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07-08 Game 26.Qxp Liberty University Lady Flames Basketball 2007-08 Liberty University Quick Facts Women’s Basketball Game Notes General Information Name of School . .Liberty University City/Zip . .Lynchburg, Va. 24502 Game No. 26 - Feb. 23, 2008 - 7 p.m. Founded . .1971 Enrollment . .10,400 (Resident), 28.000 (Total) LIBERTY Lady Flames (23-2, 8-0 Big South) Nickname . .Lady Flames School Colors . .Red, White & Blue Home Arena . .Vines Center at Capacity . .8,500 Affiliation . .NCAA Division I Conference . .Big South HIGH POINT Panthers (12-13, 4-5 Big South) Founder . .Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor . .Jerry Falwell, Jr. Exec. Vice President . Millis Athletic Center (2,565) - High Point, N.C. .Dr. Ronald Godwin Director of Athletics . .Jeff Barber Alma Mater . .East Carolina, ‘81 The Game Athletic Dept. Phone . .(434) 582-2100 The Liberty Lady Flames (23-2, 8-0 Big South) will open a three-game conference Women’s Basketball Information road swing Saturday at 7 p.m., at High Point (12-13, 4-5 Big South). Liberty will look to Head Coach . .Carey Green complete its first season sweep of the Panthers since 2003-04 and extend its overall Alma Mater . .Coastal Carolina, '79 Record at school . .208-66 (Ninth year) winning streak to 13. High Point has won each of the teams’ last two meetings at the Career record . .Same Millis Athletic Center. Assistant Coaches . .Alexis Sherard (St. Michael’s, ‘93) . .Heather Stephens (Wyoming, '03) The Last Time Out . .Andrea Bloodworth (Calvin, '98) Liberty set program and Vines Center records by shooting 67.3 percent (33-of-49) WBB Certified Athletic Trainer . .Madeline Bosek from the field against Charleston Southern on Monday. The Lady Flames’ stellar marks- manship, which also included 10 three-pointers, paced the squad to a 99-42 rout of the History First season of basketball . .1975-76 Lady Buccaneers. It was the most points Liberty has ever scored against a Big South Overall all-time record . .479-394 opponent and marked the Lady Flames’ third 90-point game of the season. Megan Apperances in NCAA Tourn. .10 Frazee led the way with 21 points and a career-best seven assists. Last NCAA Tourn. .2006 Opponent . .DePaul Result . .L/ 43-68 (First Round) Lady Flames On The Air Final/Highest Ranking . .N/A Overall record last year . .19-12 All Lady Flames basketball games can be heard LIVE on WWMC 90.9 FM "The Conference record/finish .10-4/T-Second Light." Jamie Hall, who is celebrating his 14th year of broadcasting Lady Flames bas- Starters returning/lost . .3/2 Letterwinners returning/lost . .9/5 ketball, will once again be handling the courtside play-by-play duties for most road Newcomers . .4 games. Due to Hall’s television responsibilities, Jerod Brooks will serve as the primary commentator for home games. Athletic Media Relations Information Asst. AD/Ath. Media Rel. Dir. .Todd Wetmore Lady Flames On TV SID Office Phone . .(434) 582-2292 Cell Phone . .(434) 841-8974 For the fifth year in a row, the Flames Television Network (FTN) plans to broadcast Email Address . [email protected] all 13 home women's basketball games. FTN’s regular announcing team consists of Assoc. Director . .Ryan Bomberger Ray Jones on play-by-play and Jamie Hall on color. Cell Phone . .(434) 221-5576 Email Address . [email protected] Probable Starters Asst. Director . .Vincent Briedis Cell Phone . .(434) 841-0839 Liberty Email Address . [email protected] No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Other Stats Asst. Director . .Paul Carmany Cell Phone . .(434) 221-5575 10 Allyson Fasnacht G 5-8 Sr. 5.6 2.5 3.1 apg Email Address . [email protected] 4 Courtney Watkins G 5-9 Sr. 8.8 4.2 41.1 3PT% WBB Contact . .Paul Carmany 40 Megan Frazee G 6-3 Jr. 17.8 8.8 87.2 FT% SID Fax . .(434) 582-2076 Website . .LibertyFlames.com 41 Molly Frazee F 6-2 Jr. 7.7 4.8 71.0 FT% 42 Moriah Frazee F 6-3 Jr. 13.4 5.7 58.1 FG% Radio Station: WWMC “The Light” (90.9 FM) Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Jamie Hall Reserves Color Commentary: Jerod Brooks No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Other Stats Television 11 Egle Smigelskaite F 6-5 Sr. --- --- --- Station: N/A 12 Heather Smith G 5-11 Fr. 1.7 1.3 0.8 apg Play-By-Play Broadcaster: N/A Color Commentary: N/A 22 Rachel Hammond G 5-9 Jr. 5.2 2.6 1.7 apg 25 Rebecca Lightfoot F 6-2 Jr. 6.1 4.3 1.3 apg 32 Rachel McLeod G 5-10 Fr. 4.2 1.8 1.9 apg 35 Alexandria Bream G 5-9 Jr. 3.3 1.8 8-15 3PT 43 Kittery Maine F 6-4 Fr. 2.0 1.7 72.7 FG% Liberty University 2007-08 Basketball 2007-08 Liberty University Schedule Women’s Basketball Game Notes Overall: 23-2 Liberty University Head Coach: Carey Green (Coastal Carolina, '79) Big South: 8-0 Record at Liberty: 208-66 (Ninth year) 11/13 at UNC Greensboro W, 62-44 Overall Record: Same 11/16 at North Carolina A&T W, 68-64 11/19 at Virginia Tech L, 68-73 You must be doing something right as a collegiate head women’s basketball coach, National City Xavier Invitational if a 19-12 season is considered to be a bit of a letdown by many observers. That’s just 11/23 vs. McNeese State W, 92-52 the case for Carey Green, the ninth-year head coach of the Liberty Lady Flames, who 11/24 vs. Houston W, 70-61 11/25 at Xavier W, 61-56 has raised the program’s standards to an extremely high level. Green has accumulated a 208-66 record on the Liberty bench, good for a winning 11/30 VIRGINIA UNION ^ W, 100-29 percentage of .759. He ranked 12th among active NCAA Division I women’s basketball 12/4 JAMES MADISON ^ W, 79-66 coaches in winning percentage, at the beginning of the season. 12/8 BINGHAMTON ^ W, 76-40 More importantly, Liberty has won the Big South Tournament title and advanced to 12/15 GLENVILLE STATE ^ W, 66-54 the NCAA Tournament seven times with Green as head coach. Liberty has totaled 23 Lady Rebel Christmas Classic or more victories during seven years, including the 2004-05 season, which saw the 12/20 vs. Ball State W, 68-56 Lady Flames reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. 12/21 at UNLV W, 70-68 Green has actually been to the postseason on 19 occasions as a women’s basket- 12/30 at No. 4/4 North Carolina L, 67-88 ball coach, a span which includes a dozen years as an assistant coach at Clemson. In all but one of the 19 appearances, he has experienced the NCAA Tournament. 1/5 RICHMOND ^ W, 45-38 Last season, the Lady Flames went 19-12 and tied for second place in the Big 1/8 at East Tennessee State W, 64-60 1/15 GEORGE MASON ^ W, 69-54 South. The season was highlighted by a 75-71 win at Virginia, which made the Lady 1/19 at Charleston So. * W, 82-53 Flames the first visiting team ever to triumph in the brand-new John Paul Jones Arena. 1/21 at Coastal Car. * W, 71-44 Rebounding and defense have always been staples of Green-coached teams, and 1/26 PRESBYTERIAN ^ W, 88-41 1/29 HIGH POINT *^ W, 76-57 the 2006-07 Lady Flames were no exception. Liberty outrebounded opponents by an average of 10.6 caroms per game, ranking fifth nationally. The Lady Flames have now 2/2 WINTHROP *^ W, 76-51 been listed among the nation’s top five teams in rebounding margin for four-straight 2/6 at Radford * W, 63-50 2/9 UNC ASHEVILLE *^ W, 69-55 years. Liberty led the nation in the category in both 2003-04 and 2004-05. 2/16 COASTAL CAR. *^ W, 76-39 The 2005-06 season represented one of the best coaching jobs of Green’s career. 2/18 CHARLESTON SO. *^ W, 99-42 The Lady Flames had lost the top four scorers from the Sweet 16 squad to graduation. 2/23 at High Point * 7 p.m. 2/27 at Winthrop * 7 p.m. Moreover, freshman Megan Frazee averaged 18.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game through the first 14 games of her collegiate career, but was lost for the remainder of the 3/1 at UNC Asheville * 2 p.m. season due to injury. Yet, Liberty was still able to win 25 games, capture its 10th- 3/7 RADFORD *^# 7 p.m. 3/14 Big South WBB Champ. TBA straight Big South title and earn its 10th-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. 3/15 Big South WBB Champ. TBA Green’s efforts were recognized by both the Big South Conference and the Virginia 3/16 Big South WBB Champ. TBA Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Both groups named Green as women’s basket- 3/22 NCAA Tourn. First Round TBA 3/23 NCAA Tourn. First Round TBA ball coach of the year at season’s end. It was the third time he has won each of those honors and marked Green’s second-straight selection as VaSID Coach of the Year. Home Games in BOLD CAPS A key late-season conference victory over High Point in 2006 made Green the win- * - Big South Conference Game All Times Are Eastern Standard Time ningest coach in Big South Conference history.
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