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2 CHRONOLOGY 1971 Lynchburg Baptist College was founded by Dr. Jerry Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church Lynchburg Baptist gained affiliation with the National Christian Collegiate Association Lynchburg Baptist College was renamed Liberty Baptist College, with the school colors changing from green and gold to red, white and blue. The Flames joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as an associate member. The Liberty Baptist women s basketball team played its first varsity schedule in , under head coach Brenda Bonheim and assistant coach Curt Christians, finishing Linda Farver became LBC s second head women s basketball coach in program history Liberty Baptist joined the NCAA at the Division II level as an associate member Liberty Baptist became a full member at the NCAA Division II level, and also became eligible for NAIA postseason competition. Sept. 1, 1983 Liberty Baptist was accepted as a member of the East Coast Athletic Conference Liberty Baptist joined the Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference The Flames dropped their NAIA affiliation and became eligible for NCAA Division II postseason competition Liberty Baptist College became Liberty University Mike Goad took over as the third head women s basketball coach in Liberty history. Sept. 1, 1988 Liberty was accepted for NCAA Division I membership. Nov. 27, 1988 Liberty defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore, 83-56, at the VCU Thanksgiving Tournament, marking the Lady Flames first NCAA Division I triumph Sue Kelly took the reins as the fourth head women s basketball coach in program history Rick Reeves became the fifth head women s basketball coach in program history. July 1, 1991 Liberty became an official member of the Big South Conference Liberty began playing all of its home games at the Vines Center. March 1, 1997 Liberty beat UNC Greensboro by an count at the Vines Center to win its first-ever Big South Tournament title. March 14, 1997 The Lady Flames lost to host Old Dominion, , in their first trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament. Feb. 28, 1998 Liberty won its 28th-consecutive game, defeating UNC Asheville, 65-53, for the program s second Big South Championship. March 14, 1998 The Lady Flames faced eventual national champion Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The match-up marked the only time in tournament history two undefeated teams squared off big south champions June 8, 1999 Carey Green was named the sixth head women s basketball coach in program history. March 20, 2005 Liberty upset No. 4-seeded Penn State, 78-70, for the Lady Flames first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. March 22, 2005 The Lady Flames knocked off No. 5 seed De- Paul by an margin to reach the Sweet 16. April 16, 2005 Liberty graduate Katie Feenstra was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the No. 8 pick of the WNBA Draft s opening round. She was then dealt to the San Antonio Silver Stars the same day. March 16, 2008 Liberty defeated Radford, 66-65, in the Big South Championship title game, giving the Lady Flames their 11th Big South title. Megan Frazee s game-winning shot from close range with 0.3 seconds remaining enabled the Lady Flames to tie the school single-season record with their 28th win Liberty Women s Basketball

3 ALL-TIME JERSEY NUMBERS This list contains the jersey numbers worn by Liberty women s basketball players, from the season to present. The names under each number are listed beginning with the most recent to wear the number, with current players highlighted in italics Jennifer Eaddy Anna Barrington Roli-Ann Nikagbatse DeAnna Fuqua Courtney Watkins Aundrea Dawson Laura Rollyson Nina Willemse Flori Willie Sarah Hillyer Amy Peterson Sondra Fox Robin Vestal Debbie Carr Pam Dwyer Allyson Fasnacht Monique Leonard Kimmie Reeves Christina Popoff Della Sue Reynolds Cynthia Thomson Saundra Bridges Robin Vestal Egle Smigelskaite Leslie Jones Rachel Young Tiffany Ratcliff Rebecca Thomson Marsha Houff April Johnson Paula Lassiter Lynn Attwood Danika Dale Heather Smith Michelle Parker Kristina Usaite Becky Blesch Julie Bintz Ginny Holloway Jeri Wiley Kristi Mercer Debbie Wait Julie Jacobs Penny Ervin Jill Vincent Coleen Flynn Sarah Wilkerson Erma Williams Theresa Bream Wendy Johnson Sharon Freet Donna Lidstone Kylee Beecher Karolina Piotrkiewicz Agne Jasinskaite Carol Barnes Vivian Ewalefo Sheila Ford Amber Mays Jamie Feagin Susan Foreid Miranda Kettery Genie Stinnett Ginny Holloway Rachel Hammond Stephanie Walker Britton Bennett Charity Williams Erma Jackson Ann Marie Bowdoin Angie Johnson Stephanie Cox Pam Wilder Sheila Ford Avery Warley Egle Smigelskaite Tekita Butler Michelle Johnson Lori Milburn Elena Kisseleva Angie McDaniel Kathy Wooten Annetta Paraham Rebecca Lightfoot Daina Staugaitiene Jennifer Spurlock Erin Wall Wendy Johnson Stacey White Malynda Keck Beth Ralph Brittany Campbell Rima Margeviciute Michelle Fricke Kirstyn Bliss Carolyn Curry Melaney Massey Renee White Malynda Keck Crystal Peace Robin Ingalls Dee Paulson Trish Harris Rachel McLeod Ana Sousa Zandrique Cason Krystal Reeves Erin Wall Beth Hopkins Kathy Wooten Kim Ensing Harriett Blair Tracie Woolridge Sharon Wilkerson Dena Freeman Sandy Schwasnick Tracey LaRose Leslie Mason Patti Gallant Mari Kong Janet Rorer Alexandria Bream Kristal Tharp Megan Frazee Kristina Palaimaite Amy Vickers Renee White Jennifer Fairfax Karen Gouch Karen Mitcham Sarah Beth Faber Molly Frazee Moriah Frazee Nicole Steckis Lisa Towson Missy Roberts Kittery Maine Katie Feenstra Dawn Woodruff Michelle Wyms Lynn Beardslee Leslie Williamson Roli-Ann Nikagbatse Meribeth Anderson Lisa Bateman Dawn Coleman Pam Stanfield Angela Clark Lona Isaacs Daina Staugaitiene Irene Sloof Keri Johnson Tacha Woods Theresa Bream Cheri Yates Lisa Stricklin LibertyFlames.com 121

4 1997 Youth Generates a Turnaround Season However, the spark for the Lady Flames came courtesy of the Wilkerson twins. Midway through a first half which saw several players bruised and battered, Sharon Wilkerson was forced to leave the game with severe cuts above her right eye and on her chin, and a chipped tooth, thanks to a collision with the court after a UNC Greensboro player landed on her head. As her sister was helped from the floor, it was obvious Sarah Wilkerson was emotionally shaken. In the second half, however, she was shaking-andbaking the UNC Greensboro defense. After trailing by as many as 13 points just after the break, Sarah Wilkerson scored eight-straight points in one stretch, as Liberty knotted the game at with 9:42 left. It was a moment that will not be soon forgotten in the history of Liberty University. For those who were among the record-setting crowd of 2,319 in the Vines Center on March 1, 1997, the emotions come flooding back at the mere mention of it. The basketball floor was a sea of humanity participating in a wild celebration. The Lady Flames had just finished their miraculous, come-frombehind victory over favored UNC Greensboro in the Big South Tournament championship game. The comeback story was one of the greatest in NCAA history. Not just the 13 points the Lady Flames trailed by in the second half of the championship game, but of rebounding from winning just five games the year before. The 180-degree turnaround was mostly due to a triumvirate of freshmen, all of whom were named to the all-conference and all-tournament teams: tournament MVP Elena Kisseleva, a 6-1 forward from Russia, and the Wilkerson twins, guards Sharon and Sarah, from Princeton, W.Va. Kisseleva scored 32 points, connecting on 17-of- 18 free throws, while grabbing 14 rebounds and The Spartans were plagued by second-half foul trouble. Freshman Melinda Goodson, who scored 20 points in the first half, picked up her fourth foul with nearly 15 minutes left in the game and was forced to the bench. She finished with 25 points. When the freshmen weren t leading the way, it was Liberty senior Genie Stinnett, who scored 14 points, while making four-of-five three-pointers, including a big one with 3:13 left to make it, The Lady Flames had gone ahead when center Michelle Wyms, their only other senior, scored with 6:57 left to make the score 73-71, and it was a lead Liberty would not relinquish. After the emotional victory in the Big South title tilt, one more game remained for the team. Old Dominion, the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, proved its ranking with a win over the Lady Flames in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. While Liberty may have gotten its feet soggy wet in its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, it failed to diminish the mountain-top experience of a great turnaround season and the Lady Flames' first Big South title. dishing out five assists versus UNC Greensboro. Big South Tournament 1997 Championship Game Liberty 89, UNC Greensboro 82 Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va. NCAA Mid-East Sub-Regional Tournament Old Dominion 102, Liberty 52 ODU Fieldhouse, Norfolk, Va. Kisseleva f Wall f Willie c Sa. Wilkerson g Sh. Wilkerson g Stinnett Wyms Jess Bliss Totals UNCG FGA FTA REB PF TP Lewis f Goodson f Brediger c Ochs g Cole g Viverette Smith Ferguson West Totals Attendance: 2,319 Officials: Richard Adams, Tom Baldinelli, Horace Graham Kisseleva f Wall f Willie c Stinnett g Sh. Wilkerson g Jess Bliss Bintz Wyms Bateman Bowdoin Ratcliff Totals Old Dominion FGA FTA REB PF TP Andrade f Machanguana f Roberts c Himes g Penicheiro g Small Diaz Eller Bradley Eblin Totals Attendance: 4,855 Officials: Marty Noritch, Bobby Giles, Mary Day Liberty Women s Basketball

5 Big South Tournament 1998 Championship Game Liberty 65, UNC Asheville 53 Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va. NCAA Mid-East Sub-Regional Tournament Tennessee 102, Liberty 58 Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn. UNC Asheville FGA FTA REB PF TP Fellers f Credito f Hill g Edwards g Freed g Polokowski Kuehn Brewer Januseski Gay Totals Kisseleva f Bliss f Willie c Sa. Wilkerson g Sh. Wilkerson g Jackson Sloof Wall Bateman Reeves Ratcliff Bintz Kong Totals Attendance: 5,041 Officials: Richard Adams, Tom Baldinelli, Joe Church Kisseleva f Bliss f Willie c Sa. Wilkerson g Sh. Wilkerson g Jackson Sloof Wall Bateman Bintz Kong Reeves Ratcliff Totals Tennessee FGA FTA REB PF TP Holdsclaw f Catchings f Stevens c Jolly g Randall g Clement Geter Laxton Milligan Greene Butts Totals Attendance: 12,577 Officials: Phyllis Deveney, Tom Danaher, Jack Plunkett 1998 Undefeated Regular Season Highlights Magical Year Center. Elena Kisseleva led all scorers with 23 points, with 15 coming in the second half, and Sharon Wilkerson finished with 14 points. The Big Three once again shined throughout the season, as they were selected to the all-conference and alltournament teams for the second consecutive year. Elena Kisseleva was named Big South Player of the Year for the first time, and Rick Reeves repeated as Big South Coach of the Year. The pinnacle of the Lady Flames poll placement After losing to Old Dominion in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, the Lady Flames vowed in the locker room to do whatever it took to earn a better record, a second-straight conference title and a return invitation to the NCAA Tournament. When the ball went up for the tip-off of the season, Liberty was ready for a magical season, and a magical one it was. The Lady Flames went through the first part of their schedule without a blemish, starting to gain the attention of the national poll voters, receiving its first Top 25 votes in school history. The Shot by Sharon Wilkerson highlighted a last-second road victory over New Orleans in early January and gave the team momentum. Liberty then went through the Big South Conference slate without a loss, only having close contests with Elon, Winthrop and Radford, entering the conference tournament as the top seed. Liberty remained undefeated and advanced to its second-straight Big South Tournament championship game with a victory over Charleston Southern. Sarah Wilkerson scored 19 was reached after the Big South Tournament, with the Associated Press ranking them 32nd, and the coaches placing them 39th. However, the vision of the team gaining a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament was thwarted as the bracket was announced, placing Liberty as the No. 16 seed against the No. 1 team in the country, Tennessee. Liberty caught the Lady Vols a little flat early in front of an NCAA first-round record crowd of 12,577, as the Lady Flames scored first and stayed with topseeded Tennessee for the first seven minutes of the game. After tying the game at 12, Liberty could get no closer, as the Lady Vols' size and depth carried them on to a victory. Sharon Wilkerson put on a show with her 26-point effort, 20 of those coming in the first half. She tied an NCAA Regional record, hitting six three-pointers for the game. The Lady Flames' magical season was over, but not before posting a school-best 28-1 record, a second-straight Big South title and invitation to the NCAA Tournament and well-deserved nationalmedia attention, putting the program on the national map. points, grabbed seven rebounds, had four assists and came up with three steals. The following day, top-seeded Liberty captured its second Big South Conference title in a row, with a victory over UNC Asheville, at the Vines LibertyFlames.com 123

6 1999 Lady Flames Achieve the Three-Peat Behind the 28-point, seven-rebound performance of Kisseleva, Liberty won its thirdstraight championship title by defeating Coastal Carolina, The Lady Flames built a nine-point lead in the second half, before Coastal Carolina ran off nine unanswered points to tie the game at with 15:47 left in the game. The Lady Flames proceeded to go on a decisive 17-6 run over the next eight minutes, building an 11-point lead, Thoughts of the previous year's seeding by the NCAA Tournament committee still loomed in the minds of the Lady Flames as they prepared for the season. Out to gain the respect they believed they had earned, the schedule strength was upgraded significantly, with more nationally-ranked opponents added to the slate. Early, unexpected losses had Liberty finding itself with a 6-6 record, heading into conference play. The highlight was an 80-76, come-from-behind upset victory over Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. Once the conference season started, the Lady Flames found their equilibrium. They won 12 straight games coming down the stretch and again found themselves as the top seed, heading into the conference tournament. After receiving a first-round bye, the Lady Flames drew conference rival Charleston Southern in the semifinal round. Elena Kisseleva scored 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Lady Flames to a hard-fought victory. Sharon Wilkerson finished with 16 points and Sarah Wilkerson and Rachel Young each added 10 points. After playing to a tie at the half, Liberty opened the second half on a 6-0 run and then built as much as a nine-point lead over the Buccaneers, with 9:29 left in the game. The Lady Flames closed out the last 6:17 of the game on a 17-6 run to advance to the Big South Tournament championship 57-46, with 7:06 left in the game. The Big Three once again collected their share of conference hardware, being selected to the allconference and all-tournament teams for the thirdstraight year. Kisseleva was named Big South Player of the Year for the second-straight year and the tournament s most outstanding player for the second time in her career. Rachel Young was a Big South All-Rookie team honoree. Once again, the team gathered in the Vines Center to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show on the big screen. This time, there was only joy. Liberty was awarded a No. 14 seed and assigned to play Georgia. Liberty led through most of the first half against the Bulldogs and played competitively most of the game. The Lady Flames used solid outside shooting to take a five-point lead with 7:15 left in the first half. Georgia answered with a 13-3 scoring run, finishing out the first half with a five-point advantage of its own. The Bulldogs pushed its edge to as much as 10 points midway through the second half and finished the game on a scoring run, claiming a triumph. Three straight seasons of excellence, threestraight conference championships and three NCAA Tournament invitations. However, this time, the Lady Flames received the national respect they earned, putting an exclamation mark on another great year. game for the third-straight year. Big South Tournament 1999 Championship Game Liberty 68, Coastal Carolina 55 Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C. Attendance: 1,000 Officials: Richard Adams, Horace Graham, David Curry NCAA Mid-East Sub-Regional Tournament Georgia 73, Liberty 52 Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Ga. Coastal CarolinaFGA FTA REB PF TP McNeil f Gray f Weisbrod g Davis g McGill g Foster Van Acker Rodriguez Blossom Totals Kisseleva f Sloof f Spurlock c Sa. Wilkerson g Sh. Wilkerson g Woodruff Ki. Reeves Kr. Reeves Kettery Young Willemse Totals Kisseleva f Sloof f Spurlock c Sa. Wilkerson g Sh. Wilkerson g Woodruff Kr. Reeves Kettery Ki. Reeves Totals Georgia FGA FTA REB PF TP Murphy f Ball f McDonald c K. Miller g C. Miller g Vishniakova Brown Irwin-Osbolt Nolan Willis Totals Attendance: 2,089 Officials: Dennis DeMayo, Judy Schneider, Bill Titis Liberty Women s Basketball

7 Big South Tournament 2000 Championship Game Liberty 74, Coastal Carolina 64 Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C. Attendance: 4,226 Officials: Joe Cunningham, Wilson Rosemond, Richard Adams NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament LSU 77, Liberty 54 Maravich Center, Baton Rouge, La. Coastal Car. FGA FTA REB PF TP Bach f McNeil f Gray c Weisbrod g Foster g Reddick Rodriguez Calabrese Total Kisseleva f Cason f Fricke c Young g Sh. Wilkerson g Sa. Wilkerson Sloff Feenstra Blesch Kettery Reeves Rollyson Total Kisseleva f Cason f Feenstra c Young g Sh. Wilkerson g Sa. Wilkerson Fricke Sloof Blesch Kettery Reeves Total LSU FGA FTA REB PF TP Brown f White f Ferdinand g Crockett g Hibbert g Tardy Hawkins Johns Lymon Traylor Weiner Total Attendance: 1,706 Officials: Trammell, Herke, Stevens 2000 Seniors Finish Four-Year Run With Another Championship Liberty featured a new coach and several new players, but it was the same old results for the Lady Flames, who left the Asheville Civic Center with their fourth-consecutive Big South Conference title and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. The season started out as a year of adjustments as Rick Reeves, who had led the Lady Flames to three-consecutive Big South Championships, was no longer on the sidelines for the Lady Flames. Instead, first-year head coach Carey Green was now at the helm of a growing Big South Conference dynasty. Despite Green s newness to the head coaching position, the 12-year assistant at Clemson brought something the Lady Flames had desperately desired since starting their run three years earlier the experience of winning in the NCAA Tournament. Green helped guide the Lady Tigers to 11 NCAA Tournaments and three Sweet 16 appearances, a place a senior-laden squad had been looking to reach for three years. The non-conference schedule saw the Lady Flames experience their ups and downs. Liberty defeated in-state opponent Richmond for the first time in 13 attempts before falling to No. 8 Notre Dame in the championship of the Wachovia Women s Invitational. The Lady Flames posted their first win over an ACC opponent in the program s history with a victory over Wake Forest, starting a three-game winning streak heading into Big South Conference play. However, the streak would end as a night of firsts was experienced in the Vines Center when Elon defeated Liberty to pick up their program s first conference victory and hand the Lady Flames their first Big South loss in the "Furnace" since the season. The only other blemish on the Lady Flames Big South docket was a loss at Elon, giving the Lady Flames the top seed heading into the conference tournament. Prior to the start of the tournament action, Liberty made a clean sweep of the Big South s big awards with Player (Sharon Wilkerson), Rookie (Michelle Fricke) and Coach (Carey Green) of the Year honors all going the Lady Flames' way. As the awards rolled in for the Lady Flames, so did the wins, as Liberty defeated first-year tournament participants High Point and Elon to advance to the championship game. Their opponent was a familiar foe, as Liberty faced Coastal Carolina in a rematch of the 1999 championship game. As had happened the season before, Liberty was able to overcome the challenges of the Chanticleers and once again cut down the nets as the seniors completed their quest to win four-consecutive Big South championships with a triumph. For the second-straight year, Liberty received a No. 14 seed in the Big Dance, squaring off against No. 12 LSU in first round of the NCAA Tournament. Sharon Wilkerson's three-pointer with 3:05 left in the opening period gave the Lady Flames their first lead in the contest. Liberty looked well on its way to contending for its first NCAA Tournament victory, as the Lady Flames trailed by just one at the intermission. However, the Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Flames 23-8 in the first 10 minutes of the second half to open up a margin that Liberty was unable to overcome. LibertyFlames.com 125

8 2001 Magical Run Continues With Fifth-Straight Title With every Big South Conference opponent out to end the Lady Flames' stranglehold on the conference title, Liberty had a huge target on its back every time the Lady Flames stepped on the court. However, a resilient squad kept the storyline the same. The non-conference season brought a roller coaster of emotions to the squad. After knocking off Big East foe West Virginia to even their record at 2-2 early in the season, the Lady Flames dropped seven straight contests, with losses to the likes of Virginia, Iowa State and Wake Forest. With a 2-9 record at the start of 2001, Liberty won its final non-conference game of the season at Hampton, 81-76, to get the ball rolling. The Lady Flames cruised to four straight conference wins before falling at Elon by 18 points their worst conference loss in four years. Liberty continued to fight through adversity and reeled off six straight league wins to put themselves ahead of the pack for the regular-season conference title. After a five-point loss to High Point, the Lady Flames won their final two games to claim their fourth BSC regular-season crown in succession. For their efforts in helping Liberty to the regularseason title, four Lady Flames were honored by the Big South. Michelle Fricke was named to the firstteam all-conference squad while Rachel Young took home second-team honors. Monique Leonard and Kristina Palaimaite both were voted to the league s all-rookie team. Liberty started the league tournament with a win over UNC Asheville at the Roanoke Civic Center. After knocking off High Point in the semifinals, Elon was the only team standing between the Lady Flames and the school s fifth-straight conference tournament title and a trip to the NCAA tournament. After trailing by one point at halftime, Liberty did not give up, claiming a win and the conference title. Leading the Lady Flames in the tournament was Fricke, who was named tournament MVP after posting a double-double in each of Liberty's three wins. Young and Palaimaite were also named to the all-tournament team as the Lady Flames pushed on toward the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Flames received a No. 15 seed and were given a first-round date with the nation s fourth-ranked team the Georgia Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 22-7 edge midway through the opening half and never looked back, dashing Liberty s hopes for an NCAA tournament win with a triumph. Big South Tournament 2001 Championship Game Liberty 52, Elon 47 Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Va. Attendance: 764 Officials: Bob Schildt, Dan Outlaw, Anne Marie Treadway NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament Georgia 77, Liberty 48 Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Ga. Elon FGA FTA REB PF TP Ghee Hepburn DeVeaux Chikos Lawson Milosavljevic Green Andrews Blankeney McLeod Nyborg Totals Fricke Palaimaite Feenstra Young Sloof Rollyson Leonard Foreid Peace Totals Foreid Fricke Feenstra Leonard Young Rollyson Peace Palaimaite Sloof Totals Georgia FGA FTA REB PF TP Nolan Briggans McDonald K. Miller C. Miller Taylor Lycett Thomas Brown King McEntire Washington Henson Totals Attendance: 4,116 Officials: Angela Lewis, Cameron Inouye, Steve Stelljes Liberty Women s Basketball

9 Big South Tournament 2002 Championship Game Liberty 57, Coastal Carolina 33 Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, Va. Attendance: 1,170 Officials: Kim Watt, Jennifer Rezac, Mike Utley NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament South Carolina 69, Liberty 61 Colonial Center, Columbia, S.C. Coastal Car. FGA FTA REB PF TP Calabrese Co. Brown Cr. Brown Reddick Shearer Meeks Huntzinger Ingle Totals Palaimaite Stagaitiene M. Feenstra Rollyson Young Leonard Usaite Jasinskaite Foreid Walker Peace Sousa Tharp K. Feenstra Totals Palaimaite M. Feenstra Walker Tharp Stagaitiene Rollyson Leonard Young Jasinskaite Foreid Peace K. Feenstra Totals South Carolina FGA FTA REB PF TP Geter Penn Ujhelyi Ciocan Gortman Ajanovic Morrone Troina Segras Totals Attendance: 3,727 Officials: Mark Zentz, Tom Danaher, Deb Allen 2002 Lady Flames Continue Championship Run & Nearly Achieve NCAA First Round Victory A trio of newcomers were instrumental during the Lady Flames' ride to the school s sixth-straight Big South women s basketball title. For the second time in school history, three freshmen led the squad in scoring and the end result was the same for the rest of the conference. Freshmen Katie Feenstra, Kristal Tharp and Stephanie Walker became the second group of freshmen to pace Liberty in scoring, six years after the Big Three of Elena Kisseleva, Sharon Wilkerson and Sarah Wilkerson turned the trick during the Lady Flames' first league title run. Feenstra led the way, averaging 10.8 points a game, playing in 16 contests after missing the first 14 with a knee injury. Her regular-season achievements helped land her on the Big South All- Rookie squad. Feenstra was vital at the Big South Tournament, where she averaged 18.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game at the four-day event, earning all-tournament honors. Not far behind was Tharp, who scored 9.2 points a game on the strength of a team- high 33 connections from behind the three-point arc. In addition to being named to the Big South alltournament and all-rookie teams, the Chillicothe, Ohio native became the school s fourth Big South Rookie of the Year. Walker was the squad s third-leading scorer, tallying 8.6 points per game while playing in all 30 games, including a start in 20 of those contests. Walker was honored as a member of the Big South All-Rookie team as well as receiving Big South Rookie of the Week honors twice during the regular season. The Lady Flames' record stood at 4-6 heading into the start of 2002, but they didn t let past setbacks affect the remaining portion of the schedule. Liberty reeled off six straight wins, before Elon handed Liberty its only league loss on Jan. 21. But the Lady Flames responded by winning their next 10 regular-season games and three straight at the Big South tournament en route to the championship. For the third time in four seasons, Liberty squared off with Coastal Carolina in the conference tournament title game. Fittingly, Feenstra's 15 points and Tharp's 12 pushed the Lady Flames past the Chanticleers, In the NCAA Tournament, Liberty came closer to winning than it ever had before. The Lady Flames were matched up with a SEC opponent for the fifthstraight year, South Carolina. Paced by Walker's 19 points, Liberty kept it close, but eventually dropped a decision to the Gamecocks, halting another memorable season. LibertyFlames.com 127

10 2003 Lady Flames Continue Title Reign With Seventh-Straight Crown For the seventh-consecutive year, the Lady Flames headed to the NCAA Tournament after dominating the competition in the Big South during the regular season and postseason. The Lady Flames' seventh-straight conference title, not only tied a Big South record held by Radford, but it also placed Liberty among elite company in the nation. The title gave the Lady Flames the third-longest conference championship run in the nation, behind only Old Dominion (12-straight CAA titles) and Louisiana Tech (eight-straight conference titles). The Lady Flames posted a 26-4 record during the 2003 campaign, highlighted by the program s biggest win to-date, a thrilling overtime victory over No. 23 Virginia, marking the first time the Lady Flames had beaten a ranked opponent. However, after opening the season with three wins, Liberty would go on to lose three out of the next four games to begin the season 4-3. What happened next was simply amazing. After a sluggish 4-3 start, the Lady Flames reeled off 22-straight victories, giving Liberty the secondlongest winning streak in the nation. Only the eventual national champions, the Connecticut Huskies, boasted a longer winning streak. Over the 22-game run, Liberty was led by its top two sophomore sensations - Katie Feenstra and Kristal Tharp. Big South Player of the Year Feenstra nearly averaged a double-double by scoring 16.8 points per game, on a 59.7 shooting percentage and collecting 9.1 rebounds, while Tharp chipped in with 12.6 points per outing, shooting 44.0 percent from behind the arc, and grabbing 4.2 boards a night. Collectively, Liberty outscored its opponents by an average of 17.4 points and outrebounded them by 11.6 boards over the 22- game span. For the second time in school history, and the first under Big South Coach of the Year Carey Green, the Lady Flames went through conference play unscathed. Liberty posted a perfect 14-0 record en route to their sixth-straight regular season title. The Lady Flames' seventhconsecutive Big South Tournament title came as a result of an victory over High Point in the championship game, led by a 28-point, 13-rebound performance by Feenstra. With the dominating performance, Feenstra earned Big South Tournament MVP honors. With a 26-3 record and another Big South Championship, the Lady Flames earned their firstever national ranking, as they were ranked No. 25 in the nation in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Coaches Poll on March 11. Liberty took its Top 25 ranking into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed to face the fourthseeded Vanderbilt Commodores. In what would prove to be a defensive struggle, the Commodores ended Liberty s 22-game win streak and hopes of its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory with a victory. Big South Tournament 2003 Championship Game Liberty 84, High Point 71 Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va. High Point FGA FTA REB PF TP Jenner Rosser Henry Scott Brockman OʼBrien Vinson OʼDell Mills Scott Team Totals Tharp Palaimaite Feenstra Jasinskaite Staugaitiene Dawson Leonard Foreid Walker Butler Margeviciute Sousa Anderson Totals Attendance: 3,071 Officials: Jennifer Rezac, Darrelly Johnson, Tom Baldinelli NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament Vanderbilt 54, Liberty 44 Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Va. Staugaitiene Palaimaite Feenstra Jasinskaite Tharp Dawson Leonard Foreid Walker Butler Margeviciute Anderson Team Totals Vanderbilt FGA FTA REB PF TP McElhiney Benningfield Anderson Ramsey Hager Battle Early Team Totals Attendance: 5,239 Officials: John Weeks, Jack Jones, Cameron Inouye Liberty Women s Basketball

11 2004 Championship Game Liberty 54, Birmingham-So. 41 Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va Eighth-Straight Big South Title Sets Benchmark for Basketball Championships Attendance: 1,521 Officials: Lawson Newton, Jennifer Rezac, Dan Outlaw NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament Georgia 78, Liberty 53 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pa. Feenstra began the year in unchartered waters, as she became the first Lady Flame to be named as a Street & Smith's Preseason Honorable Mention All-American. However, the honors didn't stop there. The Michigan native dominated her competition, posting a career-high 22 double-doubles and becoming the only player in the nation to be ranked in the top 15 in field goal percentage (1st, 65.7), points per game (10th, 21.1), rebounds per game (10th, 11.0) and blocks per game (14th, 2.6). With those statistics, Feenstra earned national honors as she was selected to the Kodak/WBCA All-America Region II Team, Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America Team and Academic All- America District III Second Team. Head coach Carey Green and his staff continued their brilliance from the sidelines. On Jan. 17, Green earned his 100th career victory. He would go on to record 15 more triumphs to bring his five-year coaching record to Birm.- So. FGA FTA REB PF TP Spears Gentsch oods Anthony Boyett Knotkova Oliver Team Total Palaimaite Feenstra Dawson Leonard Staugaitiene Parker Feagin Margeviciute Peace Tharp Team Total Palaimaite Feenstra Dawson Leonard Staugaitiene Jones Parker Ewalefo Feagin Margeviciute Peace Tharp Team Total Georgia FGA FTA REB PF TP Thomas Rowsey Baker Hardrick Kendrick Pierce Chambers Frye Team Total Attendance: 2,037 Officials: Dennis Mayer, Angie Lawson, Alicia Walker The Liberty women's basketball season was one of record proportions. Vying to join elite company around the nation and set the benchmark for basketball championships in the Big South, the Lady Flames entered the season looking to do what no other team in the Big South had ever done--win eight-straight Big South basketball titles. And that's exactly what they did, marching through the conference unscathed for the second-straight season, while breaking their own record for consecutive regular-season Big South victories (37). During the regular season, Liberty posted a 25-7 record, reeling off 16-straight victories to close out the season as they entered the NCAA Tournament for the eighth-straight time. In the "Big Dance", the Lady Flames squared off against the Lady Bulldogs of Georgia for the third time in the previous six postseasons, dropping the contest, Although the Lady Flames failed to advance in the NCAA Tournament, it was one of the most special seasons in program history, especially for junior Katie Feenstra. The 6-8 center recorded arguably the greatest season ever by a Lady Flame basketball player, or for that matter, any Liberty basketball player. LibertyFlames.com 129

12 2005 Lady Flames Earn Ninth Big South Title; Earn First NCAA Tournament Win Would this be the year? Would this be the year that talent met expectations? Would this be the year that the seniors would leave their mark on the Liberty women's basketball program? Would this be the year that the Lady Flames made a national impact? Those are the questions which faced the women's basketball team, and by the end of the season the Lady Flames had a question of their own! It wouldn't be an easy season for the squad as road games at Virginia, Kansas State, Duke and Ohio State, mixed in with home dates against Richmond and Virginia Tech, posed tough challenges. During head coach Carey Green's tenure at Liberty, the Lady Flames had been very close to upsetting some big-time programs. With only one victory over a Top 25 team in five years, Green and his coaching staff looked to change that statistic and they had more than their share of opportunities. The Wildcat Classic was one of those chances for this Liberty team. After running over Tennessee State, 74-38, Liberty took on a Kansas State team ranked No. 17 in the nation and riding a 35-game home winning streak. However, All-American Katie Feenstra and the rest of the Lady Flames were not intimidated, as they went on to hand the Wildcats their worst loss at home since 1998 with a 21-point loss, The win marked the biggest victory in Liberty's 30-year history, but it would be just the first of many extraordinary Lady Flames accomplishments to come. After dropping its next two games to Virginia Tech and No. 3 Duke, Liberty would reel off 16 victories over its next 17 contests. Next up was a home date with the Panthers of High Point - the last Big South team to hand Liberty a defeat. The Lady Flames entered the game riding a 57- game conference streak, and the seniors had recorded a 61-1 (.984) record against Big South opponents. But neither of those stats mattered much, as Liberty came out flat and was held to 17 first-half points en route to a High Point victory. The Panthers' win certainly ended something, but it started something as well: a buzz that Liberty could be beat and was vulnerable. Although the players couldn't see it at the time, the High Point loss was the best thing to happen to a complacent Liberty team. In the previous two seasons, the Lady Flames had cruised through the back half of their schedule and entered the NCAA Tournament on winning streaks of 22 games and 19 games, respectively. But this time, Liberty had lost with just two games remaining in their schedule before the Big South Tournament. While some outsiders thought this was the season Liberty's dominance of the conference might end, the insiders knew what had happened: a giant had been awakened! (Continued on page 131) Big South Tournament 2005 Championship Game Liberty 88, UNC Asheville 41 Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va. Attendance: 2,738 Officials: Jason Lawson, Kim Watts, Sue Blauch NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament Liberty 78, Penn State 70 Comcast Center, College Park, Md. UNC Asheville FGA FTA REB PF TP Elder Clapp Roche Vuncannon Hood Barton Hendley Opfer Young Baldwin Kirby Shepard Team Total Margeviciute Tharp Feenstra Fasnacht Staugaitiene Watkins Jones Parker Piotrkiewicz Feagin Walker Nikagbatse Team Total Margeviciute Tharp Feenstra Fasnacht Staugaitiene Watkins Feagin Nikagbatse Team Total Penn State FGA FTA REB PF TP Brown Schwab Brenden Strom Wright Squire Joseph Bland Harris Team Total Attendance: 3,767 Officials: John Weeks, Connie Pardue, Daryl Humphrey Liberty Women s Basketball

13 NCAA East Sub-Regional Tournament Liberty 88, DePaul 79 Comcast Center, College Park, Md. Attendance: 3,838 Officials: Bill Titus, Scotty Herndon, Mary Day NCAA East Sweet 16, Chattanooga Regional LSU 90, Liberty 48 The McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, Tenn. Margeviciute Tharp Feenstra Fasnacht Staugaitiene Watkins Jones Parker Piotrkiewicz Feagin Walker Nikagbatse Team Total DePaul FGA FTA REB PF TP Carney Smith Rubino Quigley Dant Smith Smith Benton Team Total Margeviciute Tharp Feenstra Fasnacht Staugaitiene Watkins Jones Parker Piotrkiewicz Feagin Walker Nikagbatse Team Total LSU FGA FTA REB PF TP Johnson Hoston Augustus Jones Willis White Mitchell Leblanc Chaney Williams Whitfield Fowles Biernacka White Team Total Attendance: 5,702 Officials: Joe Cunningham, Eric Lawson, Charles Gonzalez 2005 What A Sweet Feeling: Liberty Upsets DePaul To Advance To The Sweet 16! (Continued from page 130) What followed over the next five games turned the doubters into believers. The Lady Flames rolled over their opponents by an average of 41 points per game, while holding them to 25.2 percent shooting. Liberty set yet another record, as its 47-point victory in the Big South championship game over UNC Asheville demolished the old record for margin of victory in a championship game of 24 points. So, would this be the season that the Lady Flames finally won an NCAA first-round game, or would it be the same old story--dominate the Big South and lose in the NCAA Tournament? After having faced seven-straight SEC opponents in the NCAA opening round, Liberty caught a break and was matched up against Penn State of the Big Ten - a match-up which would prove favorable to Liberty. The Lady Flames outplayed the Lady Lions and earned the Big South's first NCAA Basketball Tournament victory and the team's first victory in nine NCAA Tournament attempts, by a score. When the lights shone the brightest, Liberty's best showed up as Katie Feenstra poured in a game-high 22 points. But it was a freshman who surprised most, as Allyson Fasnacht ran the show flawlessly, scoring a season-high 18 points with no turnovers. The victory marked just the fourth time a No. 13 seed had knocked off a No. 4 seed in the NCAA women's tournament. Coming into the tournament, No. 13 seeds were 4-44 all-time. Next up was the Blue Demons of DePaul. Once again it was Feenstra who did what she had done so many times of during her four-year career, dominate the game. The center proved to be nearly unstoppable, scoring the Lady Flames' first eight points en route to a gamehigh 29 tallies on 11-of-14 shooting, while also grabbing 13 rebounds, propelling the team to an victory. With the win, Liberty earned a spot in the Sweet 16 and quieted all the critics. Although they'd go on to face the overall No. 1 seed in LSU and lose, the season will be remembered as one of the greatest in Lady Flames' basketball history. After answering all the critics' questions, it was Feenstra, who while being interviewed by Jimmy Dykes of ESPN after the Lady Flames upset of DePaul on why she chose Liberty, who asked the final question: Why not Liberty? LibertyFlames.com 131

14 2006 A Perfect 10: Lady Flames Keep Big South Title Streak Going With four starters from the previous season s Sweet 16 squad lost to graduation and a roster completely devoid of seniors, prospects were uncertain as the Liberty women s basketball season tipped off. Would this be the season that saw the Lady Flames string of Big South Tournament titles end at nine? Head coach Carey Green s squad opened the season with a home contest against Virginia Union. In the game, Lady Flames supporters got a taste of what was to come in the 25-point Liberty win. Although the faces were different (two freshmen started), Green s philosophy was still the same control the boards and play stifling defense. The Lady Flames won the rebounding battle by 10 and held the visitors to 25 percent shooting. Freshman Megan Frazee made an immediate impact, scoring 17 points, pulling down 10 rebounds and dishing out five assists in the first game of her collegiate career. She would go on to record nine double-doubles in the first 13 games, averaging 18.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per contest. All seemed to be going well until Frazee went down with a season-ending ACL injury during a mid- January home game against Coastal Carolina. From that point on, Green s coaching ability and the young Lady Flames mettle were really put to the test. Fortunately for the Liberty faithful, the tests were passed with flying colors. High Point knocked off the Lady Flames, 64-55, on Jan. 25, but Liberty went on to win its next 14 games. Two of those 14 victories came against the Panthers. The first of those revenge contests came in front of a season-high 3,366 fans at the Vines Center on Feb. 18, and Liberty seized control of the Big South lead with a victory. The two teams squared off again on March 11 at the Vines Center, this time with the Big South Championship trophy at stake. The Lady Flames were able to dig out of a halftime hole by using their bread-and-butter, rebounding and defense. Liberty outrebounded the visitors by 18 and limited High Point to 19 percent shooting in the second half. Meanwhile, sophomore guard Allyson Fasnacht came through in the clutch. Already a Big South first-team all-conference honoree, she added a Big South Tournament MVP award to her collection, sealing the award with the game-clinching jumper with 14.9 seconds remaining. A victory gave Liberty its unprecedented 10th-straight Big South title and sent it back to the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Flames, seeded No. 13, met a familiar foe in the first round, DePaul. Liberty had knocked off the Blue Demons to reach the Sweet 16 the previous year. This time, DePaul turned the tables on the Lady Flames, ending Liberty s season at 25-6 with a triumph. Liberty players and Green took home a good deal of hardware at season s end. Sophomore Roli-Ann Nikagbatse was named the conference s first-ever Defensive Player of the Year, and Moriah Frazee was included on the Big South All-Freshman Team. Megan Frazee earned a spot on the VaSID All-State second team. Green won both Big South Coach of the Year and VaSID State Coach of the Year honors. The version of the Lady Flames not only silenced their doubters but paved the way for a bright future, with so many young players gaining valuable experience throughout the year. Big South Tournament 2006 Championship Game Liberty 53, High Point 50 Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va. Attendance: 898 Officials: Lawson Newton, Jennifer Rezac, Bryan Brunette NCAA San Antonio Sub Regional Tournament DePaul 68, Liberty 43 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. High Point FGA FTA REB PF TP Thys OʼDell Ralls Cook Sellars Thompson Manuel Brockmyer Tripp Team Total Piotrkiewicz Frazee, Mor Nikagbatse Watkins Fasnacht Parker Feagin Hammond Lightfoot Frazee, Mol Team Total Piotrkiewicz Frazee, Mor Nikagbatse Watkins Fasnacht Jones Parker Feagin Hammond Smigelskaite Lightfoot Bream Frazee, Mol Team Total DePaul FGA FTA REB PF TP Smith, C Smith, K Rubino Quigley Towers Mitidiero Cattell Carney, R Johnson Morrison Carney, E Musante Benton Medley Collins Team Total Attendance: 3,266 Officials: Melissa Barlow, Connie Pardue, Maj Forsberg Liberty Women s Basketball

15 Year Coach Record 1976 Brenda Bonheim Brenda Bonheim Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Linda Farver Coaching Records Year Coach Record 1987 Mike Goad Mike Goad Mike Goad Sue Kelly Rick Reeves Rick Reeves Rick Reeves Rick Reeves Rick Reeves Rick Reeves Rick Reeves Rick Reeves 28-1 Year Coach Record 1999 Rick Reeves Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green Carey Green 28-4 Overall Coach Years Coached Record Pct. Brenda Bonheim Linda Farver Mike Goad Sue Kelly Rick Reeves Carey Green 2000-Present Totals The Last Time Individual SCORED 25 POINTS IN A GAME Megan Frazee scored 26 points versus Radford, 3/16/08 SCORED 30 POINTS IN A GAME Megan Frazee scored 37 points at Virginia, 11/20/06 GRABBED 15 REBOUNDS IN A GAME Megan Frazee totaled 15 rebounds at UNC Asheville, 3/1/08 GRABBED 20 REBOUNDS IN A GAME Theresa Bream totaled 23 rebounds versus St. Peter s, 12/4/92 RECORDED 10 ASSISTS IN A GAME Daina Staugaitiene tallied 10 assists versus Morgan State, 11/22/02 RECORDED FIVE STEALS IN A GAME Megan Frazee came up with five steals versus Radford, 3/7/08 BLOCKED FIVE SHOTS IN A GAME Katie Feenstra blocked six Winthrop shots, 2/28/05 MADE FIVE THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME Daina Staugaitiene sank five three-pointers at Hampton, 12/15/01 MADE 10 FREE THROWS IN A GAME Megan Frazee made 12 free throws at High Point, 2/23/08 MADE 20-CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS (MULTIPLE GAMES) Megan Frazee made 21-straight free throws, spanning 2/9/08 to 2/23/08 Team SCORED 100 POINTS IN A GAME Defeated Virginia Union, , 11/30/07 GRABBED 60 REBOUNDS IN A GAME Totaled 63 rebounds versus Columbia Union, 11/16/06 RECORDED 25 ASSISTS IN A GAME Tallied 33 assists versus Virginia Union, 11/30/07 RECORDED 20 STEALS IN A GAME Came up with 21 steals versus Radford, 2/26/00 BLOCKED 10 SHOTS IN A GAME Blocked 12 Columbia Union shots, 11/16/06 MADE 10 THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME Sank 10 three-pointers versus Charleston Southern, 2/18/08 MADE 30 FREE THROWS IN A GAME Made 32 free throws versus Houston, 11/24/07 Miscellaneous WON 10-STRAIGHT GAMES Won 13-straight games, 1/5/08 to 2/23/08 LOST 10-STRAIGHT GAMES Lost 12-straight games, 1/27/87 to 2/26/87 WON AN OVERTIME GAME Won at American in double OT, 76-72, 1/6/04 LOST AN OVERTIME GAME Lost at High Point in OT, 64-62, 1/20/07 DEFEATED A TOP 25 TEAM Upset No. 17 DePaul, 88-79, 3/22/05 LibertyFlames.com 133

16 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Scoring Game: 40 by Katie Feenstra vs. Winthrop, 2/3/04 Season: 674 by Katie Feenstra, 2004 Season Average: 21.6 by Elena Kisseleva, 1997 Career: 2,154 by Elena Kisseleva, Career Average: 18.1 by Elena Kisseleva, Field Goals Made Game: 17 by Katie Feenstra vs. Winthrop 2/3/04 Season: 291 by Katie Feenstra, 2004 Career: 764 by Katie Feenstra, Field Goals Attempted Game: 37 by Robin Potera vs. Longwood, 12/3/81 NCAA Division I Record: 34 by Kristi Mercer vs. Furman, 12/16/88 Season: 576 by Brenda Gunsallus, 1980 NCAA Division I Record: 544 by Elena Kisseleva, 1997 Career: 1,842 by Elena Kisseleva, Field Goal Percentage Game (min. 10 att.):.909 (10-11) by Patti Gallant vs. UNC Greensboro, 11/27/84 melanie may NCAA Division I Record:.857 (12-14) by Katie Feenstra vs. Radford, 3/5/05 Season (min. 3.5 made/game):.671 ( ) by Katie Feenstra, 2005 Career (min. 280 made):.622 (764-1,228) by Katie Feenstra, Three-Point Field Goals Made Game: 8 by Sharon Wilkerson at Charleston Southern, 1/18/99 Season: 64 by Cynthia Thomson, 1990 Career: 227 by Cynthia Thomson, Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Game: 19 by Sharon Wilkerson at Charleston Southern, 1/18/99 Season: 215 by Cynthia Thomson, 1991 Career: 715 by Cynthia Thomson, Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Game (min. 5 att.): (6-6) by Irene Sloof vs. Oakland, 11/21/98 Season (min. 1.5 made/game):.388 (52-134) by Sharon Wilkerson, 1998 Career (min. 100 made):.397 ( ) by Sarah Wilkerson, Free Throws Made Game: 16 by Elena Kisseleva vs. UNC Greensboro, 3/1/97 Consecutive: 22 (over 16 games) by Jennifer Fairfax, 1991 Season: 182 by Elena Kisseleva, 1998 Career: 605 by Elena Kisseleva, Free Throws Attempted Game: 18 by Michelle Fricke vs. West Virginia, 11/25/00; by Ginny Holloway vs. Winthrop, 2/11/95; by Kristi Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro, 2/16/89 Season: 234 by Elena Kisseleva, 1998 Career: 799 by Elena Kisseleva, Free Throw Percentage Game (min. 10 att.): (15-15) by Kristi Mercer vs. West Chester, 2/15/88 NCAA Division I Record: (14-14) by Michelle Wyms vs. Radford, 2/3/96 Season (min. 1.5 made/game):.878 (151/172) by Megan Frazee, 2008 Career (min. 200 made):.792 (240/303) by Kristi Mercer, katie feenstra NCAA Division I Record:.773 (361/467) by Sharon Wilkerson, Rebounds Game: 27 by Sharon Snodgrass vs. Alderson- Broaddus, 2/1/82 NCAA Division I Record: 23 by Theresa Bream vs. St. Peter's, 12/4/92 Season: 353 by Katie Feenstra, 2004 Career: 1,033 by Katie Feenstra, Offensive Rebounds Game: 14 by Lil Cooper vs. Ferrum, 2/25/78 NCAA Division I Record: 11 by Theresa Bream vs. St. Peter's, 12/4/92; by Cheri Yates vs. East Tennessee State, 12/6/88 Season: 152 by Katie Feenstra, 2004 Career: 397 by Katie Feenstra, ; by Sharon Snodgrass, Defensive Rebounds Game: 17 by Lil Cooper vs. Ferrum, 2/16/78 NCAA Division I Record: 14 by Wendy Johnson vs. Coastal Carolina, 3/12/92 Season: 220 by Katie Feenstra, 2005 Career: 636 by Katie Feenstra, Liberty Women s Basketball

17 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Personal Fouls Season: 102 by Kristi Mercer, 1988 NCAA Division I Record: 100 by Jennifer Fairfax, 1993 Career: 328 by Jennifer Fairfax, sarah wilkerson Assists Game: 15 by Sheila Ford vs. UMBC, 2/20/86 NCAA Division I Record: 13 by Kristi Mercer vs. UNC Greensboro, 2/16/89 Season: 217 by Kristi Mercer, 1988 NCAA Division I Record: 154 by Sarah Wilkerson, 1997 Career: 526 by Sarah Wilkerson, Steals Game: 11 by Carla Weaver vs. Eastern Mennonite, 12/11/79; by Reggie Gomes vs. Sweet Briar, 2/18/76 NCAA Division I Record: 10 by Cynthia Thomson vs. Coastal Carolina, 2/25/91; by Kristi Mercer vs. Mt. Olive, 2/7/89 Season: 87 by Sheila Ford, 1985 NCAA Division I Record: 84 by Sharon Wilkerson, 1999; by Sharon Wilkerson, 2000 Career: 304 by Sharon Wilkerson, Turnovers Game: 14 by Lil Cooper vs. Ferrum, 2/16/78 NCAA Division I Record: 13 by Elena Kisseleva vs. UNC Greensboro, 2/20/97 Season: 141 by Julie Bintz, 1996 Career: 430 by Sarah Wilkerson, cynthia thomson Blocked Shots Game: 11 by Melanie May vs. William & Mary, 11/21/80 NCAA Division I Record: 9 by Meribeth Feenstra vs. Georgia, 3/16/01 and vs. Charleston Southern, 2/12/01 Season: 89 by Melanie May, 1981 NCAA Division I Record: 83 by Katie Feenstra, 2004 Career: 257 by Katie Feenstra, Minutes Played Game: 48 by Kristal Tharp at American, 1/6/04 Season: 1,032 by Stacey White, 1990 Career: 3,860 by Elena Kisseleva, LibertyFlames.com 135

18 SINGLE GAME TOP 5 pam wilder Minutes Played Name Minutes Opponent Date Kristal Tharp American...1/6/04 Sharon Wilkerson Campbell...12/5/98 Pam Wilder Longwood...1/22/85 Sharon Freet High Point...11/24/86 Ginny Holloway Winthrop...2/22/95 Points Name Points Opponent Date Katie Feenstra Winthrop...2/3/04 Elena Kisseleva Akron...12/7/96 Megan Frazee Virginia...11/20/06 Elena Kisseleva Campbell...11/24/97 Kristi Mercer Furman...12/16/88 Field Goals Made Name FGM Opponent Date Katie Feenstra Winthrop...2/3/04 Megan Frazee Virginia...11/20/06 Brenda Gunsallus VCU...2/24/81 Brenda Gunsallus Clinch Valley...2/26/80 Brenda Gunsallus Christopher Newport...1/19/80 Brenda Gunsallus Bridgewater...12/13/79 Field Goals Attempted Name FGA Opponent Date Robin Potera Longwood...12/3/81 Kristi Mercer Furman...12/16/88 Reggie Gomes George Washington...12/1/77 Brenda Gunsallus Bridgewater...12/13/79 Lil Cooper Frostburg State...1/15/79 Field Goal Percentage (Min. 10 att.) Name Pct. (FGM-FGA) Opponent Date Patti Gallant (10-11)...UNC Greensboro...11/27/84 Saundra Bridges (13-15)...High Point...11/24/86 Katie Feenstra (12-14)...Radford...3/5/05 Katie Feenstra (11-13)...Longwood...1/20/05 Katie Feenstra (9-11)...Norfolk State...12/18/04 Three-Point Field Goals Made Name 3FGM Opponent Date Sharon Wilkerson Charleston Southern..1/18/99 Sharon Wilkerson VCU...12/1/98 Sharon Wilkerson Charleston Southern..2/16/98 Genie Stinnett Canisius...11/30/94 Cynthia Thomson Charleston Southern..1/22/91 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Name 3FGA Opponent Date Sharon Wilkerson Charleston Southern..1/18/99 Cynthia Thomson Charleston Southern..1/22/91 Sharon Wilkerson North Carolina A&T...12/1/98 Irene Sloof Winthrop...2/3/01 Six with 12 most recent: Sharon Wilkerson Campbell...12/5/98 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 4 att.) Name Pct. (3FGM-3FGA) Opponent Date Irene Sloof (6-6)...Oakland...11/21/98 Kristi Mercer (5-5) Md.-Eastern Shore.11/27/88 Irene Sloof (4-4).Virginia Intermont...12/6/97 Kristi Mercer (4-4)...Virginia...1/8/89 Diana Stagaitiene (4-4)...Winthrop...3/8/05 Free Throws Made Name FTM Opponent Date Elena Kisseleva UNC Greensboro...3/1/97 Elena Kisseleva South Carolina State 12/15/97 Ginny Holloway UNC Asheville...1/22/94 Kristi Mercer West Chester...2/15/88 Katie Feenstra Loyola (Md.)...1/4/05 Kristi Mercer UNC Greensboro...2/16/89 Free Throws Attempted Name FTM Opponent Date Michelle Fricke West Virginia...11/25/00 Ginny Holloway Winthrop...2/11/95 Kristi Mercer UNC Greensboro...2/16/89 Elena Kisseleva South Carolina State 12/15/97 Elena Kisseleva UNC Greensboro...3/1/97 Elena Kisseleva Coastal Carolina...2/17/97 Ginny Holloway Charleston Southern..2/18/95 Ginny Holloway UNC Asheville...1/22/94 Free Throw Percentage (Min. 10 att.) Name Pct. (FTM-FTA) Opponent Date Kristi Mercer (15-15)...West Chester...2/15/88 Michelle Wyms (14-14)...Radford...2/3/96 Jennifer Fairfax (12-12)..UNC Asheville...2/11/91 Elena Kisseleva (16-17).UNC Greensboro...3/1/97 Katie Feenstra (13-14)...Loyola (Md.)...1/4/05 Pam Wilder (13-14)...Ferrum...1/19/87 Rebounds Name Rebounds Opponent Date Sharon Snodgrass Alderson-Broaddus...2/1/82 Lil Cooper Sweet Briar...2/7/78 Theresa Bream St. Peter s...12/4/92 Wendy Johnson American...3/7/92 Lil Cooper Virginia Wesleyan...2/28/78 Lil Cooper Lynchburg...2/18/78 Turnovers Name TO Opponent Date Lil Cooper Ferrum...2/16/78 Elena Kisseleva UNC Greensboro...2/20/97 Kristi Mercer Hampton...12/1/87 Sarah Wilkerson Tennessee...3/14/98 Kathy Wooten Marshall...1/17/90 Cynthia Thomson Rider...1/6/90 Kristi Mercer Virginia...1/8/89 Assists Name Assists Opponent Date Sheila Ford UMBC...2/20/86 Carla Weaver Randolph-Macon Woman s...2/27/79 Kristi Mercer UNC Greensboro...2/16/89 Kristi Mercer St. Paul s...1/6/88 Carla Weaver Hampton...2/10/81 Steals Name Steals Opponent Date Carla Weaver Eastern Mennonite.12/11/79 Reggie Gomes Sweet Briar...2/18/76 Cynthia Thomson Coastal Carolina...2/25/91 Kristi Mercer Mount Olive...2/7/89 Eight with eight, most recent: Sharon Wilkerson High Point...2/21/00 Blocked Shots Name Blocks Opponent Date Melanie May William & Mary...11/21/80 Meribeth Feenstra Georgia...3/16/01 Meribeth Feenstra Charleston Southern...2/12/01 Katie Feenstra American...1/6/04 Katie Feenstra William & Mary...12/28/04 Katie Feenstra Virginia Tech...1/2/04 Melanie May George Mason...1/22/81 carla weaver Liberty Women s Basketball

19 SINGLE SEASON TOP 5 daina staugaitiene Points Name Season Points Katie Feenstra Elena Kisseleva Megan Frazee Elena Kisseleva Katie Feenstra Field Goals Name Season Field Goals Katie Feenstra Brenda Gunsallus Brenda Gunsallus Katie Feenstra Elena Kisseleva Field Goals Attempted Name Season Attempts Brenda Gunsallus Elena Kisseleva Brenda Gunsallus Stacy White Elena Kisseleva Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.5 FG made/game) Name Season Percentage Katie Feenstra ( ) * Katie Feenstra ( ) * Annetta Paraham ( ) Moriah Frazee ( ) Katie Feenstra ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Name Season Field Goals Cynthia Thomson Cynthia Thomson Dawn Coleman Cynthia Thomson Sharon Wilkerson Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Name Season Attempts Cynthia Thomson Cynthia Thomson Cynthia Thomson Dawn Coleman Cynthia Thomson Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min PT made/game) Name Season Percentage Sharon Wilkerson (52-134) Kristal Tharp (49-129) Kristi Mercer (50-140) Elena Kisseleva (48-135) Cynthia Thomson (64-182) Free Throws Name Season Free Throws Elena Kisseleva Elena Kisseleva Elena Kisseleva Megan Frazee Kristi Mercer Free Throws Attempted Name Season Attempts Elena Kisseleva Elena Kisseleva Elena Kisseleva Michelle Fricke Ginny Holloway Kristi Mercer Free Throw Percentage (Min. 1.5 FT made/game) Name Season Percentage Megan Frazee ( ) Kristi Mercer ( ) Sharon Wilkerson (76-92) Allyson Fasnacht (93-115) Sarah Wilkerson (52-65) Total Rebounds Name Season Rebs. Avg. Katie Feenstra Katie Feenstra Sharon Snodgrass Lil Cooper Megan Frazee Offensive Rebounds Name Season Off. Rebs. Avg. Katie Feenstra Lil Cooper Carla Weaver Sharon Snodgrass Wendy Johnson Defensive Rebounds Name Seasons Def. Rebs. Avg. Katie Feenstra Katie Feenstra Sharon Snodgrass Megan Frazee Wendy Johnson Theresa Bream Fouls Name Season Fouls Kristi Mercer Jennifer Fairfax Lynn Attwood Sharon Freet Jennifer Fairfax Assists Name Season Assists Kristi Mercer Sheila Ford Carla Weaver Sarah Wilkerson Sarah Wilkerson Blocked Shots Name Season Blocks Melanie May Katie Feenstra Katie Feenstra Meribeth Feenstra Meribeth Feenstra Steals Name Season Steals Sheila Ford Sharon Wilkerson Sharon Wilkerson Sarah Wilkerson Kristi Mercer Turnovers Name Season Turnovers Julie Bintz Kristi Mercer Kathy Wooten Kristi Mercer Cynthia Thomson Minutes Played Name Season Minutes Played Stacey White ,032 Sharon Wilkerson Sharon Wilkerson Elena Kisseleva Elena Kisseleva * - Led The Nation Bold Indicates Current Player elena kisseleva LibertyFlames.com 137

20 CAREER TOP 5 Points Per Game Name Seasons Games Points Average Brenda Gunsallus Elena Kisseleva Katie Feenstra Sharon Wilkerson Sarah Wilkerson Field Goals Name Seasons Games Field Goals Katie Feenstra Elena Kisseleva Sharon Wilkerson Sharon Snodgrass Megan Frazee Field Goals Attempted Name Seasons Games Attempts Elena Kisseleva ,842 Sharon Wilkerson ,385 Katie Feenstra ,228 Brenda Gunsallus ,104 Sharon Snodgrass ,057 Field Goal Percentage (Min. 280 made) Name Seasons Games Percentage Katie Feenstra (764/1,228) Annetta Paraham (298/556) Michelle Wyms (283/570) Sharon Snodgrass (506/1,057) Harriet Blair (292/653) Three-Point Field Goals Name Seasons Games Field Goals Cynthia Thomson Sharon Wilkerson Dawn Coleman Kristal Tharp Sarah Wilkerson kristal tharp Three-Point Field Goal Attempts Name Seasons Games Attempts Cynthia Thomson Dawn Coleman Sharon Wilkerson Kristal Tharp Genie Stinnett Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 100 made) Name Seasons Games Percentage Sarah Wilkerson (104/262) Sharon Wilkerson (172/474) Kristal Tharp (151/422) Elena Kisseleva (103/324) Dawn Coleman (170/535) Free Throws Name Seasons Games Free Throws Elena Kisseleva Sharon Wilkerson Sarah Wilkerson Ginny Holloway Megan Frazee Free Throws Attempted Name Seasons Games Attempted Elena Kisseleva Katie Feenstra Ginny Holloway Sharon Wilkerson Sarah Wilkerson Free Throw Percentage (Min. 200 made) Name Seasons Games Percentage Kristi Mercer (240/303) Sharon Wilkerson (361/467) Elena Kisseleva (605/799) Sarah Wilkerson (345/466) Pam Wilder (314/451) Rebounds Name Seasons Games Rebounds Average Katie Feenstra , Sharon Snodgrass , Elena Kisseleva Carla Weaver Megan Frazee Offensive Rebounds Name Seasons Offensive Rebounds KatIe Feenstra Sharon Snodgrass Elena Kisseleva Carla Weaver Lil Cooper Defensive Rebounds Name Seasons Defensive Rebounds Katie Feenstra Sharon Snodgrass Elena Kisseleva Carla Weaver Megan Frazee Fouls Name Seasons Fouls Jennifer Fairfax Carla Weaver Sheila Ford Elena Kisseleva Sharon Freet Assists Name Seasons Assists Sarah Wilkerson Carla Weaver Sheila Ford Ginny Holloway Kristi Mercer Blocked Shots Name Seasons Blocks Katie Feenstra Meribeth Feenstra Jennifer Fairfax Sharon Snodgrass Melanie May Steals Name Seasons Steals Sharon Wilkerson Carla Weaver Sarah Wilkerson Elena Kisseleva Sheila Ford Turnovers Name Seasons Turnovers Sarah Wilkerson Carla Weaver Ginny Holloway Elena Kisseleva Sharon Snodgrass Games Played Name Seasons Games Played Courtney Watkins Michelle Parker Allyson Fasnacht Daina Staugaitiene Elena Kisseleva Minutes Played Name Seasons Minutes Played Elena Kisseleva ,860 Sharon Wilkerson ,712 Sarah Wilkerson ,379 Sheila Ford ,332 Ginny Holloway ,120 Bold Indicates Current Player michelle parker Liberty Women s Basketball

21 1,000 - CAREER POINT CLUB Elena Kisseleva Katie Feenstra Sharon Wilkerson Megan Frazee Total...2, Totals...1, Totals...1, Totals...1, Sarah Wilkerson Ginny Holloway Sharon Snodgrass Kristal Tharp Totals...1, Totals...1, Totals...1, Totals...1, Pam Wilder Brenda Gunsallus Cynthia Thomson Totals...1, Totals...1, Totals...1, LibertyFlames.com 139