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women S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES Paul Carmany, Associate Athletics Communications Director Cell: (434) 221-5575 Office: (434) 582-2604 E-mail: pjcarmany@liberty.

UMASS 0-1 POSSIBLE STARTERS LIBERTY LADY FLAMES 1-3 OVERALL 0-0 BIG SOUTH UMASS Tory Verdi 11-24 (2) 86-92 (7) Overall...UMass leads, 1-0 Streak... UMass W1 At Liberty... 0-0 At UMass... 0-0 Neutral.

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at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Both teams will look to halt three-game losing streaks during Saturday's matinee, just the second hardwood meeting ever between the Lady Flames and Minutewomen.

22, 2014. The Lady Flames have gotten strong play from their starting front court of late. In the last two games, KK Barbour is averaging 15.

1 women S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Paul Carmany, Associate Athletics Communications Director Cell: (434) Office: (434) pjcarmany@liberty.edu COACHING MATCHUP liberty Carey Green (19) (19) NOVEMBER 25, P.M. MULLINS CENTER AMHERST, MASS. Head Coach Record at School (Years) Overall Record (Years) SERIES HISTORY VS. UMASS 0-1 POSSIBLE STARTERS LIBERTY LADY FLAMES 1-3 OVERALL 0-0 BIG SOUTH UMASS Tory Verdi (2) (7) Overall...UMass leads, 1-0 Streak... UMass W1 At Liberty At UMass Neutral Carey Green vs. UMass Liberty's Last Win... None Last 5 Meetings: 12/29/93...UMass won, (N) Notable: The teams' only previous meeting took place on the opening day of the 1993 St. Peter's Tournament in Jersey City, N.J. A T UMASS MINUTEWOMEN 2-3 OVERALL 0-0 ATLANTIC 10 HOW TO FOLLOW THE LADY FLAMES Video...A-10 Network Audio... LFSN Radio (90.9 FM "The Light") THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES Liberty (1-3) will wrap up its UMass Thanksgiving Classic appearance with what amounts to a thirdplace game against host UMass (2-3), Saturday at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Both teams will look to halt three-game losing streaks during Saturday's matinee, just the second hardwood meeting ever between the Lady Flames and Minutewomen. Liberty will seek its first-ever win over UMass, its first victory in the state of Massachusetts and its first triumph over an Atlantic 10 foe since an overtime win over Saint Joseph's on Nov. 22, The Lady Flames have gotten strong play from their starting front court of late. In the last two games, KK Barbour is averaging 15.5 ppg, while Keyen Green and Kierra Johnson-Graham are each posting 11.5 ppg. This tournament serves as a homecoming of sorts for Liberty junior post player Molly Reagan. She hails from Braintree, Mass., and helped Braintree High School win back-to-back state titles in 2014 and SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 1-3 Big South: 0-0 Non-Conference: 1-3 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 0-1 NOVEMBER 10 at Old Dominion # W, at No. 24/23 Michigan # L, at Drake # L, vs. Houston % L, at UMass % 1 p.m. 28 LIMESTONE 7 p.m. DECEMBER 2 VALPARAISO 4 p.m. 6 at James Madison 7 p.m. 16 SHIPPENSBURG 4 p.m. 19 vs. Denver & 4:30 p.m. 20 vs. Northern Colorado & 2 p.m. 29 at Duke 7 p.m. JANUARY 2 at Presbyterian * 7 p.m. 6 CHARLESTON SO. * 1 p.m. 9 WINTHROP * 7 p.m. 13 at Gardner-Webb * 3 p.m. 16 at UNC Asheville * 7 p.m. 20 CAMPBELL * 6 p.m. 23 at Longwood * 7 p.m. 28 RADFORD * 2 p.m. 30 at High Point * 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 PRESBYTERIAN * 2 p.m. 6 GARDNER-WEBB * 7 p.m. 10 at Campbell * 2 p.m. 13 at Radford * 7 p.m. 17 UNC ASHEVILLE * 6 p.m. 20 at Winthrop * 7 p.m. 24 at Charleston So. * 3 p.m. 27 LONGWOOD * 7 p.m. MARCH 3 HIGH POINT * 2 p.m. 8 FIRST TBA 9 TBA 10 TBA 11 CHAMPIONSHIP TBA 10 K. Johnson-Graham 5-11 Sophomore F 8.5 ppg 3.3 rpg 12 Ashtyn Baker 5-6 Freshman G 7.0 ppg 2.0 rpg 21 Keyen Green 6-1 Sophomore C 10.5 ppg 4.8 rpg 24 Iva Ilic 5-7 Sophomore G 5.0 ppg 0.5 rpg 30 KK Barbour 6-1 Junior F 10.5 ppg 4.5 rpg Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - Big South Conference Game # - Preseason WNIT % - UMass Thanksgiving Classic (Amherst, Mass.) & - UMKC Roo Holiday Classic (Kansas City, - Big South Championship (Lynchburg, Va.) 1

2 BIG SOUTH UPDATE Conference Standings W L Pct. Campbell Charleston So Gardner-Webb High Point Liberty Longwood Presbyterian Radford UNC Asheville Winthrop Overall Standings W L Pct. Campbell Charleston So Radford Gardner-Webb High Point Longwood Liberty Winthrop Presbyterian UNC Asheville Upcoming Schedule Saturday, November 25 Liberty at UMass Charleston So. vs. Hartford Campbell at UNCG Montreat at Gardner-Webb 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Sunday, November 26 Fairleigh Dickinson at Longwood Noon Middle Tenn. at UNC Asheville 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Duke 2 p.m. Charleston So. vs. TBD TBD Monday, November 27 High Point at Stetson 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 28 Winthrop at Akron 10:30 a.m. USC Upstate at Gardner-Webb 11 a.m. UNCG at Radford 11 a.m. Limestone at Liberty 7 p.m. Preseason Coaches Poll 1) Radford (7 first-place votes) - 96 pts. 2) Liberty (1) ) Campbell ) High Point ) UNC Asheville (2) ) Charleston So ) Gardner-Webb ) Presbyterian ) Longwood ) Winthrop - 16 FLAMES matchup notes PLAYER BIOS NOTES AND ANECDOTES - LIBERTY VS. UMASS Liberty and UMass both enter Saturday's matinee looking to snap three-game losing streaks. Both teams struggled in the second half on Friday after owning halftime leads. Liberty was outscored by Houston, 56-39, during the final 20 minutes, while Northeastern defeated UMass, 31-20, after the intermission. The Lady Flames and Minutewomen each feature three foreign-born players on their rosters, including one player apiece from Turkey (Liberty's Melis Ucar and UMass' Anil Soysal). Freshman Ashtyn Baker leads Liberty in playing time this season, averaging 23.8 minutes/game. That would rank only seventh on the UMass roster, as six Minutewomen are playing 25.5 minutes/game or more. The reigning Big South (Liberty's Keyen Green) and Atlantic 10 (UMass' Hailey Leidel) Freshmen of the Year will go headto-head on Saturday. Liberty faced UMass Associate Head Coach Danny Hughes 10 years ago in a different role. Hughes was Houston's interim head coach when Liberty posted a win over the Cougars on Nov. 24, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Liberty Director of Athletics Ian McCaw previously served in the same capacity at UMass for one year ( ). He also earned his master's degree from UMass in LAST MEETING WITH UMASS DEC. 29, 1993 UMASS 69, LIBERTY 34 JERSEY CITY, N.J. (YANITELLI CENTER) The game was the Lady Flames' first of two contests at the St. Peter's Tournament. Michelle Wyms led Liberty with 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. However, the Lady Flames shot only 24.5 percent (13-of-53) from the field and missed all 13 of their three-point attempts. The Lady Flames lost their sixth consecutive game to begin the season. Liberty opened at 0-7 before going 13-6 over the remainder of their regular-season slate. TOURNAMENT TIME Liberty is playing in its second of three regular-season tournaments this weekend, the UMass Thanksgiving Classic. The Lady Flames opened their season by going 1-2 in the Preseason WNIT. Liberty will also play a pair of contests at the UMKC Roo Holiday Classic, Dec in Kansas City, Mo. Liberty is playing in three tournaments for the second consecutive season. The Lady Flames took part in the Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.), Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament (San Antonio, Texas) and Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.). Liberty's last unbeaten regular-season tournament came on Nov. 28 & 30, The Lady Flames defeated Penn State and host Georgia State to win the GSU Thanksgiving Tournament title in Atlanta, Ga. Looking ahead, the Lady Flames will play host to the Big South Women's Basketball Championship for the second straight year, March 8-11 at the Vines Center. LADY FLAMES IN MASSACHUSETTS Liberty had only played one game in Massachusetts prior to this weekend. The Lady Flames lost a contest at Boston University, Dec. 8, 1988 at Case Gymnasium. The duo of Saundra Bridges (17 points, 4 assists) and Cheri Yates (14 points, 13 rebounds) paced the Lady Flames, but they could not overcome a 19-point halftime deficit in just their eighth game as an NCAA Division I member. LADY FLAMES VS. Liberty is 8-15 all-time versus Atlantic 10 Conference opponents, following neutral-site losses to Richmond (63-54 on Dec. 3, 2016) and Dayton (82-53 on Dec. 28, 2016) last season. Liberty's last victory over an A-10 foe was a home triumph over Saint Joseph's in overtime, Nov. 22, The Lady Flames' first-ever matchup with an Atlantic 10 team was their Dec. 29, 1993 meeting with UMass in Jersey City, N.J. ON THIS DATE: Liberty is 10-5 all-time on Nov. 25. However, the Lady Flames have lost their last two Nov. 25 contests, falling NOV. 25 at Elon in 2014 and at Valparaiso last season. The Lady Flames recorded a victory at then A-10 member Xavier on Nov. 25, 2007 to win the National City Xavier Invitational title. Liberty also notched a home victory over West Virginia on Nov. 25, Liberty is all-time in November, including under Carey Green and 1-3 in

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4 LIBERTY'S LAST GAME Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Houston vs Liberty p.m. at Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center) Houston Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BARNES, Octavia f BRANCH, Dorian f WEST, Myyah f HARRIS, Angela g HAWKINS, Serithia g LIMBRICK, Quatera HARRIS, JASMYNE MITCHELL, Mariah BROWN, Sharayla BLACKSHELL-FAIR, Jul Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % Deadball Rebounds 1,2 Liberty Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 GREEN, Keyen f BARBOUR, KK f JOHNSON-GRAHAM, K. g BAKER, Ashtyn g ILIC, Iva g JOHNSON, Nene CROWDER, Tatyana UCAR, Melis SELLERS, Lela RETTSTATT, Bridgette MAKURAT, Ola REAGAN, Molly Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Game: % % % Deadball Rebounds 2,1 Officials: Bryan Brunette, Kevin Farlow, Krystle Apellaniz Technical fouls: Houston-None. Liberty-None. Attendance: 387 UMass Thanksgiving Classic Game 2 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Houston Liberty Last FG - HOU 4th-00:41, LIBERTY 4th-00:04. Largest lead - HOU by 8 4th-00:24, LIBERTY by 12 2nd-05:19. HOU led for 08:03. LIBERTY led for 29:35. Game was tied for 02:22. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench HOU LIBERTY Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 5 times. 31

5 tv/radio chart 3 Nene Johnson Sr. G 5-8 Stuart, Fla. 4 Tatyana Crowder Jr. G 5-6 Roanoke, Va. 10 Kierra Johnson-Graham So. G/F 5-11 Atlanta, Ga. 11 Brooke Basinger R-So. G 5-8 Purcellville, Va. 12 Ashtyn Baker Fr. G 5-6 Nesbit, Miss. 13 Melis Ucar Jr. G 5-10 Ankara, Turkey 14 Lela Sellers So. G/F 6-0 Lakeville, Minn. 20 Sheana Vega Sr. G 5-8 Jackson, N.J. 21 Keyen Green So. F 6-1 Philadelphia, Pa. 24 Iva Ilic So. G 5-7 Koprivnica, Croatia 25 Apilyn Bonny Fr. C 6-5 Bronx, N.Y. 30 KK Barbour Jr. F 6-1 Charlottesville, Va. 34 Bridgette Rettstatt Fr. G/F 6-2 Galena, Ohio 35 Ola Makurat So. G/F 6-2 Sierakowice, Poland 40 Molly Reagan Jr. F/C 6-4 Braintree, Mass. Carey Green Head Coach 19th Year Alexis Sherard Associate Head Coach 11th Year Andy Bloodworth Assistant Coach 11th Year Erin Batth Assistant Coach 1st Year Sarah Boruta Director of Operations 7th Year 33

6 FLAMES season stats PLAYER BIOS Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 24, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## 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 30 BARBOUR, KK GREEN, Keyen J O H N SO N - G R AH AM, BAKER, Ashtyn SELLERS, Lela ILIC, Iva MAKURAT, Ola JOHNSON, Nene RETTSTATT, Bridgette VEGA, Sheana UCAR, Melis REAGAN, Molly CROWDER, Tatyana 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 Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. & at Old Dominion W & at Michigan L & at Drake L % vs Houston L & = Preseason WNIT % = UMass Thanksgiving Classic (Amherst, Mass.) * = Big South Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Liberty Opponents

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GAME NOTES NO. 8 SEED CSU BUCCANEERS OVERALL 5-13 BIG SOUTH MARCH 9, 2018 NOON VINES CENTER LYNCHBURG, VA. women S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES Paul Carmany, Associate Athletics Communications Director Cell: (434) 221-5575 Office: (434) 582-2604 E-mail: pjcarmany@liberty.edu COACHING MATCHUP liberty Carey