2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Three NCAA Tournament Appearances ♦ Two WNIT Appearances ♦ Five Big South Regular Season Championships ♦ Nine Big South Tournament Championships 2012-13 SCHEDULE 2012-13 RADFORD GAME NOTES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3-2 Overall; 0-0 Big South Game Six vs. Liberty NOV 9 at Marshall L, 63-65 December 1 ♦ Dedmon Center (3,215) ♦ Radford, Va. 13 at UNC Greensboro W, 76-64 18 BLUEFIELD W, 70-40 23 vs. Southern Illinois 1 W, 85-62 RADFORD Highlanders (3-2) 24 at Miami 1 L, 58-75 Head Coach: Tajama Abraham Ngongba (Fifth Season) DEC 1 LIBERTY* 3:00 5 at North Carolina 7:00 8 WILLIAM & MARY 4:30 LIBERTY Lady Flames (3-3) 13 NORFOLK STATE 7:00 Head Coach: Carey Green (Fourteenth Season) 16 at Clemson 3:00 29 LONGWOOD* 4:30 JAN 3 UNC ASHEVILLE* 7:00 HIGHLANDERS, LADY FLAMES SET TO BATTLE IN BIG SOUTH OPENER 10 at Gardner-Webb* 7:00 ♦ Having its three-game win streak snapped in the championship game of the UM Thanks- 12 at Presbyterian* 5:00 giving Tournament against the Hurricanes, the Radford women’s basketball team will look 17 COASTAL CAROLINA* 7:00 to return to its winning ways when Liberty invades the Dedmon Center for a 3:00 p.m. tilt in both squads’ Big South opener, Saturday (Dec. 1). 19 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* 3:00 24 at Campbell* 7:00 26 at High Point* 3:30 MEET THE LADY FLAMES ♦ Preseason league favorite Liberty enters Saturday’s matchup with a deceiving record as 31 at Charleston Southern* 7:00 the Lady Flames have played a brutal schedule thus far. After opening in the Preseason FEB 2 at Coastal Carolina* 4:00 WNIT, Liberty did a Texas two-step with No. 24 Texas A&M and defending national cham- 7 CAMPBELL* 7:00 pion and No. 3 Baylor. 9 HIGH POINT* 4:30 ♦ Redshirt senior Devon Brown, who is fifth on the all-time scoring charts at Liberty, leads the Lady Flames in scoring with 16.7 points per game. In honor of last week’s performance 14 at Longwood* 7:00 against Liberty’s two nationally-ranked foes, Brown was selected Big South Player of the 16 at Liberty* 3:00 Week. Brown led all players with 23 points in a 70-55 loss against the Aggies and followed 23 at Winthrop* 1:00 that effort with 20 points three days later in a 92-60 defeat to the Bears. 28 PRESBYTERIAN* 7:00 ♦ Last March, Liberty captured its 14th Big South title in the last 16 seasons, posting a come-from-behind victory (81-73) in the championship against No. 2 seed High Point on MAR 2 GARDNER-WEBB* 2:00 the Panthers’ home court. 6-10 Big South Tournament 2 TBA Home games in BOLD * Big South Conference game PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP 1 Miami Thanksgiving Tournament G G G G F 2 Conway, S.C. 12 14 15 22 21 RADFORD ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Breshara GORDON Victoria HAMILTON Ashley BUCKHANNON Da’Naria ERWIN SPENCER Sarah TABB P.O. Box 6913 JUNIOR ♦ NORFOLK, VA. SENIOR ♦ ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.I. SENIOR ♦ WYTHEVILLE, VA. SENIOR ♦ CHARLOTTE, N.C. SENIOR ♦ CHESAPEAKE, VA. Radford, Va. 24142 PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG PPG RPG APG SPG Brian Cox, Assistant Director (WBB Contact) Email: [email protected] 6.4 2.0 2.6 0.8 4.4 8.0 2.8 3.0 13.6 4.4 2.2 2.0 6.6 2.4 3.4 1.2 10.0 7.8 0.2 1.2 Office: (540) 831-5211 THREE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (1994, 1995, 1996) G6 ♦ Radford vs. Liberty ♦ December 1, 2012 ♦ Radford, Va. ♦ By virtue of capturing the Big South’s automatic berth to the “Big Dance,” the Lady SERIES HISTORY Flames were sent to South Bend, Ind. to face No. 1 seed Notre Dame. The Fighting Overall: Liberty leads 33-24 Irish prevailed in the first-round contest, 74-43. Last: Liberty won 72-66 ♦ Head coach Carey Green is in his 14th season as a head coach (all at Liberty). During his tenure, Green has compiled a 313-106 record and has led the Lady Flames Ngongba vs. LU: Liberty leads 8-1 to 11 Big South Tournament crowns and NCAA Appearances. The five-time Big South Streak: L3 Coach of the Year has coached three WNBA players: Megan Frazee, Katie (Feenstra) Mattera and Avery Warley. LAST 10 IN THE SERIES SERIES HISTORY 03/02/12 A L __________ 66-72 ♦ The Highlanders and Liberty have a long history dating back to the 1979-80 season. Liberty leads the all-time series, 33-24. 12/31/11 H L __________ 68-76 02/19/11 H L __________ 50-66 WHAT’S NEXT 01/17/11 A W __________ 62-53 ♦ Radford continues its ACC tour when the squad travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. for a non- 03/12/10 N L __________ 54-70 conference clash with North Carolina. The Tar Heels are off to an 8-0 start, including a 77-64 win in the Preseason WNIT Championship against Iowa. UNC will have two 03/05/10 A L __________ 33-66 stern tests (vs. Ohio State and at Tennessee) before it battles the Highlanders Dec. 5. 02/01/10 H L __________ 45-63 03/06/09 H L __________ 61-80 LAST TIME OUT 02/02/09 A L __________ 38-80 ♦ Tied at 46 with 11:45 remaining, Miami used a 9-0 run to ignite a second-half rally that allowed the Hurricanes to push past the Radford women’s basketball team, 75-58, 03/16/08 N L __________ 65-66 in the championship game of the UM Thanksgiving Tournament at the BankUnited Center Saturday night. STATISTICAL COMPARISON ♦ Ashley Buckhannon led the Highlanders (3-2) for the second straight day with 15 points. All-tournament selections Ayana Avery and Sarah Tabb contributed 14 and 10 RU LU points, respectively. Tabb also added a team-best nine rebounds. Overall Record 3-2 3-3 Conference Record 0-0 0-0 PICKING UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF ♦ In the last contest of the 2011-12 campaign, current sophomore Ayana Avery Scoring Offense 70.4 64.3 dropped 19 points to lead the Highlanders in the scoring column. She went 7-of-16 Scoring Defense 61.2 65.7 from the floor, including 5-of-10 from deep. Scoring Margin +9.2 -1.3 ♦ In the season opener at Marshall, Avery once again led RU in scoring with 18 points. She hit 7-of-11 from the hardwood, including 4-of-6 from downtown. Rebounding Offense 41.8 47.7 Rebound Margin +3.2 +13.7 MAKING A SPLASH IN HER DEBUT FG Percentage .394 .415 ♦ Freshman Diani Mason made an eye-opening impression in her first outing as a 3-pt FG Percentage .403 .243 Highlander. The Queens, N.Y. native exploded for 14 points on 3-of-6 shooting, includ- ing a 2-for-2 performance from behind the arc. Mason also made good use of her trips FT Percentage .741 .673 to the charity stripe, converting 6-of-8 attempts. FG Percentage Defense .389 .368 3-Pointers Per Game 5.4 4.3 Assists Per Game 14.0 13.3 Turnovers Per Game 20.6 26.8 Turnover Margin -1.8 -10.8 Steals Per Game 10.6 8.5 Blocked Shots Per Game 2.8 3.3 TWO WNIT APPEARANCES (1989, 2008) G6 ♦ Radford vs. Liberty ♦ December 1, 2012 ♦ Radford, Va. Erwin Spencer netted 14 points to become the third player in RU women’s basketball history to be listed in the Top-10 for N9 at Marshall L, 63-65 points, assists, and steals. RADFORD BASKETBALL HISTORY Gaymon and Mason put up career highs in points (16 and 14, respectively), while Victoria Hamilton hauled in a career- Years of Basketball 42 N13 at UNC Greensboro W, 76-64 high 14 rebounds. 1st Season of Basketball 1971-72 Buckhannon netted 22 points and Avery added 14 to propel RU to a season-high 43.1 percent shooting, including 58.5 All-Time Head Coaches 6 N18 BLUEFIELD W, 70-40 percent from downtown. Radford tallied a season-high 85 points behind Buckhan- All-Time Record 626-479 (42) non’s 17. Gordon finished with a career-high 15 points and N23 Southern Illinois W, 85-62 Tabb poured in 14. Winning Seasons 27 Buckhannon notched 15 points, while all-tournament selec- .500 Seasons 3 tions Avery and Tabb contributed 14 and 10 points, respec- N24 at Miami L, 58-75 tively. Tabb also added a team-best nine rebounds. Losing Seasons 11 17+ Win Seasons 17 D1 LIBERTY* 3:00 Record at Dedmon Center 280-113 (29) NCAA Appearances 3 D5 at North Carolina 7:00 Last 1996 at Tennessee Result L, 56-97 D8 4:30 WILLIAM & MARY WNIT Appearances 2 Last 2008 at James Madison D13 NORFOLK STATE 7:00 Result L, 58-80 D16 at Clemson 3:00 Big South Only D29 LONGWOOD* 4:30 Won-Loss Record 219-127 (25) Best Regular Season Finish 1st (5 Times) J3 UNC ASHEVILLE* 7:00 Big South Titles (Last) 9 (1996) Winning Seasons 17 J10 at Gardner-Webb* 7:00 .500 Seasons 5 Losing Seasons 4 J12 at Presbyterian 5:00 10+ Win Seasons 12 J17 COASTAL CAROLINA* 7:00 Big South Honors All-Big South Selections 43 J19 CHARLESTON SOUTH.* 3:00 Player of the Year 4 Rookie of the Year 3 J24 at Campbell* 7:00 Defensive Player of the Year 3 J26 at High Point* 3:30 Coach of the Year 5 All-Freshman Selections 9 J31 at Charleston Southern* 7:00 All-Tournament Selections 30 Tournament MVP 6 F2 at Coastal Carolina* 4:00 Scholar-Athlete of the Year 4 All-Academic Selections 15 F7 CAMPBELL* 7:00 Player of the Week 55 Rookie of the Week 38 F9 HIGH POINT* 4:30 National Honors F14 at Longwood* 7:00 All-Americans 4 All-State Selections 5 F16 at Liberty* 4:00 CoSIDA Academic All-America 1 F23 at Winthrop* 1:00 CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 F28 PRESBYTERIAN* 7:00 M2 GARDNER-WEBB* 2:00 M6-10 Big South Championship 7:00 G6 ♦ Radford vs.