2024–25 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

2024–25 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
2024–25 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	13–5 (6–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Carey Green (26th season);
Associate head coach	Alexis Sherard
Assistant coaches	Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth; Katie Mattera; Dan Lumpkin; Amber Lee;
Home arena	Liberty Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Conference USA women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty	8	–	1	.889	15	–	5	.750
Middle Tennessee	8	–	1	.889	16	–	6	.727
Western Kentucky	6	–	3	.667	15	–	6	.714
FIU	5	–	4	.556	9	–	11	.450
Louisiana Tech	4	–	5	.444	11	–	9	.550
New Mexico State	4	–	5	.444	11	–	11	.500
Jacksonville State	3	–	6	.333	9	–	11	.450
Kennesaw State	3	–	6	.333	8	–	12	.400
Sam Houston	2	–	7	.222	9	–	10	.474
UTEP	2	–	7	.222	9	–	11	.450

† 2025 CUSA tournament winner As of February 1, 2025

The 2024–25 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team represents Liberty University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Flames, led by 26th-year head coach Carey Green, play their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia, as second-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Lady Flames finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 11–5 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] They defeated Western Kentucky,^[2] and New Mexico State,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the C-USA tournament championship game.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Liberty Lady Flames women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jordan Hodges	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Monacan High School	Richmond, Virginia
G	1	Avery Mills	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Liberty Christian Academy	Milford, Delaware
G	4	Claudia Acin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Les Alzines	Girona, Spain
F	6	Ify Nwaobi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Edge School	Calgary, Alberta
G	7	Pien Steenbergen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Calandlyceum	Berlicum, Netherlands
G	10	Brooke Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	North Cobb Christian School	Kennesaw, Georgia
F	11	Caroline Shiery	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS So	Central Dauphin High School	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G	12	Asia Boone	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	IMG Academy	San Diego, California
C	14	Emily Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Jr	Harding Academy	Vancouver, British Columbia
G	15	Maleah Alexander	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Cooper High School	Burlington, Kentucky
C	17	Emmy Stout	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Liberty Christian Academy	San Diego, California
F	21	Elisabeth Aegisdottir	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Fjolbrautarskoli Suournesja	Grindavík, Iceland
G	22	Anna Badosa	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Sr	Franklin Pierce	Girona, Spain
G	23	Emma Hess	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Legacy Christian Academy	Beavercreek, Ohio
C	31	Bella Smuda	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	RS Sr	Downingtown East High School	Exton, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Carey Green (Coastal Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Alexis Sherard (Saint Michael's)
Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth (Calvin)
Katie Mattera (Liberty)
Dan Lumpkin (Austin Peay)
Amber Lee (Maryville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 30, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 1:00 pm, Gray Media	vs. Valparaiso Total Athlete Tip-Off	W 77–58	1–0	20 – Hess	12 – Aegisdottir	8 – Hodges	Wooden Family Fieldhouse (1,200) Xenia, OH
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 11 Duke	L 67–83	1–1	15 – Boone	10 – Aegisdottir	4 – Hess	Liberty Arena (2,845) Lynchburg, VA
November 9, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 72–44	2–1	16 – Boone	12 – Smuda	4 – Hodges	Liberty Arena (1,316) Lynchburg, VA
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, SECN+	at Tennessee	L 93–109	2–2	27 – Smuda	6 – Aegisdottir	5 – Aegisdottir	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,109) Knoxville, TN
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, FloHoops	at Towson	W 64–57	3–2	15 – Hess	10 – Smuda	3 – tied	TU Arena (425) Towson, MD
November 27, 2024* 1:30 pm, ESPN+	at Grand Canyon C-USA/WAC Alliance	L 50–79	3–3	10 – Howard	5 – Hess	3 – Acin	Global Credit Union Arena (534) Phoenix, AZ
November 30, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Christopher Newport	W 106–58	4–3	19 – Smuda	9 – tied	6 – tied	Liberty Arena (989) Lynchburg, VA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	North Carolina A&T	W 56–51	5–3	14 – Boone	9 – Aegisdottir	6 – Hess	Liberty Arena (1,013) Lynchburg, VA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Randolph	W 109–26	6–3	23 – Stout	16 – Stout	6 – Mills	Liberty Arena (865) Lynchburg, VA
December 18, 2024* 9:30 pm, Stadium	vs. Arkansas Cherokee Invitational semifinal	W 75–61	7–3	18 – Hodges	8 – Smuda	3 – tied	Harrah's Cherokee (719) Cherokee, NC
December 19, 2024* 9:30 pm, Stadium	vs. Toledo Cherokee Invitational championship	L 63–71	7–4	11 – Smuda	6 – Stout	5 – Hodges	Harrah's Cherokee (1,176) Cherokee, NC
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	W 77–66	8–4 (1–0)	16 – Hess	9 – Smuda	5 – Hodges	E. A. Diddle Arena (644) Bowling Green, KY
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 41–69	8–5 (1–1)	7 – Smuda	7 – Hodges	2 – tied	Murphy Center (4,107) Murfreesboro, TN
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sam Houston	W 69–54	9–5 (2–1)	19 – Hess	11 – Smuda	4 – Hodges	Liberty Arena (869) Lynchburg, VA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Louisiana Tech	W 75–64	10–5 (3–1)	13 – Boone	7 – Stout	5 – Badosa	Liberty Arena (1,029) Lynchburg, VA
January 16, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	W 75–64	11–5 (4–1)	15 – Hess	7 – Smuda	5 – Aegisdottir	Don Haskins Center (1,346) El Paso, TX
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State	W 82–72	12–5 (5–1)	14 – Smuda	8 – Hodges	4 – Mills	Pan American Center (593) Las Cruces, NM
January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	FIU	W 83–54	13–5 (6–1)	16 – Hess	9 – Smuda	4 – tied	Liberty Arena (1,546) Lynchburg, VA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Kennesaw State	W 74-39	14-5 (7-1)	14 – Hess	10 – Stout	2 – tied	Liberty Arena (941) Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Jacksonville State						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
February 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech						Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston						Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UTEP						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State						Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State						KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Kentucky						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
C-USA tournament
March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN	vs.						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "Liberty women survive CUSA Tourney opener against WKU". WSET-TV. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "NMSU women's basketball team's run ends against Liberty in CUSA semifinals". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "Liberty women fall to Middle Tennessee in CUSA tournament championship". Lynchburg News and Advance. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
^ "Liberty Flames 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[2] "Liberty women survive CUSA Tourney opener against WKU". WSET-TV. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[3] "NMSU women's basketball team's run ends against Liberty in CUSA semifinals". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[4] "Liberty women fall to Middle Tennessee in CUSA tournament championship". Lynchburg News and Advance. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[5] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

[6] "Liberty Flames 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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