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2008 OPPONENTS 2008 SEASON

Bluefield Ramblin’ Rams Campbell Fighting Camels Aug. 29 zHome z7 p.m. Sept. 2 zHome z7 p.m. Sept. 6 zAway z1 p.m. Locati on: Bluefi eld, Va. Locati on: Buies Creek, N.C. Locati on: Hunti ngton, W.Va. Founded: 1922 Founded: 1887 Founded: 1837 Enrollment: 850 Enrollment: 6,654 Enrollment: 13,814 Conference: Appalachian Conference: Atlanti c Sun Conference: Conference USA Colors: Royal Blue, Red & White Colors: Orange & Black Colors: Green & White Head Coach: Steve Laraba Head Coach: Doug Hess Head Coach: Bob Gray Record at School: 13-21-2 (Two Years) Record at School: 52-54-8 (6 Years) Record at School: 128-113-1 (12 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: 381-189-39 (30 Years) 2007 Record: 7-11-0 2007 Record: 13-6-3 2007 Record: 10-9-1 Conference Record/Finish: 2-5/Sixth Conference Record: 5-2-2/Third Conference Record: 3-5/Sixth Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 12/3 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 15/6 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 20/6 Soccer SID: Jason Massey Soccer SID: Stan Cole Soccer SID: Conor Laff ey Email: jmassey@bluefi eld.edu Email: [email protected] Email: laff [email protected] SID Phone: (276) 326-4274 SID Phone: (910) 893-1331 SID Phone: (304) 696-4662 SID Fax: (276) 326-4210 SID Fax: (910) 893-1330 SID Fax: (304) 832-2426 Web Site: bluefi eld.edu Web Site: GoCamels.com Web Site: herdzone.com All-Time Against Liberty: First Meeti ng All-Time Against Liberty: CU leads 10-6-1 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 3-1-1

Radford Highlanders Tar Heels Howard Bison Sept. 12 zAway z7 p.m. Sept. 16 zHome z7 p.m. Sept. 19 zAway z7 p.m. Locati on: Radford, Va. Locati on: Chapel Hill, N.C. Locati on: Washington, D.C. Founded: 1910 Founded: 1789 Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 9,122 Enrollment: 28,000 Enrollment: 10,500 Conference: : Atlanti c Coast Conference: Atlanti c Soccer Colors: Red and White Colors: & White Colors: Navy Blue, Red & White Head Coach: Spencer Smith Head Coach: Elmar Bolowich Head Coach: Michael Lawrence Record at School: 124-120-25 (14 Years) Record at School: 223-130-31 (19 Years) Record at School: First Year Career Record: 158-171-31 (19 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same 2007 Record: 11-9-0 2007 Record: 7-8-5 2007 Record: 3-8-5 Conference Record: 3-3-0/Fourth Conference Record: 3-5/Sixth Conference Record: 1-3-1/Sixth Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 16/10 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 15/8 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 14/4 Soccer SID: Joey Beeler Soccer SID: John Marti n Soccer SID: Chevonee Mansfi eld Email: [email protected] Email: johnmarti [email protected] Email: cmansfi [email protected] SID Phone: (540) 831-5726 SID Phone: (919) 962-0084 SID Phone: (202) 806-7182 SID Fax: (540) 831-5556 SID Fax: (919) 843-2309 SID Fax: (202) 806-9595 Web Site: RadfordAthleti cs.com Web Site: TarHeelBlue.com Web Site: howard-bison.com All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 20-12-6 All-Time Against Liberty: UNC leads, 2-0 All-Time Against Liberty: Howard leads, 6-0

Winthrop Eagles Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sept. 18 zAway z7 p.m. Sept. 30 zHome z7 p.m. Oct. 4 zHome z1 p.m. Locati on: Rock Hill, S.C. Locati on: High Point, N.C. Locati on: Conway, S.C. Founded: 1886 Founded: 1924 Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 6,500 Enrollment: 3,500 Enrollment: 8,300 Conference: Big South Conference: Big South Conference: Big South Colors: Garnett & Gold Colors: Purple and White Colors: Coastal Green, Bronze & Black Head Coach: Rich Posipanko Head Coach: Dusti n Fonder Head Coach: Shaun Docking Record at School: 190-158-25 (19 Years) Record at School: 5-14-1 (1 Year) Record at School: 125-64-14 (10 Years) Career Record: 302-207-45 (29 Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: 145-83-16 (12 Years) 2007 Record: 11-4-3 2007 Record: 5-14-1 2007 Record: 10-8-1 Conference Record: 3-2-1/Third Conference Record: 1-5/Sixth Conference Record: 6-0/First Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 14/9 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 18/4 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 11/11 Soccer SID: Brett Redden Soccer SID: Manny Nieves Soccer SID: Scott Kemps Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY SID Phone: (803) 323-2129 ext. 6246 SID Phone: (336) 841-4638 SID Phone: (843) 349-2848 SID Fax: (803) 323-2433 SID Fax: (336) 841-9182 SID Fax: (843) 349-2819 Web Site: withropeagles.com Web Site: highpointpanthers.com Web Site: GoCCUSports.com All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 18-7-1 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 9-8-4 All-Time Against Liberty: CCU leads, 12-6

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Virginia Cavaliers Southern Knights Oct. 7 zAway z7 p.m. Oct. 14 zHome z7 p.m. Oct. 18 zAway z1 p.m. Locati on: Charlott esville, Va. Locati on: Buena Vista, Va. Locati on: Clinton, S.C. Founded: 1819 Founded: 1996 Founded: 1880 Enrollment: 13,401 Enrollment: 725 Enrollment: 1,200 Conference: Atlanti c Coast Conference: Independent Conference: Big South Colors: Navy & Orange Colors: Green, Black & White Colors: Blue & Garnet Head Coach: George Gelnovatch Head Coach: Tom Longenecker Head Coach: Bret Boulware Record at School: 184-67-21 (12 Years) Record at School: 5-10-0 (First Year) Record at School: 69-57-13 (Seven Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: Same 2007 Record: 12-8-2 2007 Record: 5-10-0 2007 Record: 4-11-2 Conference Record: 1-5-2/8th Conference Record: N/A Conference Record: N/A Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 14/9 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 15/8 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 12/10 Soccer SID: Amy Mulligan Soccer SID: Kyle [email protected] Soccer SID: Brian Hand Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SID Phone: (434) 982-5534 SID Phone: (540) 261-4524 SID Phone: (864) 833-8252 SID Fax: (434) 982-5525 SID Fax: (540) 261-8434 SID Fax: (864) 833-8323 Web Site: virginiasports.com Web Site: svuknights.com Web Site: GoBlueHose.com All-Time Against Liberty: UVa leads, 16-0 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 4-0 All-Time Against Liberty: First Meeti ng

Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs VMI Keydets Oct. 21 zAway z7 p.m. Oct. 24 zAway z7 p.m. Nov. 4 zAway z3 p.m. Locati on: Boiling Springs, N.C.. Locati on: Farmville, Va. Locati on: Lexington, Va. Founded: 1905 Founded: 1839 Found: 1839 Enrollment: 3,900 Enrollment: 4,500 Enrollment: 1,300 Conference: Big South Conference: Atlanti c Soccer Conference: Big South Colors: Red & Black Colors: Blue & White Colors: Red, White & Yellow Head Coach: Tony Setzer Head Coach: Jon Atkinson Head Coach: Ben Freakley Record at School: 141-229-24 (19 Years) Record at School: 21-26-9 (Three years) Record at School: 8-25-4 (Two Years) Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: 19-44-6 (Four Years) 2007 Record: 3-16-1 2007 Record: 8-8-3 2007 Record: 6-10-3 Conference Record: 3-6-0/6th (A-Sun) Conference Record: 3-2/2nd Conference Record: 2-3-1/5th Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 18/6 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 11/16 Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 17/8 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER Soccer SID: Greg Humphrey Soccer SID: Kristi an Marti n Soccer SID: Brad Salois Email:[email protected] Email: marti [email protected] Email: [email protected] SID Phone: (704) 406-3981 SID Phone: (434) 395-2718 SID Phone: (540) 464-7015 SID Fax: (704) 406-4739 SID Fax: (434) 395-2568 SID Fax: (540) 464-7583 Web Site: gwusports.com Web Site: longwoodlancers.com Web Site: vmikeydets.com All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 7-1-1 All-Time Against Liberty: Liberty leads, 8-4-2 All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 13-1-1

UNC Asheville Bulldogs Big South Championship NCAA Tournament Nov. 8 zHome z 1 p.m. Nov. 13-16 z Conway, S.C. Nov. 21-Dec. 14 z TB CCU Soccer Field Locati on: Asheville, N.C. Founded: 1927 First Round - Nov. 13 First Round - Nov. 21 or 22 Enrollment: 3,500 No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed On Campus Sites - TBD Conference: Big South No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed Colors: Royal Blue and White No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed Second Round - Nov. 25 Head Coach: Steve Cornish No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed On Campus SItes - TBD Record at School: 94-184-15 (16 Years) Career Record: Same Semifi nals - Nov. 14 Third Round - Nov. 29 or 30 2007 Record: 4-13-1 No. 1/8 winner vs. No. 4/5 winner On Campus Sites - TBD Conference Record: 0-6-0/7th No. 2/7 winner vs. No. 3/6 winner Lett erwinners Return/Lost: 9/9 Quarterfi nals - Dec. 5, 6 or 7 Soccer SID: Mike Gore Championship - Nov. 16 On Campus Sites - TBD Email: [email protected] No. 1/8 vs. No. 4/5 winner vs. SID Phone: (828) 251-6923 No. 2/7 vs. No. 3/6 winner Men’s College Cup - Dec. 12 & 14 SID Fax: (828) 251-6386 Pizza Hut Park Web Site: uncabulldogs.com Frisco, Texas All-Time Against Liberty: LU leads, 17-5-1

2007 NCAA TOURNAMENT 19 ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSRDS 2008 SEASON

First Last Last First Last Last W-L-T Meeti ng Played Score W-L-T Meeti ng Played Score Alabama-Huntsville 1-1-0 1983 1985 W, 2-1 Mars Hill 2-0-0 1990 1999 W, 2-1 (OT) American 0-1-0 2000 2000 L, 1-2 Marshall 3-1-1 1996 2007 0-0, (2OT) Appalachian State 5-6-1 1987 2005 L, 1-2 Maryland 0-1-0 2001 2001 L, 1-2 Army 1-0-0 2002 2002 W, 2-1 (OT) UMBC 4-1-0 1992 1997 W, 2-1 Ashbury 1-0-0 1985 1985 W, 1-0 Maryville 2-0-0 1988 1989 W, 2-1 Atlanti c Christi an 1-0-0 1980 1980 W, 2-1 Mary Washington 0-1-0 1984 1984 L, 0-1 Averett 3-2-0 1976 2002 W, 10-0 Memphis 2-0-0 1989 1990 W, 2-0 Bapti st Bible, Mo. 0-1-0 1978 1978 L, 2-3 Messiah 0-1-0 1980 1980 W, 2-0 Bapti st Bible, Pa. 1-0-0 1980 1980 W, 2-1 Morehead State 2-0-0 1989 1992 W, 6-0 Biola 0-1-0 1980 1980 W, 3-1 Mt. St. Mary’s, Md. 0-1-0 1984 1984 L, 0-3 Birmingham-Southern 2-6-1 2001 2006 W, 2-0 Mt. Vernon Nazarene 2-0-0 1982 2007 W, 3-0 Bluefi eld First Meeti ng Navy 2-3-0 1989 2002 W, 1-0 Bowling Green 0-1-0 1991 1991 L, 0-1 North Carolina 0-2-0 2007 2007 L, 1-7 Bryan 2-0-0 1983 1985 W, 6-0 North Carolina State 1-1-1 1998 2002 L, 1-2 Campbell 6-10-1 1977 2007 W, 1-0 North Carolina Wesleyan 1-0-0 1997 1997 W, 4-0 Carson-Newman 1-0-0 1991 1991 W, 7-1 Old Dominion 1-1-0 2000 2001 L, 0-4 Catawba 0-1-0 1981 1981 L, 1-2 Pacifi c Lutheran 1-0-0 1986 1986 W, 2-0 Cedarville 1-0-0 1979 1979 W, 3-0 Pembroke State 1-0-0 1976 1976 W, 4-3 Central Wesleyan 1-0-0 1981 1981 W, 2-0 Philadelphia Bible 1-0-2 1980 1982 T, 0-0 Charleston, W.Va. 1-0-0 1991 1991 W, 3-2 Piedmont Bible 1-0-0 1982 1982 W, 8-0 Charleston Southern 9-1-1 1992 2002 W, 2-1 Presbyterian First Meeti ng Christopher Newport 3-2 1 1976 1985 W, 5-4 Radford 20-12-6 1975 2007 W, 2-1 The Citadel 2-0-0 1995 1996 W, 5-0 Randolph-Macon 1-3-1 1981 1985 L, 2-3 Coastal Carolina 6-12-0 1989 2007 L, 1-2 Richmond 4-6-2 1977 1993 W, 2-1 Columbia Union 1-0-0 2007 2007 W, 8-0 Roanoke 7-2-2 1977 1987 W, 3-2 College of Charleston 0-1-0 2007 2007 L, 0-4 St. Mary’s 2 0-0 1978 1979 L, 1-3 Coppin State 2-0-0 1979 1982 W, 1-0 Salem-Teikyo 1-0-0 1998 1998 W, 7-0 Dabney-Lancaster 4-0-0 1975 1976 W, 5-1 Seatt le Pacifi c 0-1-0 1986 1986 L, 0-3 Davidson 3-3-0 1987 1999 W, 2-1 Shenandoah 2-0-1 1985 1987 W, 3-0 Davis & Elkins 1-0-0 1991 1991 W, 3-0 South Alabama 0-5-0 1994 1998 L, 0-1 Dayton 0-0-1 1991 1991 T, 2-2 South Carolina Aiken 4-0-0 1989 1993 W, 7-1 District of Columbia 9-3-2 1979 1992 W, 3-1 USC Spartanburg 0-1-0 1980 1980 L, 0-4 Duke 0-2-0 1988 2003 L, 0-4 Southern Virginia 4-0-0 2002 2006 W, 6-0 East Carolina 2-0-0 1995 1996 W, 2-1 Spring Garden 0-1-0 1982 1981 L, 2-3 Eastern Mennonite 8 6-0 1975 1990 W, 2-0 Stetson 0-1-0 1994 1994 L, 0-1 Eckerd 0-1-0 1987 1987 L, 0-1 Tacoma Bible 1-0-0 1983 1983 W, 2-1 Elon 7-1-1 1997 2004 T, 1-1 (2 OT) Tennessee 3-1-0 1976 1986 W, 3 1 Emory and Henry 1-0-0 1979 1979 W, 8-0 Tennessee 1-0-0 1988 1988 W, 1-0 Flagler 1-0-0 1994 1994 W, 1-0 Tennessee Temple 3-1-1 1976 1985 W, 2-1 Florida Internati onal 1-0-0 1999 1999 W, 1-0 OT Tennessee Wesleyan 1-1-0 1976 1983 W, 3-1 Furman 0-2-0 1978 2004 L, 1-4 Towson State 1-1-2 1987 1994 W, 2-1 Gallaudet 2 0-0 1975 1977 W, 3-1 UNC Asheville 17-5-1 1977 2007 W, 2-1 Gardner-Webb 7-1-1 1992 2007 W, 2-1 UNC Greensboro 3-8-0 1991 2002 L, 2-3 Geneva 0-1-0 1979 1979 L, 1-3 UNC Wilmington 1-0-0 2007 2007 W, 2-1 George Mason 1-5-0 1979 2005 L, 2-3 (OT) Vanderbilt 2-2-1 1989 1996 L, 2-5 Georgetown 1-0-0 1997 1997 W, 1-0 Virginia 0-16-0 1986 2007 L, 0-3 George Washington 1-3-0 1986 2000 L, 1-4 Virginia Commonwealth 5-8-3 1979 1999 W, 1-0 Georgia Southern 0-2-0 2000 2003 L, 1-2 VMI 13-1-1 1975 2007 W, 4-1 Georgia State 1-0-1 1989 1990 T, 1-1 0-6-0 1975 2005 L, 0-1 Goshen 0-1-0 1980 1980 L, 0-1 Virginia Wesleyan 1-1-0 1977 1978 W, 6 1 Guilford 4-2-2 1979 1987 W, 2-1 Wake Forest 2-4-1 1979 2000 W, 4-2 Hampden-Sydney 4-3-0 1975 1987 W, 1-0 Warren Wilson 2-0-0 1978 1979 W, 2-0 High Point 9-8-4 1980 2007 W, 3-1 Washington Bible 5-1-2 1975 1982 T, 1-1 Howard 0-6-0 1975 1981 L, 0-1 Washington & Lee 2-0-0 1976 1985 W, 2-0 Jacksonville 4-0-0 1989 1999 W, 2-0 Western Kentucky 1-0-0 1996 1996 W, 2-1 James Madison 0-4-0 1986 2004 L, 0-2 2-1-0 1988 2004 L, 1-2 King, Tenn. 5-2-0 1982 1985 W, 2 0 West Virginia Tech 1-1-0 1977 1978 W, 3-2 Lancaster Bible 1-0-0 1980 1980 W, 2-1 West Virginia Wesleyan 0-3-0 1985 1987 L, 0-2 Lincoln Memorial 4-0-2 1989 1996 T, 1-1 William & Mary 0-4-0 1984 2001 L, 0-3 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER 2008 LIBERTY Longwood 8-4-2 2007 2007 T, 0-0 (2 OT) Winthrop 18-7-1 1978 2007 W, 1-0 (2 OT) Loyola (Md.) 0-1-0 2007 2007 L, 0-2 Woff ord 4-1-1 1980 2006 W, 1-0 Lynchburg 2-0-1 1984 1986 W, 1-0 302-226-51 (.566) Malone 1-1-0 1982 1990 W, 2-0 Bold Indicates 2008 Opponent

20 2007 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONS 2008 SEASON BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

The Big South Conference is celebrati ng its play in the NCAA Tennis Singles Championship ball for the fi rst ti me in conference history, as 25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestone com- three ti mes, had the No. 1 ranked men’s golfer well as increased nati onal television exposure ing on the heels of unprecedented achieve- in the country, had the nati onal team and indi- to the League as a whole through aggressive ments and unparalleled success in League his- vidual scoring leader in men’s twice, and unique television packages. tory over the past few years. received an at-large playoff berth in the NCAA Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big South Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Con- Football Championship Subdivision in 2006, developed and initi ated its fi rst long range stra- ference has matured into a competi ti ve leader and had an insti tuti on fi nish fi ft h in the NCAA tegic plan, re-affi rming the league’s vision as in college athleti cs, acti vely pursuing excellence Men’s Golf Championships – the conference’s a disti ncti ve athleti c conference committ ed to on the fi eld of play and in the classroom. The highest-ever team fi nish in an NCAA event. the quality of insti tuti onal life through athleti c league’s growing presence as an NCAA Divi- In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the only competi ti on. He also spearheaded the eff orts sion I athleti c conference is evident by athleti c conference nati onwide to have an at-large par- to add football as a championship sport, which accomplishments on the nati onal stage, inno- ti cipant in the football playoff s (Coastal Caro- came to fruiti on in 2002. vati ve marketi ng and media partnerships, in- lina), a team in the second round of the NCAA Kallander’s long range vision has also included creased television packages, and quality athlet- Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop) and technological advancements, as the conference ic competi ti on while intenti onally fostering the a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regionals introduced its fi rst live event video streaming academic, personal, social, athleti c and leader- (Coastal Carolina). In fact, Coastal Carolina’s in 2005 and has since expanded its video off er- ship development of each student-athlete. baseball program has been a No. 1 seed three ings to more than 500 events annually through The Big South Conference was formed on out of the last four years, while its playoff berth a partnership with the member insti tuti ons, as Aug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then in 2006 came in just the fi ft h-year of the Big well as the creati on of a conference blog and an Bapti st College) Athleti c Director Howard Bag- South’s football existence. online merchandise store. well and Augusta President George Christen- In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced The conference’s on-fi eld accomplishments berry began recruiti ng members into the Big Sasser as the league’s third Commissioner, and have been duplicated in the classroom. An- South, receiving initi al commitments from Au- in his 12 years at the helm of the Big South, Kal- nually, more than 40 percent of conference gusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal lander has been instrumental in aggressively student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Carolina and Winthrop. promoti ng the conference to new levels. Presidenti al Honor Roll for maintaining a cumu- One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton The conference has enjoyed record levels lati ve 3.0 grade-point average, and the league was selected as the league’s fi rst commissioner in marketi ng revenue during the past several has had more than 90 Academic All-Americans and conti nued to solicit new members. His ef- years, he has brought television coverage to Big in its quarter-century of existence. forts led to the additi ons of Armstrong State, South women’s basketball, baseball and soft - Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to consti - tute an offi cial conference. The Big South’s fi rst TThehe BigBig SouthSouth ConferenceConference year of competi ti on was in the Fall of 1984, and in September 1986, the Big South Conference

was granted full-fl edged NCAA Division I sta- 2008 LIBERTY MEN’S SOCCER tus. During its infancy and prior to securing au- tomati c bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several nati onal postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. The league received its fi rst auto- mati c bid in 1990 to the NCAA Baseball Cham- pionship. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the reti ring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Un- der Sasser’s leadership, the conference imple- mented its public relati ons and compliance programs, and introduced its fi rst-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competi ng among some of the fi nest teams in the nati on. In the last 15 years alone, the Big South Con- ference has experienced monumental growth and success in nearly every sport. During this ti me, the conference has had two individual NCAA nati onal champions, close to 200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16” in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and base- ball, has received nati onal Top 25 rankings in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s bas- ketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track & fi eld, and men’s golf, had an individual selected to

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