2009-10 Liberty Women s Basketball Quick Facts General Information Name of School... Liberty University City/Zip... Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Founded...1971 Enrollment... 11,311 Nickname... Lady Flames School Colors... Red, White & Blue Home Arena... Vines Center Capacity......8,085 Affi liation... NCAA Division I Conference... Big South Founder... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor...Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athletics... Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone... (434) 582-2100 Women s Basketball Information Head Coach... Carey Green Alma Mater... Coastal Carolina, 79 Record at School... 237-77 (11th Year) Career Record... Same Assistant Coaches...Alexis Sherard (St. Michael s, 93)...Heather Stephens (Wyoming, 03)... Andy Bloodworth (Calvin, 98) Certifi ed Athletic Trainer... Madeline Bosek History First Season of Basketball...1975-76 All-Time Record...508-405 NCAA Tournament Appearances...12 Last NCAA Appearance...2009 Opponent... Louisville Result...L/42-62 (First Round) Final/Highest Ranking... N/A Final 2008-09 Record...24-9 Conference Record/Finish...15-1/First Starters Returning/Lost......2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost......7/7 Newcomers......6 Athletics Communications Info. Asst. AD - Communications...Todd Wetmore SID Offi ce Phone... (434) 582-2292 Cell Phone... (434) 841-8974 Email Address... twetmore@liberty.edu Assoc. Director...Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone... (434) 221-5576 Email Address... rbomberger@liberty.edu Asst. Director... Paul Carmany Cell Phone... (434) 221-5575 Email Address... pjcarmany@liberty.edu Asst. Director... Eric Brown Cell Phone... (434) 221-8817 Email Address... eqbrown@liberty.edu Grad. Assistant...Jennifer Shelton Cell Phone... (828) 638-3876 Email Address... jbshelton2@liberty.edu WBB Contact... Paul Carmany Ath. Comm. Fax... (434) 582-2076 Website... LibertyFlames.com Media Information Radio Station... WWMC The Light (90.9 FM) Play-By-Play...Josh Wood Color... N/A Television Station... Flames Sports Network Play-By-Play...Ray Jones Color... Jamie Hall Game No. 1 - Nov. 13, 2009 Winston-Salem State RAMS (0-0) Lynchburg, Va. - Vines Center - at Liberty LADY FLAMES (0-0, 0-0 Big South) The Game The new-look Liberty Lady Flames (0-0, 0-0 Big South) open the season at home for the fi fth time in the last six campaigns, Friday at Their opponent in the 2009-10 lidlifter will be Winston-Salem State (0-0) of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The two teams met on the hardwood for the fi rst time on Dec. 20, 2008, in Winston-Salem, N.C., with the Lady Flames claiming a 55-43 road victory. Last Time Out No. 14 seed Liberty s 12th NCAA Tournament appearance came to an end on March 23, 2009, when No. 3 seed Louisville posted a 62-42 fi rst-round win against the Lady Flames. The Cardinals, who went on to reach the national championship game, forced 27 Liberty turnovers at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. On Deck Liberty will host its second opponent from North Carolina s Piedmont Triad region in fi ve days, Tuesday at, when UNC Greensboro visits the Vines Center. Lady Flames On The Air All Lady Flames basketball games may be heard LIVE on WWMC 90.9 FM The Light. Jamie Hall, celebrating his 16th year of broadcasting Lady Flames basketball, will once again be handling the courtside play-by-play duties for road games. Nick Pierce and Josh Wood will serve as the primary commentators for home contests. Lady Flames On TV For the seventh season in a row, the Flames Sports Network (FSN) plans to broadcast all 15 home women s basketball games. FSN s regular announcing team will consist of Ray Jones on play-by-play and Jamie Hall on color. Liberty s Probable Starters (Stats are from 2008-09 Season) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other Stats 21 G 5-6 Sr. 7.4 2.6 3.8 apg 32 Rachel McLeod G 5-10 Jr. 4.0 2.4.756 FT% 40 Devon Brown G 5-10 R-Fr. -- -- -- 15 F 6-4 So. 4.4 4.5.458 FG% 23 F 6-3 R-So. 8.1 7.8.626 FG% Reserves 1 LaKendra Washington G 5-8 Fr. -- -- -- 11 Jelena Antic G/F 6-2 Fr. -- -- -- 12 G 6-1 So. 1.7 1.7 0.5 spg 25 Dymond Morgan G 5-7 Jr. -- -- -- 30 Brittany Campbell G 6-0 R-Fr. 7.0 2.2 1.2 3PT/game 43 Kittery Maine F 6-4 Jr. 1.8 2.0.488 FG% 54 Carra Coy F 6-6 Fr. -- -- --
2009-10 Liberty Women s Basketball Schedule/Results Overall: 0-0 Big South: 0-0 11/13 WINSTON-SALEM ST.^ 11/17 UNC GREENSBORO^ Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) 11/20 vs. Tulane 4:45 p.m. 11/21 vs. Loyola (Md.)/Navy 4:45/ 11/28 at Lafayette 2 p.m. 12/1 JAMES MADISON^ 12/5 GLENVILLE STATE^ 4 p.m. 12/15 at Auburn Marriott Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) 12/28 vs. Cornell 4:30 p.m. 12/29 vs. Samford/Virginia 4:30/ 1/2 at Gardner-Webb* 3 p.m. 1/5 N.C. A&T^ 1/9 WINTHROP*^ 1/12 LONGWOOD^ 1/16 PRESBYTERIAN*^ 4 p.m. 1/18 UNC ASHEVILLE*^ 1/23 at Charleston So.* 5 p.m. 1/25 at Coastal Carolina* 1/30 at High Point* 4 p.m. 2/1 at Radford* 2/4 N.C. CENTRAL^ 5 p.m. 2/8 GARDNER-WEBB*^ 2/15 at Winthrop* 2/20 COASTAL CAROLINA*^ 4 p.m. 2/22 CHARLESTON SO.*^ 2/27 at UNC Asheville* 2 p.m. 3/1 at Presbyterian* 3/5 RADFORD*^ 3/8 HIGH POINT*^ Big South WBB Championship (High Point, N.C.) 3/12 Quarterfi nals TBA 3/13 Semifi nals# 1/3 p.m. 3/14 Championship Game# 2 p.m. NCAA Tournament 3/20-21 First Round TBA 3/22-23 Second Round TBA Home Games in BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference Game All times are Eastern Standard Time ^ - Broadcast on Flames Television Network # - Broadcast on SportSouth Returning Statistical Leaders From 2008-09 Season Total Points - 266/8.1 ppg - 245/7.4 ppg Total Rebounds - 256/7.8 rpg - 140/4.5 rpg Total Assists - 126/3.8 apg Rachel McLeod - 73/2.4 apg Record at Liberty: 237-77 (11th Year) Career Record: Same Head Coach Carey Green 9 Big South Championships: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 8 NCAA Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 (Sweet 16), 2006, 2008, 2009 5-time Big South Coach of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009 3-time VaSID State Coach of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2006 Liberty head women s basketball coach Carey Green, beginning his 11th season with the Lady Flames, has instilled quite a winning tradition during his tenure at the institution. His teams have averaged more than 23 victories per year, putting his name alongside the nation s premier women s basketball coaches. Green has accumulated a 237-77 record on the Liberty bench, good for a winning percentage of.755. He currently ranks ninth all-time among NCAA Division I women s basketball coaches in winning percentage, ahead of renowned coaching names like Rutgers Vivian Stringer, LSU s Van Chancellor and North Carolina s Sylvia Hatchell. More importantly, Liberty has won the Big South Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament nine times with Green as head coach. Liberty has totaled 23 or more victories during eight of those years, including the 2004-05 season, which saw the Lady Flames reach the Sweet 16 for the fi rst time in program history. Green has actually been to the postseason on 21 occasions as a women s basketball coach, a span which includes a dozen years as an assistant coach at Clemson. In all but one of the 21 appearances, he has experienced the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Green earned his unprecedented fi fth Big South Coach of the Year award, after guiding a team decimated by ACL injuries to a 24-9 record and its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 13 years. The Lady Flames also won the Hokie Hardwood Classic, claiming their fi rst-ever victory over Virginia Tech in the tournament championship game. At season s end, Green saw his second player selected in the WNBA Draft, as Megan Frazee was taken in the second round by the San Antonio Silver Stars. She then played part of her rookie season alongside 2005 Liberty alum Katie (Feenstra) Mattera in San Antonio. Rebounding and defense have always been staples of Green-coached teams, and the 2008-09 Lady Flames were no exception. Liberty outrebounded opponents by an average of 12.7 caroms per game, ranking second nationally. The Lady Flames have now been listed among the nation s top fi ve teams in rebounding margin for six straight years. Liberty led the nation in the category in 2003-04 and 2004-05. The Lady Flames also ended the season ranked in the top 10 nationally for scoring defense (second, 52.6 ppg) and fi eld goal percentage defense (sixth,.345). A key late-season conference victory over High Point in 2006 made Green the winningest coach in Big South Conference history. He is also Liberty s career wins leader. The 2004-05 year was a special one on Liberty Mountain, for many reasons. A seniorladen Lady Flames team recorded upset wins over No. 4 seed Penn State (78-70) and No. 5 seed DePaul (88-79) in the fi rst two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, becoming just the second team ever to advance to the Sweet 16 as a No. 13 seed. The Lady Flames ended the season with their highest national ranking to date, No. 21 (USA Today/ESPN). Green s track record shows he has the ability to meet those challenges. The Lady Flames have recorded two wins over UNLV, Virginia and West Virginia and solo victories over No. 19 DePaul, No. 17 Kansas State, No. 25 Penn State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest during Green s tenure. The upset victory over No. 25 Virginia in 2003 marked Liberty s fi rst win over a Top 25 team. His record against conference foes is equally impressive. He led the Lady Flames on a Big South record 47-game winning streak and currently owns a.917 (154-14) winning percentage against conference teams. Green has marched through conference play with one or fewer setbacks seven times, while guiding the Lady Flames to two undefeated conference seasons.
Big South Conference Update Overall Standings W L Pct. Charleston So. 0 0.000 Coastal Carolina 0 0.000 Gardner-Webb 0 0.000 High Point 0 0.000 Liberty 0 0.000 Presbyterian 0 0.000 Radford 0 0.000 UNC Asheville 0 0.000 Winthrop 0 0.000 Conference Standings W L Pct. Charleston So. 0 0.000 Coastal Carolina 0 0.000 Gardner-Webb 0 0.000 High Point 0 0.000 Liberty 0 0.000 Presbyterian 0 0.000 Radford 0 0.000 UNC Asheville 0 0.000 Winthrop 0 0.000 Upcoming Schedule Friday, Nov. 13 So. Virginia at Coastal Carolina 5 p.m. High Point vs. Navy 5 p.m. Winston-Salem State at Liberty Winthrop at Georgia Tech 7:30 p.m. Houston at Gardner-Webb 8 p.m. Limestone at Charleston So. 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 Presbyterian at Colgate Noon Newbery at UNC Asheville 4:30 p.m. High Point vs. Youngstown State Sunday, Nov. 15 Radford at William & Mary Monday, Nov. 16 Winston-Salem St. at G.-Webb Presbyterian at Syracuse Coastal Carolina at Campbell Tuesday, Nov. 17 UNC Asheville at S.C. State UNC Greensboro at Liberty Coker at Winthrop Wednesday, Nov. 18 Coastal Car. at North Carolina Thursday, Nov. 19 Limestone at Gardner-Webb 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Scouting Winston-Salem State The Winston-Salem State Rams went 6-23 in 2008-09, doubling their win total from the previous season. WSSU fi nished the campaign on a positive note, winning three of its last four outings. With four starters returning from last year s squad, the Rams are aiming for continued improvement this season. Winston-Salem State s top three scorers from last season are back, paced by James Madison transfer MaLisa Bumpus. The 5-7 junior guard tossed in 12.2 ppg during her fi rst year with the Rams. Vontisha Woods, a 6-0 junior foward, who led the 2008-09 Rams in rebounding with 8.5 rpg, is also back in the lineup. The Rams roster includes zero seniors, meaning their game at Liberty will feature only one senior on either team (Lady Flames point guard ). Twelve of Winston-Salem State s 13 players are either sophomores or juniors. The Coaching Matchup Liberty Head Coach Carey Green is in his 11th season with the Lady Flames, and has led his team to nine Big South titles. A fi ve-time Big South Coach of the Year, Green owns a 237-77 career record and is the all-time wins leader at Liberty and among Big South women s basketball coaches. His career winning percentage (.755) ranks ninth all-time among NCAA Division I women s basketball coaches at the season s outset. Green is 1-0 all-time versus Winston-Salem State. Dee Stokes is beginning her fourth season at Winston-Salem State, where she has posted a 17-69 overall record. She is 67-121 in six total years as a collegiate head coach, which also includes three seasons as East Carolina s head coach. Stokes, who recently announced that she intends to step down as head coach following the 2009-10 season, is 0-1 all-time versus Liberty. She also faced the Lady Flames six times as a Winthrop assistant, in 2004-05 and 2005-06, with Liberty taking all six contests. Liberty-Winston-Salem State Series Notes Liberty and Winston-Salem State will be squaring off for only the second time on Friday, and the game will mark the Rams fi rst visit to the Vines Center. The Lady Flames lead the head-to-head series 1-0, after claiming a 55-43 win at the C.E. Gaines Center on Dec. 20, 2008. led Liberty to victory with a career-high 17 points and nine rebounds, while scored all 13 of her points after halftime. MaLisa Bumpus, making her Winston-Salem State debut, paced the home team with 13 points. Liberty Versus the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Liberty is 30-19 all-time versus the current MEAC membership, and the Lady Flames have won 28 consecutive games against MEAC opposition. North Carolina A&T was the last MEAC squad to beat the Lady Flames, edging Liberty, 44-43, on Feb. 15, 1996. Liberty is 3-1 all-time against Bethune-Cookman, 5-11 against Hampton, 3-3 against Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1-0 against Morgan State, 7-0 against Norfolk State, 6-3 against North Carolina A&T, 4-1 against South Carolina State and 1-0 against Winston-Salem State. Liberty... Statistical Comparison (2008-09 Stats)... WSSU 24-9...Record... 6-23 45.6... Field Goal Percentage...34.6 34.5... Opponent Field Goal Percentage...41.0 34.1...Three-Point Field Goal Percentage...27.3 3.5...Three-Pointers Made Per Game...4.0 68.6... Free Throw Percentage...66.3 41.1... Rebound Average...34.9 28.5...Opponent Rebound Average...41.1 +12.6... Rebound Differential... -6.2 62.7...Points Per Game...52.5 52.6...Points Allowed Per Game...64.8 +10.1... Point Differential... -12.3
Liberty in the Big South Stats (2008-09 Season) Team Scoring Offense (4th)... 62.7 ppg Scoring Defense (1st)... 52.6 ppg Scoring Margin (1st)... +10.1 ppg Free Throw Pct. (1st)....686 Field Goal Pct. (1st)....456 Field Goal Pct. Defense (1st)...345 3-Pt. FG Pct. (1st)....341 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense (2nd)....287 3-Pt. FG Made (9th)... 3.5/game Rebounds (1st)... 41.1 rpg Opp. Rebounds (1st)... 28.4 rpg Rebounding Margin (1st). +12.7 rpg Offensive Rebounds (5th).. 13.7 rpg Defensive Rebounds (1st). 27.5 rpg Blocked Shots (3rd)... 3.2 bpg Assists (4th)... 13.2 apg Steals (6th)... 7.9 spg Turnover Margin (8th)... -3.45 Asst./TO Ratio (6th)... 0.65 Individual Scoring (1st)... 19.8 ppg (21st)... 9.8 ppg (27th)... 8.2 ppg (28th)...8.1 ppg Rebounding (1st)... 9.9 rpg (4th)... 7.8 rpg (20th)... 4.7 rpg Field Goal Pct. (1st)....626 (2nd)....521 (13th)....424 Assists (7th)...3.8 apg Rachel McLeod (13th)...2.4 apg (14th)... 2.4 apg Free Throw Pct. (5th)....792 (9th)....690 Steals (6th)...2.1 spg (12th)... 1.5 spg Three-Point FG Pct. (1st)....435 (8th)....341 Three-Point FG Made (9th)... 1.27/g (12th)... 1.08/g Blocked Shots (3rd)...1.4 bpg (9th)... 0.7 bpg (11th)... 0.6 bpg 2009-10 Lady Flames listed in Bold Lifting the Lid Despite a 59-57 home setback to VCU in its 2008-09 season opener, Liberty has won fi ve of its last seven lid-lifters. Under Carey Green, Liberty is 5-5 in its fi rst game of the season, including a perfect 4-1 record at home and a 1-4 mark when the Lady Flames open up away from the Vines Center. Home Openers The Lady Flames 59-57 loss to VCU on Nov. 14, 2008 at the Vines Center snapped Liberty s seven-game winning streak in home openers. The Lady Flames are now 8-2 in their fi rst home game of the year under Carey Green s direction. Seven of Liberty s homeopening triumphs during the span have come by 19 points or more. Nifty in November Liberty is 58-37 all-time during the month of November, and the Lady Flames have gone 23-19 during the year s 11th month with Carey Green as head coach. Last season, the Lady Flames struggled during the opening month of the season, going 1-4. Liberty s lone November win in 2008-09 was notable, as a 45-44, buzzer-beating triumph over UC Riverside on Nov. 21 marked the fi rst Preseason WNIT victory in program history. This season, the Lady Flames are scheduled to play fi ve November contests. After beginning the year with home tilts against Winston-Salem State (Nov. 13) and UNC Greensboro (Nov. 17), Liberty will head to Annapolis, Md., for a pair of games at the Navy Classic (Nov. 20-21). The month s schedule will draw to a close Nov. 28, when the Lady Flames make their fi rst-ever visit to Lafayette. Big Shoes to Fill Seven seniors graduated from last year s Liberty team, which went 24-9 and won its second consecutive Big South title. The graduates, who include Alexandria Bream,, Molly Frazee,,, Rebecca Lightfoot and Jessica Nelson, accounted for 57.0 percent of the Lady Flames points and 41.7 percent of the team s rebounds in 2008-09. Headlining the group was, who claimed the Big South Player of the Year and Big South Championship MVP awards before being drafted by the WNBA s San Antonio Silver Stars. Notable Debuts Five players (Jelena Antic, Devon Brown, Carra Coy, Dymond Morgan and LaKendra Washington) will make their fi rst appearance in a Liberty uniform versus Winston-Salem State. Here is a look at how some of the top players in program history fared in their Lady Flames debuts: Elena Kisseleva: 30 points, 8 rebounds (11/23/96 vs. Bluefi eld) Sarah Wilkerson: 4 points, 1 rebound (11/23/96 vs. Bluefi eld) Sharon Wilkerson: 4 points, 2 rebounds (11/23/96 vs. Bluefi eld) Katie Feenstra: 3 points, 5 rebounds (1/15/02 vs. UNC Asheville) : 17 points, 10 rebounds (11/18/05 vs. Virginia Union) The Container is Half Full Last season, the Lady Flames were 10-0, when shooting 50 percent or higher from the fi eld. Liberty is now 59-0 under head coach Carey Green, when the Lady Flames sink at least half of their fi eld goals. Clamping Down on Defense The Lady Flames have held 84 consecutive opponents under 50 percent fi eld goal shooting. The last Liberty foe to sink more than half of its fi eld goal attempts was Marist, at the Maryland Terrapin Classic on Dec. 29, 2006. In 2008-09, the Lady Flames ranked No. 6 nationally in fi eld goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 34.5 percent for the season.
NCAA Top 25 Polls AP Top 25 (Preseason) 1) Connecticut...1,000 pts. 2) Stanford...951 3) Ohio State...862 4) Notre Dame...799 5) North Carolina...798 6) Duke...772 7) Baylor...744 8) Tennessee...676 9) LSU...600 10) Michigan State...521 11) Xavier...492 12) Texas...487 13) Oklahoma...444 14) Virginia...394 15) Florida State...385 16) Arizona State...317 17) DePaul...301 18) California...294 19) Georgia Tech...262 20) Kansas...241 21) Georgia...201 22) Vanderbilt...165 23) Louisville...156 24) Middle Tennessee State...143 25) Rutgers...138 2009-10 Opponents in Bold ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 (Preseason) 1) Connecticut...775 pts. 2) Stanford...739 3) Ohio State...653 4) Baylor...649 5) North Carolina...561 6) Duke...547 7) Notre Dame...438 8) Oklahoma...416 9) Tennessee...412 10) Michigan State...353 11) Arizona State...328 12) Florida State...323 13) California...314 14) Texas...311 15) Xavier...303 16) Texas A&M...302 17) LSU...298 18) Virginia...246 19) Louisville...232 20) Vanderbilt...223 21) Maryland...209 22) Pittsburgh...127 23) Purdue...126 24) Iowa State...125 25) DePaul...121 2009-10 Opponents in Bold Home Winning Streaks The Lady Flames enter the 2009-10 season riding a 10-game home winning streak. After dropping its fi rst two home contests of the year to VCU and Auburn in 2008-09, Liberty won all of its remaining games at the Vines Center to fi nish with a 10-2 home mark. Liberty has also won 14 consecutive Big South home games since UNC Asheville defeated the Lady Flames at the Vines Center by a 54-51 score on Feb. 24, 2007. Turning Up the Heat in the Furnace The 2009-10 campaign is the 18th season the Liberty University women s basketball team has called the Vines Center its full-time home. Liberty s fi rst-ever contest at the Vines Center was an 86-74 loss to East Tennessee State, on Dec. 7, 1990, but the Furnace has served as a favorable venue for the Lady Flames over the years. Liberty is 188-51 (.787) all-time at the Vines Center, including 10-2 last season. The Lady Flames have 15 home games scheduled this season. A Good Omen? Liberty is slated to play 15 home games this season, for the fi rst time since the 1997-98 campaign. That year, the Lady Flames were 15-0 at home and carried a perfect 28-0 record into the NCAA Tournament. Liberty Versus Non-Conference Opposition Last season, Liberty went 6-8 versus non-conference opponents, pushing its all-time record in non-conference tilts to 266-293. The Lady Flames went 2-2 in non-conference home games and have won 11 of their last 13 non-big South tilts at the Vines Center. Liberty s best-ever season against non-conference foes came in 1997-98, when the Lady Flames went 14-1 outside the Big South. Liberty s lone non-conference setback that season came to eventual national champion Tennessee in the fi rst round of the NCAA Tournament. Lady Flames to Face Wide Variety of Non-Conference Foes Liberty is scheduled to face opponents from eight different conferences this season, including CAA (James Madison) Conference USA (Tulane), Ivy (Cornell), MEAC (North Carolina A&T, Winston-Salem State), Patriot (Lafayette), SEC (Auburn), Southern (UNC Greensboro) and WVIAC (Glenville State) foes. Depending on how the Navy Classic and Marriott Cavalier Classic play out, the Lady Flames could also square off with teams from the ACC (Virginia) and MAAC (Loyola (Md.)). Tar Heel State Tests Friday s game against Winston-Salem State will be the fi rst of nine contests Liberty plays against teams hailing from North Carolina this season. The Lady Flames are also slated to face Gardner-Webb (twice), High Point (twice), North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, UNC Asheville (twice) and UNC Greensboro. In 2008-09, the Lady Flames were 8-2 versus teams from the state directly to their south, highlighted by a win over Gardner-Webb in the Big South Championship title game. Keeping Good Company Liberty fi nished the 2008-09 season ranked in the top 10 nationally in four statistical categories. The Lady Flames ended up No. 2 in both scoring defense (52.6 ppg allowed) and rebound margin (+12.7). They were also No. 6 in fi eld goal percentage defense (.345) and No. 10 in fi eld goal percentage (.456). Liberty has now ranked as one of the nation s top fi ve teams for rebounding margin for six consecutive seasons. The only other NCAA Division I women s basketball team to end up in the top 10 of those four statistical categories last year was undefeated national champion Connecticut. There is Only One Point guard is the only senior on this year s team roster. Liberty has not had so few seniors since the 2005-06 Lady Flames played the season without a single senior.
Liberty s Record... (2008-09 Season) When Liberty controls the tip...15-7 When opponent controls the tip...9-2 Played at home...10-2 Played on the road...9-4 Played at a neutral site...5-3 Played a team with a.500+ record...10-5 Played a team with a.500 record...3-3 Played a team with a below.500 record... 11-1 When Liberty leads at the half...20-3 When opponent leads at the half...3-6 When there is a tie at the half...1-0 When Liberty leads with 5:00 left...23-0 When opponent leads with 5:00 left...1-8 When there is a tie with 5:00 left...0-1 When Liberty leads with 1:00 left...22-0 When opponent leads with 1:00 left...0-8 When there is a tie with 1:00 left...2-1 When Liberty outrebounds opponent...22-6 When opponent outrebounds Liberty...1-3 When the teams rebound totals are equal...1-0 When Liberty shoots 50% or better (FG)...10-0 When Liberty shoots less than 50% (FG)...14-9 When Liberty outshoots its opponents...24-3 When opponents outshoot Liberty...0-6 When the teams shoot the same pct....0-0 When Liberty shoots more 3-pointers...2-2 When opponent shoots more 3-pointers...22-7 When same amount of 3-pointers shot...0-0 When Liberty shoots more free throws...20-2 When opponent shoots more free throws...4-7 When same number of free throws taken...0-0 When opponent shoots 50% or better (FG)..0-0 When opponent shoots less than 50% (FG) 24-9 When Liberty has more turnovers...15-8 When opponent has more turnovers...9-1 When turnovers are the same...0-0 When Liberty blocks more shots...16-4 When opponent blocks more shots...4-4 When blocks are the same...4-1 When Liberty has more steals...9-2 When opponent has more steals...13-7 When steals are the same...2-0 When Liberty bench outscores opponent...15-2 When opponent bench outscores Liberty...8-6 When both benches score the same...1-1 When Liberty scores 50 or fewer points...2-3 When Liberty scores 51-60 points...6-4 When Liberty scores 61-70 points...5-2 When Liberty scores 71-80 points...9-0 When Liberty scores 81 or more points...2-0 When the game is decided by 1-5 points...4-3 When the game is decided by 6-10 points...4-1 When the game is decided by 11+ points...16-5 November Games...1-4 December Games...4-3 January Games...8-0 February Games...6-0 March Games...5-2 Sunday...1-2 Monday...8-2 Tuesday...2-1 Wednesday...0-0 Thursday...0-0 Friday...3-2 Saturday...10-2 When wearing white uniforms...14-3 When wearing red uniforms...10-6 All-Time Winningest Coaches Through 10 seasons at Liberty, head coach Carey Green remains in elite company. He ranks as the ninth-winningest NCAA Division I women s basketball coach of all time, with a.755 career winning percentage. Here is a look at the top 15 coaches on the all-time list. Coach, Team(s) Yrs. Won Lost Pct. 1) Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech 20 576 87.867 2) Geno Auriemma, Connecticut 24 696 122.851 3) Pat Summitt, Tennessee 35 1,005 193.839 4) Tara VanDerveer, Idaho, Ohio St., Stanford 30 757 193.797 5) Bill Sheahan, Mt. St. Mary s 17 372 104.782 6) Robin Selvig, Montana 31 725 204.780 7) Gail Goestenkors, Duke, Texas 17 439 124.780 8) Wes Moore, Maryville, F. Marion, Chattanooga 20 466 132.779 9) Carey Green, Liberty 10 237 77.755 10) Andy Landers, Georgia 30 725 239.752 11) Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech 24 571 189.751 12) C. Vivian Stringer, Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers 38 825 280.747 13) Jody Conradt, Sam Houston St., UTA, Texas 38 900 309.744 14) Sylvia Hatchell, F. Marion, North Carolina 34 812 282.742 15) Van Chancellor, Mississippi, LSU 21 489 171.741 Longest-Tenured Assistant Coaches The 2009-19 season is Heather Stephens seventh campaign as an assistant coach on Carey Green s coaching staff. This season, she snapped a tie with Jeri (Wiley) Porter as the longest-tenured assistant coach in Liberty women s basketball history. Porter is now the head coach at George Mason. The Lady Flames have gone 147-45 and won fi ve Big South titles during Stephens tenure and made the Sweet 16 of the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Same Number, New Face It may take a few games for Liberty fans to get used to seeing a new player wearing the No. 40 uniform, after donned the number for the last four seasons. Among many other accomplishments and accolades, Frazee graduated as the No. 2 scorer (1,883 points) and No. 3 rebounder (951 rebounds) in program history, leaving some very big shoes to fi ll. Liberty s new No. 40, Devon Brown, will attempt to help the Lady Flames replace Frazee s contributions. Brown compiled some very impressive statistics during her career at Waynesboro High School, ranking among the top performers in Virginia history. She graduated from Waynesboro in 2008 ranked as the No. 2 scorer (2,728 points) and No. 3 rebounder (1,329 rebounds) in Commonwealth history. Tallest Since Feenstra Carra Coy, one of three new freshmen on this year s team, stands 6-6. That makes the Summerville, S.C., native the tallest Lady Flame since 6-8 Katie Feenstra graduated after the 2004-05 campaign. International Flavor Freshman Jelena Antic hails from Skopje, Macedonia, giving Liberty an international player on its roster for the 16th consecutive season. The last time the Lady Flames roster consisted solely of American-born players was the 1993-94 campaign. Every Carey Green-coached team at Liberty has featured at least one international player. Local Flavor Even though Jelena Antic was born in Macedonia, she played high school basketball at Liberty Christian Academy in Lynchburg, Va. She is one of four current Lady Flames who attended high school within 70 miles of the Liberty campus, joining (Hidden Valley), Devon Brown (Waynesboro) and Brittany Campbell (Brookville).
Miscellaneous Stats For the 2008-09 Lady Flames Team Scoring Leaders Brittany Campbell 20-Point Games 2s 5 times 4 times 14 times Team Rebounding Leaders 18 times 1 Kittery Maine 10-Rebound Games Team Assist Leaders Rachel McLeod Rebecca Lightfoot 5-Assist Games Rachel McLeod Team Steal Leaders Rachel McLeod Brittany Campbell Rebecca Lightfoot 3-Steal Games Rachel McLeod 14 times 6 times 2s 6 times 6 times 1 4 times 4 times 16 times 1 5 times 5 times 10 times 6 times Team Blocked Shot Leaders 24 times 1 5 times Kittery Maine Brittany Campbell Rebecca Lightfoot 3-Block Games Kittery Maine Including Ties 4 times Start Me Up Head coach Carey Green used fi ve different starting lineups in Liberty s 33 games last season. The most common starting fi ve consisted of,,, and. The grouping went 21-2 in its 23 games as a starting unit. Five of Liberty s seven returnees started at least once last season, including Avery Warley (33 starts), (31), Rachel McLeod (5), (4) and Brittany Campbell (1). 2009-10 Opponents in the National Rankings One of Liberty s potential 2009-10 opponents, Virginia, appears in the preseason AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 rankings. The Cavaliers have been listed No. 14 by the AP and No. 18 in the ESPN/USA Today poll. Liberty could meet Virginia on its home fl oor at John Paul Jones Arena Dec. 29, pending the results of the previous day s games in the Marriott Cavalier Classic. Lack of Overtime Liberty has played only one overtime game in its last 179 outings, a 64-62 setback at High Point on Jan. 20, 2007. Since that contest at the Millis Center, the Lady Flames have played 76 consecutive games without needing extra time. The Lady Flames most recent overtime victory came on Jan. 6, 2004, when Liberty defeated American, 76-72, on the road in double overtime. No current Lady Flame has won an overtime contest in college. Liberty s most recent overtime contest at the Vines Center was a memorable one. The Lady Flames defeated Virginia, 77-69, in overtime on Nov. 26, 2002, to claim their fi rstever win over the Cavaliers. It also marked Liberty s fi rst win over a ranked opponent, as Virginia entered the game with a No. 25 national ranking. Recipe for Success Last season, Liberty won 24 games and several common themes cropped up during many of the Lady Flames victories. Liberty was 23-0 when leading with 5:00 to play in the contest, 11-0 when scoring 71 or more points and 10-0 when shooting 50 percent or higher from the fi eld. A-MAYS-ing Amber Senior point guard enjoyed a strong fi rst season with the Lady Flames in 2008-09, after spending her fi rst two years of college at State Fair Community College. Numerous times, she recorded certain statistics which were the fi rst since... or most since... Here are a look at some of Mays notable accomplishments from last season. -- Played the most minutes (1,002) in program history since Stacey White in 1989-90. -- Tallied the most steals (68) by a Lady Flame since Sharon Wilkerson in 1999-2000. -- Finished with the most assists (126) by a Lady Flame since Sarah Wilkerson in 1998-99. -- Came up with eight steals against East Tennessee State on Jan. 13, the most by a Lady Flame since Sharon Wilkerson had eight versus High Point on Feb. 21, 2000. -- Totaled 10 points, eight assists, six rebounds and fi ve steals against St. Paul s on Dec. 13, recording the fi rst 10-5-5-5 stat line by a Lady Flame since Sharon Wilkerson accomplished the feat Feb. 18, 1999 against UNC Asheville. Windex Warley immediately endeared herself to head coach Carey Green last season as a redshirt freshman, by virtue of her exceptional rebounding ability. The Washington, D.C., native fi nished her rookie season with 256 rebounds, which ranks second among freshmen in program history (behind Cheri Yates 267 rebounds in 1988-89). Warley is already just 32 boards away from becoming one of the top 50 career rebounders ever at Liberty.
Top 50 Scorers in Liberty History 1. Elena Kisseleva 2,154 2. 1,883 3. Katie Feenstra 1,845 4. Sharon Wilkerson 1,733 5. Sarah Wilkerson 1,331 6. Ginny Holloway 1,180 7. Sharon Snodgrass 1,169 8. Kristal Tharp 1,161 9. 1,147 10. Pam Wilder 1,120 11. Brenda Gunsallus 1,078 12. Cynthia Thomson 1,055 13. Dawn Coleman 908 14. Daina Staugaitiene 846 15. Saundra Bridges 822 16. Reggie Gomes 810 17. Kristi Mercer 809 18. Lil Cooper 808 19. Michelle Fricke 803 20. Stacey White 801 21. Malynda Keck 792 22. Sheila Ford 761 23. Pam Stanfi eld 752 24. Michelle Wyms 748 25. Sharon Freet 727 26. Jeri Wiley 717 27. Annetta Paraham 705 28. Trish Harris 697 29. Allyson Fasnacht 672 30. Courtney Watkins 669 31. 663 32. Harriett Blair 651 33. Meribeth Feenstra 628 34. Monique Leonard 624 35. Rachel Young 610 36. Kristina Palaimaite 600 37. Carla Weaver 594 38. Theresa Bream 589 39. Anna Barrington 579 40. Molly Frazee 571 41. Missy Roberts 560 42. Erin Wall 551 43T. Beth Ralph 547 43T. Irene Sloof 547 45. Angie Johnson 545 46. Kathy Wooten 543 47. Stephanie Walker 524 48. Jennifer Fairfax 513 49. Trena Criss 509 50. Lynn Beardslee 497 Top Current Players: 266 Rachel McLeod 260 245 Big South Preseason Favorites The Lady Flames were tabbed to repeat as Big South Conference champions in the preseason coaches and media poll, with High Point voted a conference co-favorite. Liberty claimed nine of 20 fi rst-place votes and earned 160 total points, which was the same point total the Panthers received. Full voting results appear below. 2009-10 Big South Women s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team Jurica Hargraves, High Point, Jr., G - Preseason Player of the Year Mackenzie Maier, High Point, Jr., F Margaret Roundtree, Gardner-Webb, Sr., F Dominique Hudson, Gardner-Webb, Jr., G Kymesha Alston, Radford, R-Sr., F 2009-10 Big South Preseason Poll Team (First-Place Votes) Total Points 1T) Liberty (9) 160 1T) High Point (7) 160 3) Gardner-Webb (4) 147 4) Coastal Carolina 101 5) Charleston Southern 86 6) Winthrop 84 7) Radford 80 8) UNC Asheville 57 9) Presbyterian 25 Two Reasons to Celebrate On Thursday, Liberty redshirt freshman guard Devon Brown celebrated her 20th birthday, one day before she is set to tip off her collegiate basketball career. For Brown, Friday s game against Winston-Salem State has been a long time in coming. After redshirting the 2008-09 season, the Waynesboro, Va., native has not played in a competitive game since March 15, 2008. That day, Brown s Waynesboro High School team faced s Hidden Valley squad in the Virginia Group AA state title game at VCU s Alltel Pavilion. Brown scored 19 points for the Little Giants, but Beecher countered with 21 points and 16 rebounds, helping Hidden Valley capture its second consecutive state championship. Filling the Void Graduated senior paced the 2008-09 Lady Flames with 42 made three-pointers. It is unclear at this time how Liberty will replace her outside scoring punch, as the Lady Flames seven returning players have combined to make just 37 career triples. Leading the way is Rachel McLeod, who has knocked down 21 three-pointers during her fi rst two seasons at Liberty, shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc. Redshirt freshman Brittany Campbell connected on six triples in just fi ve games last year, before suffering a season-ending knee injury Dec. 2 at James Madison. A Winning Tradition Liberty had never won more than 16 games in a season until 1996-97, when the Lady Flames captured their fi rst-ever Big South Conference title. That year, Liberty went 22-8. Since then, the Lady Flames have never won fewer than 18 games and have recorded 11 total 20-win seasons. An Uncommon Occurrence The Lady Flames will open the season with back-to-back home games for only the second time in Carey Green s 11 seasons as head coach. In 2004-05, Liberty hosted Virginia Union and Richmond to open its Sweet 16 season, claiming an 83-56 victory over the Panthers and dropping a 65-45 contest at the hands of the Spiders.
2008-09 Liberty Women's Basketball Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 11, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 24-9 10-2 9-4 5-3 CONFERENCE 15-1 8-0 7-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-8 2-2 2-3 5-3 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 40 FRAZEE, Megan 25-25 760 30.4 185-355.521 27-62.435 99-125.792 77 170 247 9.9 47 0 60 91 15 28 496 19.8 42 FRAZEE, Moriah 33-33 930 28.2 117-276.424 11-27.407 78-113.690 62 92 154 4.7 78 1 30 83 23 17 323 9.8 22 HAMMOND, Rachel 33-33 900 27.3 100-258.388 42-123.341 29-37.784 41 71 112 3.4 75 2 73 90 0 50 271 8.2 23 WARLEY, Avery 33-33 832 25.2 112-179.626 0-0.000 42-81.519 85 171 256 7.8 102 3 11 76 47 23 266 8.1 21 MAYS, Amber 33-31 1002 30.4 92-201.458 5-15.333 56-86.651 11 75 86 2.6 71 0 126 114 2 68 245 7.4 30 CAMPBELL, Brittany 5-1 104 20.8 11-31.355 6-18.333 7-9.778 5 6 11 2.2 7 0 1 6 1 4 35 7.0 15 BEECHER, Kylee 31-4 664 21.4 54-118.458 2-7.286 27-38.711 43 97 140 4.5 53 1 19 45 2 18 137 4.4 25 LIGHTFOOT, Rebecc 20-0 290 14.5 31-74.419 10-35.286 11-16.688 20 24 44 2.2 10 0 13 16 2 7 83 4.2 32 McLEOD, Rachel 30-5 622 20.7 39-120.325 9-34.265 34-45.756 11 60 71 2.4 32 0 73 82 3 29 121 4.0 43 MAINE, Kittery 24-0 197 8.2 20-41.488 0-0.000 2-4.500 17 30 47 2.0 20 0 3 12 7 2 42 1.8 12 DALE, Danika 26-0 254 9.8 16-45.356 3-15.200 8-18.444 10 33 43 1.7 18 0 21 27 2 12 43 1.7 04 NELSON, Jessica 13-0 45 3.5 2-12.167 0-1.000 2-4.500 4 4 8 0.6 6 0 4 9 0 2 6 0.5 Total... 33 6600 779-1710.456 115-337.341 395-576.686 449 906 1355 41.1 519 7 434 665 104 260 2068 62.7 Opponents... 33 6600 616-1785.345 175-609.287 328-489.671 356 583 939 28.5 537-370 551 78 319 1735 52.6 TEAM STATISTICS LIBERTY OPP SCORING 2068 1735 Points per game 62.7 52.6 Scoring margin +10.1 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 779-1710 616-1785 Field goal pct.456.345 3 POINT FG-ATT 115-337 175-609 3-point FG pct.341.287 3-pt FG made per game 3.5 5.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 395-576 328-489 Free throw pct.686.671 F-Throws made per game 12.0 9.9 REBOUNDS 1355 939 Rebounds per game 41.1 28.5 Rebounding margin +12.6 - ASSISTS 434 370 Assists per game 13.2 11.2 TURNOVERS 665 551 Turnovers per game 20.2 16.7 Turnover margin -3.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 0.7 STEALS 260 319 Steals per game 7.9 9.7 BLOCKS 104 78 Blocks per game 3.2 2.4 ATTENDANCE 11452 17073 Home games-avg/game 12-954 13-780 Neutral site-avg/game - 8-867 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Liberty 1006 1062 2068 Opponents 811 924 1735 Date Opponent Score Att. % 11-14-08 VCU L 59-57 2074 % 11-21-08 vs UC Riverside W 45-44 250 % 11-22-08 at Western Carolina L 53-73 339 & 11-28-08 vs Hartford L 46-39 1028 & 11-29-08 vs South Alabama L 61-65 1007 12-02-08 at James Madison L 64-77 1399 12-07-08 NO. 13/14 AUBURN L 64-53 793 12-13-08 SAINT PAUL'S W 68-92 433 12-20-08 at Winston-Salem State W 55-43 418 12-22-08 at No. 19/20 Vanderbilt L 50-67 3975 $ 12-29-08 vs North Carolina A&T W 58-72 213 $ 12-30-08 at Virginia Tech W 45-43 1527 * 01-03-09 GARDNER-WEBB W 42-55 641 * 01-10-09 at Winthrop W 55-51 389 01-13-09 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W 54-64 889 * 01-17-09 at Presbyterian W 59-49 0 * 01-19-09 at UNC Asheville W 75-48 311 * 01-24-09 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 51-76 856 * 01-26-09 COASTAL CAROLINA W 40-65 1252 * 01-31-09 HIGH POINT W 42-65 1090 * 02-02-09 RADFORD W 38-80 655 * 02-09-09 at Gardner-Webb W 58-51 178 * 02-16-09 WINTHROP W 48-63 904 * 02-21-09 at Coastal Carolina W 77-44 289 * 02-23-09 at Charleston Southern W 81-59 381 * 02-28-09 UNC ASHEVILLE W 41-77 1393 * 03-02-09 PRESBYTERIAN W 33-71 472 * 03-06-09 at Radford W 80-61 406 * 03-09-09 at High Point L 53-58 522 # 03-13-09 vs Charleston Southern W 64-74 0 # 03-14-09 vs Winthrop W 42-61 0 # 03-15-09 vs Gardner-Webb W 50-51 831 ^ 03-22-09 vs Louisville L 42-62 3610 % = Preseason WNIT & = GW Thanksgiving Classic (Washington, D.C.) $ = Hokie Hardwood Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) # = Advance Auto Parts Big South Championship (High Point, N.C.) ^ = NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship (Baton Rouge, La.) * = Big South Conference game