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Bellarmine Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, KY 40205 BELLARMINE BASKETBALL Founded / Enrollment 1950 / 3,293 Nickname / Colors Knights / Scarlet & Silver 16 NCAA II Tournament Appearances • 4 NCAA II Elite Eights • 1 NCAA II Final Four Conference ASUN Home Court Freedom Hall President Dr. Susan M. Donovan Bellarmine Knights Director of Athletics Scott Wiegandt Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA Pam Stackhouse at North Alabama Lions Head Coach Chancellor Dugan (9th) Monday-Tuesday, February 22-23 • 3 PM/3 PM (ET) • Flowers Hall • Florence, AL Bellarmine Record 147-98 Overall Record 467-388 Assistant Coach Shannon Litton (9th) MOST RECENT STARTERS Assistant Coach Crystal Kelly (1st) Bellarmine (4-13, 4-8 ASUN) Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Assistant Coach Abby Owings (1st) F 23 Lauren Deel 5-11 Sr. 9.4 4.6 Louisville, KY All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 11-17 (16 Appearances, 1 Final Four, 4 Elite Eights) F 42 Sheniqua Coatney 6-2 Jr. 8.9 5.9 Shreveport, LA Important Phone Numbers G 03 Breia Torrens 5-5 Sr. 10.3 3.5 Louisville, KY Athletics Office 502-272-8381 G 04 Tasia Jeffries 5-7 Sr. 13.1 3.0 Louisville, KY Sports Information Office 502-272-8079 G 22 Kathleen Scott 5-8 Jr. 5.6 3.5 Mt. Washington, KY WBB SID - Adam Pruiett, cell 502-889-0466 Head Coach: Chancellor Dugan, 9th year at Bellarmine (147-98 record at Bellarmine, 467-388 career) Twitter/Instagram @BUKnightsWBB/buwbbteam North Alabama (6-15, 5-7 ASUN) Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown F 20 Sakyia White 6-0 Fr. 10.6 9.0 Tuscaloosa, AL 2020-21 SCHEDULE G 02 Jade Moore 5-7 Fr. 2.8 0.9 Saint Louis, MO G 04 Macey Lee 6-0 Fr. 8.0 3.0 Jackson, TN Date Opponent Time December G 05 Jaida Bond 5-8 So. 14.6 5.2 Murfreesboro, TN Mon. 14 BALL STATE L 42-98 G 15 Alexis Callins 5-8 Fr. 7.8 1.9 Martin, TN Wed. 16 at Western Kentucky L 49-82 Head Coach: Missy Tiber, 8th year at North Alabama (126-95 record at North Alabama, 312-251 career) Sat. 19 WESTERN ILLINOIS L 57-79 Tues. 29 at Evansville L 62-72 January Sat. 2 at No. 2 Louisville L 46-97 QUICK SHOTS KNIGHT INSIGHTS Sat. 9 at Lipscomb* L 72-84 Sun. 10 at Lipscomb* L 58-65 Site: Flowers Hall; Florence, AL • North Alabama is highly familiar with the Divi- Sat. 16 FLORIDA GULF COAST* L 58-81 Series: UNA leads 3-1; Last Meeting: UNA 80, sion I transition Bellarmine made this season. Sun. 17 FLORIDA GULF COAST* L 52-81 BU 78; 11/15/14 in Knights Hall. UNA made the jump from Division II in the fall Sat. 23 at Stetson* L 67-71 Watch: ESPN+ of 2018. Sun. 24 at Stetson* W 71-64 Radio: WXVW 1450 AM/96.1 FM; Jack Kizer, • Due to their similar backgrounds, it’s not Sat. 30 KENNESAW STATE* W 73-67 suprising that Bellarmine and North Alabama Sun. 31 KENNESAW STATE* W 62-60 play-by-play have squared off before. They have met four February Next BU Games: March 5-6 vs. North Florida; times in women’s basketball, with UNA holding Sat. 6 at Jacksonville* W 75-71 OT Freedom Hall; Louisville, KY Sun. 7 at Jacksonville* L 65-71 a 3-1 advantage. Their last meeting took place in Sat. 13 LIBERTY* L 62-76 mid-November of 2014 in Knights Hall, when the Sun. 14 LIBERTY* L 73-79 WARM-UPS Lions escaped with an 80-78 win. Mon. 22 at North Alabama* 3 PM • In Bellarmine’s first game against Liberty, Tasia Tues. 23 at North Alabama* 3 PM March Jeffries tied the program record for 3-point Fri. 5 NORTH FLORIDA* 7 PM The Bellarmine women’s basketball team makes percentage (min. 6 attempts) after sinking 7-of-8 Sat. 6 NORTH FLORIDA* 5 PM its final road trip of the regular season when attempts from deep for an 87.5 clip. Jeffries 9-14 ASUN Championship the Knights head to Florence, Alabama, to take drained her first seven shots from long range on North Alabama on Monday and Tuesday before finally missing. * - ASUN game afternoon. All Times ET • In Bellarmine’s second game against Liberty, the Knights set season highs in field-goal The ASUN contests with the Lions were origi- percentage (45.0), 3-point percentage (53.8, nally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday before 7-for-13) and field goals made (27) while tying inclement weather forced what turned out to be their second-highest point total (73). a very short postponement. • Breia Torrens was among 10 selected for the ASUN’s Preseason All-Conference Team Streaks have defined Bellarmine’s first season after being a first-team All-GLVC selection last in Division I. The Knights dropped their first 10 season. With 899 career points heading into the games, then built a four-game winning streak weekend, the senior guard has an outside shot but now have lost three straight. this season at becoming the 29th member of the program’s 1,000-point club. However, Bellarmine’s most recent performance • Bellarmine continues to excel at the free-throw against Liberty, which is second in the ASUN, line. Jeffries, Torrens, junior forward Sheniqua may have been the Knights’ most impressive of Coatney and junior guard Kathleen Scott are all the season. There were 10 lead changes and shooting around 80 percent or higher from the six ties. With less than a minute left, Bellarmine charity stripe, helping Bellarmine lead the ASUN trailed 75-73 and possessed the ball with an at 74.4 percent. opportunity to tie or take the lead before Liberty • Before the Liberty series, Bellarmine played pulled out a 79-73 win. at Jacksonville, where Coatney, a transfer from Louisiana-Monroe, delivered one of the team’s North Alabama experienced a recent rough top performances of the season in Game 2. patch as well, but the Lions halted a five-game Coatney poured in a career-high 27 points on losing streak with a 70-65 road victory over 11-for-14 shooting while adding 8 rebounds. Stetson in their last outing. Jaida Bond is tied • Bellarmine Coach Chancellor Dugan was the for fifth in the ASUN in scoring at 14.6 points head coach at former ASUN member Florida per game, and Sakyia White is in the vicinity of Atlantic for 13 seasons before taking over the averaging a double-double (10.6 pts, 9.0 rebs). Knights. 2020-21 BELLARMINE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 North Alabama Lions Women’s Basketball Roster NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS) 2 Jade Moore G 5-7 Fr. Saint Louis, Missouri / Whitfield High School 4 Macey Lee G 6-0 Fr. Jackson, Tennessee / Trinity Christian Academy 5 Jaida Bond G 5-8 So. Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman High School 14 Olivia Noah F 6-1 Sr. Cypress, Texas / Cy-Fair High School / Incarnate Word 15 Alexis Callins G 5-8 Fr. Martin, Tennessee / Westview High School 20 Sakyia White F 6-0 Fr. Tuscaloosa, Alabama / Central High School 23 Jaila Roberts G 5-6 So. Cantonment, Florida / Booker T. Washington HS 24 Hina Suzuki G 5-3 Jr. Hamamatsu, Japan / Osaka Toin Senior High School / Kwansei University 30 Savannah Holt G 6-1 R-So. Lyles, Tennessee / East Hickman High School Head Coach: Missy Tiber | Assistant Coaches: Adrianne Harlow, Josh Ashley, Alison Seberger BELLARMINE JOINS DIVISION I On July 1, 2020, Bellarmine University celebrat- ed the elevation of its athletics program from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I, making Bellarmine the only private DI university in Ken- tucky and one of only a handful of DI Catholic universities in the South. All 22 of the Knights’ varsity sports programs now compete in Division I, including 17 in the ASUN Conference. ABOUT NORTH ALABAMA Bellarmine’s move to DI was announced in • In its most recent game, North Alabama built a big early lead before holding off a late the summer of 2019 as one of the first major Stetson rally for a 70-65 ASUN road win. The game flipped the script from the Saturday initiatives in the university’s strategic plan. matchup between the same two teams. After trailing by 20 points in the first half, the Stakeholder studies revealed the university Lions got within single digits before coming up short down the stretch. On Sunday, UNA and its student-athletes were well-poised for DI led by as many as 19 in the first half. A three-point basket by Jaida Bond gave the Lions a competition. Transitioning to DI extends the uni- 28-9 lead with 8:27 remaining in the second quarter. Stetson closed the gap to 14 points versity’s geographic reach, supports enrollment before a three-pointer in the closing seconds by Alexis Callins gave North Alabama a growth, improves diversity and achieves better gender balance. Increased exposure enhances 37-20 lead at the half. Stetson run cut the lead to 46-39 heading into the fourth quarter. institutional awareness and expands partnership The Hatters got to within two points before Jade Moore connected on a three-point opportunities. basket. After a defensive stop, Sakyia White followed with a basket in the lane to push the UNA lead to 53-46 with 6:58 remaining. Stetson got within three late in the game Bellarmine teams in the following 17 sports will when a three-pointer made the score 61-58 at the 1:14 mark.