2008-09 Liberty Women’s Basketball Quick Facts General Information Name of School ........... Liberty University City/Zip ................. Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded .......................................... ..........................................1971 1971 Enrollment .................................... 11,311 Nickname............................ Nickname ............................ Lady Flames School Colors ............ Red, White & Blue Home Arena........................ Arena........................ Vines Center Capacity.......................................... Capacity ..........................................8,085 8,085 Affiliation ........................ NCAA Division I Conference .............................. Big South Founder ......................... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor ..................... .....................Jerry Jerry Falwell, Jr. Vice Chancellor ......... .........Dr. Dr. Ronald Godwin Director of Athletics................ Athletics................ Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone ..... (434) 582-2100 Women’s Basketball Information Head Coach........................ Coach........................ Carey Green Alma Mater ............ Coastal Carolina, ‘79 Record at School ....... 214-73 (10th Year) Career Record ............................... Same Assistant Coaches ...........Alexis ........... Alexis Sherard (St. Michael’s, ‘93) ...........Heather ........... Heather Stephens (Wyoming, ‘03) ................. Andy Bloodworth (Calvin, ‘98) Certified Athletic Trainer ....................................... Madeline Bosek History First Season of Basketball .......... ..........1975-76 1975-76 All-Time Record .......................... ..........................485-401 485-401 NCAA Tournament Appearances ......... 11 Last NCAA Appearance ................... ...................2008 2008 Opponent ........................... Old Dominion Result .................... ....................L/62-82 L/62-82 (First Round) Final/Highest Ranking ....................... N/A Final 2007-08 Record ....................... .......................28-4 28-4 Conference Record/Finish ........ 11-1/First Starters Returning/Lost Returning/Lost....................... .......................3/2 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.............. Returning/Lost..............8/4 8/4 Newcomers............................................ Newcomers ............................................6 6 Athletics Communications Info. Asst. AD - Communications ..........................................Todd .......................................... Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone ............ (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-8974 Email Address....... Address....... [email protected] Assoc. Director ............. .............Ryan Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone ..................... (434) 221-5576 Email Address... Address... [email protected] Asst. Director ................... ...................Vincent Vincent Briedis Cell Phone ...................... (434) 841-0839 Email Address....... Address....... [email protected] Asst. Director .................... Paul Carmany Cell Phone ...................... (434) 221-5575 Email Address..... Address..... [email protected] WBB Contact .................... Paul Carmany Ath. Comm. Fax Fax.............. .............. (434) 582-2076 Website..................... LibertyFlames.com Media Information Radio Station ..... WWMC “The Light” (90.9 FM) Play-By-Play .......................... ..........................Josh Josh Wood Color .................................................. N/A Television Station .......... Flames Television Network Play-By-Play ........................... ...........................Ray Ray Jones Color ....................................... Jamie Hall Sidelines ...................... Samantha Steele Game No. 7 - Dec. 7, 2008 No. 13/14 Auburn TIGERS (9-0, 0-0 SEC) at Liberty LADY FLAMES (1-5, 0-0 Big South) Lynchburg, Va. - Vines Center - 3 p.m. The Game Liberty (1-5, 0-0 Big South) returns home on Sunday after playing its last five games away from the Vines Center. The Lady Flames will face a difficult challenge, as undefeated, nationally-ranked (No. 13/14) Auburn (9-0, 0-0 SEC) visits Lynchburg for the first time. Tip-off is slated for 3 p.m. What to Watch Liberty is attempting to snap a four-game losing skid and hopes to continue a string of success at the Vines Center, where the Lady Flames have won 42 of their last 46 contests. The Lady Flames will welcome a SEC opponent to the Vines Center for only the second time in program history, as Kentucky played at Liberty on Dec. 11, 1999. It will also be Liberty’s first home game against a nationally-ranked foe since Nov. 26, 2002. In that contest, the Lady Flames upset No. 25 Virginia in overtime, 77-69, marking the first win over a Top 25 team in program history. Lady Flames On The Air All Lady Flames basketball games may be heard LIVE on WWMC 90.9 FM “The Light.” Jamie Hall, celebrating his 15th year of broadcasting Lady Flames basketball, will once again be handling the courtside play-by-play duties for most road games. Josh Wood will serve as the primary commentator for home contests and will provide color analysis on the road. Lady Flames On TV For the sixth season in a row, the Flames Television Network (FTN) plans to broadcast all 12 home women’s basketball games. FTN’s regular announcing team will consist of Ray Jones on play-by-play and Jamie Hall on color. No. 32 21 22 42 23 Name Rachel McLeod Amber Mays Rachel Hammond Moriah Frazee Avery Warley Liberty’s Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG G 5-10 So. 3.0 G 5-6 Jr. 9.3 G 5-9 Sr. 7.8 F 6-3 Sr. 11.0 F 6-3 R-Fr. 6.3 4 12 15 25 30 35 40 41 43 DeAnna Fuqua Danika Dale Kylee Beecher Rebecca Lightfoot Brittany Campbell Alexandria Bream Megan Frazee Molly Frazee Kittery Maine G G F G/F G G F F F Reserves 5-8 6-1 6-4 6-2 5-11 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-4 Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. --1.0 2.3 --7.0 --23.0 --0.0 RPG 3.6 1.8 4.5 5.8 6.7 Other Stats 3.6 apg 52.6 FG% 1.8 spg 1.1 bpg 1.1 bpg --1.5 4.2 --2.2 --10.0 --2.0 --0.5 apg 66.7 FT% --6 3-pointers --64.0 FG% --1.5 bpg 2008-09 Liberty Women’s Basketball Schedule/Results Overall: 1-5 Big South: 0-0 Preseason WNIT 11/14 VCU ^ 11/21 vs. UC Riverside 11/22 at Western Carolina L, 57-59 W, 45-44 L, 53-73 GW Thanksgiving Classic 11/28 vs. Hartford L, 39-46 11/29 vs. South Alabama L, 61-65 12/2 12/7 12/13 12/20 12/22 at James Madison AUBURN ^ ST. PAUL’S ^ at Winston-Salem St. at Vanderbilt L, 64-77 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Hokie Hardwood Classic 12/29 vs. North Carolina A&T 5 p.m. 12/30 vs. Lafayette/Va. Tech 5/7 p.m. 1/3 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/19 1/24 1/26 1/31 GARDNER-WEBB *^ at Winthrop * E. TENN. ST. ^ at Presbyterian * at UNC Asheville *# CHARLESTON SO. *^ COASTAL CAR. *^ HIGH POINT *^ 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/21 2/23 2/28 RADFORD *^ at Gardner-Webb * WINTHROP *^ at Coastal Car. * at Charleston So. * UNC ASHEVILLE *^ 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3/2 3/6 3/9 PRESBYTERIAN *^ at Radford * at High Point * 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Big South WBB Champ. (at High Point) 3/13 First Round TBA 3/14 Semifinals # 2/4 p.m. 3/15 Championship Game # 4 p.m. NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament 3/21 First Round TBA 3/22 First Round TBA 3/23 Second Round TBA 3/24 Second Round TBA Home Games in BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference Game All times are Eastern Standard Time ^ - Broadcast on Flames Television Network # - Broadcast on SportSouth 2008-09 Team Statistical Leaders Total Points Moriah Frazee - 66/11.0 ppg Amber Mays - 56/9.3 ppg Total Rebounds Avery Warley - 40/6.7 rpg Moriah Frazee - 35/5.8 rpg Total Assists Rachel McLeod - 18/3.6 apg Amber Mays - 15/2.5 apg Head Coach Carey Green Record at Liberty: 214-73 (10th Year) Career Record: Same Eight Big South Championships: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 Eight NCAA Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (Sweet 16), 2006, 2008 Four-time Big South Coach of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008 Three-time VaSID State Coach of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2006 Liberty head women’s basketball coach Carey Green, beginning his 10th season with the Lady Flames, has instilled quite a winning tradition during his tenure at the institution. His teams have averaged more than 23 victories per year during his time at Liberty, putting his name alongside the nation’s premier women’s basketball coaches. Green has accumulated a 214-73 record on the Liberty bench, good for a winning percentage of .746. He entered the season ranked 10th among active NCAA Division I women’s basketball coaches in winning percentage, ahead of renowned coaching names like Rutgers’ Vivian Stringer, LSU’s Van Chancellor and North Carolina’s Sylvia Hatchell. More importantly, Liberty has won the Big South Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times with Green as head coach. Liberty has totaled 23 or more victories during seven of those years, including the 2004-05 season, which saw the Lady Flames reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. Green has actually been to the postseason on 20 occasions as a women’s basketball coach, a span which includes a dozen years as an assistant coach at Clemson. In all but one of the 20 appearances, he has experienced the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Green led the Lady Flames to one of the best seasons in program history. Liberty tied a school record for victories, finishing the year 28-4. Along the way, the Lady Flames captured three tournament titles—the National City Xavier Invitational, the UNLV Lady Rebel Christmas Classic and their eighth Big South Championship in Green’s nine years as head coach. The latter championship earned Liberty a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time. Green won his 200th career game, Jan. 19 at Charleston Southern, and became the first four-time Big South Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year in conference history. Rebounding and defense have always been staples of Green-coached teams, and the 2007-08 Lady Flames were no exception. Liberty outrebounded opponents by an average of 10.2 caroms per game, ranking fifth nationally. The Lady Flames have now been listed among the nation’s top five teams in rebounding margin for five-straight years. Liberty led the nation in the category in 2003-04 and 2004-05. The Lady Flames also ended the season ranked in the top 15 in the nation for field goal percentage defense (fourth) and scoring defense (15th). A key late-season conference victory over High Point in 2006 made Green the winningest coach in Big South Conference history. He is also Liberty’s career wins leader. The record-setting victory was just one of the many reasons the 2004-05 year was a special one on Liberty Mountain. A senior-laden Lady Flames team recorded upset wins over No. 4 seed Penn State (78-70) and No. 5 seed DePaul (88-79) in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, becoming just the second team ever to advance to the Sweet 16 as a No. 13 seed. The Lady Flames ended the season with their highest national ranking to date, 21st (USA Today/ESPN). Green’s track record shows he has the ability to meet strong challenges. The Lady Flames have recorded two wins over UNLV, Virginia and West Virginia and solo victories over No. 19 DePaul, No. 17 Kansas State, No. 25 Penn State and Wake Forest during Green’s tenure. The upset victory over No. 25 Virginia in 2003 marked Liberty’s first win over a Top 25 team. His record against conference foes is equally impressive. He led the Lady Flames on a Big South record 47-game winning streak and currently owns a .913 (136-13) winning percentage against conference teams. Green has marched through conference play with one or fewer setbacks six times, while guiding the Lady Flames to two undefeated conference seasons. Big South Conference Update (Through Dec. 5, 2008) Overall Standings Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Winthrop Charleston So. Presbyterian UNC Asheville High Point Liberty Radford W 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 L 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 6 Pct. .857 .714 .500 .429 .286 .286 .250 .167 .143 Conference Standings Charleston So. Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb High Point Liberty Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville Winthrop W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 Players of the Week (12/1) Player: Jessica Monroe, UNC Asheville Freshman: Ali Schwagmeyer, Charleston Southern Upcoming Schedule Sunday, Dec. 7 George Mason at Winthrop Auburn at Liberty 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 High Point at Campbell 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 Coastal Carolina at N. Carolina Johnson C. Smith at UNCA St. Paul’s at Liberty Radford at Mount St. Mary’s Charleston So. at Charlotte Noon 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15 Presbyterian at Wake Forest Tuesday, Dec. 16 Gardner-Webb at E. Carolina So. Wesleyan at Charleston So. Coastal Car. at S.C. State 11 a.m. Noon 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 Stetson at Presbyterian 11:30 a.m Winthrop vs. Georgia Tech 6 p.m. Savannah St. at Charleston So. 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Campbell 7 p.m. UNCW at Coastal Car. 7 p.m. Scouting Auburn The Auburn Tigers, picked to finish third in the SEC, enter Sunday’s contest with an unscathed 9-0 record. Auburn, which is ranked No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll and No. 15 in the AP Top 25 Poll, has only been challenged once. The Tigers pulled out an 87-80 overtime win over nationally-ranked Ohio State on Nov. 23. A powerful offensive squad, Auburn has scored over 90 points five times in its first nine games and is averaging 86.4 points per outing. Most recently, the Tigers set a school single-game scoring record on Friday versus Sam Houston, posting a 119-54 victory. Preseason SEC Player of the Year DeWanna Bonner is leading the way for the Tigers in both points and rebounds, notching 19.8 points and 8.2 boards per outing. Alli Smalley, a 5-8 sophomore guard, backs her up with 14.1 points per game. Meanwhile, Whitney Boddie, a 5-9 senior point guard, is averaging 6.7 assists per contest. She came up with a triple-double in just 24 minutes of playing time against Sam Houston State, tallying 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. The Coaching Matchup Liberty Head Coach Carey Green is in his 10th season with the Lady Flames, and has led his team to eight Big South titles. A four-time Big South Coach of the Year, Green owns a 214-73 career record and is the all-time wins leader at Liberty and among Big South women’s basketball coaches. His career winning percentage (.746) ranked 10th among active NCAA Division I women’s basketball coaches at the season’s outset. Nell Fortner is 80-53 in her fifth season as Auburn’s head coach and owns a 97-64 overall head coaching record, including one season at Purdue (1996-97). That season, Fortner was tabbed National Coach of the Year by Basketball Times. Fortner also coached the U.S. Women’s Basketball Team to the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and spent three seasons as head coach of the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. Liberty-Auburn Series Notes Sunday’s contest will mark the first-ever meeting between Liberty and Auburn . Liberty Versus the SEC Liberty is 1-11 in 12 all-time meetings against current SEC members. The Lady Flames will play a pair of SEC opponents during 2008-09, Auburn and Vanderbilt. Eight of Liberty’s 13 NCAA Tournament contests have been played against SEC foes. The Lady Flames are 0-1 against Alabama, 0-1 against Florida, 0-3 against Georgia, 1-1 against Kentucky, 0-2 against LSU, 0-1 against South Carolina, 0-1 against Tennessee and 0-1 against Vanderbilt. Liberty’s only win versus a SEC opponent was an 80-76 triumph at Kentucky on Dec. 12, 1998. The Lady Flames erased an 18-point deficit to become the first Big South team ever to beat a SEC squad. Three Liberty players scored over 20 points, as Elena Kisseleva tallied 22 points, while twin sisters Sarah and Sharon Wilkerson had 21 apiece. Liberty’s most recent SEC contest was a 73-50 setback at Florida on Dec. 29, 2005. Karolina Piotrkiewicz led Liberty with eight points and 12 boards, while freshman Megan Frazee added seven points and three assists before fouling out. Liberty................................Statistical Comparison............................... Auburn 1-5 ..........................................................Record .......................................................... 9-0 39.6............................................ Field Goal Percentage .............................................47.8 37.2.................................... Opponent Field Goal Percentage ....................................37.8 23.7...................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ...................................45.0 2.3.......................................Three-Pointers Made Per Game .......................................4.0 69.5........................................... Free Throw Percentage ............................................64.5 36.5................................................ Rebound Average ................................................44.9 35.2........................................Opponent Rebound Average ........................................35.8 +1.3 ............................................. Rebound Differential ............................................. +9.1 53.2.................................................Points Per Game .................................................86.4 60.7.......................................... Points Allowed Per Game ..........................................60.8 -7.5 ................................................. Point Differential............................................... +25.6 Liberty in the Big South Stats Team Scoring Offense (7th) ....... 53.2 ppg Scoring Defense (2nd)...... 60.7 ppg Scoring Margin (6th) .......... -7.5 ppg Free Throw Pct. (2nd).............. .695 Field Goal Pct. (4th)................. .396 Field Goal Pct. Defense (3rd) .. .372 3-Pt. FG Pct. (9th) ................... .237 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense (7th) ..... .303 3-Pt. FG Made (9th)......... 2.3/game Rebounds (7th) .................. 36.5 rpg Opp. Rebounds (1st) ......... 35.2 rpg Rebounding Margin (4th) ... +1.3 rpg Offensive Rebounds (8th).. 10.5 rpg Defensive Rebounds (5th) . 26.0 rpg Blocked Shots (3rd) ............ 3.8 bpg Assists (8th) ........................ 8.8 apg Steals (9th) ......................... 6.0 spg Turnover Margin (8th) ............. -4.33 Asst./TO Ratio (7th) ................. 0.44 Individual Scoring Moriah Frazee (14th) ........ 11.0 ppg Amber Mays (21st) ............. 9.3 ppg Rebounding Avery Warley (6th) ............... 6.7 rpg Moriah Frazee (T-14th) ........ 5.8 rpg Field Goal Pct. Amber Mays (3rd) .................... .526 Assists Rachel McLeod (7th) .......... 3.6 apg Amber Mays (14th) ............ .2.5 apg Free Throw Pct. Amber Mays (11th) .................. .696 Moriah Frazee (12th) ............... .684 Steals Rachel Hammond (8th) ...... 1.8 spg 3-Point FG Pct. Brittany Campbell (T-6th)......... .333 3-Point FG Made Brittany Campbell (9th) .. 1.20/game Blocked Shots Moriah Frazee (T-3rd)......... 1.2 bpg Avery Warley (T-3rd)........... 1.2 bpg Asst./TO Ratio Rachel McLeod (8th) ............... 1.00 Offensive Rebounds Moriah Frazee (10th) ........... 2.2 rpg Avery Warley (T-11th) .......... 2.0 rpg Defensive Rebounds Avery Warley (5th) ............... 4.7 rpg Moriah Frazee (13th) ........... 3.7 rpg Attempting to Repeat History No. 13/14 Auburn is the first Top 25 team to play at the Vines Center since Nov. 26, 2002. That day, No. 25 Virginia came to Lynchburg for a memorable contest in Lady Flames basketball history. Kristal Tharp paced Liberty with 20 points and eight rebounds, including a three-pointer from the corner at the end of regulation, sending the contest to overtime. The Lady Flames pulled out a 77-69 victory in the extra session, representing the program’s first win over a Top 25 squad. Liberty has not played an overtime game at the Vines Center since that contest against the Cavaliers. Liberty’s most recent victories against Top 25 squads came on March 20 and 22, 2005, when the Lady Flames defeated No. 25 Penn State (78-70) and No. 17 DePaul (8879) to reach the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament. SEC at the Vines Center Auburn is the second SEC team ever to play at the Vines Center. Kentucky visited Lynchburg on Dec. 11, 1999, in Carey Green’s eighth game as Liberty’s head coach. The game attracted a crowd of 3,317 to the Vines Center, and Lady Flame senior Sharon Wilkerson gave them something to cheer about, with a game-high 26 points. However, the Wildcats claimed a 69-57 win, scoing 46 points in the paint. All-Time Record in December The Lady Flames are 0-1 during December, after dropping a 77-64 decision at James Madison on Tuesday. Liberty is now 74-99 all-time during the calendar year’s final month, including 30-30 under head coach Carey Green. Last season, the Lady Flames won five of six games in December, including a home victory over James Madison and the UNLV Lady Rebel Christmas Classic title. Liberty’s lone loss for the month came at No. 4 North Carolina. A-MAYS-ing Amber Junior point guard Amber Mays was voted to the all-tournament team at last weekend’s GW Thanksgiving Classic, after a pair of stellar performances for the Lady Flames in the nation’s capital. Mays opened her weekend with an eight-point, four-assist outing versus Hartford on Nov. 28. She then came back with a career-high 14-point effort against South Alabama the following day, sinking six of her seven field goal attempts. Mays capped the weekend by celebrating her 20th birthday last Sunday (Nov. 30). Block Party The Lady Flames rank third in the Big South with an average of 3.8 blocked shots per game, through the first six contests of the 2008-09 season. Leading the way are senior Moriah Frazee and redshirt freshman Avery Warley, with seven rejections apiece, for a 1.2 bpg average. They are tied for third in the conference. Four of Warley’s blocks came during Liberty’s 45-44 win over UC Riverside on Nov. 21, marking a new career-high. Only one Lady Flame blocked four shots during a game last season, as Moriah Frazee turned away four Radford shot attempts on Feb. 6, 2008. A Flair for the Dramatic Dating back to last season, five of Liberty’s last eight games have been decided by seven points or less. The Lady Flames have won two of those tight contests, and Megan Frazee has hit the game-winning shot both times. Frazee’s heroics downed Radford in the 2008 Big South Championship title contest and sank UC Riverside with a buzzer-beater on Nov. 21. Halfway There? Liberty had won 23 consecutive games when holding a halftime lead, until last weekend’s GW Thanksgiving Classic. The Lady Flames owned a small halftime advantage over both Hartford and South Alabama, before losing both contests. Liberty only lost once last season when leading at the intermission. The Lady Flames owned a 10-point halftime edge at Virginia Tech on Nov. 19, 2007, before the Hokies stormed back to win, 73-68. NCAA Top 25 Polls AP Top 25 (12/1/08) 1) Connecticut (5-0) .........1,125 pts. 2) North Carolina (8-0)............1,073 3) California (6-0)....................1,009 4) Stanford (6-1) ........................973 5) Texas A&M (6-0) ....................868 6) Oklahoma (4-2) .....................845 7) Tennessee (5-1) ....................790 8) Maryland (6-1) .......................781 9) Texas (7-0) ............................748 10) Baylor (6-1)..........................677 11) Notre Dame (5-0).................669 12) Duke (4-1) ...........................652 13) Louisville (5-1) .....................623 14) Auburn (7-0) .......................576 15) Rutgers (2-2) .......................536 16) Vanderbilt (6-1) ..................397 17) Purdue (5-1) ........................363 18) Ohio State (6-1) ...................353 19) Oklahoma State (3-1) ..........351 20) Virginia (5-2) ........................280 21) Michigan State (6-1) ............204 22) TCU (6-1) ............................129 23) Xavier (5-2)..........................128 24) Pittsburgh (4-1)......................94 25) Arizona State (3-2) ................68 2008-09 Opponents in Bold ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 (12/2/08) 1) Connecticut (5-0) ............775 pts. 2) North Carolina (8-0)...............739 3) California (6-0).......................706 4) Texas A&M (6-0) ....................664 5) Stanford (6-1) ........................645 6T) Oklahoma (4-2) ...................587 6T) Texas (7-0) ..........................587 8) Notre Dame (5-0) ..................539 9) Tennessee (5-1) ....................488 10) Baylor (6-1)..........................473 11) Maryland (6-1) .....................425 12) Rutgers (3-2) .......................419 13) Auburn (7-0) .......................402 14) Duke (4-1) ...........................401 15) Louisville (5-1) .....................400 16) Vanderbilt (6-1) ..................321 17) Oklahoma State (3-1) ..........231 18) Ohio State (6-1) ...................221 19) Virginia (5-2) ........................215 20) Purdue (5-1) ........................150 21) Xavier (5-2)..........................108 22) Iowa State (5-1) .....................99 23) Kansas State (5-0) ................78 24) Michigan State (6-1) ..............70 25) Arizona State (3-2) ................66 2008-09 Opponents in Bold Fabulous Freshman Freshman guard Brittany Campbell’s career-high 11 points against Hartford paced all players, making her the first freshman to lead Liberty in scoring since Moriah Frazee had 11 points against DePaul in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament (March 18, 2006). Campbell earned her first career start on Tuesday at James Madison, sinking three triples against the Dukes for nine total points. She was the first true freshman to start for the Lady Flames since the 2005-06 season, when Alexandria Bream, Megan Frazee, Moriah Frazee and Rebecca Lightfoot all started at least once. Turning Up the Heat in the Furnace The 2008-09 campaign is the 17th season the Liberty University women’s basketball team has called the Vines Center its full-time home. Liberty’s first-ever contest at the Vines Center was an 86-74 loss to East Tennessee State, on Dec. 7, 1990, but the “Furnace” has served as a favorable venue for the Lady Flames over the years. Liberty is 178-50 (.781) all-time at the Vines Center, including 13-0 last season. The Lady Flames, 0-1 at the Vines Center in 2008-09, have 12 home games scheduled this season. Liberty has not lost back-to-back home games since setbacks to Richmond and Virginia Tech on Nov. 22 and Dec. 7, 2004. Liberty Versus Non-Conference Opposition The Lady Flames are 1-5 to open the non-conference portion of their 2008-09 slate. Liberty is 261-290 all-time in non-conference outings. Last season, Liberty went 15-3 versus non-conference opponents. The Lady Flames won all six of their non-conference home games in 2007-08. Liberty’s best-ever season against non-conference foes came in 1997-98, when the Lady Flames went 14-1 outside the Big South. Liberty’s non-conference setback that season came to national champion Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. A Seasoned Bunch Head coach Carey Green has the rare luxury of featuring six seniors on this season’s roster--Alexandria Bream, Megan Frazee, Molly Frazee, Moriah Frazee, Rachel Hammond and Rebecca Lightfoot. The seniors have all started at least once during their career at Liberty, combining for 236 career starts. The last time Liberty had six seniors was during the 1997-98 season. That year, Lisa Bateman, Erma Jackson, Mari Kong, Tiffany Ratcliff, Erin Wall and Flori Willie helped the Lady Flames record the only undefeated regular-season in program history. Liberty ended the year at 28-1, losing only to national champion Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament. Tournament Time Liberty could play as many as 10 tournament contests in 2008-09. The Lady Flames already competed in the Preseason WNIT and GW Thanksgiving Classic. They are still scheduled to participate in the Hokie Hardwood Classic (Dec. 29-30) and the Big South Women’s Basketball Championship (March 13-15). Tuesday’s game against James Madison was Liberty’s first non-tournament contest of the year, after the Lady Flames opened up 1-4 in the Preseason WNIT and GW Thanksgiving Classic. Dial Three Digits for Long Distance The Lady Flames have been able to continue a long-standing streak, so far this season. The Lady Flames have made at least one three-pointer in a school-record 109 straight games, a run which began on Feb. 26, 2005. None of the current Lady Flames were in college when the streak began. Coming Through in the Clutch Four of Liberty’s first six contests this season have been decided by 10 points or less, and the Lady Flames are 1-3 in close games. The Lady Flames were 9-2 in games decided by 10 points or less during the 2007-08 campaign. Miscellaneous Stats Liberty’s Record ... When Liberty controls the tip ........................0-4 When opponent controls the tip .....................1-1 Winningest Active Coaches Through nine seasons at Liberty, head coach Carey Green remains in elite company. He ranked as the 10th-winningest head coach among active NCAA Division I women’s basketball coaches at the beginning of the 2008-09 season, with his .758 career winning percentage. Played at home..............................................0-1 Played on the road ........................................0-2 Played at a neutral site ..................................1-2 Played a team with a .500+ record ................0-2 Played a team with a .500 record ..................0-3 Played a team with a below .500 record........1-0 When Liberty leads at the half .......................1-2 When opponent leads at the half ...................0-3 When there is a tie at the half ........................0-0 When Liberty leads with 5:00 left...................1-0 When opponent leads with 5:00 left ..............0-5 When there is a tie with 5:00 left ...................0-0 When Liberty leads with 1:00 left...................1-0 When opponent leads with 1:00 left ..............0-4 When there is a tie with 1:00 left ...................0-1 When Liberty outrebounds opponent ............0-3 When opponent outrebounds Liberty ............0-2 When the teams’ rebound totals are equal ....1-0 When Liberty shoots 50% or better (FG) .......0-0 When Liberty shoots less than 50% (FG) ......1-5 Coach, Team 1) Pat Summitt, Tennessee 2) Geno Auriemma, Connecticut 3) Tara VanDerveer, Stanford 4) Gail Goestenkors, Texas 5) Wes Moore, Chattanooga 6) Joe Foley, Arkansas-Little Rock 7) Robin Selvig, Montana 8) Kim Mulkey, Baylor 9) Andy Landers, Georgia 10) Carey Green, Liberty 11) Vivian Stringer, Rutgers 12) Van Chancellor, LSU 13) Joe McKeown, Northwestern 14) Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina 15) Tom Collen, Arkansas Yrs. 34 23 29 16 19 21 30 8 29 9 37 20 22 33 10 Won 983 657 724 418 444 533 697 208 707 213 804 470 509 784 234 Lost 182 122 188 112 122 151 199 60 225 68 267 160 174 275 83 Pct. .844 .843 .794 .789 .785 .779 .778 .776 .759 .758 .751 .746 .745 .740 .738 When Liberty outshoots its opponents ..........1-3 When opponents outshoot Liberty .................0-2 When the teams shoot the same pct. ............0-0 When Liberty shoots more 3-pointers............0-1 When opponent shoots more 3-pointers .......1-4 When same amount of 3-pointers shot..........0-0 When Liberty shoots more free throws ..........1-2 When opponent shoots more free throws......0-3 When same number of free throws taken......0-0 Longest-Tenured Assistant Coaches The 2008-09 season is Heather Stephens’ sixth campaign as an assistant on Carey Green’s coaching staff. She is now tied with Jeri (Wiley) Porter as the longest-tenured assistant coach in Liberty women’s basketball history. Porter is now the head coach at George Mason. The Lady Flames have gone 124-41 and won four Big South titles during Stephens’ tenure and made the “Sweet 16” of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. When opponent shoots 50% or better (FG)...0-0 When opponent shoots less than 50% (FG)..1-5 When Liberty has more turnovers .................0-4 When opponent has more turnovers .............1-1 When turnovers are the same .......................0-0 When Liberty blocks more shots ...................1-2 When opponent blocks more shots ...............0-2 When blocks are the same ............................0-1 When Liberty has more steals ......................0-2 When opponent has more steals ...................1-3 When steals are the same .............................0-0 When Liberty bench outscores opponent ......1-1 When opponent bench outscores Liberty ......0-4 When both benches score the same .............0-0 When Liberty scores 50 or fewer points ........1-1 Lady Flames Excel in the Classroom Liberty has received national recognition numerous times for its work in the classroom. Last season, the Lady Flames tallied a 3.354 GPA, ranking 14th in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Top 25 Team Honor Roll. It was the third straight season and the fifth time in program history that Liberty has been included in the Top 25 Team Honor Roll. The Lady Flames were listed a programbest seventh in 2006-07 and tied for 14th in 2005-06. Liberty was rated 13th in 1999-2000, which was Carey Green’s first season as head coach, and came in 12th during the 199899 campaign. Liberty was one of only three teams to be included in last season’s WBCA Top 25 Honor Roll and play in the NCAA Tournament, joining Kansas State and New Mexico. The top 15 teams on the 2007-08 WBCA Top 25 Team Honor Roll are listed below. When Liberty scores 51-60 points .................0-2 When Liberty scores 61-70 points .................0-2 When Liberty scores 71-80 points .................0-0 When Liberty scores 81 or more points .........0-0 When the game is decided by 1-5 points ......1-2 When the game is decided by 6-10 points ....0-1 When the game is decided by 11+ points ......0-2 November Games .........................................1-4 December Games .........................................0-1 January Games .............................................0-0 February Games............................................0-0 March Games ................................................0-0 Sunday ..........................................................0-0 Monday ..........................................................0-0 Tuesday .........................................................0-1 Wednesday....................................................0-0 Thursday........................................................0-0 Friday.............................................................1-2 Saturday ........................................................0-2 When wearing white uniforms .......................0-2 When wearing red uniforms...........................1-3 School 1) South Dakota State 2) Kansas State 3) Indiana State 4) Eastern Washington 5) Western Carolina 6) Northern Iowa 7) Eastern Illinois 8) Manhattan 9) Utah Valley State 10) Northern Colorado 11) Montana State 12) Southern Illinois 13) Niagara 14) Liberty 15) St. Bonaventure Head Coach Aaron Johnston Debbie Patterson Jim Wiedie Wendy Schuller Kellie J. Harper Tanya E. Warren Brady Sallee Myndi Hill Cathy Nixon Jaime White Tricia L. Binford Dana Eikenberg Kendra Faustin Carey Green Jim Crowley Team GPA 3.669 3.652 3.591 3.584 3.543 3.535 3.475 3.430 3.419 3.414 3.392 3.371 3.361 3.354 3.352 Liberty Double-Doubles (NCAA Division I Era) Career 1. Katie Feenstra 2. Megan Frazee 3. Elena Kisseleva 4. Theresa Bream 5. Michelle Fricke 6. Cheri Yates 7. Wendy Johnson 8T. Stacey White 8T. Sharon Wilkerson 10. Kathy Wooten 11. Karolina Piotrkiewicz 12T. Meribeth Anderson 12T. Angie Johnson 14T. Jeri Wiley 14T. Michelle Wyms 16T. Rima Margeviciute 16T. Angie McDaniel 16T. Kristina Palaimaite 16T. Flori Willie 20T. Kirstyn Bliss 20T. Dawn Coleman 20T. Ginny Holloway 20T. Erma Jackson 20T. Kristi Mercer 20T. Crystal Peace 20T. Renee White 27T. Lisa Bateman 27T. Lynn Beardslee 27T. Aundrea Dawson 27T. Moriah Frazee 27T. Tracey LaRose 27T. Rebecca Lightfoot 27T. Egle Smigelskaite 27T. Daina Staugaitiene 27T. Kristal Tharp 27T. Cynthia Thomson 27T. Erin Wall 27T. Sarah Wilkerson 49 37 25 23 19 15 13 10 10 8 7 6 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Bold Indicates Current Player Single-Season 1. Katie Feenstra (03-04) 2. Katie Feenstra (04-05) 3T. Theresa Bream (90-91) 3T. Cheri Yates (88-89) 5. Megan Frazee (07-08) 6. Megan Frazee (06-07) 7T. Michelle Fricke (00-01) 7T. Wendy Johnson (91-92) 9. Katie Feenstra (02-03) 10T. Megan Frazee (05-06) 10T. Elena Kisseleva (96-97) 10T. Stacey White (89-90) Bold Indicates Current Player 22 17 15 15 14 13 12 12 10 9 9 9 Start Me Up Head coach Carey Green used only four different starting lineups in Liberty’s 32 games last season. The most common starting five consisted of Allyson Fasnacht, Courtney Watkins, Megan Frazee, Rebecca Lightfoot and Moriah Frazee. The unit went 18-2 in their 20 games as a starting unit. The Lady Flames’ most successful grouping, which won all six games in 2007-08, featured Fasnacht, Watkins, Megan Frazee, Molly Frazee and Moriah Frazee. This year, Liberty has used three different starting lineups already. Their most successful lineup--Rachel McLeod, Rachel Hammond, Megan Frazee, Moriah Frazee and Avery Warley--has gone 1-1. Counting Up the Votes Liberty was listed among the “Others Receiving Votes” in the Nov. 25 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll, for the third straight week, receiving one vote. Last season, the Lady Flames regularly received votes in both national polls, but did not quite crack the Top 25. Liberty’s most recent Top 25 ranking came in the final ESPN/ USA Today Coaches poll of the 2004-05 season. The Lady Flames were listed No. 21, after reaching the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament. 2008-09 Opponents in the National Rankings Two of Liberty’s 2008-09 opponents appear in the current Top 25 polls. Auburn is listed No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll and No. 14 in the AP Top 25 poll, while fellow SEC member Vanderbilt is ranked No. 16 in both polls this week. Two other opponents are receiving votes in the national polls, as Coastal Carolina received four votes in the AP poll and North Carolina A&T tallied a single ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll notation. Bombs Away After making only six three-pointers during the season’s first five games, Liberty exploded for eight triples at James Madison on Tuesday. Starting guards Brittany Campbell and Rachel Hammond connected on a trio of three-pointers each, while senior forward Moriah Frazee hit two trifectas for the first time in her career. She only made one threepointer during the entire 2007-08 campaign. Lack of Overtime Liberty has played only one overtime game in its last 152 outings, a 64-62 setback at High Point on Jan. 20, 2007. The Lady Flames’ most recent overtime victory came on Jan. 6, 2004, when Liberty defeated American, 76-72, on the road in double overtime. No current Lady Flame has won an overtime contest in college. Liberty’s most recent overtime contest at the Vines Center was a memorable one. The Lady Flames defeated Virginia, 77-69, in overtime on Nov. 26, 2002, to claim their firstever win over the Cavaliers. It also marked Liberty’s first win over a ranked opponent, as Virginia entered the game with a No. 25 national ranking. Double the Fun Megan Frazee’s 28 points and 11 rebounds versus VCU on Nov. 14 gave the senior 37 career double-doubles, ranking second on the Lady Flames’ career list during the NCAA Division I era. Katie Feenstra, now of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, owns the program Division I record with 49 double-doubles. Frazee’s fellow seniors, Moriah Frazee and Rebecca Lightfoot, have crafted one double-double apiece during their time at Liberty. The Container is Half Full The Lady Flames went 9-0 last season when shooting 50 percent or higher. Liberty is now 49-0 in such contests under head coach Carey Green. Top 50 Scorers in Liberty History 1. Elena Kisseleva 2. Katie Feenstra 3. Sharon Wilkerson 4. Megan Frazee 5. Sarah Wilkerson 6. Ginny Holloway 7. Sharon Snodgrass 8. Kristal Tharp 9. Pam Wilder 10. Brenda Gunsallus 11. Cynthia Thomson 12. Dawn Coleman 13. Moriah Frazee 14. Daina Staugaitiene 15. Saundra Bridges 16. Reggie Gomes 17. Kristi Mercer 18. Lil Cooper 19. Michelle Fricke 20. Stacey White 21. Malynda Keck 22. Sheila Ford 23. Pam Stanfield 24. Michelle Wyms 25. Sharon Freet 26. Jeri Wiley 27. Annetta Paraham 28. Trish Harris 29. Allyson Fasnacht 30. Courtney Watkins 31. Harriett Blair 32. Meribeth Feenstra 33. Monique Leonard 34. Rachel Young 35. Kristina Palaimaite 36. Carla Weaver 37. Theresa Bream 38. Anna Barrington 39. Molly Frazee 40. Missy Roberts 41. Erin Wall 42T. Beth Ralph 42T. Irene Sloof 44. Angie Johnson 45. Kathy Wooten 46. Stephanie Walker 47. Jennifer Fairfax 48. Trena Criss 49. Lynn Beardslee 50T. Wendy Johnson 50T. Rima Margeviciute 2,154 1,845 1,733 1,433 1,331 1,180 1,169 1,161 1,120 1,078 1,055 908 890 846 822 810 809 808 803 801 792 761 752 748 727 717 705 697 672 669 651 628 624 610 600 594 589 579 571 560 551 547 547 545 543 524 513 509 497 489 489 Other Current Players: Rachel Hammond Rebecca Lightfoot 439 406 Big South Preseason Favorites The Lady Flames were tabbed an overwhelming favorite to repeat as Big South Conference champions in the preseason coaches and media poll. Liberty claimed 17 of 19 first-place votes and earned 169 total points. Winthrop was second with 143 points. Individually, Megan Frazee was voted Big South Preseason Player of the Year for the third season in a row. Sister Moriah Frazee joined her on the preseason all-conference roster. Full voting results appear below. 2008-09 Big South Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team Megan Frazee, Liberty, Sr., G/F, 6-3 – Preseason Player of the Year Moriah Frazee, Liberty, Sr., F, 6-3 Ashley Fann, Winthrop, Sr., F, 6-0 Pamela Tolbert, Charleston Southern, Sr., G, 5-8 Johnette Walker, Radford, Sr., G, 5-8 2008-09 Big South Preseason Poll Team (First-Place Votes) Total Points 1) Liberty (17) 169 2) Winthrop (1) 143 3) High Point 129 4) Radford (1) 116 5) UNC Asheville 75 6T) Coastal Carolina 73 6T) Gardner-Webb 73 8) Charleston Southern 55 9) Presbyterian 22 Triple the Trouble Liberty sports the only set of triplets currently playing for the same NCAA Division I women’s basketball team--seniors Megan, Molly and Moriah Frazee. Last season, the Frazees averaged 37.6 points and 19.0 rebounds per outing, good for 52.5 percent of the Lady Flames’ total scoring output and 44.8 percent of the team’s boards. Collectively, the Frazee triplets have totaled 2,894 career points and 1,525 career rebounds. Megan, Molly and Moriah Frazee started together six times last season and have done so 14 times in their career. One of the Frazees led the Lady Flames in scoring in 30 out of 32 games during the 2007-08 campaign. Miss Consistency Megan Frazee has scored in double figures in each of her last 46 games, dating back to Jan. 27, 2007. It is the longest such streak of her career and the longest by a Liberty player since Elena Kisseleva tallied 10 or more points in 62 straight contests, spanning the 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons. Frazee has only scored nine or fewer points on four occasions at Liberty, and has never done so in consecutive outings. Clamping Down on Defense The Lady Flames have held 57 consecutive opponents under 50 percent field goal shooting. The last Liberty foe to sink more than half of its field goal attempts was Marist, at the Maryland Terrapin Classic on Dec. 29, 2006. Liberty is off to a good start defensively in 2008-09. Three of the Lady Flames’ first six opponents shot below 40 percent from the floor. Liberty ranks third in the Big South with a .372 opponents field goal percentage. A Short Commute Freshman guard Brittany Campbell attended high school literally right down the street from Liberty University at Brookville High School. She is the first Lynchburg-area player to suit up for the Lady Flames since Tekita Butler in the 2002-03 season. Top 50 Rebounders in Liberty History 1. Katie Feenstra 2. Sharon Snodgrass 3. Elena Kisseleva 4. Carla Weaver 5. Megan Frazee 6. Sharon Wilkerson 7. Sharon Freet 8. Kristina Palaimaite 9. Pam Stanfield 10. Lil Cooper 11. Annetta Paraham 12. Meribeth Feenstra 13. Theresa Bream 14. Jennifer Fairfax 15T. Wendy Johnson 15T. Malynda Keck 17. Pam Wilder 18. Kathy Wooten 19. Michelle Fricke 20. Helen Gomes 21. Trish Harris 22. Moriah Frazee 23. Flori Willie 24. Michelle Wyms 25. Kristal Tharp 26. Stacey White 27. Lynn Beardslee 28. Karolina Piotrkiewicz 29. Sarah Wilkerson 30. Erin Wall 31T. Ginny Holloway 31T. Daina Staugaitiene 33. Dawn Coleman 34. Jayne Mottershead 35. Sheila Ford 36. Angie Johnson 37. Trena Criss 38. Erma Williams 39. Courtney Watkins 40. Crystal Peace 41. Molly Frazee 42. Monique Leonard 43. Harriett Blair 44. Reggie Gomes 45. Rebecca Lightfoot 46. Jamie Feagin 47. Rachel Young 48. Roli-Ann Nikagbatse 49. Beth Ralph 50. Jeri Wiley Other Current Player: Rachel Hammond 1,033 1,026 876 859 724 625 590 586 583 578 556 547 536 533 532 532 529 504 500 493 484 482 478 472 466 456 450 445 442 423 420 420 405 401 395 389 370 357 327 320 319 315 310 308 307 303 301 296 287 284 Lofty RPI Liberty finished the 2007-08 season ranked No. 31 in the NCAA’s official RPI listing. The Lady Flames were listed ahead of numerous notable women’s basketball programs, including Georgia (No. 32), Arizona State (No. 35), Minnesota (No. 37) and Ohio State (No. 40). The Lady Flames were the fifth-highest ranked team from a non-BCS football conference, trailing only Old Dominion (No. 9), UTEP (No. 18), Marist (No. 25) and Western Kentucky (No. 30). An Outstanding Opener Megan Frazee tallied a game-high 28 points against VCU on Nov. 14, marking the most points she has ever scored in a season-opening game. It was also the most points tallied by a Lady Flame in a season opener since Nov. 23, 1996, when freshman Elena Kisseleva dropped 30 markers on Bluefield in an 89-45 Liberty victory at the Vines Center. A Lucky 13 As a result of Megan Frazee’s big performance versus VCU, which also included a game-high 11 rebounds, she was tabbed this season’s inaugural Big South Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. It is the 13th time in Frazee’s career she has captured the conference’s weekly honor. Only former Liberty standout Katie Feenstra has collected more Big South Women’s Basketball Player of the Week awards in conference history. Feenstra finished her Liberty career with 15 weekly plaques. Anything You Can Do ... Last season, Megan Frazee became the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 career points, eclipsing the magical mark at North Carolina on Dec. 30, 2007. This year, she could get some company from within her own family. Sister Moriah Frazee enters the James Madison contest with 890 points, leaving her 110 shy of 1,000. If Frazee scores at her current season average of 11.0 points per contest, she is due to hit the milestone on Jan. 17, during the Lady Flames’ road game at Presbyterian. Frazee is also climbing Liberty’s career rebounding chart. She currently ranks 22nd in program history with 482 boards, leaving her three behind Trish Harris for the 21st spot. The Frazees would not be the first sister duo to score over 1,000 points at Liberty. Sharon and Sarah Wilkerson, who graduated in 2000, totaled 1,733 and 1,331 points, respectively. First Time Since Feenstra Redshirt freshman Avery Warley established a pair of career highs during Liberty’s Nov. 21 victory over UC Riverside, coming up with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots. In the process, she became the first Liberty to tally at least 10 rebounds and four blocks in the same contest since the final game of Katie Feenstra’s brilliant Liberty career. The 6-8 Feenstra, now of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, notched 12 rebounds and four blocks versus No. 1 seed LSU in the “Sweet 16” of the NCAA Tournament, on March 26, 2005. Finding a Way in the 40s Remarkably, Liberty is 2-1 over the past two seasons, when scoring fewer than 50 points in a game. Most recently, the Lady Flames defeated UC Riverside by a 45-44 score, last Friday. Last season, Liberty posted a 45-38 home triumph over Richmond on Jan. 5, 2008. 202 Breakout Season Senior guard Rachel Hammond is shining during her final season at Liberty. She entered the year with career averages of 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest, but is posting 7.8 points and 4.6 boards through the first six games of 2008-09. Hammond, who also ranks eighth in the Big South with 1.8 steals per outing, has set career highs in points twice in the last four games, scoring 15 points at Western Carolina (Nov. 22) and tossing in 17 markers at James Madison (Dec. 2). Liberty’s 2008-09 Starting Lineups Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 Date Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 2 Opponent VCU UC Riverside W. Carolina Hartford S. Alabama JMU Result L, 57-59 W, 45-44 L, 53-73 L, 39-46 L, 61-65 L, 64-77 Guard McLeod McLeod McLeod McLeod McLeod Mays Guard Hammond Hammond Mays Mays Mays Hammond G/F Meg. Frazee Meg. Frazee Hammond Hammond Hammond Campbell Forward Mor. Frazee Mor. Frazee Mor. Frazee Mor. Frazee Mor. Frazee Mor. Frazee Forward Warley Warley Warley Warley Warley Warley Record 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-1 Game 1 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty battled back from a 21-4 deficit in its season opener to take a pair of secondhalf leads. However, visiting VCU edged the Lady Flames, 59-57, in a first-round Preseason WNIT contest, as Radoslava Bachvarova drained three free throws with just 2.1 seconds left. VCU tallied the evening’s first 12 points, before Megan Frazee canned a one-handed floater from six feet, at the 14:10 mark of the opening half. The Rams later notched nine straight points, bolstering their advantage to 21-4 at 10:48. Liberty limited VCU to one field goal over the final 4:20 of the opening stanza, running off an 11-2 surge in the meantime and closing the gap to 31-27 at the intermission. Megan Frazee finally gave Liberty its initial lead of the contest, 45-44, draining a three-pointer from the right wing at the 11:02 mark. The Lady Flames’ next lead did not come until 4:30 remained on the game clock, when Megan Frazee found Avery Warley for an open layup. Warley’s basket was part of a 7-0 Liberty burst. Megan Frazee’s reverse layup at 3:11 capped the run, increasing the Lady Flames’ lead to 54-51. VCU came back to tie things up again, 54-54, when Quanitra Hollingsworth split a pair of free throws with 2:18 remaining, setting the stage for a frenetic final minute of play. Mays put Liberty on top, 56-54, with a driving layup at the 44-second mark, before Hollingsworth answered with a hoop from in close, 10 seconds later. Warley went to the free throw line on the Lady Flames’ ensuing possession, splitting a pair of free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining. Her connection briefly put Liberty in front, 57-56, before Bachvarova’s clutch charity tosses for the Rams. Game 1 VCU (1-0) 59 November 14, 2008 Liberty (0-1) 57 VCU FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL D’Andra Moss f 2-4 1-1 3-3 4 5 8 2 1 0 0 20 Q. Hollingsworth c 3-6 0-0 4-8 8 2 10 0 2 1 0 31 30 Jennifer Lane g Kita Waller g La’Tavia Rorie g MIN 1-3 1-2 2-2 1 4 5 5 3 0 1 6-14 1-3 0-0 2 2 13 0 3 0 3 37 2-7 0-3 0-0 3 3 4 2 3 1 1 28 Ebony Patterson 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 R. Bachvarova 4-8 2-2 3-3 2 3 13 3 3 0 0 27 Stephanie Solomon 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 Jessica Taylor 1-2 1-1 1-1 1 1 4 1 3 0 1 15 Courtney Hurt 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 1 Totals 20-48 6-12 13-17 23 20 59 13 18 2 8 200 Liberty MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Avery Warley f 3-4 0-0 1-2 4 2 7 0 4 1 1 30 Moriah Frazee f 2-8 0-1 4-4 2 2 8 0 2 1 0 29 Rachel Hammond g 1-7 0-1 2-2 4 5 4 2 3 0 3 30 Rachel McLeod g 0-5 0-4 1-2 8 1 1 6 1 0 1 36 11-15 1-2 5-8 11 1 28 1 7 1 2 40 Kylee Beecher 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 Amber Mays 2-4 0-0 5-6 1 4 9 3 6 0 2 23 15 57 12 24 3 9 200 MIN Megan Frazee g TEAM Totals 5 19-43 1-8 18-24 36 Halftime: VCU 31, Liberty 27. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Jennifer Rezac, Garry Roberts, Larry Cline. Attendance: 2,074. Game 2 Cullowhee, N.C. Megan Frazee banked in a layup from the left side of the lane as the buzzer sounded, giving the Lady Flames a thrilling, 45-44 win over UC Riverside in a Preseason WNIT consolation contest at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C. The Highlanders had taken a 44-43 advantage with just 3.3 seconds left, when Alyssa Morris made a tightly-contested three-pointer from the right wing. Her hoop capped a 9-0 UC Riverside surge, consisting solely of triples. UC Riverside appeared to seal its first victory of the year, when Roney Friend intercepted Liberty’s inbounds pass with 0.9 ticks remaining. However, Friend shuffled her feet, giving the Lady Flames one final opportunity, with the ball out of bounds under the basket. Rachel Hammond bounced the inbounds pass to a cutting Frazee, who calmly sank the game-winning shot from close range. Liberty notched the evening’s first seven points, keeping the Highlanders off the scoreboard for the first 5:29 of play. The game was deadlocked at 15 apiece, before the Highlanders suffered another extended scoring drought. Liberty kept UC Riverside scoreless for 4:19, reeling off seven consecutive points in the meantime. Amber Mays split a pair of free throws 2:25 before halftime, giving the Lady Flames a 22-15 edge. Liberty led 22-17 at the intermission. It was UC Riverside which opened the second half on a roll. The Highlanders recorded the first nine points of the stanza. Tainoisouti Lott’s layup at the 15:53 mark increased UC Riverside’s first advantage of the contest to 26-22. Four straight tallies by Friend boosted the Highlanders to their largest lead , 32-26, with 12:26 showing on the second-half clock. Liberty later went back on top with a 13-0 run between UC Riverside hoops. Mays’ pair of free throws made the score 43-35, Liberty, with 4:10 remaining. Game 2 Liberty (1-1) 45 November 21, 2008 UC Riverside (0-2) 44 Liberty FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Avery Warley f 2-5 0-0 3-4 11 4 7 1 4 4 2 36 Moriah Frazee f 2-5 0-0 1-2 2 5 5 0 2 1 1 21 Rachel Hammond g 2-7 0-1 0-0 4 3 4 0 3 0 2 25 Rachel McLeod g 1-5 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 4 4 0 0 33 Megan Frazee g 5-10 1-2 7-9 9 2 18 1 2 0 1 34 Kylee Beecher 0-3 0-0 3-4 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 18 Amber Mays 1-2 0-1 4-8 1 2 6 1 2 0 0 26 Brittany Campbell 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 TEAM 4 1 Totals 13-37 1-5 18-28 40 18 45 7 19 5 6 200 UC Riverside FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL MIN Roney Friend f 3-13 0-1 0-1 8 4 6 1 5 0 2 37 2-5 0-0 1-2 3 5 5 0 2 0 0 17 Kemi Nkele f 6-19 4-10 0-0 0 2 16 0 3 0 0 40 Seyram Gbewonyo g Tainoisouti Lott f 3-13 0-5 2-2 6 5 8 0 2 1 4 29 Chanel Foster g 1-3 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 5 3 0 1 30 Brittany Purdom 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3-13 1-6 0-0 7 0 7 1 2 1 2 29 Alyssa Morris Jazzmin Lewis 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Katerina Glyniadaki 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 18-68 5-24 305 40 20 44 7 20 2 9 200 TEAM Totals 7 1 Halftime: Liberty 22, UC Riverside 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Garry Roberts, Mark Ijames, Sheryl Ball. Attendance: 250. Game 3 Cullowhee, N.C. Game 3 Liberty (1-2) 53 November 22, 2008 W. Carolina (2-1) 73 The Western Carolina Catamounts fashioned a 16-0 run, spanning the first and second halves, boosting them to a 73-53 victory over Liberty, Saturday evening at the Ramsey Center. The triumph gave Western Carolina the championship of this four-team Preseason WNIT consolation bracket. Both teams got off to a slow start at the offensive end. When the buzzer sounded for the contest’s first media timeout at 14:42, the homestanding Catamounts owned a 5-2 advantage. Liberty did not get on the scoreboard until the 15:30 mark, when Hammond sank a layup. Western Carolina’s edge bulged to six points, 16-10, after Brooke Johnson’s layup 9:54 before the half. The Lady Flames then knotted the game at 16-16 with six consecutive markers. A Brittany Campbell threepointer from the right corner, marking her first collegiate points, evened the score at 7:58. However, Liberty only made one more basket during the remainder of the opening stanza, Moriah Frazee’s first triple of the season. The Catamounts closed the half on an 8-0 surge, taking a 30-19 advantage into the locker room. The Catamounts notched the first eight tallies of the second half, including a pair of three-pointers, extending their overall run to 16-0 and their lead to 38-19. Liberty trimmed its deficit to 13 points, 42-29, with 14:15 remaining. Rachel Hammond contributed four points to the Lady Flames’ 6-0 run. The red-clad Lady Flames got to within 47-37 at 10:11, after another 6-0 surge, capped by consecutive Avery Warley layups. Liberty was unable to shave the lead to single digits, though, and the hot-shooting Catamounts pulled away during the final 10 minutes. Liberty FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Avery Warley f 3-4 0-0 0-0 5 5 6 0 2 0 0 17 Moriah Frazee f 5-9 1-2 2-4 7 2 13 0 1 0 0 33 Amber Mays g Rachel Hammond g MIN 4-9 0-0 0-0 4 2 8 2 1 0 2 26 6-14 0-2 3-4 3 2 15 0 2 0 2 33 28 Rachel McLeod g 2-8 0-2 0-0 2 3 4 1 4 1 1 Danika Dale 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 Kylee Beecher 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 22 Brittany Campbell 1-5 1-3 2-3 2 1 5 0 1 0 1 24 Kittery Maine 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 TEAM 3 Totals 22-55 2-9 7-13 32 20 53 3 13 5 8 200 W. Carolina FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL MIN 3-10 0-3 3-6 8 2 9 0 1 1 2 30 Kendra Eaton f 2-4 0-0 2-5 5 2 6 2 2 0 0 20 Jessica Jackson g 2-5 2-4 2-4 2 2 8 6 1 0 0 26 Emily Clarke g 6-8 3-4 3-4 6 0 18 2 1 0 0 27 Lauren Powell g 2-11 2-8 0-0 3 1 6 3 1 0 0 17 Heather Swayne 5-8 0-2 0-0 3 0 10 2 3 0 0 20 Diamond Hunnicutt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Brittany Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 Kaila’Shea Menendez 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 Kristen Feemster 3-6 0-0 1-1 2 1 7 2 1 0 1 16 Kendra Carroll 3-4 0-1 0-0 3 2 6 1 3 0 0 22 TT Belcher 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 15 73 20 14 1 5 200 MIN Brooke Johnson f TEAM Totals 6 27-59 7-22 12-22 43 Halftime: Western Carolina 30, Liberty 19. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Joe Cunningham, Mark Hardcastle, Timothy Bryant. Attendance: 339. Game 4 Washington, D.C. A late 13-2 run enabled Hartford to emerge victorious from its defensive struggle with Liberty. The Hawks prevailed by a 46-39 count in the opening game of the GW Thanksgiving Classic, at the Smith Center in Washington, D.C. Liberty tallied eight of the contest’s first 11 points over the opening 4:43 of play. Rachel McLeod provided six of the Lady Flames’ markers, including a short baseline jumper at 15:17 which put Liberty on top, 8-3. The Lady Flames managed only two points during the next 8:55. During the meantime, Hartford tallied 13 markers, building its initial lead of the game to 16-10 on Lisa Etienne’s pair of free throws, 6:32 before halftime. Liberty quickly leveled the score at 16-16, by scoring on each of its next three possessions. Avery Warley contributed four points to the Lady Flames’ 6-0 burst, tying the score with her putback with 5:05 showing on the first-half clock. The Lady Flames kept the Hawks off the scoreboard for the final 2:58 of the opening stanza. Liberty recorded the half’s last four points during Hartford’s drought, taking a 22-20 lead into the locker room.Hartford emerged from halftime with a 10-0 surge. Amanda Weaver’s layup at 12:50 capped the run, giving the Hawks their largest advantage up to that point, 30-22. Brittany Campbell then posted five points and an assist during a 9-0 surge, which put Liberty back on top. Amber Mays finished off the run with two free throws at the 8:15 mark, making the score 31-30, Liberty. Shortly thereafter, MaryLynne Schaefer keyed Hartford’s decisive 13-2 surge, bookending the run with a pair of three-pointers. Her triple from the left wing boosted the Hawks’ lead to 45-35. With only 1:22 remaining, the edge proved to be insurmountable for the Lady Flames. Game 4 Hartford (4-2) 46 November 28, 2008 Liberty (1-3) 39 Hartford FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Erica Beverly f 4-9 0-0 2-4 11 2 10 2 3 1 3 26 Diana Delva f 4-8 0-0 1-4 3 4 9 1 2 1 2 22 Amanda Weaver g 1-6 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 17 Lisa Etienne g 1-6 0-2 2-2 4 2 4 2 4 0 4 31 MaryLynne Schaefer g 3-7 3-7 0-0 3 0 9 1 2 1 3 32 Jackie Smith 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 19 Kacey Pratt 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 15 Ilicia Mathis 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 Mary Silvia 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 Katie Kelley 2-6 0-0 2-2 2 1 6 0 0 0 1 17 TEAM 3 1 Totals 18-55 3-17 7-12 32 14 46 12 14 4 18 200 Liberty MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Avery Warley f 3-8 0-0 0-0 9 3 6 0 2 1 1 33 Moriah Frazee f 3-10 0-1 0-1 7 4 6 0 4 2 0 35 Amber Mays g 3-7 0-1 2-2 2 1 8 4 6 0 2 36 Rachel Hammond g 0-5 0-2 0-0 8 4 0 1 6 0 0 32 Rachel McLeod g 2-6 0-1 2-2 3 1 6 1 6 1 0 32 Kylee Beecher 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 13 Brittany Campbell 4-7 1-3 2-2 3 1 11 1 2 0 1 19 15 39 7 27 4 4 200 TEAM Totals 3 16-44 1-8 6-7 37 Halftime: Liberty 22, Hartford 20. Technical Fouls: Hartford-Team. Officials: Greg Small, Bonnie Pettus, Mark Zentz. Attendance: 1,028. Game 5 Washington, D.C. Game 5 Liberty (1-4) 61 November 29, 2008 So. Alabama (5-1) 65 The South Alabama Jaguars connected on nine three-pointers, pushing them past Liberty, 65-61, in the GW Thanksgiving Classic consolation game at the Smith Center in Washington, D.C. Amber Mays, later named to the all-tournament team, opened the game’s scoring by canning a pair of lefthanded layups in the first 1:36 of play, staking the Lady Flames to an early 4-0 lead.South Alabama answered with five straight markers, claiming its first advantage, 5-4, when Shakira Nettles made two free throws at 16:30. The Jaguars’ Karina Sproal tallied five points in a row, opening up a bit of breathing room for her team. Her long three-pointer at the 8:20 mark pushed South Alabama’s edge to 18-14. South Alabama did not trail again until only 1:48 remained in the stanza, when Rachel McLeod went two-for-two from the foul line for the Lady Flames, putting her team in front, 29-27. The sophomore’s free throws finished a 6-0 Liberty run. Liberty took a 31-30 lead into the locker room. Back-to-back triples initiated an 8-0 burst by the Jaguars, early in the second half. Brittney Rutledge’s long jumper from the corner with 17:53 remaining closed the run with South Alabama owning a 38-32 edge. Moriah Frazee made both the first and the last baskets of Liberty’s ensuing 8-0 surge. Her layup from the right block reclaimed the lead for the Lady Flames, 40-38, with 14:05 showing on the second-half clock. South Alabama bounced right back, and gained a four-point lead, 50-46, on Siedah Banks’ old-fashioned three-point play at 7:48. Liberty could get no closer than two for the remainder of the contest. South Alabama sealed its win by sinking five of six foul shots in the final minute. Liberty FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Avery Warley f 2-4 0-0 0-3 9 1 4 1 3 1 0 MIN 21 Moriah Frazee f 7-16 0-1 3-4 8 4 17 0 3 1 0 34 Amber Mays g 6-7 0-0 2-3 2 1 14 1 2 0 0 32 Rachel Hammond g 3-7 0-3 1-2 2 4 7 4 5 0 2 32 Rachel McLeod g 0-7 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 6 3 0 0 33 Kylee Beecher 3-5 0-0 1-2 10 4 7 0 2 0 1 25 Brittany Campbell 3-7 1-5 3-3 3 2 10 0 2 1 2 23 TEAM 7 Totals 24-53 1-10 12-19 41 18 61 12 20 3 5 200 So. Alabama MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Karina Sproal f 3-9 2-6 0-0 4 2 8 3 0 2 1 28 Shaniece Brunner c 0-6 0-1 2-2 5 3 2 0 2 2 1 28 Shakira Nettles g 5-13 4-8 2-2 3 3 16 0 3 0 2 25 Siedah Banks g 2-5 0-1 1-1 2 2 5 6 2 0 1 26 Jessica Starling g 5-8 2-3 6-7 4 2 18 0 2 0 4 30 Sarda Peterson 5-8 1-4 0-0 2 1 11 0 2 0 0 15 Morriah Smith 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Brittney Rutledge 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 Cylenthia Kennon 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 Tahsley Gaines 0-1 0-1 2-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 9 Vontrice Dennis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21-56 9-26 14-16 30 17 65 14 13 4 9 200 MIN TEAM Totals 5 2 Halftime: Liberty 31, South Alabama 30. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Greg Small, Kevin Farlow, Kristi Vera. Attendance: 1,007. Game 6 Harrisonburg, Va. Rebounding and stellar free throw shooting down the stretch enabled the James Madison Dukes to claim a 77-64 victory over Liberty at the JMU Convocation Center. Back-to-back baskets by JMU’s Dawn Evans, the nation’s leading scorer entering the contest, finished an 8-0 Dukes run. The surge built the home team’s early lead to nine points, 17-8. The Lady Flames clawed back to within three points, 21-18, after Moriah Frazee’s three-pointer at the 9:43 mark punctuated Liberty’s 5-0 run. Evans nailed a triple on the Dukes’ ensuing possession, beginning a 9-3 surge by the home squad. Sarah Williams’ layup closed the run, boosting her team’s advantage back up to 30-21, with 6:39 on the clock. Liberty took its first lead since 4-2, when Moriah Frazee’s hoop at 1:29 capped an 11-0 Lady Flames run. Her connection made the score 38-36, Liberty. JMU then tallied the stanza’s final three points, taking a 39-38 advantage into the locker room. Liberty opened the second half by scoring four points in the first 47 seconds. The Lady Flames reclaimed the edge, 4239, after Moriah Frazee’s pair of made charity tosses. James Madison quickly bounced back with six consecutive markers of its own. The Dukes went ahead once again, 47-44, on Evans’ three-pointer with 15:13 left. The Dukes’ edge ballooned to nine, 56-47, after a run of seven consecutive points. Moriah Frazee’s second three-pointer of the game, at 6:43, trimmed JMU’s lead to six, 60-54. However, that was Liberty’s last made field goal for the next five minutes. During the Lady Flames’ drought, the Dukes put together a 10-2 surge. Another Evans triple, with just 2:28 remaining, gave JMU its largest lead of the evening, 70-56. Evans scored the Dukes’ final 14 points, nine of which came from the free throw line, enabling her team to finish off a 13-point victory. Game 6 Liberty (1-5) 64 December 2, 2008 James Madison (3-2) 77 Liberty FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Avery Warley f 3-5 0-0 2-2 2 4 8 0 5 0 0 18 Moriah Frazee f 6-15 2-2 3-4 9 3 17 1 0 2 0 36 Amber Mays g 4-9 0-0 3-4 1 4 11 4 4 1 1 38 Rachel Hammond g 5-12 3-8 4-4 6 5 17 6 3 0 2 39 Brittany Campbell g 3-12 3-7 0-0 3 3 9 0 1 0 0 31 Danika Dale 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 13 Kylee Beecher 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 Kittery Maine 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 12 TEAM 3 1 Totals 22-61 8-19 12-14 33 22 64 12 17 3 4 200 James Madison MIN FG-A 3FG-A FT-A REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL Kisha Stokes f 4-7 0-0 3-5 9 0 11 3 3 0 2 37 Nina Uqdah f 3-6 0-0 4-6 12 3 10 1 1 2 0 35 Jalissa Taylor c 0-2 0-0 3-4 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 13 Courtney Hamner g 2-8 1-4 2-2 5 3 7 4 2 0 1 32 Dawn Evans 7-15 3-6 10-12 0 2 27 4 6 0 2 35 Brittany Crowell 0-3 0-2 0-0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 Sarah Williams 4-8 2-6 1-3 3 0 11 3 1 2 0 25 Lauren Jimenez 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 1 8 0 2 1 0 10 Kiara Francisco 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 77 17 15 6 5 200 TEAM Totals 2 23-55 6-18 25-34 43 Halftime: James Madison 39, Liberty 38. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Susan Blauch, Norma Jones, Diana DePaul. Attendance: 1,399. #4 # 12 # 15 DeAnna Fuqua Danika Dale Kylee Beecher 5-8 Freshman Guard Nashville, Tenn. Whites Creek HS 6-1 Freshman Guard Fort Hood, Texas Shoemaker HS 6-4 Freshman Forward Roanoke, Va. Hidden Valley HS Season/Career Highs Season/Career Highs Season/Career Highs Has not yet made her collegiate debut, due to injury. Points - 2 at James Madison (12-02-08) FG Made - 1 at James Madison (12-02-08) FG Attempts - 3 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 2 at James Madison (12-02-08) FT Made - 0 None FT Attempts - 2 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) Rebounds - 2 at James Madison (12-02-08) Assists - 1 at James Madison (12-02-08) Steals - 1 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) Blocks - 0 None Points - 7 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) FG Made - 3 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) FG Attempts - 5 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 0 None FT Made - 3 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) FT Attempts - 4 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Rebounds - 10 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) Assists - 0 None Steals - 1 (Two times) Most recently, vs. So. Alabama Blocks - 1 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) # 21 # 22 # 23 Amber Mays Rachel Hammond Avery Warley 5-6 Junior Guard Pasadena, Calif. State Fair CC 5-9 Senior Guard Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater HS 6-3 R-Freshman Forward Washington, D.C. H.D. Woodson HS Season/Career Highs Season Highs Season/Career Highs Points - 14 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) FG Made - 6 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) FG Attempts - 9 (Two times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 1 (Two times) Most recently, vs. Hartford (11-28-08) FT Made - 5 vs. VCU (11-14-08) FT Attempts - 8 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Rebounds - 4 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) Assists - 4 (Two times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) Steals - 2 (Three times) Most recently, vs. Hartford (11-28-08) Blocks - 1 at James Madison (12-02-08) Points - 17 at James Madison (12-02-08) FG Made - 6 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) FG Attempts - 14 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) 3FG Made - 3 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Attempts - 8 at James Madison (12-02-08) FT Made - 4 at James Madison (12-02-08) FT Attempts - 4 (Two times) at James Madison (12-02-08) Rebounds - 8 vs. Hartford (11-28-08) Assists - 6 at James Madison (12-02-08) Steals - 3 vs. VCU (11-14-08) Blocks - 0 None Points - 8 at James Madison (12-02-08) FG Made - 3 (Four times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) FG Attempts - 8 vs. Hartford (11-28-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 0 None FT Made - 3 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) FT Attempts - 4 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Rebounds - 11 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Assists - 1 (Two times) Most recently, vs. South Alabama Steals - 2 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Blocks - 4 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Career Highs Points - 17 at James Madison (12-02-08) FG Made - 6 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) FG Attempts - 14 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) 3FG Made - 4 at Winthrop (02-22-06) 3FG Attempts - 8 at James Madison (12-02-08) FT Made - 4 (Four times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) FT Attempts - 6 at CSU (01-19-08) Rebounds - 9 vs. Virginia Union (11-30-07) Assists - 6 (Two times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) Steals - 4 vs. High Point (01-29-08) Blocks - 1 (Eight times) Most recently, vs. UNCA (02-09-08) # 25 # 30 # 32 Rebecca Lightfoot Brittany Campbell Rachel McLeod 6-2 Senior Forward Duluth, Ga. Providence Christ. Acad. 5-11 Freshman Guard Rustburg, Va. Brookville HS 5-10 Sophomore Guard Houston, Texas Home Schooled Season Highs Season/Career Highs Season Highs Has not yet played this season, due to injury. Points - 11 vs. Hartford (11-28-08) FG Made - 4 vs. Hartford (11-28-08) FG Attempts - 12 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Made - 3 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Attempts - 7 at James Madison (12-02-08) FT Made - 3 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) FT Attempts - 3 (Two times) Most recently, vs. S. Alabama (11-29-08) Rebounds - 3 (Three times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) Assists - 1 vs. Hartford (11-28-08) Steals - 2 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) Blocks - 1 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) Points - 6 vs. Hartford (11-28-08) FG Made - 2 (Two times) Most recently, vs. Hartford (11-28-08) FG Attempts - 8 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 4 vs. VCU (11-14-08) FT Made - 2 (Two times) Most recently, vs. S. Alabama (11-29-08) FT Attempts - 2 (Three times) Most recently, vs. S. Alabama (11-29-08) Rebounds - 8 vs. VCU (11-14-08) Assists - 6 (Two times) Most recently, vs. S. Alabama (11-29-08) Steals - 1 (Two times) Most recently, at W. Carolina (11-22-08) Blocks - 1 (Two times) Most recently, vs. Hartford (11-28-08) Career Highs Points - 13 (Three times) Most recently, vs. Coastal Car. (02-16-08) FG Made - 5 (Two times) Most recently, vs. Presbyterian (01-26-08) FG Attempts - 14 vs. Presbyterian (01-26-08) 3FG Made - 2 (Four times) Most recently, vs. McNeese St. (11-23-07) 3FG Attempts - 5 (Three times) Most recently, at Radford (03-03-07) FT Made - 6 vs. James Madison (12-04-07) FT Attempts - 7 vs. James Madison (12-04-07) Rebounds - 10 (Two times) Most recently, at High Point (02-23-08) Assists - 5 vs. CSU (02-18-08) Steals - 5 vs. Presbyterian (01-26-08) Blocks - 3 vs. CSU (01-14-06) Career Highs Points - 11 at Old Dominion (03-23-08) FG Made - 4 (Three times) Most recently, at ODU (03-23-08) FG Attempts - 13 at Old Dominion (03-23-08) 3FG Made - 2 (Two times) at Old Dominion (03-23-08) 3FG Attempts - 5 at Old Dominion (03-23-08) FT Made - 5 vs. Binghamton (12-08-07) FT Attempts - 6 vs. Binghamton (12-08-07) Rebounds - 8 vs. VCU (11-14-08) Assists - 8 vs. High Point (03-15-08) Steals - 4 vs. N.C. A&T (11-16-07) Blocks - 1 (Six times) Most recently, vs. Hartford (11-28-08) # 35 # 40 # 41 Alexandria Bream Megan Frazee Molly Frazee 5-9 Senior Guard Elizabethtown, Pa. Lower Dauphin HS 6-3 Senior G/F Xenia, Ohio Xenia Christian HS 6-2 Senior Forward Xenia, Ohio Xenia Christian HS Season Highs Season Highs Season Highs Has not yet played this season, due to injury. Points - 28 vs. VCU (11-14-08) FG Made - 11 vs. VCU (11-14-08) FG Attempts - 15 vs. VCU (11-14-08) 3FG Made - 1 (Two times) Most recently, vs. UC Riverside 3FG Attempts - 2 (Two times) Most recently, vs. UC Riverside FT Made - 7 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) FT Attempts - 9 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Rebounds - 11 vs. VCU (11-14-08) Assists - 1 (Two times) Most recently, vs. UC Riverside Steals - 2 vs. VCU (11-14-08) Blocks - 1 vs. VCU (11-14-08) Has not yet played this season, due to injury. Career Highs Points - 11 vs. Virginia Union (11-30-07) FG Made - 4 (Two times) Most recently, vs. Va. Union (11-30-07) FG Attempts - 6 vs. McNeese State (11-23-07) 3FG Made - 3 vs. Virginia Union (11-30-07) 3FG Attempts - 3 (Two times) Most recently, vs. Binghamton (12-08-07) FT Made - 3 at Longwood (02-01-06) FT Attempts - 4 at Longwood (02-01-06) Rebounds - 4 (Four times) Most recently, vs. Presbyterian (01-26-08) Assists - 3 vs. Binghamton (12-08-07) Steals - 1 (Eight times) Most recently, vs. UNCA (02-09-08) Blocks - 0 None Career Highs Points - 37 at Virginia (11-20-06) FG Made - 14 at Virginia (11-20-06) FG Attempts - 23 at Virginia (11-20-06) 3FG Made - 4 (Two times) Most recently, at Radford (03-03-07) 3FG Attempts - 6 at Radford (03-03-07) FT Made - 12 at High Point (02-23-08) FT Attempts - 16 vs. Coastal Carolina (02-17-07) Rebounds - 18 (Two times) Most recently, at UNCA (03-01-08) Assists - 7 vs. Charleston So. (02-18-08) Steals - 5 (Three times) Most recently, vs. Radford (03-07-08) Blocks - 3 (Two times Most recently, vs. Coastal Car. (02-16-08) Career Highs Points - 15 at UNC Greensboro (11-13-07) FG Made - 6 (Three times) Most recently, at Winthrop (02-27-08) FG Attempts - 14 vs. Virginia Union (11-30-07) 3FG Made - 3 at High Point (01-20-07) 3FG Attempts - 5 at North Carolina (12-30-07) FT Made - 7 (Three times) Most recently, vs. Winthrop (02-02-08) FT Attempts - 10 (Two times) Most recently, vs. High Point (03-15-08) Rebounds - 11 at Radford (02-06-08) Assists - 3 (Two times) Most recently, at ODU (03-23-08) Steals - 3 vs. UNC Asheville (02-09-08) Blocks - 3 (Two times) Most recently, at Radford (02-06-08) # 42 # 43 Moriah Frazee Kittery Maine 6-3 Senior Forward Xenia, Ohio Xenia Christian HS 6-4 Soph. Forward Bonaire, Ga. Warner Robins HS Season Highs Season Highs Points - 17 (Two times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) FG Made - 7 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) FG Attempts - 16 vs. South Alabama (11-29-08) 3FG Made - 2 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Attempts - 2 (Two times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) FT Made - 4 vs. VCU (11-14-08) FT Attempts - 4 (Four times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) Rebounds - 9 at James Madison (12-02-08) Assists - 1 at James Madison (12-02-08) Steals - 1 vs. UC Riverside (11-21-08) Blocks - 2 (Two times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) Points - 0 None FG Made - 0 None FG Attempts - 3 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 0 None FT Made - 0 None FT Attempts - 0 None Rebounds - 3 at James Madison (12-02-08) Assists - 0 None Steals - 1 at James Madison (12-02-08) Blocks - 3 at Western Carolina (11-22-08) Career Highs Career Highs Points - 20 vs. High Point (01-29-08) FG Made - 8 vs. Virginia Union (11-30-07) FG Attempts - 16 (Two times) Most recently, vs. S. Alabama (11-29-08) 3FG Made - 2 at James Madison (12-02-08) 3FG Attempts - 3 vs. High Point (02-18-06) FT Made - 9 vs. George Mason (01-15-08) FT Attempts - 14 vs. George Mason (01-15-08) Rebounds - 11 vs. Houston (11-24-07) Assists - 4 vs. Southern Miss (12-03-05) Steals - 3 (Four times) Most recently, vs. G. Mason (01-15-08) Blocks - 4 at Radford (02-06-08) Points - 8 (Two times) Most recently, vs. High Point (03-15-08) FG Made - 4 (Two times) Most recently, vs. High Point (03-15-08) FG Attempts - 4 (Two times) Most recently, vs. High Point (03-15-08) 3FG Made - 0 None 3FG Attempts - 0 None FT Made - 3 vs. Charleston So. (02-18-08) FT Attempts - 4 vs. Charleston So. (02-18-08) Rebounds - 5 vs. McNeese State (11-23-07) Assists - 1 (Three times) Most recently, at Radford (02-06-08) Steals - 1 (Four times) Most recently, at JMU (12-02-08) Blocks - 3 (Two times) Most recently, at W. Carolina (11-22-08) 2008-09 Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 06, 2008) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES........... CONFERENCE.......... NON-CONFERENCE...... OVERALL (1-5) (0-0) (1-5) HOME (0-1) (0-0) (0-1) AWAY (0-2) (0-0) (0-2) NEUTRAL (1-2) (0-0) (1-2) |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------40 FRAZEE, Megan...... 2-2 74 37.0 16-25 .640 2-4 .500 12-17 .706 3 17 20 10.0 3 0 2 9 1 3 46 23.0 42 FRAZEE, Moriah..... 6-6 188 31.3 25-63 .397 3-7 .429 13-19 .684 13 22 35 5.8 19 0 1 12 7 1 66 11.0 21 MAYS, Amber........ 6-4 181 30.2 20-38 .526 0-2 .000 16-23 .696 0 11 11 1.8 14 0 15 21 1 7 56 9.3 22 HAMMOND, Rachel.... 6-6 191 31.8 17-52 .327 3-17 .176 10-12 .833 10 17 27 4.5 23 2 13 22 0 11 47 7.8 30 CAMPBELL, Brittany. 5-1 104 20.8 11-31 .355 6-18 .333 7-9 .778 5 6 11 2.2 7 0 1 6 1 4 35 7.0 23 WARLEY, Avery...... 6-6 155 25.8 16-30 .533 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 12 28 40 6.7 19 1 2 20 7 4 38 6.3 32 McLEOD, Rachel..... 5-5 162 32.4 5-31 .161 0-9 .000 5-6 .833 4 14 18 3.6 9 0 18 18 2 2 15 3.0 15 BEECHER, Kylee..... 6-0 103 17.2 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 5 20 25 4.2 10 0 0 6 1 2 14 2.3 12 DALE, Danika....... 2-0 20 10.0 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0 3 3 1.5 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1.0 43 MAINE, Kittery..... 2-0 22 11.0 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.0 TEAM............... 10 15 25 4.2 0 2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total.............. 6 1200 116-293 .396 14-59 .237 73-105 .695 63 156 219 36.5 107 3 53 120 23 36 319 53.2 Opponents.......... 6 1200 127-341 .372 36-119 .303 74-106 .698 76 135 211 35.2 100 - 83 94 19 54 364 60.7 TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPP -------------------------------------------------SCORING................. 319 364 Points per game....... 53.2 60.7 Scoring margin........ -7.5 FIELD GOALS-ATT......... 116-293 127-341 Field goal pct........ .396 .372 3 POINT FG-ATT.......... 14-59 36-119 3-point FG pct........ .237 .303 3-pt FG made per game. 2.3 6.0 FREE THROWS-ATT......... 73-105 74-106 Free throw pct........ .695 .698 F-Throws made per game 12.2 12.3 REBOUNDS................ 219 211 Rebounds per game..... 36.5 35.2 Rebounding margin..... +1.3 ASSISTS................. 53 83 Assists per game...... 8.8 13.8 TURNOVERS............... 120 94 Turnovers per game.... 20.0 15.7 Turnover margin....... -4.3 Assist/turnover ratio. 0.4 0.9 STEALS.................. 36 54 Steals per game....... 6.0 9.0 BLOCKS.................. 23 19 Blocks per game....... 3.8 3.2 ATTENDANCE.............. 2074 4023 Home games-Avg/Game... 1-2074 2-869 Neutral site-Avg/Game. 3-762 SCORE BY PERIODS: ------------------------Liberty.................. Opponents................ 1st 2nd ---- ---159 160 167 197 Total ---319 364 DATE OPPONENT ------------------------------%11-14-08 VCU %11-21-08 vs UC Riverside %11-22-08 at Western Carolina &11-28-08 vs Hartford &11-29-08 vs South Alabama 12-02-08 at James Madison % = Preseason WNIT & = GW Thanksgiving Classic (Washington, D.C.) * = Big South Conference game W/L --L W L L L L SCORE ----57-59 45-44 53-73 39-46 61-65 64-77 ATTEND -----2074 250 339 1028 1007 1399 Opponent 2008-09 Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Game-by-Game Highs (as of Dec 06, 2008) All games Date Score WL POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKED SHOTS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VCU 11-14-08 57-59 L 28-FRAZEE, Megan 11-FRAZEE, Megan 3-HAMMOND, Rach 1-WARLEY, Avery FRAZEE, Moria FRAZEE, Megan vs UC Riverside 11-21-08 45-44 at Western Carolina 11-22-08 53-73 W 18-FRAZEE, Megan 11-WARLEY, Avery 4-McLEOD, Rache 2-WARLEY, Avery 15-HAMMOND, Rach 2-MAYS, Amber 2-HAMMOND, Rach 4-WARLEY, Avery HAMMOND, Rach L 7-FRAZEE, Moria 3-MAINE, Kitter MAYS, Amber vs Hartford 11-28-08 39-46 L 11-CAMPBELL, Bri vs South Alabama 11-29-08 61-65 L 17-FRAZEE, Moria 10-BEECHER, Kyle at James Madison 6-McLEOD, Rache 9-WARLEY, Avery 4-MAYS, Amber 2-MAYS, Amber 2-FRAZEE, Moria 6-McLEOD, Rache 2-HAMMOND, Rach 1-WARLEY, Avery CAMPBELL, Bri CAMPBELL, Bri 2-HAMMOND, Rach 2-FRAZEE, Moria FRAZEE, Moria 12-02-08 64-77 L 17-FRAZEE, Moria HAMMOND, Rach 9-FRAZEE, Moria 6-HAMMOND, Rach 2008-09 Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 06, 2008) All games 12 15 21 22 23 30 32 40 42 Opponent Date Score WL DALE,DANI BEECHER,K MAYS,AMBE HAMMOND,R WARLEY,AV CAMPBELL, MCLEOD,RA FRAZEE,ME FRAZEE,MO -------- ---- ----- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- VCU 11-14-08 57-59 vs UC Riverside 11-21-08 45-44 at Western Carolina 11-22-08 53-73 L vs Hartford 11-28-08 39-46 L DNP vs South Alabama 11-29-08 61-65 L DNP at James Madison 12-02-08 64-77 L Opponent Date Score WL MAINE,KIT -------- ---- ----- -- --------- VCU 11-14-08 57-59 vs UC Riverside 11-21-08 45-44 at Western Carolina 11-22-08 53-73 L vs Hartford 11-28-08 39-46 L vs South Alabama 11-29-08 61-65 L at James Madison 12-02-08 64-77 L L W DNP 0- 1- 0 9- 1- 3 4- 4- 2 7- 4- 0 DNP 3- 4- 0 6- 1- 1 4- 4- 0 7-11- 1 2- 4- 0 8- 4- 2 15- 3- 0 2- 2- 0 8- 2- 4 0- 8- 1 7-10- 0 14- 2- 1 0- 4- 0 11- 1- 4 0- 1- 0 2- 2- 1 43 L W DNP DNP 0- 1- 0 DNP DNP 0- 3- 0 1- 8- 6 28-11- 1 8- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 DNP 2- 5- 4 18- 9- 1 5- 2- 0 6- 5- 0 5- 2- 0 4- 2- 1 DNP 13- 7- 0 6- 9- 0 11- 3- 1 6- 3- 1 DNP 6- 7- 0 7- 2- 4 4- 9- 1 10- 3- 0 2- 0- 6 DNP 17- 8- 0 17- 6- 6 8- 2- 0 9- 3- 0 DNP 17- 9- 1 DNP Opponent 2008-09 Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 06, 2008) All games Rebounds Assist TOver Block Steal Fouls ------------------------------ --/-- --/-- ---/--- 1st 2nd Score Mar --- -----/----- ----/---- Total FG FG Pct -----/----- ----/---- -----/----- ----/---- ----/---- ---/--- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- VCU........................... 27/31 30/28 57-59 (2) 19-43/20-48 .442/.417 1-8 / 6-12 .125/.500 18-24/13-17 .750/.765 36/23 +13 UC Riverside.................. 22/17 23/27 45-44 +1 13-37/18-68 .351/.265 1-5 / 5-24 .200/.208 18-28/ 3-5 .643/.600 40/40 Western Carolina.............. 19/30 34/43 53-73 (20) 22-55/27-59 .400/.458 2-9 / 7-22 .222/.318 7-13/12-22 .538/.545 Hartford...................... 22/20 17/26 39-46 (7) 16-44/18-55 .364/.327 1-8 / 3-17 .125/.176 South Alabama................. 31/30 30/35 61-65 (4) 24-53/21-56 .453/.375 James Madison................. 38/39 26/38 64-77 (13) 22-61/23-55 .361/.418 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct 12/13 24/18 3/2 9/8 15/20 - 7/7 19/20 5/2 6/9 17/20 32/43 (11) 3/20 13/14 5/1 8/5 20/15 6-7 / 7-12 .857/.583 37/32 +5 7/12 27/14 4/4 4/18 15/14 1-10/ 9-26 .100/.346 12-19/14-16 .632/.875 41/30 +11 12/14 20/13 3/4 5/9 18/17 8-19/ 6-18 .421/.333 12-14/25-34 .857/.735 33/43 (10) 12/17 17/15 3/6 4/5 22/14
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