No one reached double digits for the Camels, who were led by Kiera Gaines and RaeChaun Edwards with eight points apiece.

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1 Liberty University Women s Basketball Game No. 31 Big South Women s Basketball Championship Semifinal No. 1 seed Liberty (4-6) vs. No. 5 seed Campbell (19-11) March 7, p.m. The HTC Center (Conway, S.C.) The Coaches Liberty Head Coach Carey Green is in his 16 th season at Liberty, including 8- against Campbell. His teams are 40-3 all-time in the Big South Championship. Campbell Head Coach Wanda Watkins is in her 34 th season with the Lady Camels, including versus Liberty. Series History Liberty is all-time against Campbell, after winning both regular-season matchups with the Lady Camels this season. Liberty was the only visiting Big South team to win at Campbell s Gore Arena this season and was the only Big South squad to sweep the regular-season series from the Lady Camels. Liberty is -1 all-time against Campbell in the Big South Championship, including 1-1 in the semifinal round. Campbell eliminated Liberty from its first-ever Big South Women s Basketball Championship, recording a victory over the Lady Flames in the 199 semifinals. Liberty then gained a measure of revenge the next season, with a triumph over Campbell in the 1993 quarterfinals. The most recent Big South Championship meeting between the Lady Flames and Lady Camels came in the 013 semifinal round, March 9, 013 at The HTC Center. Devon Brown s 5 points and 14 rebounds helped No. 1 seed Liberty come back from an early 11-point deficit to defeat No. 5 seed Campbell, Matchup #1 Jan. 4, 015 Liberty 64, Campbell 40 Vines Center (Lynchburg, Va.) Liberty took the lead for good during a 13-0 first-half run. Campbell shot only 4.6 percent (14-of-57) from the field and its 40 points equaled the Lady Camels season low. Liberty owned sizeable advantages in rebounds (51-36), points in the paint (36-1) and second-chance points (1-8). Ashley Rininger set a program single-game field goal percentage record (9.9 percent, 13-of- 14) as part of a 7-point, 10-rebound game for the Lady Flames. Karly Buer added 10 points for Liberty, eclipsing the 1,000-point mark for her career during the first half.

2 No one reached double digits for the Camels, who were led by Kiera Gaines and RaeChaun Edwards with eight points apiece Matchup # Feb. 8, 015 Liberty 64, Campbell 57 Gore Arena (Buies Creek, N.C.) Liberty broke open a back-and-forth game with an 18-0 run, spanning both halves. Campbell cut a 16-point second-half deficit to one, but the Lady Flames held on for a victory in both teams regular-season finale. The decision halted the Lady Camels nine-game home winning streak and made Liberty the only visiting Big South squad to leave Buies Creek with a win this season. Karly Buer led all players with 19 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range. Sadalia Ellis scored 13 of her career-high 18 points during the second half, including nine during the final 3:41. Ashley Rininger chipped in 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Lady Flames. Campbell was led by RaeChaun Edwards (15 points, 5 steals) and Kiera Gaines (10 points). Big South Championship Notes Liberty has reached the Big South Championship semifinal round for the 19 th consecutive year. The Lady Flames are 16-4 all-time in the Big South semifinals. Liberty is 46- in the Big South Championship when favored according to seed. Liberty has not gone back-to-back seasons without playing in the Big South Championship title game since winning its first conference championship in The Lady Flames have reached the Big South Championship title game in 13 of Carey Green s first 15 seasons as head coach, winning 1 titles. Liberty is 8-1 all-time at The HTC Center and 55-7 when playing in South Carolina under Carey Green. Trends and Streaks Liberty has won a season-high 1 straight games and 18 of its last 19 contests. The Lady Flames have won six consecutive games away from the Vines Center. The Lady Flames are 11-1 when playing on Saturday this season, including eight straight victories. Liberty has held 61 straight opponents below 50 percent shooting from the field. Liberty has outrebounded 19 consecutive opponents and has outscored each of those 19 squads in the paint as well. Liberty has scored more bench points than its opponent in 10 straight games. Liberty committed a season-low six turnovers against Asheville and has recorded 1 or fewer turnovers in six of its last nine games. Liberty has not recorded 10 or fewer turnovers in back-to-back games since Jan. 15 & 18, 003. The Lady Flames are 16-1 this season when committing fewer turnovers than their opponents. Liberty is 4-0 with its current starting lineup of Katelyn Adams, Karly Buer, Sadalia Ellis, Emily Frazier and Ashley Rininger.

3 A Look Back at Thursday s Win Over UNC Asheville After trailing No. 8 seed UNC Asheville by 11 points during the first half of Thursday afternoon's 015 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Women's Basketball Championship quarterfinal matchup, No. 1 seed Liberty roared back to claim a hard-fought victory. Liberty improved to 4-6 despite shooting just 3.3 percent (1-of-65) from the field and making a season-low one three-pointer. The Lady Flames have now won 1 straight games overall and improve to 7-0 all-time against the Bulldogs during the Big South Championship, after equaling their largest comeback win this season. Liberty also improves to 6-4 when trailing at halftime this season. Asheville's season ended at 9- despite the fine efforts of Shonese Jones (game-high points) and KJ Weaver (10 points, game-high 13 rebounds). The Bulldogs shot just 7.6 percent (8-of-9) after the intermission while suffering their third loss to the Lady Flames this season. Asheville made seven of its first nine field goal attempts to start the game, taking a 16-8 lead on Chatori Major's three-pointer from the right wing at 13:03. Conversely, Liberty made just 5 of its first 5 field goals. The Bulldogs took their aforementioned 11-point advantage (8-17) after the second of backto-back layups by Jones dropped through the hoop, 4:46 before halftime. Emily Frazier helped the Lady Flames get back into the game by scoring eight points during Liberty's half-closing 10- surge. As a result, the deficit had closed to three (30-7) by the intermission. After being limited to four first-half points, Ashley Rininger scored six straight tallies during an 8-0 Liberty run early in the second period. Her layup at the 16:53 mark of the second half gave the Lady Flames their first lead of the day at The lead changed hands two times before Liberty went on top for good on a spinning threepoint play by Frazier at 9:37. Liberty made 10 of its 14 free throw attempts during the second half, helping the Lady Flames improve to 8-3 in games decided by 10 points or fewer this season. The Lady Flames utilized their size advantage to the tune of a rebounding advantage and edges in points in the paint (34-4) and second-chance points (18-6). Liberty has now outrebounded 19 straight opponents. Liberty also did a good job taking care of the basketball, committing a season-low six turnovers on the afternoon. Rininger, who scored 10 of her 14 points during the second half, added 11 rebounds for her 11 th double-double of the season and the 30 th of her career. Frazier contributed 11 points, six assists and only one turnover. Karly Buer added 11 points of her own for the Lady Flames.

4 Updated Player Notes #3 Sadalia Ellis During Thursday s win over Asheville, she finished with seven points (including the Lady Flames only made three-pointer), a career high-equaling five rebounds, three assists and a game-high three steals. Scored a career-high 18 points at Campbell last Saturday (Feb. 8) Dished out her 300 th career assist on Thursday With 54 career points, she needs only six more tallies to become one of the top 50 scorers in program history. Her 69 steals this season are the most by a Lady Flame since Amber Mays had 77 during the campaign. Has totaled 10 steals in the last three games, including four against Campbell last Saturday. #10 Jaymee Fisher-Davis Made a pair of free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining in Thursday s win over Asheville Fisher-Davis has now tied the program record with consecutive made free throws, dating back to the 013 Big South Championship title game win over Longwood (March 10, 013). Jennifer Fairfax (1991) and Karly Buer (earlier this season) also made foul shots in a row for the Lady Flames. #14 Karly Buer Scored her 1,000 th career point versus Campbell on Jan. 4 Averaged 14.5 ppg in two regular-season meetings with the Lady Camels, highlighted by 75 percent shooting (6-of-8) from three-point range Is averaging 17.5 ppg in two games at The HTC Center this season, including 11 on Thursday #1 Emily Frazier After scoring in double figures only once during the season s first 5 games, has done so in three of the last five contests, including her 11 points versus Asheville Her 35 minutes played on Thursday were the highest on the team and also marked Frazier s season high (previous high was 31 versus Saint Joseph s). Trying to earn the opportunity to play in the Big South Championship title game for the first time since her freshman year of 011 Made 18 straight free throws prior to a first-half miss on Thursday Tallied six assists and only one turnover versus Asheville, giving her 36 assists and six turnovers in the last nine games With 409 career assists, she is only one behind Ginny Holloway for fifth place on Liberty s alltime list. Frazier is also tied for 15 th in program history for three-pointers made (76), 38 th in points (647) and 49 th in rebounds (334). # Sheana Vega Celebrated her 19 th birthday on Friday

5 #4 Jasmine Gardner Grabbed seven rebounds in only 14 minutes on Thursday Ranks 16 th in program history with 577 career boards Needs two rebounds to pass Lil Cooper for 15 th, seven to pass Pam Stanfield for 14 th and 10 to pass Kristina Palaimaite for 13 th place 10 points shy of 500 for her career #34 Katelyn Adams Pulled down seven boards on Thursday Ranks 17 th in program history with 566 career rebounds Also 48 th in program history with 557 career points #55 Ashley Rininger Averaged 18.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg in two meetings with Campbell this season, including 7 points on a program-best FG (9.9 percent) during the Jan. 4 home matchup with the Lady Camels Scored 10 of her 14 points after halftime and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds versus Asheville on Thursday Has now recorded three double-doubles in the last four games, 11 this season and 30 in her career With her two blocked shots on Thursday, moved into sole possession of fourth place in program history with 133 career rejections Also moved into 14 th place on Liberty s all-time scoring list with 1,060 career points. Needs 19 points to pass Brenda Gunsallus for 13 th place Ranks eighth in program history with 755 career rebounds Has hit 1 straight free throw attempts

6 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Campbell vs Liberty p.m. at The HTC Center - Conway, S.C. Campbell , 11-7 BSC 33 JAMES, Ashley f EDWARDS, RaeChaun g BAKER, Tonisha g SPRY, Monique g GAINES, Kiera g MOORE, Jessica LOVETTE, Zena PRESLEY, Roslyn OSBORNE, Juli Team 4 Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: 6-7.3% Game: % Liberty , 16- BSC 4 GARDNER, Jasmine f CAMPBELL, Brittany f OMOTOLA, Tolu c MILLER, Reagan g BROWN, Devon g WASHINGTON, LaKend ELLIS, Sadalia LUNSFORD, Terika ADAMS, Katelyn RININGER, Ashley Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Officials: Karen Preato, Dan Outlaw, Karen Gruca Technical fouls: Campbell-BAKER, Tonisha. Liberty-None. Attendance: VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championships Semifinals presented by at&t Score by periods 1st nd Total Campbell Liberty Last FG - CAM nd-0:33, LIBERTY nd-0:18. Largest lead - CAM by 11 1st-16:14, LIBERTY by 14 nd-00:46. CAM led for 07:. LIBERTY led for 8:35. Game was tied for 04:03. In Off nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CAM LIBERTY Score tied - 3 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

7 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Campbell vs Liberty p.m. at Lynchburg, Va. (Vines Center) Campbell , 6-4 BSC 15 COFFER, Amanda f EDWARDS, RaeChaun g LEVERETTE, Summer g PRICE, Summer g GAINES, Kiera g MANGUM, Krystal BEST, Courtney BROWN, Qua PONE, Jessica ROUSE, MaKala SMITH, Sarah OSBORNE, Juli YARBOROUGH, Jewell Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: Game: % Game: 4-18.% Game: % Liberty , 9-1 BSC 15 BROWN, Simone f RININGER, Ashley f ADAMS, Katelyn c ELLIS, Sadalia g BUER, Karly g SANDERS, Mickayla LEATHERWOOD, Candice ROLLINS, Ellee FISHER-DAVIS, Jaymee RETTSTATT, Audrey FRAZIER, Emily VEGA, Sheana GARDNER, Jasmine KEARNEY, Catherine Team 1 3 Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Officials: Brad McMillion (R), Karen Gruca, D'Juan Chapman Technical fouls: Campbell-None. Liberty-None. Attendance: 830 Score by periods 1st nd Total Campbell Liberty Last FG - CAM nd-01:48, LIBERTY nd-00:18. Largest lead - CAM by 1st-14:18, LIBERTY by 6 nd-07:01. CAM led for 03:39. LIBERTY led for 3:08. Game was tied for 04:13. In Off nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench CAM LIBERTY Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times.

8 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Liberty vs Campbell p.m. at Buies Creek, N.C., Gore Arena/Pope Ctr. Liberty (19-1 BSC) 55 RININGER, Ashley f ADAMS, Katelyn c ELLIS, Sadalia g BUER, Karly g FRAZIER, Emily g SANDERS, Mickayla FISHER-DAVIS, Jaymee BROWN, Simone GARDNER, Jasmine KEARNEY, Catherine Team 1 1 Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Campbell (13-7 BSC) 15 COFFER, Amanda f OSBORNE, Juli f EDWARDS, RaeChaun g LEVERETTE, Summer g GAINES, Kiera g BROWN, D Janelle PRICE, Summer PONE, Jessica SMITH, Sarah Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Officials: Carmen Portorreal, Wesley Carter, Deshawn Savedge Technical fouls: Liberty-None. Campbell-None. Attendance: 491 Score by periods 1st nd Total Liberty Campbell Last FG - LIBERTY nd-03:4, CAM nd-00:03. Largest lead - LIBERTY by 16 nd-15:4, CAM by 5 1st-1:8. LIBERTY led for 6:6. CAM led for 08:38. Game was tied for 04:56. In Off nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench LIBERTY CAM Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 8 times.

9 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNC Asheville vs Liberty p.m. at The HTC Center - Conway, S.C. UNC Asheville (7-13 BSC) 10 GWYN, Brittany g KNUCKLES, Tianna g LOVE, Paige g WEAVER, KJ g JONES, Shonese g MAJOR, Chatori WEBB, Khaila BUCKNER, Jeannie WORMACK, Leah WILSON, Tiffany BRAYBOY, Ja'Da Team 4 1 Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Liberty (19-1 BSC) 34 ADAMS, Katelyn f RININGER, Ashley f ELLIS, Sadalia g BUER, Karly g FRAZIER, Emily g SANDERS, Mickayla FISHER-DAVIS, Jaymee BROWN, Simone GARDNER, Jasmine KEARNEY, Catherine Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % nd half: % nd half: % nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1,1 Officials: Timothy Bryant, Karen Gruca, Ben Smith, Danielle Bittle Technical fouls: UNC Asheville-None. Liberty-None. Attendance: VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Basketball Championships Women's Quarterfinals - Game 01 No. 8 UNC Asheville vs. No. 1 Liberty Score by periods 1st nd Total UNC Asheville Liberty Last FG - AVL nd-00:0, LIBERTY nd-00:3. Largest lead - AVL by 11 1st-04:46, LIBERTY by 8 nd-01:50. AVL led for :36. LIBERTY led for 14:57. Game was tied for 0:7. In Off nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench AVL LIBERTY Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

10 Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 05, 015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 55 RININGER, Ashley BUER, Karly ELLIS, Sadalia BROWN, Simone SANDERS, Mickayla FRAZIER, Emily FISHER-DAVIS, Jaym ADAMS, Katelyn GARDNER, Jasmine KEARNEY, Catherine LEATHERWOOD, Can RETTSTATT, Audrey ROLLINS, Ellee VEGA, Sheana Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 8 46 Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st nd OT Totals Liberty Opponents Date Opponent Score Att CHARLOTTE L VCU W SAINT JOSEPH'S Wot at Elon L % vs Penn State W % at Georgia State W * at Radford W * GARDNER-WEBB W at NC State L $ at Minnesota L $ vs No. 1/1 South Carolina L * at UNC Asheville W * HIGH POINT W * PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE W * at Coastal Carolina W * LONGWOOD W * at Charleston So. W * at Winthrop L * CAMPBELL W * UNC ASHEVILLE W * at High Point W * RADFORD W * at Gardner-Webb W * COASTAL CAROLINA W * at Presbyterian College W * at Longwood W * CHARLESTON SO. W * WINTHROP W * at Campbell W & vs UNC Asheville W % = GSU Thanksgiving Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) $ = Subway Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) & = VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Women's Basketball Championship (Conway, S.C.) * = Big South Conference game