Liberty Hosts ASUN Tournament Quarterfinal against Jacksonville

After defeating North Alabama 61-48 on Tuesday, Liberty (14-15, 10-6 ASUN) has clinched the No. 3 seed in the ASUN Tournament.

The Lady Flames will face No. 6 seed Jacksonville (14-15, 7-9 ASUN) at the Vines Center on Friday at 7 p.m.

Notable Players

Liberty

•    Emily Lytle

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•   Leading the team in scoring with 12.1 per game.
•   Second for Liberty in blocks with 0.4 per game.

•    Bridgette Rettstatt

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•  Leading the team in rebounding and blocks with 7.1 and 0.6 per game.
•   Liberty’s second-leading scorer with 11.4 per game.
•   Second on the team in steals with 1.3 per game.
•   The sophomore from Ohio has scored 20 or more points in Liberty’s previous three games.
• Named to the ASUN Second Team All-Conference.

•    KK Barbour

Photo Credit: Erik Flores

• Second on the team in rebounds and assists with 6.3 and 2.0 per game.
• Third on the team in scoring and blocks with 8.7 and 0.4 per game.
• The senior had a game-high 17 points along with a career-high five triples.

•    Kierra Johnson-Graham

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• Third on the team in rebounding and steals with 5.7 and 1.0 per game.

•    Ria Gulley

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• Team’s assist leader is averaging 2.9 per game.

•    Ashtyn Baker

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• Leading Liberty in with 1.7 steals per game.
• Third on the team in assists with 2.3 per game.

•    Tatyana Crowder

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•   Averaging 4.1 points and 2.4 assists per game.
• Named to the ASUN All-Academic team.

Jacksonville

•    Jasmyn Brown

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• Leads Jacksonville with 14.9 points per game.
• Second on the team in rebounding and assists with 4.9 and 2.2 per game.
• The second leader on the team in blocks with 0.7 per game.
• Third on the team in steals with 1.0 per game.
• Named to the ASUN Second Team All-Conference.

•    Trudy Walker

Photo Credit: Jacksonville Athletics

• Leads the team in rebounding with 10.0 per game.
•   Second in scoring with 10.4 per game.

•    Rolanda Hayes

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• Third on the team in scoring and assists with 8.6 and 1.8 per game.

•    Kiara Meeks

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• Leads the team with 2.7 assists per game.
• Leading second in steals with 1.2 per game.

•    Khadijah Brown

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• Third leading rebounder and shot blocker with 4.5 and 0.8 per game.

•    Shalonda Neely

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• Leads Jacksonville in blocks with 0.8 per game.

Team Notes

Liberty

•    Liberty is on a three-game winning streak.

•    The Lady Flames clinched the No. 3 spot in the ASUN Tournament after winning their final regular season game against North Alabama, 62-48.

•    Player of the Game: KK Barbour (17 pts, 9 rebs, 1 ast, 2 stls)

•    Liberty has won 10 ASUN games this season.

Jacksonville   

•    Jacksonville is on a two-game losing streak.

•    The Dolphins lost their last regular season game to FGCU on Saturday, 68-62.

•   Player of the Game: Trudy Walker (17 pts, 16 rebs, 5 stls, 2 blks)