Liberty Concludes Season Road Games at NJIT

On a quest to hosting an ASUN Tournament quarterfinal, Liberty (12-15, 8-6 ASUN) begins its final two regular season game stretch at NJIT (6-21, 3-11 ASUN) on Saturday.

Both teams will tipoff at 1 p.m. at the NJIT Wellness and Events Center.

Season Stat Leaders

                     Liberty                                                                                                    NJIT

Points

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Emily Lytle (13.0 per game)

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Kelly Guarino (13.1 per game)

                                                               

                                                                    

Rebounds

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Bridgette Rettstatt (6.9 per game)

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Danielle Tunstall (7.6 per game)

                                                      

                                                         

Assists

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Ria Gulley (2.8 per game)

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Tatianna Torres (2.6 per game)

                                                       

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Steals

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Ashtyn Baker (1.6 per game)

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Danielle Tunstall (1.3 per game)

                                                          

                                                    

Blocks

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Bridgette Rettstatt (0.6 per game)

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Milena Bajic (1.0 per game)

                                                     

                                                     

Team Notes

Liberty

•         Liberty is 8-6 in ASUN play.
•         The Lady Flames won their last game against Kennesaw State 68-55 on Tuesday.
•         Player of the Game: Bridgette Rettstatt (25 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts, 1 blk)
•         Liberty currently stands at the No. 4 seed for the ASUN Tournament.
•         The Lady Flames are looking to win the next two games to finish 10-6 in ASUN play.
•         Emily Lytle
•        10 three-pointers away from breaking the program’s single-season record.
•      ASUN Statistics
•        No. 4 in 3-point field goal percentage (.382)
•      No. 7 in 3-point field goals made (2.0 per game)
•      No. 8 in free throw percentage (.752)
•      No. 11 in scoring (13.0 per game)
•         Bridgette Rettstatt
•        Scored 25 points in two of Liberty’s last three games.
•      ASUN Statistics
•        No. 5 in rebounding (6.9 per game) and field goal percentage (.502).
•      No. 10 in blocked shots (0.6 per game0
•      No. 14 in scoring (11.2 per game)
•         Kierra Johnson-Graham
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 8 in field goal percentage (.458)
•      No. 10 in free throw percentage (.730)
•      No. 13 in rebounding (5.7 per game)
•      No. 26 in scoring (8.3 per game)
•         KK Barbour
•       ASUN Statistics
•        No. 11 in rebounding (6.1 per game)
•      Tied at No. 27 with NJIT’s Tatianna Torres in scoring (8.2 per game).
•         Ashtyn Baker
•         Scored 11 points in Liberty’s win against Kennesaw State and it was the first game since December 13, 2018 that she has finished in double-figures.
•       Her four assists against Kennesaw State were a team high.
•         ASUN Statistics
•         No. 11 in steals (1.6 per game)
•      No. 15 in assists (2.2 per game)
•         Ria Gulley
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 10 in assists (2.8 per game)

NJIT

•         NJIT is 3-11 in ASUN play.
•         The Highlanders won their last game at Lipscomb 69-53 on Wednesday.
•        Player of the Game: Kelly Guarion (23 pts, 2 rebs)
•         NJIT recently clinched a spot in the ASUN Tournament and could be in the No. 7 seed if it wins its next two games.
•         Players Kelly Guarino, Tatianna Torres, Jillian Libby, Amber Morgan, Amarri Trueheart and Jordan Ireland will be honored on Senior Day.
•         Kelly Guarino
•        Drained 68 triples this season.
•      ASUN Statistics
•        No. 1 in free throw percentage (.860)
•      No. 2 in 3-point field goal percentage (.384) and 3-point field goals made (2.6 per game).
•      No. 10 in scoring (13.1 per game)
•         Danielle Tunstall
•         ASUN Statistics
•        No. 4 in rebounding (7.6 per game)
•      No. 7 in blocked shots (0.9 per game)
•      No. 10 in field goal percentage (.447)
•      No. 13 in scoring (11.5 per game)
•      Tied at No. 15 with FGCU’s Tytionia Adderly in steals (1.3 per game).
•         Tatianna Torres
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 14 in assists (2.6 per game)
•      No. 17 in rebounding (5.0 per game)
•      Tied at No. 27 with Liberty’s KK Barbour in scoring (8.2 per game).
•         Ellyn Stoll
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 6 in free throw percentage (.773)
•      Tied at No. 29 with Jacksonville’s Kiara Meeks in scoring (8.0 per game).
•         Milena Bajic
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 4 in blocked shots (1.0 per game)
•      No. 14 in rebounding (5.1 per game)
•         Jillian Libby
•       ASUN Statistics
•        No. 15 in blocked shots (0.4 per game)
•         Dez Allen
•        ASUN Statistics
•        No. 9 in blocked shots (0.7 per game)

ASUN Team Stat Leaders

Points

Liberty: No. 5 (62.6 per game)

NJIT: No. 8 (55.4 per game)

Rebounds

Liberty: No. 2 (39.0 per game)

NJIT: Tied at No. 5 with Kennesaw State (36.0 per game)

Assists

Liberty: No. 4 (13.6 per game)

NJIT: No. 8 (11.1 per game)

Steals

Liberty: No. 8 (7.4 per game)

NJIT: No. 9 (6.0 per game)

Blocks

Liberty: No. 8 (2.8 per game)

NJIT: No. 3 (3.2 per game)

Last Meeting

•         Liberty beat NJIT 58-47 on February 2, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va.
•         Bridgette Rettstatt led the Lady Flames with 15 points and a career-high four blocks.
•         The Lady Flames held the Highlanders to just one made field goal in the second quarter.
•         Despite being held to one made field goal in the second quarter, NJIT was still able to score seven out of eight free throws to cut the score to 24-22 under the three-minute mark.
•         NJIT’s Danielle Tunstall scored a jumper to tie the game at 24-24 at the beginning of the third quarter.
•         Liberty went on a 14-3 run in the middle of the third quarter to lead NJIT by 11 points, 38-27.
•         The Lady Flames closed out the game scoring 9-of-10 free throws led by Kierra Johnson-Graham who was a perfect 6-of-6.