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22009-10009-10 LibertyLiberty Game No. 33 - March 20, 2010 WWomen’somen’s BBasketballasketball QQuickuick FFactsacts No. 13 seed Liberty LADY FLAMES GGeneraleneral IInformationnformation (27-5, 14-2 Big South) NNameame ooff SSchoolchool ...................... LLibertyiberty UUniversityniversity CCity/Zipity/Zip .................................. LLynchburg,ynchburg, VVa.a. 2450224502 FFoundedounded ....................................................................................11971971 EEnrollmentnrollment ........................................................................ 111,9281,928 vs. NNicknameickname........................................................ LLadyady FFlameslames SSchoolchool ColorsColors ........................ RRed,ed, WWhitehite & BBluelue HHomeome AArenarena................................................ VVinesines CCenterenter No. 4 seed Kentucky WILDCATS CCapacityapacity....................................................................................88,085,085 AAfffi lliationiation ................................................ NNCAACAA DDivisionivision I (25-7, 11-5 SEC) CConferenceonference ............................................................ BBigig SSouthouth FFounderounder .................................................. DDr.r. JJerryerry FFalwellalwell CChancellorhancellor ..........................................JJerryerry FFalwell,alwell, JJr.r. DDirectorirector ooff AAthleticsthletics................................ JJeffeff BBarberarber Louisville, Ky. - Freedom Hall - 2:30 p.m. (NCAA 1st Round) AAthleticsthletics DDept.ept. PPhonehone .......... ((434)434) 5582-210082-2100 The Game WWomen’somen’s BBasketballasketball IInformationnformation HHeadead CCoachoach................................................ CCareyarey GreenGreen No. 13 seed Liberty (27-5, 14-2 Big South) will open its 13th NCAA Division I Women’s AAlmalma MMaterater ........................ CCoastaloastal CCarolina,arolina, ‘79‘79 Basketball Championship appearance with a Saturday contest against No. 4 seed Ken- RRecordecord aatt SSchoolchool .............. 2264-8264-82 ((11th11th Year)Year) CCareerareer RRecordecord .............................................................. SSameame tucky (25-7, 11-5 SEC), within the Kansas City Region. Tipoff is slated for approximately AAssistantssistant CCoachesoaches 2:30 p.m. at venerable Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky., for the third all-time meeting be- ......................AAlexislexis SherardSherard ((St.St. MMichael’s,ichael’s, ‘93)‘93) tween the Lady Flames and Wildcats and the fi rst since 1999. ......................HHeathereather SStephenstephens (Wyoming,(Wyoming, ‘03)‘03) .................................. AAndyndy BBloodworthloodworth (Calvin,(Calvin, ‘98)‘98) CCertiertifi eedd AthleticAthletic TTrainerrainer Last Time Out .............................................................................. MMadelineadeline BosekBosek Liberty won its 13th Big South Championship title in the last 14 seasons in dramatic HHistoryistory fashion, Sunday at the Millis Center in High Point, N.C. Tournament MVP Devon Brown FFirstirst SSeasoneason ooff BBasketballasketball ....................11975-76975-76 AAll-Timell-Time RRecordecord ....................................................5535-41035-410 banked in the game-winning shot with 4.2 seconds remaining, giving the No. 2-seeded NNCAACAA TTournamentournament AppearancesAppearances ..................1122 Lady Flames a 68-66 victory over No. 1 seed Gardner-Webb. Liberty led by 20 points with LLastast NNCAACAA AAppearanceppearance ......................................22009009 less than 10 minutes remaining, before the Bulldogs stormed back with a 24-2 run. OOpponentpponent .................................................................... LLouisvilleouisville RResultesult ........................................LL/42-62/42-62 ((FirstFirst RRound)ound) FFinal/Highestinal/Highest RankingRanking .............................................. NN/A/A A Look Ahead FFinalinal 22008-09008-09 RecordRecord ..............................................224-94-9 CConferenceonference Record/FinishRecord/Finish ................115-1/First5-1/First If Liberty defeats Kentucky, the Lady Flames will advance to Monday’s second-round SStarterstarters RReturning/Losteturning/Lost..............................................22/3/3 tilt at Freedom Hall. Liberty’s opponent would be the victor of Saturday’s fi rst-round match- LLetterwinnersetterwinners Returning/LostReturning/Lost............................77/7/7 NNewcomersewcomers........................................................................................6 up between No. 5 seed Michigan State and No. 12 seed Bowling Green. AAthleticsthletics CCommunicationsommunications IInfo.nfo. Lady Flames On The Air AAsst.sst. AADD - CCommunicationsommunications ....................................................................................TToddodd WWetmoreetmore All Lady Flames basketball games may be heard LIVE on WWMC 90.9 FM “The SSIDID OOfffi ccee PPhonehone ........................ ((434)434) 5582-229282-2292 Light.” Jamie Hall, in the midst of his 16th year of broadcasting Lady Flames basketball, is CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 8841-897441-8974 EEmailmail AAddressddress.............. [email protected]@liberty.edu once again handling the courtside play-by-play duties for road games. He will be joined on AAssoc.ssoc. DDirectorirector ..........................RRyanyan BBombergeromberger the NCAA Tournament broadcasts by color analyst Josh Wood and statistician Joey Allen. CCellell PPhonehone .......................................... ((434)434) 2221-557621-5576 EEmailmail AAddressddress...... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany Lady Flames On TV CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-557521-5575 Saturday’s game will be televised by ESPN2 and videostreamed on ESPN360.com. EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu AAsst.sst. DDirectorirector .................................................. EEricric BBrownrown The announcing team will feature Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Rebecca Lobo (color CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((434)434) 2221-881721-8817 analyst). EEmailmail AAddressddress................ [email protected]@liberty.edu GGrad.rad. AAssistantssistant ............................JJenniferennifer SSheltonhelton CCellell PPhonehone ............................................ ((828)828) 6638-387638-3876 EEmailmail AAddressddress.......... [email protected]@liberty.edu Liberty’s Probable Starters WWBBBB CContactontact ........................................ PPaulaul CCarmanyarmany No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other Stats AAth.th. CComm.omm. FFaxax............................ ((434)434) 5582-207682-2076 WWebsiteebsite .......................................... LLibertyFlames.comibertyFlames.com 21 Amber Mays G 5-6 Sr. 8.5 1.7 3.8 apg 32 Rachel McLeod G 5-10 Jr. 4.8 2.4 1.7 apg MMediaedia IInformationnformation 40 Devon Brown G 5-10 R-Fr. 16.9 8.4 2.0 spg RRadioadio 15 Kylee Beecher F 6-4 So. 6.4 4.1 74.7 FT% SStationtation .......... WWWMCWMC ““TheThe LLight”ight” ((90.990.9 FFM)M) 23 Avery Warley F 6-3 R-So. 10.8 8.4 59.7 FG% PPlay-By-Playlay-By-Play ...................................................... JJamieamie HHallall CColorolor ............................................................................JJoshosh WWoodood Reserves TTelevisionelevision SStationtation .................................................................................. EESPN2SPN2 1 LaKendra Washington G 5-8 Fr. 4.4 1.5 1.3 spg PPlay-By-Playlay-By-Play .......................................... JJustinustin KKutcherutcher 11 Jelena Antic F 6-2 Fr. 8.3 5.0 1.6 apg CColorolor ..................................................................RRebeccaebecca LoboLobo 12 Danika Dale G 6-1 So. 4.3 3.3 1.1 apg 25 Dymond Morgan G 5-7 Jr. 4.1 1.6 1.5 spg 54 Carra Coy F 6-6 Fr. 1.0 1.6 0.4 bpg 2009-10 Liberty Head Coach Carey Green Women’s Basketball Schedule/Results Record at Liberty: 264-82 (11th Year) Career Record: Same Overall: 27-5 Big South: 14-2 10 Big South Championships: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 11/13 WINSTON-SALEM ST.^ W, 71-26 10 NCAA Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 11/17 UNC GREENSBORO^ W, 60-42 5-time Big South Coach of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009 Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) 3-time VaSID State Coach of the Year: 2003, 2005, 2006 11/20 vs. Tulane W, 63-52 11/21 at Navy W, 55-43 Liberty head women’s basketball coach Carey Green, in his 11th season with the 11/28 at Lafayette W, 90-55 Lady Flames, has instilled quite a winning tradition during his tenure at the institution. His 12/1 JAMES MADISON^ L, 50-60 teams have averaged 24 victories per year, putting his name alongside the nation’s pre- 12/5 GLENVILLE STATE^ W, 86-45 mier women’s basketball coaches. 12/15 at Auburn L, 64-70 Green has accumulated a 264-82 record on the Liberty bench, good for a winning Marriott Cavalier Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) percentage of .763. He currently ranks ninth all-time among NCAA Division I women’s 12/28 vs. Cornell W, 70-40 12/29 at No. 21/23 Virginia L, 54-63 basketball coaches in winning percentage,