in rebounding (6.3 per game)
•   No. 24 in scoring (8.6 per game)
•    Kierra Johnson-Graham
•    ASUN Statistics
•   No. 8 in field goal percentage (.459)
•   No. 13 in rebounding (5.5 per game)
•   No. 27 in scoring (8.2 per game)
•      Ria Gulley
•   Her 17 points against Lipscomb were a career-high.
•   ASUN Statistics
•   No. 8 in assists (3.0 per game)
•      Ashtyn Baker
•    ASUN Statistics
•   No. 9 in steals (1.7 per game)

North Alabama

•         North Alabama is 8-2 in ASUN play.
•         The Lions won their last game against North Florida 77-62 on Saturday.
•        Player of the Game: Ivy Wallen (31 pts, 4 rebs, 10 asts, 2 stls)
•        Brittany Panetti
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 2 in field goal percentage (.641) and blocked shots (1.7 per game).
•      No. 4 in scoring (15.2 per game)
•      No. 9 in rebounding (6.4 per game)
•     No. 15 in free throw percentage (.679)
•        Ivy Wallen
•        Scored 30 points in back-to-back home games.
•      Had a game-high 31 points in North Alabama’s win against North Florida.
•      Ranked in the top 5 in program career scoring.
•      ASUN Statistics
•        No. 1 in assists (7.4 per game)
•      No. 3 in assist/turnover ratio (1.4)
•      No. 5 in scoring (14.9 per game) and 3-point field goal percentage (.386).
•      No. 7 in free throw percentage (.759) and steals (1.8 per game).
•      No. 10 in 3-point field goals made (1.6 per game)
•      No. 15 in rebounding (5.1 per game)
•         Emma Wallen
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 1 in 3-point field goals made (2.9 per game)
•      No. 8 in scoring (13.9 per game)
•      No. 11 in 3-point field goal percentage (.341)
•      Tied at No. 13 with teammate Ansley Eubank in blocked shots (0.5 per game).
•      No. 15 in steals (1.4 per game)
•         Kenysha Coulson
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 7 in rebounding (6.8 per game)
•      No. 11 in field goal percentage (.441)
•      No. 13 in assists (2.5 per game) and free throw percentage (.710)
•      No. 23 in scoring (9.1 per game)
•         Ansley Eubank
•         ASUN Statistics
•        No. 10 in assists (2.9 per game)
•      No. 12 in steals (1.5 per game)
•      Tied at No. 13 with teammate Emma Wallen in blocked shots (0.5 per game).

ASUN Team Stat Comparison

Points

Liberty: No. 6 (62.8 per game)

North Alabama: No. 2 (75.8 per game)

Rebounds

Liberty: No. 2 (38.3 per game)

North Alabama: No. 5 (36.6 per game)

Assists

Liberty: No. 4 (13.4 per game)

North Alabama: No. 1 (17.9 per game)

Steals

Liberty: No. 8 (7.5 per game)

North Alabama: No. 5 (8.7 per game)

Blocks

Liberty: No. 6 (2.8 per game)

North Alabama: No. 2 (4.2 per game)

Team History

•         This will be the first meeting between the two teams.