2020-21 Women's Basketball

Dec. 14, 2020 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @BigSouthGameDay | #BigSouthWBB

2020-21 Big South Women’s Basketball Standings SID Contacts Big South ...... Brandon McGinnis Big South Overall [email protected] Team W L PCT W L PCT Home Road Neu L10 Streak 704-341-7990 Campbell 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 0-2 2-0 0-0 2-2 L1 @BigSouthSports Charleston Southern 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-2 W1 High Point 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 2-1 0-1 0-0 2-2 W2 Campbell ...... Tristan Elledge Presbyterian College 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 W1 [email protected] USC Upstate 0 0 .000 2 3 .400 2-0 0-3 0-0 2-3 L1 910-893-1369 Winthrop 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2 L1 @GoCamelsWBB UNC Asheville 0 0 .000 1 4 .200 1-2 0-2 0-0 1-4 L4 Charleston Southern ...... Seth Montgomery Hampton 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 [email protected] Radford 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 L2 843-863-7853 Gardner-Webb 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 0-1 0-3 0-0 0-4 L4 @CSUBucsWBB Longwood 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-4 L4 Gardner-Webb ...... Ryan Bridges [email protected] 704-406-3523 Players of the Week - Dec. 14 @GWU_WBK Player of the Week - TIONNA CARTER, Presbyterian College, F, So. (Norcross, Ga.) Hampton ...... Jim Heath Carter led the Blue Hose to a 68-38 victory at East Tennessee State with game-highs of 16 points and 14 rebounds. [email protected] She went 7-of-9 from the field, had a pair of blocks, and anchored PC’s defense that held ETSU without a point for the 757-727-5757 first 6:27 of the game and without a field goal the first 8:44. Carter also had 11 defensive boards and made both free @LadyPiratesWBB throw attempts in the victory. High Point ...... Joe Templin Freshman of the Week - CLAIRE WYATT, High Point, G, Fr (Knoxville, Tenn.) [email protected] Wyatt made the first starts of her collegiate career last week and averaged 10.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in a pair of 336-841-4640 wins over N.C. Central and N.C. Wesleyan. She had 11 points, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals against NCCU, and @HPUWBB then tallied nine points, a team-high seven boards, two steals and a block against N.C. Wesleyan. Longwood ...... Sam Hovan [email protected] 434-395-2345 @LongwoodWBB his eek s chedule T W ’ S Presbyterian ...... Rob Low [email protected] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 RADFORD at LONGWOOD ...... 6:00pm * UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT ...... 2:00pm * 864-833-7118 South Carolina State at CAMPBELL ...... 2:00pm @bluehosewbb WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 GARDNER-WEBB at Vanderbilt ...... 3:00pm GARDNER-WEBB at PRESBYTERIAN ...... 6:00pm * Radford ...... Asha Evans RADFORD at LONGWOOD ...... 6:00pm * [email protected] Liberty at HIGH POINT ...... 6:00pm 540-831-6884 @Radford_WBB THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 GARDNER-WEBB at PRESBYTERIAN ...... 5:00pm * All Times EST and subject to change USC UPSTATE at WINTHROP ...... 6:00pm * UNC Asheville ...... Andy Fisher Big South school in ALL CAPS [email protected] * - Big South Conference game FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18 828-251-6931 HAMPTON at Rutgers ...... 1:00pm @UNCAvlWBB USC UPSTATE at WINTHROP ...... 6:00pm * USC Upstate ...... Codie Kunstmann SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 [email protected] UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT ...... 2:00pm * Howard at LONGWOOD ...... 4:00pm 864-503-5129 @upstatewbb

Winthrop ...... Alyssa Sconzo [email protected] 803-323-2129, ext. 6067 @WinthropWBB 2020-21 BIG SOUTH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Players of the Week Big South in the NCAA Statistics WEEK HONOREE, SCHOOL - NOTES The Big South is ranked in the following NCAA Nov. 30 Akila Smith, Longwood - Posted a pair of double-doubles to open the season against Duke & ETSU women’s basketball statistical categories, through games of Dec. 13: Dec. 7 Taya Bolden, Campbell - Recorded a double-double in a four-point come-from-behind win at UNCG INDIVIDUAL (TOP 30) Dec. 14 Tionna Carter, Presbyterian - Scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in victory at ETSU Assists Per Game Dec. 21 4. Jordan Edwards, High Point ...... 7.3 Offensive Rebounds per Game Dec. 28 4. Alasia Smith, Gardner-Webb ...... 5.2 5. Akila Smith, Longwood ...... 5.0 Jan. 4 Three-Point Field-Goals per Game 8. Skyler Curran, High Point ...... 4.25 Jan. 11 Defensive Rebounds per Game 10. Skyler Curran, High Point ...... 8.5 Jan. 18 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 14. Kyla McMakin, Longwood ...... 42 Jan. 25 26. Skyler Curran, High Point ...... 39 Feb. 1 Rebounds per Game 14. Akila Smith, Longwood ...... 11.5 Feb. 8 23. Taya Bolden, Campbell ...... 11.0 Three-Point Field Goals Made Feb. 15 16. Skyler Curran, High Point ...... 17 Field Goal Attempts Feb. 22 20. Kyla McMakin, Longwood ...... 88 Minutes Played Per Game March 1 22. Victoria Mason, Hampton ...... 38.40 Points Per Game March 7 25. Skyler Curran, High Point ...... 22.0 Free Throw Attempts 26. Nadiria Evans, UNC Asheville ...... 33 Double Doubles 26. Akila Smith, Longwood ...... 2 26. Taya Bolden, Campbell ...... 2 Blocked Shots Per Game 27. Rachel LaLonde, Radford ...... 2.5 Freshmen of the Week Steals Per Game 28. Maleia Bracone, Presbyterian ...... 12 WEEK HONOREE, SCHOOL - NOTES Free Throw Made Nov. 30 Alasia Smith, Gardner-Webb - Posted a game-high 21 points in season opener at Elon 30. Nadiria Evans, UNC Asheville ...... 24 Dec. 7 Alasia Smith, Gardner-Webb - Nearly averaged a double-double in three nonconference matchups

Dec. 14 Claire Wyatt, High Point - Averaged 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two victories

Dec. 21 TEAM (TOP 30) Offensive Rebounds per Game Dec. 28 8. Hampton ...... 19.0 Fewest Turnovers Jan. 4 10. Hampton ...... 17 Jan. 11 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 12. High Point ...... 10.5 Jan. 18 20. Radford ...... 9.5 Fewest Fouls Jan. 25 13. Hampton ...... 19 Three Pt FG Defense Feb. 1 19. Hampton ...... 20.0 Free-Throw Percentage Feb. 8 23. High Point ...... 78.9 Three-Point Field Goals Made Feb. 15 24. High Point ...... 42 Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Feb. 22 25. High Point ...... 127 Turnovers Forced March 1 26. Hampton ...... 22.0 March 7

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CAMPBELL TABBED PRESEASON FAVORITE IN 2020-21 For the first time during its Big South affiliation (1986-94, 2011-present), Campbell has been voted omen s asketball the preseason women’s basketball favorite, as the defending regular-season champion received 2020-21 W ’ B six of the 11 first-place votes and 112 total points to win the conference in 2020-21. Now just the TV Schedule fifth different member in the 35-year history of Big South women’s basketball to be voted preseason favorite (joining UNC Greensboro, Liberty, UNC Asheville and Radford), Campbell surpasses Upcoming Broadcast Schedule its previous top standing of second from five consecutive years from 1987-92. The Camels’ highest TUESDAY, DEC. 15 finish in the preseason poll since re-joining the league in 2011-12 was third (twice). RADFORD at LONGWOOD ^ ESPN+

SKYLER CURRAN VOTED PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 HIgh Point junior guard SKYLER CURRAN has been voted the Big South Conference Women’s GARDNER-WEBB at PRESBYTERIAN ^ ESPN+ Basketball Preseason Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches. Curran was a First-Team Liberty at HIGH POINT ^ ESPN+ All-Big South selection in 2019-20 after scoring 16.9 points per game with 6.5 rebounds, 50 as- RADFORD at LONGWOOD ^ ESPN+ sists and 25 steals for the Panthers. She ranked third in the Big South in scoring and was 10th in rebounding -- one of just two players to rank in the Top 10 in both categories, and ranked THURSDAY, DEC. 17 among the league leaders in field goal percentage (8th – 41.8), three-point proficiency (9th – 33.1) GARDNER-WEBB at PRESBYTERIAN ^ ESPN+ and three-pointers per game (2nd – 2.7). A four-time Big South Player of the Week honoree in USC UPSTATE at WINTHROP ^ ESPN+ 2019-20, Curran recorded five double-doubles -- three of which were 20-point, 10-rebound efforts, FRIDAY, DEC. 18 including a 28-point, 10-rebound performance at UNC Greensboro on Dec. 21. She dropped in a HAMPTON at Rutgers BTN+ career-high 31 points at N.C. Central on Nov. 24, and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds against USC UPSTATE at WINTHROP ^ ESPN+ Presbyterian on Jan. 21. In league contests last season, Curran averaged 16.5 points (4th in the conference), 7.1 boards (9th) and made 36.4 percent from the three-point arc (third) while averaging SATURDAY, DEC. 19 2.6 treys per Big South game (2nd). UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT ^ ESPN+ Howard at LONGWOOD ^ ESPN+ NEW ADDITIONS Big South women’s basketball features three new head coaches this season -- the most in the SUNDAY, DEC. 20 conference since three newcomers in 2018-19. Taking over this season are HONEY BROWN (UNC South Carolina State at CAMPBELL ^ ESPN+ Asheville), BECKY BURKE (USC Upstate) and SEMEKA RANDALL LAY (Winthrop). Both Burke and UNC ASHEVILLE at HIGH POINT ^ ESPN+ GARDNER-WEBB at Vanderbilt SEC+ Randall Lay bring prior head coaching experience to their squads. While Brown is a first-time head coach, she spent the last eight seasons with the Bulldog prorgam -- the last two as Associ- Key: ate Head Coach. ^ ESPN+ - Big South Network broadcast on ESPN+ SEC+ - SEC Network Plus ANOTHER POWER 5 BITES THE DUST BTN+ - Big South Network Plus ACCNX - ACC Network Extra The Big South collected a win over a Power 5 program for the sixth consecutive season in 2019-20 when Hampton opened its year with a 65-61 win at Alabama. The league has posted Power 5 victories in nine of the last 11 years with 13 total in that span. Since 2010, the Big South has defeated Penn State (twice), Wake Forest, North Carolina, Auburn, Clemson (twice), Mississippi State, Purdue, Florida (twice), Virginia and Alabama.

20 ON MY MIND The Big South will again have a 20-game double round-robin regular-season conference schedule in 2020-21, a format previously used for three seasons from 2013-16 before returning in 2019-20. During this format, four different outright champions emerged -- High Point (2013-14), Liberty (2014-15), UNC Asheville (2015-16) and Campbell (2019-20). The best league record during that time was 19-1 (Liberty), followed by 16-4 (High Point, Asheville, Campbell).

TRIPLE-DOUBLE TRA’DAYJA Longwood’s TRA’DAYJA SMITH is among the 20 preseason national candidates for the NANCY LIEBERMAN AWARD, which recognizes the top point guard in women’s basketball. Smith is the first Big South player to receive this honor since Winthrop’s DEQUESHA McCLANAHAN in 2014 and second overall. Last season, Smith recorded the Big South’s first triple-double since 2013-14 with her 12-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist performance in the Lancers’ 84-64 victory over Charleston Southern on Jan. 9. The Big South’s previous triple-double was by Coastal Carolina’s ANGELICA HENRY against CSU in the 2014 conference tournament. Smith’s triple-double against the Bucs was the first in a league game since High Point’s CHEYENNE PARKER at Winthrop on Jan. 28, 2012.

McMAKIN BUCKETS Longwood sophomore guard and 2019-20 Big South Freshman of the Year KYLA McMAKIN led the conference in scoring last season with 18.8 points, the first frosh to finish atop the league’s scoring chart since Liberty’s DEVON BROWN in 2009-10 (17.3 points). McMakin’s league-leading 565 overall points in 2019-20 were the third-most by a Big South freshman in conference history, behind High Point’s KAYLAH KEYS (583 in 2013-14) and Liberty’s ELENA KISSELEVA (648 in 1996-97).

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I’LL TAKE SCORING FOR 1,000 PLEASE, ALEX For the second-straight year, the Big South does not have an active member of the league’s Miscelleanous Statistics 1,000-point club entering the season, as Hampton’s LAREN VanARSDALE is the Big South’s active GAMES WITH 20-OR-MORE POINTS career scorer with 912 points. With that, the following five players are approaching the milestone Player 20-24 25-29 30+ Total -- three of which are juniors: Skyler Curran, HPU 1 1 2 Nadiria Evans, AVL 1 1 2 948 Nadiria Evans, UNC Asheville, Sr. Lauren Bevis, GWU 1 1 912 Laren VanArsdale, Hampton, Jr. Taya Bolden, CU 1 1 801 Skylar Curren High Point, Jr. M. Brooks-Sumpter, UPST 1 1 696 Trinity Johnson, Presbyterian, Jr. Jenson Edwards, HPU 1 1 710 Taya Bolden, Campbell, R-Sr. Jordan Edwards, HPU 1 1 Kyla McMakin, LWU 1 1 Alasia Smith, GWU 1 1 Myra Strickland, WU 1 1 PLAYING BOARD GAMES Campbell’s TAYA BOLDEN and Winthrop’s ANIKA RILEY enter the season as the league’s active GAMES WITH 10-OR-MORE REBOUNDS career leaders in rebounds. Bolden has posted 769 career boards, and needs 31 to become the Player 10-14 15-19 20+ Total 26th Big South player with 800 and 186 to enter the conference’s Top 10 leaders. Riley follows Taya Bolden, CU 3 3 with 639 career caroms. Meanwhile, the following players are on track to join the pair in the Akila Smith, LWU 3 3 500-rebound club: Marnicha Prudent, UPST 2 2 Alasia Smith, GWU 2 2 416 Mallory Odell, Longwood Skyler Curran, HPU 1 1 365 Gabrielle Caponegro, Gardner-Webb Kai Carter, AVL 1 1 Tionna Carter, PC 1 1 Jenson Edwards, HPU 1 1 SKY HIGH POINTS Alyssia Faye, CSU 1 1 The 2019-20 High Point Panthers, under first-year head coach CHELSEA BANBURY, set the Big South single-season record for most three-point field goals with 305 -- becoming the first league member to drain 300 in a season. The Panthers bested the old mark of 295 that was established GAMES WITH 10-OR-MORE ASSISTS by Charleston Southern in 2011-12. High Point also averaged a Big South single-season record 10.52 Player 10-14 15-19 20+ Total three-pointers per game last season, bettering CSU’s old mark of 9.22 from 2011-12.

THE FISHER KING Campbell fifth-year head coach RONNY FISHER begins his 13th overall year in the Big South in 2020-21, and is fourth in league history with 110 conference wins and fifth in overall victories with 179. He is one of three head coaches in league history with multiple postseason wins -- joining Big South Hall of Famer CHARLENE CURTIS of Radford (two WNIT wins) and CAREY GREEN of former member Liberty (two NCAA Tournament wins) on the list. Fisher, who coached at Presbyterian from 2008-16, is the second coach in league history to coach two Big South programs, is also the second to be voted Big South Coach of the Year at two different league members (2012-13 at Presbyterian; 2016-17 and 2019-20 at Campbell).

THE Mc-WIN Radford head coach MIKE McGUIRE is just the second coach in Big South history to amass at least 24 overall wins in three consecutive seasons, as well as three-straight years with 15+ Big South victories. He joins CAREY GREEN of Liberty, who accomplished the 24-win feat twice from 2002-06 and 2007-10, and tallied five consecutive 15-plus Big South win seasons from 2011-16. Meanwhile, McGuire needs seven conference triumphs to become the sixth in league annals with 100 Big South wins, and 17 overall victories to become the eighth to reach the 150 threshold.

BACK TO THE FUTURE The 2021 Hercules Tires Big South Women’s Basketball Championship format will still be played on campus, but will not utilize the double-pod hosting bracket that was first implemented in 2018-19 due to financial impacts and budget efficiencies caused by COVID-19. The 2020 event was canceled following the first round of competition because of the pandemic. This March, first found games will be hosted by the No. 6, 7 and 8 seeds, with the No. 1 seed hosting both the quarterfinals and semifinals. The highest remaining seed will host the Championship game.

HERCULES TIRES BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP MOVING TO CHARLOTTE IN 2022 The Big South announced on Nov. 19, 2019 that the men’s and women’s Conference Tournament Championships will move to Bojangles’ Coliseum in the league’s home city of Charlotte, N.C. The facility marks the league’s first neutral site for its marquee basketball events since 2003 and just the fifth time overall in the conference’s 37-year history. The original intention was to host the event for three years from 2021-23, but was pushed back to 2022 to allow for budget efficiences for the conference and membership this year due to the financial impact of COVID-19 that was experienced in the spring.

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Big South vs. Division I Opponents Games Impacted By COVID-19 2020-21 Preseason Poll

Atlantic Coast ...... 0-5 Nonconference ...... 10 CAMPBELL was picked as the preseason Clemson ...... 0-1 Postponed (1) favorite after winning the regular-season last Duke ...... 0-1 Dec. 15 - Hampton at Norfolk State season. The 2020-21 preseason poll was as NC State ...... 0-0 follows (first-place votes in parentheses): North Carolina ...... 0-2 Canceled (9) Virginia Tech ...... 0-1 Nov. 25 - Presbyterian at Kennesaw State 1. Campbell (6) ...... 112 Nov. 29 - Radford at NC State 2. Radford (2) ...... 107 Atlantic Sun ...... 0-1 Dec. 1 - Presbyterian at Furman 3. High Point (3) ...... 104 Kennesaw State ...... 0-0 Dec. 6 - Georgia Southern at Presbyterian 4. Hampton ...... 86 Liberty ...... 0-1 Dec. 9 - William & Mary at Radford 5. Gardner-Webb ...... 70 Dec. 10 - Mercer at Presbyterian 6. Longwood ...... 66 Atlantic 10 ...... 0-3 Dec. 12 - Radford at Georgia 7. UNC Asheville ...... 56 Davidson ...... 0-1 Dec. 16 - Florida A&M at Charleston So. 8. Presbyterian College ...... 48 George Mason ...... 0-1 Dec. 21 - USC Upstate at Florida A&M 9. USC Upstate ...... 30 Richmond ...... 0-1 10. Charleston Southern ...... 24 11. Winthrop ...... 23 Big Ten ...... 0-0 Rutgers ...... 0-0 2020-21 Preseason Colonial ...... 1-3 All-Conference Team College of Charleston ...... 0-1 FIRST-TEAM Elon ...... 0-1 Skyler Curran, High Point (G, Jr.) Towson ...... 0-1 Laren VanArsdale, Hampton (G, Jr.) UNCW ...... 1-0 Kyla McMakin, Longwood (G, So.) William & Mary ...... 0-0 Nylah Young, Hampton (F, So.) Nadiria Evans, UNC Asheville (G, Sr.) Conference USA ...... 0-3 Charlotte ...... 0-1 SECOND-TEAM Marshall ...... 0-1 Trinity Johnson, Presbyterian College (G, Jr.) Old Dominion ...... 0-1 Taya Bolden, Campbell (F, R-Sr.) ShyAnne Tuelle, Campbell (G, Jr.) Mid-Eastern Athletic ...... 2-2 Luana Serranho, Campbell (G, Jr.) Howard ...... 0-0 Amele Ngwafang, Radford (F, Jr.) Norfolk State ...... 0-0 N.C. Central ...... 1-1 BIG SOUTH PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR South Carolina State ...... 1-1 Skyler Curran, High Point

Southeastern ...... 0-5 (as voted by League head coaches) Alabama ...... 0-1 Auburn ...... 0-2 Florida ...... 0-2 Georgia ...... 0-0 Vanderbilt ...... 0-0

Southern ...... 4-4 ETSU ...... 1-1 Furman ...... 0-0 Mercer ...... 0-0 UNCG ...... 1-0 Western Carolina ...... 2-0 Wofford ...... 0-3

Sun Belt ...... 0-1 Appalachian State ...... 0-1 Georgia Southern ...... 0-0

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CAMPBELL CHARLESTON SOUTHERN GARDNER-WEBB 2-2, 0-0 Big South 2-2, 0-0 Big South 0-4, 0-0 Big South Head Coach: Head Coach: Head Coach: Ronny Fisher (5th Year) Fred Applin (9th Year) Alex Simmons (3rd Year)

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 25 NC CENTRAL L, 65-70 (2OT) Nov. 25 COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL W, 79-52 Nov. 25 ELON L, 60-88 Nov. 28 at UNCW W, 70-57 Dec. 2 at Florida L, 52-67 Dec. 1 at Auburn L, 61-97 Dec. 1 at UNCG W, 42-38 Dec. 9 at Davidson L, 56-85 Dec. 4 at Richmond L, 73-85 Dec. 11 CHARLOTTE L, 42-62 Dec. 13 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 66-56 Dec. 6 at Virginia Tech L, 39-73 Dec. 20 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 2:00pm Dec. 16 FLORIDA A&M CCD. Dec. 16 at Presbyterian * 6:00pm Dec. 30 WINTHROP * 2:00pm Dec. 21 at Hampton * 4:00pm Dec. 17 at Presbyterian * 5:00pm Dec. 31 WINTHROP * 2:00pm Dec. 22 at Hampton * 2:00pm Dec. 20 at Vanderbilt 2:00pm Jan. 4 at High Point * TBA Jan. 4 GARDNER-WEBB * 7:00pm Dec. 30 HAMPTON * 4:00pm Jan. 5 at High Point * TBA Jan. 5 GARDNER-WEBB * 7:00pm Dec. 31 HAMPTON * 2:00pm Jan. 9 LONGWOOD * TBA Jan. 9 at Radford * 5:00pm Jan. 4 at Charleston Southern * 7:00pm Jan. 10 LONGWOOD * TBA Jan. 10 at Radford * 3:00pm Jan. 5 at Charleston Southern * 7:00pm Jan. 15 at Presbyterian * TBA Jan. 15 UNC ASHEVILLE * 7:00pm Jan. 15 RADFORD * TBA Jan. 16 at Presbyterian * TBA Jan. 16 UNC ASHEVILLE * 5:00pm Jan. 16 RADFORD* TBA Jan. 22 at Charleston Southern * 7:00pm Jan. 22 CAMPBELL * 7:00pm Jan. 22 USC UPSTATE * TBA Jan. 23 at Charleston Southern * 5:00pm Jan. 23 CAMPBELL * 5:00pm Jan. 23 USC UPSTATE * TBA Jan. 29 GARDNER-WEBB * TBA Jan. 29 at Winthrop * 6:00pm Jan. 29 at Campbell * TBA Jan. 30 GARDNER-WEBB * TBA Jan. 30 at Winthrop * 4:00pm Jan. 30 at Campbell * TBA Feb. 5 at Radford * TBA Feb. 5 HIGH POINT * 7:00pm Feb. 5 WINTHROP * TBA Feb. 6 at Radford * TBA Feb. 6 HIGH POINT * 5:00pm Feb. 6 WINTHROP * TBA Feb. 12 UNC ASHEVILLE * TBA Feb. 12 at Longwood * TBA Feb. 12 at High Point * 6:00pm Feb. 13 UNC ASHEVILLE * TBA Feb. 13 at Longwood * TBA Feb. 13 at High Point * 6:00pm Feb. 19 at USC Upstate * TBA Feb. 19 PRESBYTERIAN * 7:00pm Feb. 19 LONGWOOD * TBA Feb. 20 at USC Upstate * TBA Feb. 20 PRESBYTERIAN * 5:00pm Feb. 20 LONGWOOD * TBA Feb. 26 HAMPTON * TBA Feb. 26 at USC Upstate * 6:00pm Feb. 26 at UNC Asheville * 5:00pm Feb. 27 HAMPTON * TBA Feb. 27 at USC Upstate * 4:00pm Feb. 27 at UNC Asheville * 4:00pm March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA

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HAMPTON HIGH POINT LONGWOOD 0-1, 0-0 Big South 2-2, 0-0 Big South 0-4, 0-0 Big South Head Coach: Head Coach: Head Coach: David Six (12th year) Chelsea Bradbury (2nd Year) Rebecca Tillett (3rd year)

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Dec. 9 at Liberty L, 45-67 Nov. 29 at North Carolina L, 70-95 Nov. 25 at Duke L, 64-94 Dec. 15 at Norfolk State PPD. Dec. 2 WOFFORD L, 50-53 Nov. 28 ETSU L, 56-62 Dec. 18 at Rutgers 10:00am Dec. 7 NC CENTRAL W, 87-65 Dec. 1 at George Mason L, 65-77 Dec. 21 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 4:00pm Dec. 9 NC WESLEYAN W, 108-71 Dec. 5 TOWSON L, 89-108 Dec. 22 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 2:00pm Dec. 16 LIBERTY 6:00pm Dec. 15 RADFORD * 6:00pm Dec. 30 at Gardner-Webb * 4:00pm Dec. 19 UNC ASHEVILLE * 2:00pm Dec. 16 RADFORD * 6:00pm Dec. 31 at Gardner-Webb * 2:00pm Dec. 20 UNC ASHEVILLE * 2:00pm Dec. 19 HOWARD 3:00pm Jan. 4 RADFORD * 6:00pm Dec. 30 at USC Upstate * 2:00pm Dec. 30 at UNC Asheville * 2:00pm Jan. 5 RADFORD * 4:00pm Dec. 31 at USC Upstate * 2:00pm Dec. 31 at UNC Asheville * 2:00pm Jan. 9 at UNC Asheville * 2:00pm Jan. 4 CAMPBELL * 6:00pm Jan. 4 USC UPSTATE * TBA Jan. 10 at UNC Asheville * 2:00pm Jan. 5 CAMPBELL * 6:00pm Jan. 5 USC UPSTATE * TBA Jan. 15 USC UPSTATE * 5:00pm Jan. 9 at Winthrop * 3:00pm Jan. 9 at Campbell * TBA Jan. 16 USC UPSTATE * 3:00pm Jan. 10 at Winthrop * 1:00pm Jan. 10 at Campbell * TBA Jan. 22 WINTHROP * 5:00pm Jan. 22 at Presbyterian * 6:00pm Jan. 15 WINTHROP * TBA Jan. 23 WINTHROP * 3:00pm Jan. 23 at Presbyterian * 4:00pm Jan. 16 WINTHROP * TBA Jan. 29 at High Point * 6:00pm Jan. 29 HAMPTON * 6:00pm Jan. 29 PRESBYTERIAN * TBA Jan. 30 at High Point * 4:00pm Jan. 30 HAMPTON * 4:00pm Jan. 30 PRESBYTERIAN * TBA Feb. 5 LONGWOOD * 5:00pm Feb. 5 at Charleston Southern * 7:00pm Feb. 5 at Hampton * 5:00pm Feb. 6 LONGWOOD * 3:00pm Feb. 6 at Charleston Southern * 5:00pm Feb. 6 at Hampton * 3:00pm Feb. 12 at Presbyterian * 6:00pm Feb. 12 GARDNER-WEBB * 6:00pm Feb. 12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * TBA Feb. 13 at Presbyterian * 4:00pm Feb. 13 GARDNER-WEBB * 6:00pm Feb. 13 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * TBA Feb. 26 at Campbell * TBA Feb. 19 at Radford * 5:00pm Feb. 19 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Feb. 27 at Campbell * TBA Feb. 20 at Radford * 3:00pm Feb. 20 at Gardner-Webb * TBA March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA Feb. 26 LONGWOOD * 6:00pm Feb. 26 at High Point * 6:00pm Feb. 27 LONGWOOD * 4:00pm Feb. 27 at High Point * 4:00pm March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA * - Big South Conference game March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA # - Big South Tournament HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference game # - Big South Tournament HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS * - Big South Conference game # - Big South Tournament HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS

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PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE RADFORD UNC ASHEVILLE 1-1, 0-0 Big South 0-2, 0-0 Big South 1-4, 0-0 Big South Head Coach: Head Coach: Head Coach: Alaura Sharp (3rd year) Mike McGuire (8th year) Honey Brown (1st year)

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 25 at Kennesaw State CCD. Nov. 25 at North Carolina L, 61-90 Nov. 25 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 70-59 Nov. 27 at Clemson L, 47-92 Nov. 29 at NC State CCD. Nov. 29 at Appalachian State L, 60-70 Dec. 1 at Furman CCD. Dec. 6 at Marshall L, 58-69 Dec. 6 WOFFORD L, 50-76 Dec. 6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN CCD. Dec. 9 WILLIAM & MARY CCD. Dec. 9 FLORIDA L, 60-69 Dec. 10 MERCER CCD. Dec. 12 at Georgia CCD. Dec. 12 at South Carolina State L, 60-69 Dec. 12 at ETSU W, 68-38 Dec. 15 at Longwood * 6:00pm Dec. 19 at High Point * 6:00pm Dec. 16 GARDNER-WEBB * 6:00pm Dec. 16 at Longwood * 6:00pm Dec. 20 at High Point * 2:00pm Dec. 17 GARDNER-WEBB * 5:00pm Dec. 30 PRESBYTERIAN * 4:00pm Dec. 30 LONGWOOD * 2:00pm Dec. 30 at Radford * 4:00pm Dec. 31 PRESBYTERIAN * 2:00pm Dec. 31 LONGWOOD * 2:00pm Dec. 31 at Radford * 2:00pm Jan. 4 at Hampton * 6:00pm Jan. 4 at Presbyterian * 6:00pm Jan. 4 UNC ASHEVILLE * 6:00pm Jan. 5 at Hampton * 4:00pm Jan. 5 at Presbyterian * 5:00pm Jan. 5 UNC ASHEVILLE * 5:00pm Jan. 9 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 5:00pm Jan. 9 HAMPTON * 2:00pm Jan. 9 at USC Upstate * 4:00pm Jan. 10 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 3:00pm Jan. 10 HAMPTON * 2:00pm Jan. 10 at USC Upstate * 2:00pm Jan. 15 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Jan. 15 at Charleston Southern * TBA Jan. 15 CAMPBELL * 6:00pm Jan. 16 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Jan. 16 at Charleston Southern * TBA Jan. 16 CAMPBELL * 4:00pm Jan. 22 UNC ASHEVILLE * 5:00pm Jan. 22 at Radford * 5:00pm Jan. 22 HIGH POINT * 6:00pm Jan. 23 UNC ASHEVILLE * 3:00pm Jan. 23 at Radford * 3:00pm Jan. 23 HIGH POINT * 4:00pm Jan. 29 at USC Upstate * 6:00pm Feb. 5 USC UPSTATE * 5:00pm Jan. 29 at Longwood * TBA Jan. 30 at USC Upstate * 4:00pm Jan. 30 at Longwood * TBA Feb. 6 USC UPSTATE * 4:00pm Feb. 12 HAMPTON * 6:00pm Feb. 5 CAMPBELL * 5:00pm Feb. 12 at Campbell * TBA Feb. 13 HAMPTON * 4:00pm Feb. 6 CAMPBELL * 3:00pm Feb. 13 at Campbell * TBA Feb. 19 at Charleston Southern * 7:00pm Feb. 12 at Winthrop * 6:00pm Feb. 19 WINTHROP * 5:00pm Feb. 20 at Charleston Southern * 5:00pm Feb. 13 at Winthrop * 5:00pm Feb. 20 WINTHROP * 4:00pm Feb. 26 at Winthrop * 6:00pm Feb. 19 HIGH POINT * 5:00pm Feb. 26 GARDNER-WEBB * 5:00pm Feb. 27 at Winthrop * 5:00pm Feb. 20 HIGH POINT * 3:00pm Feb. 27 GARDNER-WEBB * 4:00pm March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA

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USC UPSTATE WINTHROP 2-3, 0-0 Big South 1-2, 0-0 Big South Head Coach: Head Coach: Becky Burke (1st year) Semeka Randall Lay (1st year)

Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 25 at Auburn L, 41-82 Nov. 25 at Wofford L, 50-65 Dec. 2 at Alabama L, 59-98 Dec. 2 at South Carolina State W, 65-47 Dec. 5 ST. ANDREWS W, 86-40 Dec. 8 at College of Charleston L, 59-89 Dec. 6 FLAGLER W, 52-42 Dec. 17 USC UPSTATE * 6:00pm Dec. 13 at Old Dominion L, 39-73 Dec. 18 USC UPSTATE * 6:00pm Dec. 17 at Winthrop * 6:00pm Dec. 30 at Campbell * TBA Dec. 18 at Winthrop * 6:00pm Dec. 31 at Campbell * TBA Dec. 21 at Florida A&M CCD. Jan. 9 HIGH POINT * 3:00pm Dec. 30 HIGH POINT * 2:00pm Jan. 10 HIGH POINT * 1:00pm Dec. 31 HIGH POINT * 2:00pm Jan. 15 at Longwood * TBA Jan. 4 at Longwood * TBA Jan. 16 at Longwood * TBA Jan. 5 at Longwood * TBA Jan. 22 at Hampton * 5:00pm Jan. 9 PRESBYTERIAN * 4:00pm Jan. 23 at Hampton * 3:00pm Jan. 10 PRESBYTERIAN * 2:00pm Jan. 29 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 6:00pm Jan. 15 at Hampton * 5:00pm Jan. 30 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 4:00pm Jan. 16 at Hampton * 3:00pm Feb. 5 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Jan. 22 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Feb. 6 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Jan. 23 at Gardner-Webb * TBA Feb. 12 RADFORD * 6:00pm Jan. 29 RADFORD * 6:00pm Feb. 13 RADFORD * 5:00pm Jan. 30 RADFORD * 4:00pm Feb. 19 at UNC Asheville * 5:00pm Feb. 5 at UNC Asheville * 5:00pm Feb. 20 at UNC Asheville * 4:00pm Feb. 6 at UNC Asheville * 4:00pm Feb. 26 PRESBYTERIAN * 6:00pm Feb. 19 CAMPBELL * 6:00pm Feb. 27 PRESBYTERIAN * 5:00pm Feb. 20 CAMPBELL * 4:00pm March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA Feb. 26 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 6:00pm * - Big South Conference game Feb. 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 4:00pm # - Big South Tournament HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS March 9-14 at Big South Championship TBA

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CAMPBELL Campbell dropped its lone contest last week, as the Camels fell to Charlotte, 62-42, Friday evening in Buies Miscelleanous Statistics Creek. CU returns to action on Dec. 20 when it hosts South Carolina State. DOUBLE-DOUBLES CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 2 Taya Bolden, Campbell CSU shot 50.0% from the floor for the second time against Western Carolina in the 2020-21 season with 2 Akila Smith, Longwood Sunday’s performance equaling the mark set against Florida (22-of-44) back on Dec. 2. The Bucs shot over 1 Tionna Carter, Presbyterian 70.0% from the free throw line for the third time this season against Western Carolina with their 20-of-27 1 Skyler Curran, High Point mark (74.1%) their second-highest total on the year. CARMELLA WALKER averaged double-digits scoring 1 Jenson Edwards, High Point in on the week with the senior guard scoring 14 points in both contests against Davidson and Western Carolina. SHA’MYA LEIGH also scored double-digits in both contests and leads the team with three games 1 Marnicha Prudent, USC Upstate in double figures on the season. 1 Alasia Smith, Gardner-Webb

GARDNER-WEBB Gardner-Webb was idle last week after a grueling three-game span from Dec. 1-6. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are GAMES WITH 20-POINTS, 10-REBOUNDS scheduled to return to the hardwood on Dec. 16 when they open conference play at Presbyterian College.

HAMPTON Hampton opened its season on Dec. 9 with a 67-45 loss at Liberty. NYLAH YOUNG was the leading scorer with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Pirates. Their next scheduled game, at Norfolk State on December 15, was postponed due to COVID-19. Hampton will next visit Rutgers on Dec. 18 for a 10am tip before starting conference play hosting Charleston Southern on December 21-22.

HIGH POINT High Point had a pair of strong performances last week, picking up the first two wins of the season in as many games and the program’s 200th Division I win at the Millis Center. All five starters scored in double digits for the first time since 2014 on Monday in a win over NC Central, led by junior SKYLER CURRAN matching her career-best with 31 points. The Panthers went 30-40 from the line in that game, four shy of the program record for made free throws and the sixth-most in all of D1 this year. HPU followed that up with 108 points against NC Wesleyan, the third-most in program history. High Point made 18 triples in the game against Wesleyan, the third-most in D1 this season and two shy of the program record.

LONGWOOD Longwood returns from an extended break for finals to open up Big South play. The Lancers have been aggressive on defense and also have crashed the offensive glass to help power the team’s offense to rank second in the Big South in scoring at 68.5 points per game. Junior forward AKILA SMITH has had a break- out season by averaging a double-double, leading the conference in rebounding while ranking seventh in scoring. In addition, the Lancers average 9.8 steals per game, leading to 16 points per game off turnovers.

PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE Led by a TIONNA CARTER double-double (16 points, 14 rebounds) and a smothering defense, Presbyterian returned from a two-week hiatus with an emphatic 68-38 win at ETSU on Saturday. PC opened the contest on a 16-0 run, and led by no fewer than 14 for the remainder of the afternoon. The Blue Hose held the Buccaneers off the board for the first 6:27 of the game and without a field goal for the first 8:44 of the contest. ETSU shot just 21.2 percent from the field, the fourth-lowest field goal percentage allowed by PC during its DI era.

RADFORD The Highlanders saw their last two games against William & Mary and Georgia canceled. Radford is slated to return to action on Dec. 15 when it opens Big South play at Longwood.

UNC ASHEVILLE The Bulldogs have a trio of players scoring the bulk of their points this season. The threesome of NADIRIA EVANS (18.4 ppg), KAI CARTER (12.2 ppg), and AMARYAH CORPENING (10.6 ppg) are all averaging 10 or more points per contest, with the next closest Bulldog averaging a little over four points a contest. Evans has stepped up her game another level after receiving Big South Honorable Mention recognition a season ago. The Gainesville, Florida native is averaging a career-best 18.4 points per game, which ranks second in the conference.

USC UPSTATE USC Upstate women’s basketball dropped a road contest to Old Dominion Sunday afternoon, 73-39. The Spartans fall to 2-3 overall on the season ahead of their first Big South matchup this coming week. MOLLY COLEMAN was the lone Spartan in double-figures today with 10 points. She tied her career-high four rebounds and put up a career-high two blocks. MAYA TIMBERLAKE hauled in a career-high five rebounds on the day to lead the Spartans on the glass and had a pair of steals.

WINTHROP The Eagles are coming off a 89-59 loss to College of Charleston on Tuesday night to finish off their nonconference slate of contests. MALEEAH LANGSTAFF recorded a career-high 18 points in the loss. Winthrop will host its first home game at the Coliseum in nine months on Thursday and Friday, when USC Upstate visits Rock Hill to open Big South play.

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