Head Coach Carey Green through the first 14 games of her collegiate “We have some tremendous challenges Head Coach career but was lost for the remainder of the ahead of us and I believe the team will be up Carey Green season due to injury. Yet, Liberty was still to those challenges,” Green says. “I am able to win 25 games, its 10th-straight Big pleased with the direction and progress of our Carey Green, the South title and its 10th-consecutive NCAA program but of course, I, as well as the team, eighth-year head coach Tournament berth. have higher aspirations, goals and expecta- of the Lady Flames, is Green’s efforts were recognized by both tions.” steadily earning the the Big South Conference and the Virginia Green’s track record shows that he has the right to be considered Sports Information Directors Association ability to meet those challenges. The Lady one of the top college (VaSID). Both groups named Green as their Flames have recorded two wins over West women’s coaches in America. women’s basketball coach of the year at sea- Virginia and victories over No. 19 DePaul, No. Green has accumulated a 166-52 record in son’s end. It was the third time that he has 17 Kansas State, No. 25 Penn State, Wake his seven years on the Liberty bench, good won each of those honors and is the second- Forest, UNLV and Virginia during Green’s for a winning percentage of .761 that ranks straight time Green was selected as the tenure. The upset victory over the 25th- ninth among active NCAA Division I women’s VaSID Coach of the Year. ranked Cavaliers in 2003 marked Liberty’s basketball coaches. A key late-season conference victory over first win over a Top 25 team. Liberty has won the Big South Tournament High Point made Green the winningest coach His record against conference foes is title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in Big South Conference history. The previ- equally impressive, as he led the Lady in each of Green’s seven seasons as the ous season, Green had passed Rick Reeves Flames to a Big South record 46-game win- Lady Flames’ head coach. Liberty has as Liberty’s career wins leader. ning streak and currently has a .941 (112-7) totaled 23 or more victories in six of those That was just one of the many reasons that winning percentage against conference years, including the 2004-05 season that saw the 2004-05 year was a special one on teams. Green has marched through confer- the Lady Flames reach the Sweet 16 for the Liberty Mountain. A senior-laden Lady ence play with one or fewer setbacks five first time in program history. Flames team recorded upset wins over No. 4 times in his seven years, while guiding the Green has actually been to the postseason seed Penn State (78-70) and No. 5 seed Lady Flames to two undefeated conference in each of his last 19 seasons as a women’s DePaul (88-79) in the first two rounds of the seasons. basketball coach, a span which includes a NCAA Tournament, becoming just the second The Lady Flames have not only gotten the dozen years as an assistant coach at team ever to advance to the Sweet 16 as a job done on the hardwood under Green’s Clemson. In all but one of those 19 appear- No. 13 seed. The Lady Flames ended the tutelage but have excelled in the classroom ances, he has experienced the NCAA season with their highest national ranking to as well. Liberty finished the 2005-06 aca- Tournament. date, 21st (USA Today/ESPN). demic year with a 3.338 team grade point The 2005-06 season represented one of Even with all his accolades, Green is not average, the 14th-best mark among NCAA the best coaching jobs of Green’s career. yet satisfied. The native of Louisville, Tenn., Division I women’s basketball teams. The Lady Flames had lost the top four scor- located just outside of Knoxville, knows When Green came to Liberty, he was faced ers from the Sweet 16 squad to graduation. there’s work yet to be done with the Lady with a daunting task in his first year as a Moreover, freshman Megan Frazee averaged Flames. Division I head coach. Taking over the reins 18.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game of a program with three-consecutive confer- ence crowns in its trophy case, Green’s role became the hunted rather then the hunter. Beginning with his arrival on June 8, 1999, Green took on the role as the favorite and accomplished what no Big South Conference school had ever done, taking Liberty to its fourth-consecutive NCAA Tournament. Green arrived at Liberty after spending 12 years as an assistant at Clemson. While with the Tigers, Green participated in 11 NCAA Tournaments, making four Sweet 16 appear- ances and one trip to the Elite Eight, in 1991. The Tigers were ranked in the Top 25 in 10 of his 12 years and averaged 22 wins per season. Green had an immediate impact in his first season as he helped guide Clemson to the ACC's best turnaround in league histo- ry as the Tigers posted a 21-7 record in 1988 after a 7-21 record the previous season. Clemson made five appearances in the ACC Tournament championship game with Green’s assistance, winning the title during Green ranks ninth among active NCAA Division I women’s the 1995-96 and 1998-99 seasons. He helped coach 15 all-conference players, four Kodak basketball coaches in winning percentage (.761) District All-Americans and one Kodak All-

50 Liberty Women’s Basketball Head Coach Carey Green American. Clemson also recorded for the next 50 years,” continued 45 wins over Top 25 programs in Green. “It’s exciting because our Denise and Carey Green the 12 seasons that Green was sta- entire Liberty family assists me in tioned at “Death Valley”. that same goal. The University is Prior to his days at Clemson, growing as is our basketball pro- Green was the head men’s and gram, and I am excited to be here women’s basketball coach at during this growth period. Jackson State Community College "I hope to fulfill the dream and in Jackson, Tenn., for three sea- the vision that Dr. Falwell and our sons. In 1986, he was named the administration have shared with Tennessee Junior College Athletic me,” Green summarized. “They Association Coach of the Year. want our University to be THE From 1982 to 1984, Green was Division I NCAA Christian the head women’s basketball coach University that everyone looks at Rockwood High School after toward in the United States. In my serving as the head men’s basket- opinion, that means we need to be ball coach at Coalfield High School a Top 20 team. In order to do that, I the previous season. Green got his believe that we need to continue to coaching start as assistant men’s find the many quality student-ath- and women’s basketball coach at letes that are out there playing and Roane State Community College in bring them to our campus. Once Harriman, Tenn., from 1979 to they visit our campus, they will 1981. experience the excitment and “The reason we are here at enthusiasm here at Liberty Liberty is to develop not only a win- University." ning tradition at the national level Green leaves little doubt that he, but champions in all areas of life,” his staff and the players will be Green remarked. “I am so excited striving for excellence on and off to observe our players’ development the basketball court. and achievements. I was thrilled He and his wife, Denise, reside in that our team’s GPA of 3.338 the Lynchburg area and have two ranked 14th in the nation. This is children, Angie (29) and Brian (26). evidence of our goal to have a Angie married Jason Grunkemeyer, ‘whole program,’ neglecting no area an assistant coach for the St. Louis of our players’ development. University men’s basketball team, in “My personal goal is a ‘50-year September 2006. Brian is currently program,’ one that develops women finishing up a master’s of business of excellence who impact the world administration degree at Clemson.

Carey Green Quick Facts

Biographical Information Head Collegiate Coaching Record: Seven Years 1995: 21-11, NWIT Tournament Birthdate: March 31, 1956 (166-52) 1996: 23-8, #14 National Ranking, ACC Champions, Family: Wife, Denise NCAA Tournament Children: Two children, Angie and Brian Honors 1997: 19-11, #21 National Ranking, NCAA Tournament Hometown: Louisville, Tenn. 1986: TJCAA Coach of the Year 1998: 25-8, #14 National Ranking, NCAA Tournament High School: Friendsville High School, Friendsville, 1993: Assistant Coach for ACC All-Stars Canadian 1999: 26-5, #13 National Ranking, NCAA “Sweet 16” Tenn., 1974 Tour 2000: 23-8, Big South Champions, NCAA Tournament Associate: Associate’s degree, Roane State, 1976 1997: Speaker at WBCA Final Four Recruiting Forum 2001: 18-12, Big South Champions, NCAA Undergraduate: Bachelor's degree in marine 2000: Big South Coach of the Year Tournament science, Coastal Carolina, 1979 2003: Big South Coach of the Year 2002: 23-8, Big South Champions, NCAA Tournament Graduate: Master's degree in science education, 2003: VaSID Coach of the Year 2003: 26-4, Big South Champions, NCAA Tournament Tennessee, 1981 2005: VaSID Coach of the Year 2004: 25-7, Big South Champions, NCAA Tournament 2006: Big South Coach of the Year 2005: 26-7, Big South Champions, NCAA “Sweet 16” Coaching Experience 2006: VaSID Coach of the Year 2006: 25-6, Big South Champions, NCAA Tournament 1979-81: Two years, assistant men’s and women’s coach, Roane State Postseason Appearances Memberships 1981-82: One year, head men’s coach, Coalfield High 1988: 21-9, #20 National Ranking, NCAA Tournament Women’s Basketball Coaches Association 1982-84: Two years, head women’s coach, Rockwood 1989: 20-11, #13 National Ranking, NCAA “Sweet 16” National Association of Basketball Coaches High 1990: 22-10, #19 National Ranking, NCAA “Sweet 16” Fellowship of Christian Athletes Adult Chapter 1984-87: Three years, head men’s and women’s 1991: 22-11, #8 National Ranking, NCAA “Elite 8” coach, Jackson State 1992: 21-10, #19 National Ranking, NCAA Tournament 1987-99: 12 years, assistant women’s coach, Clemson 1993: 19-11, NCAA Tournament 1999-Present: Head coach, Liberty 1994: 20-10, #22 National Ranking, NCAA Tournament

Liberty Women’s Basketball 51 Assistant Coaches The Lady Flames will have the same coaching staff as national team and the under-20 unit in 2003. game strategy and scouting are some of they did during the 2005-06 season, something which Prior to his coaching career, he studied sport Deyo’s responsibilities in addition to recruit- doesn’t happen very often in the coaching profession. science in his hometown, at Humboldt ing. “I am so excited about having the same coaching staff Universitat zu Berlin from 1991-95. Formerly Kelley Siemon, the native of in place this season,” Green commented. “Our efficien- cy will increase as a result of this continuity and a “I couldn’t be more excited to enter my sec- Edina, Minn., is a 2001 graduate of the growing familiarity with one another. It is a testament ond year at Liberty,” said Lange. “I strongly University of Notre Dame, earning a bache- to our coaches’ loyalty, commitment and faith in our believe that our program as well as our cur- lor’s degree in sociology. She was a senior program and in our university.” rent team is on the verge of going to the next starter on the 2001 Fighting Irish national Olaf Lange level. I am looking forward to contributing in championship team. That season, she aver- whatever way possible and necessary to aged 11.3 points per game, earning the BIG Associate Head Coach our program in achieving its goals.” EAST Conference’s Most Improved Player A new addition to the “I can’t be more pleased with the addition award while hitting the 1,000-point mark in Lady Flames’ coaching staff of Olaf to our coaching staff,” commented the final game of her career. Deyo was also a year ago, Olaf Lange is head coach Carey Green. “He is an excellent named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team now beginning his second teacher of the game. He understands the as well as the NCAA East Regional All- year as a Liberty assistant game and is the best that I have ever been Tournament team during that memorable coach. In his role, he over- associated with at development of both the year. sees overall game management, strategy individual and team skills and concepts. His Deyo was selected by the Los Angeles development, scouting, team and individual experience, especially from the highest pro- Sparks in the third round of the 2001 WNBA development as well as supervising the fessional ranks, adds an invaluable asset to Draft, but decided instead to intern with team’s strength and conditioning program. our program. Olaf’s strength lies in a passion Athletes in Action on Duke’s campus in 2002. Lange came to Liberty with a wealth of for the game and players as well as in a sen- In 2003, Deyo played professional basketball experience as he spent 10 years coaching sitive heart and discernment.” overseas in Vienna, Austria. high-profile European basketball. During his Lange and his wife, , who “It has been an absolute joy to work for time in Europe, he coached the likes of is currently an assistant coach with the someone like Carey Green – a man who gen- WNBA players Chamique Holdsclaw, Ruth WNBA’s San Antonio Silver Stars and a four- uinely cares about his staff, his players and Riley, Katie Feenstra, Nikki McCray, Michelle time Olympian for Australia, currently reside the Lynchburg community,” commented Deyo. Timms and Murriel Page. in the Lynchburg area. The couple is expect- “Under Coach Green, I truly believe that Lange spent the 2004 season as the head ing its first child in February 2007. Liberty University will one day compete for a coach for Ros Casares Valencia (Spain), national title. He expects his players to com- leading the team to the 2004 Supercup Kelley Deyo pete at the highest level on the court, while championship. The previous year, Lange had Assistant Coach being concerned for their personal and spiri- helped guide the Mitteldeutscher Basketball tual growth as well." Club, a German men’s basketball team, to Kelley Deyo is entering "Kelley brings the ultimate example of a the FIBA Europe Cup title. her fourth season as an champion for Christ to our program," head The Berlin, Germany native has also assistant coach and her coach Carey Green stated. "She continues to served as the head coach for the German second year as recruiting have the enthusiasm to grow in the game of national women’s basketball team (2001-03) coordinator on the Lady basketball and in her spiritual life as well. Her and the under-20 squad (1999-2002). Lange Flames' basketball coaching staff. Post play desire for achievement challenges our players was an assistant for the German men’s and development, on-court practice and to achieve at the highest level. I am very grateful that Kelley has a true passion for the Sandy Brondello and Olaf Lange game of basketball and for our program." Deyo and her husband, Adam, who serves as the director of basketball operations for the Lady Flames, currently live in the Lynchburg area with their son, James, born in July. Heather Stephens Assistant Coach

The 2006-07 season will be the fourth year that Heather Stephens has served as an assistant coach on the Lady Flames' basketball coaching staff. Her responsibilities include academics, equipment coordination, recruiting, game preparation and serving as summer camp coordinator. In her role as academic coordinator, she helped Liberty achieve the 14th-highest team grade point

52 Liberty Women’s Basketball Assistant Coaches "Heather brings an enthusiasm and excite- ment from a player's perspective to the coaching ranks," head coach Carey Green said. "She's been a student of the game, which provides tremendous insight for our players. Heather has been a tremendous asset in so many areas which has estab- lished a standard of excellence in our pro- gram. I firmly believe that Heather’s develop- ment and contributions as a coach have been major keys to the success of our program." Stephens, who hails from Monument, Colo., is married to Jesse, who is employed at Liberty in the Student Life Department. The couple currently lives in the Lynchburg area with their two dogs, Thunder and Nala. Adam Deyo Director of Operations Adam Deyo is serving as the Lady Flames’ Director of Operations for the fourth season. He is responsible for the daily operations of Kelley, James and Adam Deyo the program, including the logistics of practice and game-day manage- ment, coordination of managers’ duties, team average in the nation (3.338) during the of the team travel and equipment, while con- travel arrangements and scheduling of 2005-06 academic year. tinuing to help with on-the-floor coaching. games. In her first year with the Lady Flames, Stephens’ specialty lies in working with the Deyo, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, graduat- Stephens was responsible for coordinating all guard development. ed from Gordon College in Wenham, Mass., Prior to arriving at Liberty, where he was a member of the Fighting Stephens, formerly Heather Scots basketball squad during his tenure. Shaffner, was a member of the Deyo earned his bachelor’s degree in Biblical Wyoming Cowgirl women’s basket- and Theological Studies in 2002. ball program. As a senior at While in college, Deyo was actively Wyoming, Stephens was a member involved in Athletes in Action (AIA), working of the Cowgirl squad that defeated summer basketball camps and touring inter- Montana in the first round of the nationally with their basketball team. He also Women's National Invitation served as an intern with AIA in Colorado, Tournament (WNIT). The team where he met fellow assistant coach Kelley achieved the second-highest win Deyo. The two were married in 2002. After total in program history and had the their marriage, the Deyo’s moved to Austria highest grade point average among where Kelley played professional basketball all Division I schools. while Adam was on staff with AIA. Stephens received her bachelor’s “The mission statement of our program is degree in secondary education with to ‘develop women of excellence who glorify an emphasis in chemistry from God in basketball and life’,” stated Deyo. “I Wyoming in 2003 and is currently feel that it’s a great opportunity to help build a pursuing a master’s degree in top-ranked program while having an eternal human relations from Liberty. impact as our top priority.” “It is such an exciting time to be at “Adam is a great asset to our program,” Liberty University and be a part of noted head coach Carey Green. “He does a the women’s basketball program tremendous job with the details of scheduling that has established a winning tradi- facilities, travel and hotels and assisting with tion at the national level,” stated game management. I appreciate most that Stephens. “I truly believe that the Adam has a heart for our program and is a staff and players are poised and man of integrity.” ready to be used by God in a big Deyo and his wife, Kelley, currently live in way. I am completely humbled to be the Lynchburg area with their son, James, Heather and Jesse Stephens back for my fourth season and can’t born in July of this year. wait to see what God has in store!”

Liberty Women’s Basketball 53 Support Staff/Coaching Records Monica Lacey Office Administrator Support Staff Monica Lacey has served as the office administrator for the Liberty women’s bas- ketball program since arriv- ing on campus in March 2002. In that capacity, she is responsible for a wide range of issues, including budget, intercampus relations and Coach Green’s schedule. Lacey came to Liberty after working as the administrative assistant for recruiting at her alma mater, Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown, Wis. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in office administration in 2001. Dave Williams Madeline Bosek “Working in the women’s basketball office Strength & Conditioning Athletic Trainer for almost five years has never been boring,” Coach remarked Lacey. “I love how my responsibili- ties change with the seasons and how each year brings new faces. I thoroughly enjoy my co-workers and see our office as a place where people truly love and care about each other.” “Monica operates at the ‘control ’ of our program and does a tremendous job assisting with and managing our daily opera- tions,” remarked head coach Carey Green. “She has the gift of hospitality. She has always been the behind-the-scenes key to our program’s success. I am blessed to have such a caring, loving, serving heart at the ‘control center.’” Lacey and her husband, Brandon, reside in Billy Mathis Kristina Alexis Carter the Lynchburg area and the couple is expect- ing its first child in May 2007. Student Manager Januskeviciute Office Assistant Office Graduate Asst.

Coaching Records Year . . . .Coach ...... Record Year . . . .Coach ...... Record Year . . . .Coach ...... Record 1976 . . . . .Brenda Bonheim ...... 7-1 1986 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 11-17 1996 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 5-22 1977 . . . . .Brenda Bonheim ...... 8-4 1987 . . . . .Mike Goad ...... 8-19 1997 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 22-8 1978 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 7-11 1988 . . . . .Mike Goad ...... 13-14 1998 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 28-1 1979 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 6-18 1989 . . . . .Mike Goad ...... 11-14 1999 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 21-8 1980 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 9-14 1990 . . . . .Sue Kelly ...... 6-22 2000 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 23-8 1981 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 7-17 1991 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 12-16 2001 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 18-12 1982 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 11-17 1992 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 12-17 2002 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 23-8 1983 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 7-17 1993 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 16-12 2003 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 26-4 1984 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 13-11 1994 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 13-14 2004 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 25-7 1985 . . . . .Linda Farver ...... 11-14 1995 . . . . .Rick Reeves ...... 7-20 2005 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 26-7 2006 . . . . .Carey Green ...... 25-6 Overall Coach Years Coached Record Pct. Brenda Bonheim 1976-77 15-5 .750 Linda Farver 1978-86 82-136 .376 Mike Goad 1987-89 32-47 .405 Sue Kelly 1990 6-22 .214 Rick Reeves 1991-99 136-118 .535 Carey Green 2000-Present 166-52 .761 Totals 437-380 .535

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