Liberty’s (2-0) first road contest of the 2026-27 season turned into a win at East Carolina (1-1) on Saturday evening in Greenville, North Carolina. The Lady Flames picked up the win in dominating fashion, 82-49.
The game was tied at 16 in the early moments of the second period before Liberty scored 8 in a row. The run would extend to 17-2 allowing the visitors to take control of the game, leading 33-18 at halftime. The Flames would make sure the run would not be for naught, scoring a season high 24 points in the third quarter as the lead swelled to 57-31 entering the final 10 minutes. Liberty topped that mark with 25 points in the final period, to put on the finishing touches to the win.
The Lady Flames utilized a very balanced attack. Head coach Alexis Sherard sent 13 different players into the game with 11 of them reaching the scoring column. Freshman Trinity Holsinger had a breakout game, pacing the visitors with 18 points on 6 of 8 shooting from three. Ify Nwaobi scored 12 points to go along with her team-high 8 rebounds.
Claudia Acin scored 9 points with 4 assists while Emmy Stout had 9 points and 5 rebounds. Sophia Gregory had 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Lynn Peters...