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‹ 1 › FARRELL 8 KNOEBEL 20 JONES 10 HILL 11 COLLAR 26 HABUDA 31 BOONE 17 JONES 22 WOMEN’S SOCCER 2017 GAME NOTES @LibertyWSoccer Steven Gonzalez, Associate Director of Communications · Office: (434) 582-2294 · Cell: (602) 803-0521 · E-mail: [email protected] LADY FLAMES KICK OFF SEASON IN NEW YORK LIBERTY FLAMES (0-0-0, BIG SOUTH) V S 2016 TEAM STATS GAME CENTRAL Location: Staten Island, N.Y. Hameline Field (3,300) 2016 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (MST) Aug. 18 at Wagner College Staten Island, N.Y. 4 p.m. Aug. 20 vs. VCU Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at George Washington Washington, D.C. 4 p.m. Aug. 27 at Virginia Charloesville, Va. 2 p.m. Sept. 1 vs. Florida Atlantic# Ft. Myers, Fla. 4:30 p.m. Sept. 3 at FGCU Ft. Myers, Fla. 1 p.m. Sept. 7 vs. UMBC Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 7 p.m. Sept. 23 vs. Gardner-Webb* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m. Sept. 27 vs. High Point* Lynchburg, Va. 5 p.m. Sept. 30 at Winthrop* Rock Hill, S.C. 1 p.m. Oct. 4 at Radford* Radford, Va. 7 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Campbell* Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at Presbyterian* Clinton, S.C. 4 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Charleston Southern* Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m. Oct. 18 vs. Longwood* Lynchburg, Va. 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at UNC Asheville* Asheville, N.C. 1 p.m. * Denotes Big South game. # Nuetral site game at Ft. Myers Games listed in EST time. HILL 4 SANTOS 15 MARTINEZ 16 The Liberty women’s soccer team will begin its Big South title defense in New York as they begin the 2017 season on the road against Wagner College. After traveling to Staten Island, the Lady Flames will head back home to close out opening weekend with a matchup against in-state opponent, VCU, at Osborne Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 20. The Lady Flames have been selected first in the Big South Preseason Poll. Liberty is seeking its third straight Big South title and in 2017 they welcome head coach Lang Wedemeyer. The first year head coach comes from a 17- year stint at South Dakota State where they made the NCAA College Cup four times. Liberty has been picked first in the Big South Preseason Poll for the fourth straight season, dating back to the 2013 season. SERIES HISTORY Liberty will face Wagner College for the first time in school history. LIBERTY NOTABLES Liberty looks for its third straight Big South title, which would be a first in Big South history. Liberty was picked first in the Big South Preseason Poll. Jennifer Knoebel was named the Big South Preseason Aacking Player of the Year. Jennifer Knoebel ranks No. 3 in Liberty history with 55 career points. Jennifer Knoebel ranked No. 94 in Top Drawer Soccer’s Top 100 list. Liberty returns four players that scored seven goals or more from last season. Lang Wedemeyer enters his first season at Liberty after 17 seasons at South Dakota State. For the third straight season, Liberty has a different head coach. Liberty led the Big South with 14 wins in 2016. Liberty returns nine starts from 2016. Isabella Habuda returns as the Big South leader with 25 points (10 goals, 5 assists) in 2016. PROJECTED LIBERTY STARTERS vs. 14-8-0 W-L 3-15-0 41 GOALS 16 1.86 GPG 0.89 147-292 SOG-ATT. 100-184 .140 SHOT % .087 13.3 SPG 10.2 101 CORNER 60 0-0 PENALTY 2-2 5-0 Y-R 10-1 10 SHUTOUTS 1 WAGNER COLLEGE SEAHAWKS (0-0-0, NEC) GAME INFORMATION LIVE STATS Liberty Live Stats TWITTER @LibertyFlames @LibertyWSoccer WATCH URL: hp://bit.ly/2jZKjuw @LibertyWSoccer

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GAME CENTRALLocation: Staten Island, N.Y. Hameline Field (3,300) 2016 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (MST)Aug. 18 at Wagner College Staten Island, N.Y. 4 p.m.Aug. 20 vs. VCU Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m.Aug. 24 at George Washington Washington, D.C. 4 p.m.Aug. 27 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 2 p.m.Sept. 1 vs. Florida Atlantic# Ft. Myers, Fla. 4:30 p.m.Sept. 3 at FGCU Ft. Myers, Fla. 1 p.m.Sept. 7 vs. UMBC Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m.Sept. 14 at James Madison Harrisonburg, Va. 7 p.m.Sept. 23 vs. Gardner-Webb* Lynchburg, Va. 4 p.m.Sept. 27 vs. High Point* Lynchburg, Va. 5 p.m.Sept. 30 at Winthrop* Rock Hill, S.C. 1 p.m.Oct. 4 at Radford* Radford, Va. 7 p.m.Oct. 7 vs. Campbell* Lynchburg, Va. 6 p.m.Oct. 11 at Presbyterian* Clinton, S.C. 4 p.m.Oct. 14 vs. Charleston Southern* Lynchburg, Va. 1 p.m.Oct. 18 vs. Longwood* Lynchburg, Va. 7 p.m.Oct. 21 at UNC Asheville* Asheville, N.C. 1 p.m.

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The Liberty women’s soccer team will begin its Big South title defense in New York as they begin the 2017 season on the road against Wagner College. After traveling to Staten Island, the Lady Flames will head back home to close out opening weekend with a matchup against in-state opponent, VCU, at Osborne Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 20.The Lady Flames have been selected first in the Big South Preseason Poll. Liberty is seeking its third straight Big South title and in 2017 they welcome head coach Lang Wedemeyer. The first year head coach comes from a 17-year stint at South Dakota State where they made the NCAA College Cup four times.Liberty has been picked first in the Big South Preseason Poll for the fourth straight season, dating back to the 2013 season.

SERIES HISTORY • Liberty will face Wagner College for the first time in

school history.

LIBERTY NOTABLES• Liberty looks for its third straight Big South title,

which would be a first in Big South history.• Liberty was picked first in the Big South Preseason

Poll.• Jennifer Knoebel was named the Big South

Preseason Attacking Player of the Year.• Jennifer Knoebel ranks No. 3 in Liberty history with

55 career points. • Jennifer Knoebel ranked No. 94 in Top Drawer

Soccer’s Top 100 list.• Liberty returns four players that scored seven

goals or more from last season.• Lang Wedemeyer enters his first season at Liberty

after 17 seasons at South Dakota State. • For the third straight season, Liberty has a different

head coach.• Liberty led the Big South with 14 wins in 2016.• Liberty returns nine starts from 2016. • Isabella Habuda returns as the Big South leader

with 25 points (10 goals, 5 assists) in 2016.PROJECTED LIBERTY STARTERS

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14-8-0 W-L 3-15-041 GOALS 16

1.86 GPG 0.89147-292 SOG-ATT. 100-184

.140 SHOT % .08713.3 SPG 10.2101 CORNER 600-0 PENALTY 2-25-0 Y-R 10-110 SHUTOUTS 1

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GAME INFORMATIONLIVE STATSLiberty Live Stats

TWITTER@LibertyFlames@LibertyWSoccer

WATCHURL: http://bit.ly/2jZKjuw

@LibertyWSoccer

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TABLE OF CONTENTSNEW ERA OF LIBERTY SOCCER Lang Wedemeyer enters his first season at the helm for Liberty women’s soccer as he looks continue a tradition of success that the Lady Flames have built. Wedemeyer comes to Liberty following a highly success-ful 17-year run as the head women’s soccer coach at South Dakota State. During his time at the helm of the Jackrabbits’ program, Wedemeyer led South Dakota State to four Summit League championships and trips to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship (2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

QUEST FOR 3PEATDespite having its third head coach in three straight seasons, the Lady Flames looks for its third straight Big South title in as many years. Liberty is looking to become the first school in Big South Conference history to win back-to-back-to-back Big South titles. At the beginning of August, the Lady Flames were picked to finish first in the Big South Preseason Poll.

THE GREAT 8 - SENIOR CLASSThe Lady Flames bring back a wealth of talent and experience as they are led by a veteran group. Out of the seven position players in Liberty’s senior class, every player played at least 10 or games last season. Of the 41 goals last year, the Lady Flames’ senior class scored 18 goals along with 19 of Liberty’s 40 assists in 2016. The senior class is also made up of three All-Big South selections and two Big South All-Tournament honorees.

HOME SWEET HOME Osborne Stadium has been proved to be one of the toughest places to play in the Big South Conference. Since 2014, the year this senior class has been at Liberty, the Lady Flames are 25-5-1. Liberty was impressive in 2016 posting a 9-2 record at home.

ALL-CONFERENCE RETURNEESLast year, Liberty garnered 10 Big South All-Conference selections. Returning to this year’s squad are six Big South selections led by the Big South Preseason Attacking Player of the Year, Jennifer Knoebel. Liberty returns two Big South First Team honorees in Gabrielle Farrell and Isabella Habuda.

FLAMES ON THE ROADIn one of the most challenging schedules in the program’s history, the Lady Flames will be tested on the road as they will have 12 games on the road this season. Liberty will be tested early in the season as they travel to Charlottesville, Va. to face Virginia, which goes into the season ranked No. 11 in the country. The Lady Flames will be tested with four straight road games starting with George Washington. During Big South contests, Liberty will have five road contests.

LADY FLAMES’ POTENT OFFENSE Coach Wedemeyer will have plenty of weapons on offense at his disposal in his first season at Liberty. In 2016, Liberty ranked No. 36 in the country scoring 41 goals. Of the 41 goals scored last season, Liberty returns seven of the nine players that scored and 38 of the 41 goals posted. After scoring the most goals in the Big South, Liberty returns four players (Gabrielle Farrell, Isabella Habuda, Devon Jones, Jennifer Knoebel) that recorded seven or more goals, led by Habuda with 10 goals.

CHALLENGING SCHEDULEThe Lady Flames will look for a third straight NCAA College Cup appearance as their 18-game slate includes two teams that appeared in the College Cup, six teams with 11 wins or more last season and four teams that made it to the semifi-nals of their respective conference tournaments. Throughout the season, Liberty will play in seven different states, playing against some of the best competition throughout the East Coast.

WELCOME TO LIBERTY CLASS OF 2017Liberty women’s soccer have welcomed eight new players to its team from six different states. Liberty’s Class of 2017 is compiled of four defenders, a mid-fielder, a goalkeeper and two forwards. Not only have these student-athletes excelled on the field but also in the classroom as all eight have posted a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, including with three with a 4.0 GPA. This class is compiled of seven high school signees as well as a transfer in Sarah Erickson. The Flames have been able to recruit top talent through-out the country that have played in championship environments that include ECNL Championships and also State and Regional Cup finals.

PRESEASON WRAP-UPLiberty wrapped up a successful preseason where they com-peted in two exhibition matches. Seven days into preseason, the Lady Flames traveled to Blacksburg, Va. to face Virginia Tech. The Lady Flames held their own, forcing a 1-1 tie against the Hokies in the exhibition match. After allowing a goal in the 39th minute, Liberty did not yield another goal to Virginia Tech and Sarah Erickson was able to provide the equalizer with 12.4 seconds left in the match. To conclude its preseason schedule, Liberty hosted George Mason. The Lady Flames’ offense was on display scoring three goals and providing another thriller late in the game. With one second left on the clock, Isabella Habuda was able to get off a shot that ended in the back of the net to give Liberty the 3-2 win over George Mason.

LIBERTY NOTES

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Series Preview ...........................................................1News & Notes ........................................................... 2Quick Facts ................................................................ 3Wedemeyer Profile ................................................... 4Liberty Roster ........................................................... 5Liberty Season Statistics ...........................................7

RECORD WHEN...LOCATIONHome ...................................................................... 9-2Away .......................................................................3-6Neutral ...................................................................2-0

CONFERENCEConference .............................................................7-2Non-Conference .................................................... 7-6

TIMEMorning games ...................................................... 1-0Afternoon games ................................................. 10-2Night games ...........................................................3-6

Overtime games ................................................... 0-0

SITUATIONALLeading at half ........................................................ 7-0Trailing at half ........................................................ 1-4Tied at half ..............................................................6-4

Scoring no goals ................................................... 0-6Scoring 1 goal ......................................................... 2-2Scoring 2 goals ...................................................... 7-0Scoring 3 goals ...................................................... 1-0Scoring 4 goals ......................................................2-0Scoring 5+ goals ....................................................2-0

Allowing no goals .................................................10-0Allowing 1 goal .......................................................3-4Allowing 2 goals ......................................................1-2Allowing 3 goals ..................................................... 0-1Allowing 4 goals ..................................................... 0-1Allowing 5+ goals .................................................. 0-0

More shots than opponent ................................... 11-2Less shots than opponent .....................................2-5Same shots as opponent ........................................ 1-1

More shots on goal than opponent ......................11-3Less shots on goal than opponent .........................2-5Same shots on goal as opponent .......................... 1-0

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LADY FLAMES TABBED FIRST IN BSCThe Lady Flames have been picked first in the 2017 Big South Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll. Of the 10 votes in the preseason poll, the Lady Flames received eight first-place votes. The only other team to receive first-place votes was High Point. Liberty is seeking its third straight Big South title and NCAA College Cup appear-ance, which would be a first in conference history. Last year, Liberty collected its sixth Big South title, setting a new conference standard for team titles. Liberty garnered 98 total votes in the poll, followed by High Point in second place with 92 votes. Campbell finished a distant third with 68 votes, while Radford (64 votes) and Longwood (62 votes) followed closely behind.

KNOEBEL NAMED BSC POYLiberty senior forward Jennifer Knoebel has been selected as the Big South Women’s Soccer Preseason Attacking Player of the Year. Knoebel has proven to be one of the best offensive weapons during her three years in the Big South, tallying 17 career goals to go along with 21 assists. Last season, Knoebel stepped up during Big South play, earning Big South Tournament MVP after scoring three goals in addition to two assists to aid the Lady Flames in their title run.

KNOEBEL CHASING HISTORYThe senior enters the season with 55 points (17 goals, 21 assists) which ranks third in Liberty history. She also ranks No. 2 in career assists.

Rank Player (Years Played) Points1. Nancy Davis (1998-2001) 1062. Brittany Aanderud (2012-15) 64T3. Jennifer Knoebel (2014-Present) 55T3. Silvia Betancourt (2008-11) 555. Amy Oberlin (2005-08) 54

Rank Player (Years Played) Assists

1. Brittany Aanderud (2012-15) 302. Jennifer Knoebel (2014-Present) 213. Nancy Davis (1998-01) 204. Cheryl Jones (1997-00) 185. Madison Short (2009-11) 11

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGSRANK SCHOOL/OVERALL RECORD BIG SOUTH RECORD1 Liberty 0-0-02 High Point 0-0-03 Campbell 0-0-04 Radford 0-0-05 Longwood 0-0-06 Gardner-Webb 0-0-07 UNC Asheville 0-0-08 Charleston Southern 0-0-09 Winthrop 0-0-010 Presbyterian 0-0-0

BIG SOUTH PRESEASON COACHES POLLRANK SCHOOL (FIRST PLACE VOTES) TOTAL1 Liberty (8) 0-0-02 High Point (2) 0-0-03 Campbell 0-0-04 Radford 0-0-05 Longwood 0-0-06 Gardner-Webb 0-0-07 UNC Asheville 0-0-08 Charleston Southern 0-0-09 Winthrop 0-0-010 Presbyterian 0-0-0

BIG SOUTH PRESEASON HONORSOffensive Player of the Year: Jennifer Knoebel, LibertyDefensive Player of the Year: Alex Hank, High Point

Knoebel

LIBERTY NOTES (CONT.)QUICK FACTSMEDIA INFORMATIONSchool ........................................................ Liberty UniversityLocation ..........................................................Lynchburg, Va.Founded ........................................................................... 1971Enrollment ...................................................................15,000Nickname ................................................................... FlamesColors ........................................................ Red, White & BlueAffiliation ....................................................... NCAA Division IConference ..................................................Big South (BSC)Home Facility ................................ Osborne Stadium (1,000)President ...................................................... Jerry Falwell Jr.Director of Athletics .............................................Ian McCawMEDIA INFORMATIONHead Coach .......................... Lang Wedemeyer (1st Season)Alma Mater ...............................................Old Dominion 1994Career Record ......................................................161-123-39Liberty Record ............................................................. 0-0-0Big South Record ......................................................... 0-0-0Email .............................................flwedemeyer@liberty.eduAssistant Coach ............................... Josh Rife (2nd Season)Alma Mater ....................................................... Indiana, 2001Assistant Coach .............................................. Kristin EggertAlma Mater .................................................... Wheaton, 2008 Director of Operations .....................................Courtney HallAlma Mater .........................................................Liberty, 2011Strength & Conditioning Coach ......................... Karyl WieseAlma Mater .........................................................Liberty, 2011MEDIA INFORMATION2016 Overall Record ........................................................ 14-82016 Big South Record/Finish .................................... 7-2/1stStarters Returning/Lost ...................................................9/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost.......................................15/13Redshirts Returning............................................................. 3Newcomers .......................................................................... 8Big South Tournament Championships ............................... 3Big South Regular Season Championships ......................... 3MEDIA INFORMATIONWomen’s Soccer Contact ........................... Steven GonzalezOffice Phone ..................................................(434) 582-2294Email .................................................... [email protected] Address .................................... 1971 University Blvd. ........................................................... Lynchburg, Va., 24502Website ....................................................LibertyFlames.comLiberty Athletics Facebook ............./LibertyFlamesAthleticsLiberty Athletics Twitter ............................. @LibertyFlamesLiberty Athletics Instagram ........................ @LibertyFlamesLiberty Soccer Twitter ............................. @LibertyWSoccerLiberty Soccer Instagram........................ @LibertyWSoccerMEDIA INFORMATIONCredentials All members of the office follow the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and the Big South Conference in gov-erning the issuance of credentials. All credential requests should be submitted to the sport contacts.

E-mail Releases, game notes and advisories are e-mailed to media that cover Liberty on a regular basis. Media wishing to be added to the e-mail list for a particular sport should contact [email protected].

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY• Liberty is the largest Christian university founded in 1971 located in Lynchburg,

Virginia.• Pastor Jerry Falwell Sr. founded the university. • The university sponsors 20 sports as of the 2017-18 academic year.• Liberty is nearing completion of a billion dollar campus transformation.• Liberty has been approved for is FBS Reclassification process.

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Liberty University Director of Athletics Ian McCaw announced the hiring of Lang Wedemeyer as Liberty’s new head women’s soccer coach on Jan. 31, 2017. Wedemeyer is the eighth in the program’s history.

Wedemeyer comes to Liberty following a highly successful 17-year run as the head women’s soccer coach at South Dakota State. During his time at the helm of the Jackrabbits’ program, Wedemeyer led South Dakota State to four Summit League championships and trips to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship (2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016).

Wedemeyer has his U.S. Soccer “A” License, his NSCAA Premier diploma, an NSCAA Level 3 Goalkeeper diploma and a U.S. Youth Soccer National license. Throughout his coaching career, Wedemeyer has been around elite competition coaching against youth national teams in the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Belgium with ODP Regional teams.

During his 17 seasons at South Dakota State, Wedemeyer posted a 161-123-39 record, including 10 seasons with 10 or more victories. During the Jackrabbits’ run of three-straight Summit League titles, South Dakota State has posed a 32-21-9 record the last three years.

In addition to four postseason championships, Wedemeyer guided South Dakota State to Summit League regular season titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011. Additionally, his squad captured a United Soccer Conference championship in 2006 prior to South Dakota State joining the Summit League in 2007.

Wedemeyer helped start the South Dakota State program in 2000 and guided the program through its transition to Division I in 2004. He has been honored for his coaching success, earning Summit League Coach of the Year honors in 2013 and 2014.

Additionally, he was named North Central Conference Coach of the Year in 2001 and South Dakota Sportswriters Women’s College Coach of the Year in 2008.

Wedemeyer has coached three Summit League Offensive Players of the Year and two Defensive Players of the Year. He also helped develop the skills of the 2012 Summit League Freshman of the Year.

Under his tutelage, 61 of Wedemeyer’s players have earned all-conference honors, including 27 first-team selections, 18 second-team honorees and 16 newcomers/freshman team members.

Wedemeyer’s teams have also had success in the classroom with his squads receiving the NSCAA Team Academic Award nine times (2006-07, 2009-14, 2016). Two of his former players have earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, while 10 players have earned CoSIDA All-District accolades.

In addition to his 17 years of service at South Dakota State, Wedemeyer has worked with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as a national staff coach, conducting coaching certification and running clinics over the past 20 years.

Wedemeyer, a native of Roanoke, Va., began his collegiate playing career at Virginia Tech where he was voted the Hokies top defensive player in 1991 and 1992. He finished out his career at Old Dominion where he served as a team captain and was a 1994 CoSIDA Academic All-America second-team honoree.

ASSISTANT COACHESJOSH RIFEAssistant CoachEnters his 2nd season with the Lady Flames after serving as an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL.

KRISTIN EGGERTAssistant CoachEnters her 3rd season at Liberty and has been selected to the NSCAA’s 30 under 30 program for her international and collegiate experience.

THE WEDEMEYER FILEHEAD COACH First Season at Liberty Alma Mater: Old Dominion, ‘94

COACHING RECORD Year School Record2017 Liberty 0-0-02016 South Dakota State 10-7-42015 South Dakota State 12-6-32014 South Dakota State 10-8-22013 South Dakota State 11-5-22012 South Dakota State 6-9-22011 South Dakota State 12-6-22010 South Dakota State 11-3-52009 South Dakota State 11-7-22008 South Dakota State 15-5-12007 South Dakota State 9-4-42006 South Dakota State 8-9-32005 South Dakota State 5-12-12004 South Dakota State 5-11-12003 South Dakota State 8-5-62002 South Dakota State 10-8-02001 South Dakota State 13-6-12000 South Dakota State 5-12-0Career Record: 480-140-52 (.753)Record at SDSU: SameRecord at Liberty: 0-0-0 (.000)

COACHING LEDGER 2017-Present ..............................Liberty (Head Coach)2000-16 ..................South Dakota State (Head Coach) OSBORNE STADIUM

The facility, named after Liberty alumni Richard and Karin Osborne who gave the lead donation for the entire complex project, includes a 1,000 chairback seat grandstand, a fully-functioning press box with a permanent sound system and booth for video streaming use and red brick and wrought-iron fencing which surrounds the entire complex.

HEAD COACH LANG WEDEMEYER

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NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN H.S. / PREVIOUS0 Kristen Darragh GK 5-8 So. Poolesville, Md. Poolesville HS1 Melody Jayroe GK 5-8 Fr. Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian Academy2 Mickayla Green D 5-6 So. Greensboro, N.C. Southwest Guilford HS3 Kailey Neef MF 5-7 So. Havertown, Pa. Delaware County Christian4 Ashleigh Hill D 5-7 Sr. Crofton, Md. South River HS5 Sierra Lam F 5-3 So. Amissville, Va. Fresta Valley HS6 Baylee Gillmore MF 5-7 Sr. Centreville, Va. Centreville HS7 Kayleigh Kardos MF 5-5 R-Fr. Douglassville, Pa. Daniel Boone Area HS8 Gabrielle Farrell F 5-4 So. Langhorne, Pa. Neshaminy HS9 Jordan Kestel D 5-9 Sr. Manassas, Va. Forest Park HS10 Devon Jones F 5-7 Jr. Columbus, Ohio Worthington Christian 11 Aly Hill MF 5-8 R-So. Crofton, Md. South River HS12 Amanda Barrett MF 5-2 R-So. Athens, W. Va. Princeton Senior HS13 Sarah Erickson D 5-10 Jr. Cheyenne, Wyo. East HS/Wyoming/Laramie County CC14 Lissi Gordon D 5-4 Fr. Huntersville, N.C. Community School of Davidson15 Sami Santos D 5-4 Sr. Toms River, N.J. Toms River HS North16 Bertha Martinez MF 5-7 R-Sr. Dale City, Va. Gar-Field HS17 Caroline Boone MF 5-8 Jr. Nicholasville, Ky. Lexington Christian Academy/Wofford20 Jennifer Knoebel F 5-6 Sr. Warrenton, Va. Fresta Valley21 Lauren Weygandt MF 5-6 Jr. Columbus, Ohio Worthington Christian22 Hadley Jones D 5-8 Jr. Columbus, Ohio Worthington Christian23 Kathleen Brumagim MF 5-8 Fr. Fairfax, Va. Patriot HS24 Brenna Warren F 5-2 Fr. Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East HS25 Elisa Warren D 5-10 So. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Kelowna Secondary School26 Tori Collar GK 5-10 R-Sr. Centreville, Va. Centreville HS27 Abigail Persson MF 5-4 R-Jr. Sherwood, Ark. Sylvan Hills HS28 Elise Lawson D 5-6 Fr. Alexandria, Va. Homeschooled29 Hannah Faircloth F 5-7 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. Grays Creek HS30 Molly Andres GK 5-6 So. Louisville, Ky. Christian Academy of Louisville31 Isabella Habuda MF 5-6 Sr. Belle River, Ontario Canada Belle River District HS/Louisville32 Cora Duininck D 5-6 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. Lincoln Christian School

Head Coach: Lang Wedemeyer | Old Dominion (1994), 1st SeasonAssistant Coach: Josh Riffe | Indiana (2001), 2nd SeasonAssistant Coach: Kristin Eggert | Wheaton (2008), 3rd Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kathleen Brumagim (BRUM-uh-JIM)Kristen Darragh (Dar-aggh)Cora Duininck (DONE-Ick)Kristin Eggert (Egg-urt)Isabella Habuda (Huh-Boo-Duh)Kayleigh Kardos (Car-DOS)Jordan Kestel (Kess-tell)Jennifer Knoebel (Noble)Abigail Persson (Person)Lang Wedemeyer (WEED-uh-MEYER)Lauren Weygandt (Way-ent)

ROSTER BREAKDOWNTotal: 31 players

BY GRADESenior ............................................................................ 9Junior ............................................................................ 8Sophomore ....................................................................7Freshman .......................................................................7

BY POSITIONDefender ..................................................................... 10Midfielder ..................................................................... 11Forward ........................................................................ 6Goalkeeper ................................................................... 4

BY HOME STATE/COUNTRYArkansas ........................................................................1Canada .......................................................................... 2Kentucky ....................................................................... 2Maryland ....................................................................... 3New Jersey ....................................................................1North Carolina .............................................................. 3Ohio ............................................................................... 3Oklahoma .......................................................................1Pennsylvania ................................................................. 4Texas ..............................................................................1Virginia .......................................................................... 8West Virginia ..................................................................1Wyoming ........................................................................1

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LIBERTY TV ROSTER

0 KRISTEN DARRAGH 1 MELODY

JAYROE 2 MICKAYLA GREEN 3 KAILEY

NEEF 4 ASHLEIGH HILL 5 SIERRA

LAM 6 BAYLEE GILLMORE

8 GABBY FARRELL 9 JORDAN

KESTEL 10 DEVON JONES 11 ALY

HILL 12 AMANDA BARRETT 13 SARAH

ERICKSON 14 LISSI GORDON

15 SAMI SANTOS 16 BERTHA

MARTINEZ 17 CAROLINE BOONE 21 JENNIFER

KNOEBEL 22 HADLEY JONES 23 KATHLEEN

BRUMAGIM 24 BRENNA WARREN

25 ELISA WARREN 26 TORI

COLLAR 27 ABIGAIL PERSSON 28 ELISE

LAWSON 29 HANNAH FAIRCLOTH 30 MOLLY

ANDRES 31 ISABELLA HABUDA

32 CORA DUININCK

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2016 Liberty Women's SoccerLiberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 16, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 14-8 9-2 3-6 2-0CONFERENCE 7-2 5-0 2-2 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-6 4-2 1-4 2-0

Date Opponent Score Att.08-19-16 #4 VIRGINIA L 0-4 106108-21-16 at Tennessee L 0-1 65808-25-16 at UMBCW L 0-1 30109-02-16 APPALACHIAN STATE W 3-2 58709-04-16 JAMES MADISON W 1-0 37909-08-16 at UNCG W 1-0 63809-11-16 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 2-0 33209-16-16 FGCU L 0-1 42409-18-16 at VCU L 1-2 402

* 09-24-16 at High Point L 1-2 1843* 09-28-16 LONGWOOD W 2-1 228* 10-01-16 PRESBYTERIAN W 7-1 302* 10-05-16 at Gardner-Webb L 0-1 447* 10-12-16 WINTHROP W 2-0 517* 10-15-16 at Campbell W 5-0 308* 10-19-201RAD W 2-0 506* 10-22-201AVL W 2-0 412* 10-25-201at Charleston So. W 2-0 110

10-30-201#7 AVL W 4-0 31511-04-201vs #3 Campbell W 4-0 61011-06-201vs High Point Wot 2-1 81711-12-201at #6 North Carolina L 0-3 919

TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 41-292 20-249 Goals scored per game 1.86 0.91 Shot pct. . 1 4 0 . 0 8 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 147-292 135-249 SOG pct. . 5 0 3 . 5 4 2 S h o t s / G a m e 13.3 11.3GOAL BREAKDOWN P e n a l t y 0 1 U n a s s i s t e d 7 5 O v e r t i m e 1 0CORNER KICKS 101 99PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-2PENALTIES Yellow cards 5 7 Red cards 0 0ATTENDANCE T o t a l 5063 5626 Dates/Avg Per Date 11/460 9/625 Neutral Site #/Avg 2/714

## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att31 HABUDA, Isabella 21 10 5 25 46 . 2 1 7 26 . 5 6 5 2 0 - 08 FARRELL, Gabrielle 21 8 8 24 47 . 1 7 0 28 . 5 9 6 6 0 - 020 KNOEBEL, Jennifer 20 7 7 21 48 . 1 4 6 22 . 4 5 8 2 0 - 010 JONES, Devon 14 7 4 18 23 . 3 0 4 16 . 6 9 6 1 0 - 027 PERSSON, Abigail 21 2 4 8 15 . 1 3 3 4 . 2 6 7 0 0 - 015 SANTOS, Sami 22 1 3 5 9 . 1 1 1 3 . 3 3 3 1 0 - 014 TROUTMAN, Erika 21 2 0 4 12 . 1 6 7 8 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 021 WEYGANDT, Lauren 7 2 0 4 3 . 6 6 7 3 1.000 1 0 - 05 LAM, Sierra 22 0 3 3 20 . 0 0 0 13 . 6 5 0 0 0 - 07 ROACH, Anna 5 1 0 2 1 1.000 1 1.000 1 0 - 06 GILLMORE, Baylee 13 0 2 2 11 . 0 0 0 4 . 3 6 4 0 0 - 025 WARREN, Elisa 18 0 2 2 9 . 0 0 0 2 . 2 2 2 0 0 - 016 MARTINEZ, Bertha 22 0 2 2 7 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 017 BOONE, Caroline 22 0 0 0 14 . 0 0 0 4 . 2 8 6 0 0 - 09 KESTEL, Jordan 19 0 0 0 12 . 0 0 0 4 . 3 3 3 0 0 - 013 PIRRO, Emma 17 0 0 0 6 . 0 0 0 4 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 019 KAPPLER, Lizz 12 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 - 022 JONES, Hadley 22 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 - 03 NEEF, Kailey 9 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 028 BRIDGE, Abigail 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 04 HILL, Ashleigh 10 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 026 COLLAR, Tori 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 018 TABOR, Morgan 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 012 BARRETT, Amanda 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 02 GREEN, Mickayla 9 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 01 VAN NOORD, Holly 21 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Total 22 41 40 122 292 . 1 4 0 147 . 5 0 3 14 0 - 0Opponents 22 20 16 56 249 . 0 8 0 135 . 5 4 2 8 1 - 2

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho1 VAN NOORD, Holly 21 1805:41 17 0.85 110 . 8 6 6 14-7-0 8/226 COLLAR, Tori 5 180:42 3 1.49 2 . 4 0 0 0-1-0 0/2

Total 22 1986:23 20 0.91 115 . 8 5 2 14-8-0 10Opponents 22 1986:23 41 1.86 106 . 7 2 1 8-14-0 6

Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 16 24 1 41Opponents 9 11 0 20

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 146 145 1 292Opponents 111 134 4 249

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 55 59 1 115Opponents 57 49 0 106

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 50 51 0 101Opponents 50 48 1 99

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT TotalLiberty 87 99 0 186Opponents 65 90 0 155