Box Score
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Eastern Kentucky lost 3-0 to Liberty on Friday. All three sets were decided by three points or less.
The Flames won by scores of 25-22, 26-24 and 25-23.
The Colonels will conclude the 2022 regular season at home on Sunday against Queens at 1 p.m. Sunday will be Senior Day and International Student Day at Baptist Health Arena.
Molly Michalak led EKU (14-15, 5-10 ASUN) with 14 kills. She made only four errors in 29 attempts for a .345 attack percentage. The junior also had five digs and two blocks.
Sarah Mitchell had 10 kills and 10 digs.
Chloe Mason posted a team best 33 assists.
Maddy Campbell contributed six blocks and six kills from the middle.
Liberty (20-7, 13-2 ASUN) scored the first nine points of the first set. The Flames went in front by 10 twice, on an EKU bad set to make it 13-3 and a kill from Kamryn Bacus for a 16-6 lead. The Colonels didn't fold. Eastern Kentucky answered with a 15-4 run to get within one. A kill from
Carson Ledford capped a string of six straight and made it a 21-20 match. With a 24-22 advantage, Bacus ended the first with a kill.
EKU jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second. Liberty tied it at 7-7, the first of 13 ties in the set. The Flames took a 20-16 lead late, but the Colonels answered with four straight and tied it, 20-20, on a solo block from Campbell. A kill from Michalak gave Eastern Kentucky set-point at 24-23, but Liberty scored three straight to take the set and a 2-0 lead.
The third set remained close throughout as well, with the score tied 10 times. A kill from Kate Phillips broke the final tie at 23-23 and gave Liberty match-point. Lydia Burts followed with a kill to complete the sweep.
Bacus led all players with 21 kills and hit .417.
EKU made four fewer errors and had one more ace. Liberty held an 11-9 advantage in blocks.
