2025–26 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

2025–26 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
2025–26 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	11–11 (5–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Alexis Sherard (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth; Katie Mattera; Brad Palmer; Amber Lee; Emma Hess;
Home arena	Liberty Arena

2025–26 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	12	–	1	.923	19	–	5	.792
Middle Tennessee	9	–	4	.692	14	–	11	.560
Sam Houston	8	–	4	.667	15	–	8	.652
FIU	8	–	5	.615	15	–	9	.625
Missouri State	7	–	5	.583	15	–	10	.600
Liberty	7	–	6	.538	13	–	11	.542
Delaware	6	–	7	.462	12	–	13	.480
Jacksonville State	6	–	7	.462	12	–	13	.480
Kennesaw State	5	–	8	.385	12	–	12	.500
New Mexico State	4	–	9	.308	8	–	17	.320
UTEP	3	–	10	.231	11	–	13	.458
Western Kentucky	2	–	11	.154	6	–	18	.250

† 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of February 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team represents Liberty University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Flames, led by first-year head coach Alexis Sherard, play their home games at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia, as third-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Lady Flames finished the 2024–25 season 26–7, 16–2 in C-USA play, to finish as C-USA co-regular season champions, alongside Middle Tennessee.^[1] They defeated Sam Houston,^[2] Louisiana Tech,^[3] and Middle Tennessee to win the C-USA tournament championship, sending the Lady Flames to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2018.^[4] In the tournament, they would receive the No. 13 seed in the Spokane Regional 4,^[5] where they would be defeated by No. 4 seed Kentucky in the First Round.^[6]

On August 28, 2025, longtime head coach Carey Green announced his retirement, ending his 26-year reign at the helm,^[7] with associate head coach Alexis Sherard being named the team's new head coach.^[7]

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, Conference USA released their preseason poll. Liberty was picked to finish second in the conference, with five first-place votes.^[8]

Preseason rankings

Conference USA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Louisiana Tech	128 (5)
2	Liberty	125 (5)
3	Middle Tennessee	123 (2)
4	Missouri State	107
5	Western Kentucky	96
6	FIU	74
7	Sam Houston	59
T-8	UTEP	57
T-8	Kennesaw State	57
10	New Mexico State	51
11	Delaware	36
12	Jacksonville State	23
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-CUSA Team

Preseason All-CUSA Team
Player	Position	Year
Avery Mills	Guard	Sophomore
Emmy Stout	Center	Sophomore

Source:^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Liberty Lady Flames women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Avery Mills	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Liberty Christian Academy	Lynchburg, Virginia
G	3	JaKayla Thompson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Boston College	Louisville, Kentucky
G	4	Claudia Acin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Les Alzines	Girona, Spain
F	6	Ify Nwaobi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Edge School	Calgary, Alberta
F	11	Caroline Shiery	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Jr	Central Dauphin High School	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G	15	Maleah Alexander	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Cooper High School	Burlington, Kentucky
C	17	Emmy Stout	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Liberty Christian Academy	San Diego, California
F	21	Elisabeth Aegisdottir	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Fjolbrautarskoli Suournesja	Grindavík, Iceland
G	22	Lydie Mwamba	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	New Mexico	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
G	24	Emma Leon	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Santa Pau Pifma	Barcelona, Spain
G	25	Zeynep Avci	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	TED Ankara College	Ankara, Turkey
C	33	Lynn Peters	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Caland Lyceum	Almelo, Netherlands

Head coach

Alexis Sherard (Saint Michael's)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth (Calvin)
Katie Mattera (Liberty)
Brad Palmer (Cedarville)
Amber Lee (Maryville)
Emma Hess (Liberty)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 9, 2026

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, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Frostburg State	W 78–49	1–0	16 – Stout	11 – Stout	4 – Tied	Liberty Arena (971) Lynchburg, VA
November 7, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	East Carolina	W 69–53	2–0	21 – Mills	10 – Mills	7 – Acin	Liberty Arena (1,050) Lynchburg, VA
November 12, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at James Madison	L 61–74	2–1	16 – Tied	13 – Nwaobi	3 – Aegisdottir	Atlantic Union Bank Center (1,971) Harrisonburg, VA
November 16, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 15 Duke	L 57–71	2–2	21 – Stout	11 – Nwaobi	6 – Thompson	Liberty Arena (2,404) Lynchburg, VA
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UVA Wise	W 80–35	3–2	17 – Peters	10 – Tied	5 – Thompson	Liberty Arena (828) Lynchburg, VA
November 29, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Duquesne Navy Classic	W 67−60	4−2	18 – Mills	13 – Nwaobi	10 – Acin	Alumni Hall (853) Annapolis, MD
November 30, 2025* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Manhattan Navy Classic	W 68−56	5−2	24 – Mills	11 – Nwaobi	4 – Tied	Alumni Hall (673) Annapolis, MD
December 7, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason	W 74–73	6–2	24 – Mills	12 – Nwaobi	8 – Acin	EagleBank Arena (776) Fairfax, VA
December 13, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Richmond	L 61–76	6–3	16 – Nwaobi	13 – Nwaobi	3 – Acin	Liberty Arena (1,011) Lynchburg, VA
December 20, 2025* 12:30 am, YouTube	vs. Hawai'i Maui Classic	L 58–67	6–4	13 – Tied	5 – Tied	4 – Thompson	Seabury Hall (1,357) Makawao, HI
December 20, 2025* 11:00 pm, YouTube	vs. Oregon State Maui Classic	L 57–64	6–5	14 – Tied	7 – Nwaobi	2 – Acin	Seabury Hall (1,299) Makawao, HI
C-USA regular season
January 2, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Mexico State	W 67–62	7–5 (1–0)	25 – Mills	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Pan American Center (235) Las Cruces, NM
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UTEP	W 86−66	8−5 (2–0)	22 – Mills	7 – Nwaobi	7 – Acin	Don Haskins Center (795) El Paso, TX
January 8, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Sam Houston	L 53–59	8–6 (2–1)	11 – Tied	16 – Nwaobi	4 – Acin	Liberty Arena (864) Lynchburg, VA
January 11, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPNU	Louisiana Tech	L 72–86	8–7 (2–2)	20 – Stout	6 – Stout	7 – Acin	Liberty Arena (1,042) Lynchburg, VA
January 17, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Delaware	L 69–76	8–8 (2–3)	21 – Stout	7 – Tied	4 – Acin	Bob Carpenter Center (2,600) Newark, DE
January 22, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Kentucky	W 55–53	9–8 (3–3)	19 – Stout	11 – Stout	7 – Acin	E. A. Diddle Arena (767) Bowling Green, KY
January 23, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Middle Tennessee	L 54–63	9–9 (3–4)	12 – Aegisdottir	11 – Aegisdottir	3 – Tied	Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	FIU	L 61–74	9–10 (3–5)	13 – Thompson	9 – Nwaobi	3 – Tied	Liberty Arena (928) Lynchburg, VA
February 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State	W 60–52	10–10 (4–5)	13 – Acin	10 – Nwaobi	4 – Acin	Liberty Arena (1,060) Lynchburg, VA
February 5, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville State	W 60–55	11–10 (5–5)	27 – Mills	15 – Nwaobi	5 – Thompson	Pete Mathews Coliseum (573) Jacksonville, AL
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Kennesaw State	L 58–64	11–11 (5–6)	18 – Stout	11 – Nwaobi	4 – Acin	VyStar Arena (822) Kennesaw, GA
February 12, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	UTEP						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
February 14, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	New Mexico State						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
February 19, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State						Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 21, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at FIU						Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Middle Tennessee						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Kentucky						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
March 6, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware						Liberty Arena Lynchburg, VA
C-USA tournament
March 10–14, 2026	vs.						Propst Arena Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Kats' run ends in CUSA quarterfinals". Sam Houston. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Lady Techsters Fall to Lady Flames in CUSA Semifinals". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "CUSA Women's Championship: Liberty tops MTSU 53-48". WSLS. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "2025 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Kentucky women barely escape 13-seed Liberty thanks to Amoore's record-tying performance". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ ^a ^b "Carey Green announces retirement; Alexis Sherard to take over as Liberty Women's Basketball head coach". Liberty University. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
^ "Liberty Flames 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[2] "Kats' run ends in CUSA quarterfinals". Sam Houston. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[3] "Lady Techsters Fall to Lady Flames in CUSA Semifinals". LA Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[4] "CUSA Women's Championship: Liberty tops MTSU 53-48". WSLS. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[5] "2025 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[6] "Kentucky women barely escape 13-seed Liberty thanks to Amoore's record-tying performance". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[retirement-7] "Carey Green announces retirement; Alexis Sherard to take over as Liberty Women's Basketball head coach". Liberty University. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[poll-8] "WBB: 2025-26 CUSA Preseason All-Conference Team and Poll Announced". Conference USA. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[9] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

[10] "Liberty Flames 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2026.

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