WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES Paul Carmany, Associate Athletics Communications Director · Cell: (434) 221-5575 · Offi ce: (434) 582-2604 · Email: [email protected] #2 SEED LIBERTY #3 SEED UNF 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS LADY FLAMES V OSPREYS 18-7 OVERALL S 14-10 OVERALL 12-4 ASUN 11-5 ASUN OVERALL RECORD: 18-7 ASUN: 12-4 | Non-Conference: 6-3 MARCH 12, 2021 | 7:00 P.M. | KSU CONVOCATION CENTER | KENNESAW, GA. Home: 12-0 | Away: 5-7 | Neutral: 1-0 COACHING MATCHUP HOW TO FOLLOW THE LADY FLAMES NOVEMBER Video ..................................................................ESPN+ 25 at Ohio L, 72-76 LIBERTY UNF 28 at Virginia Tech L, 66-81 Audio .......................LFSN Radio (90.9 FM "The Light") Carey Darrick Head Coach Green Gibbs Twitt er/Instagram ............................... @LibertyWBB DECEMBER 1 NORFOLK STATE W, 76-53 494-202 75-100 Record at School THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES 6 at Memphis L, 67-72 (22nd) (Year at School) (6th) • No. 2 seed Liberty (18-7) will square off with No. 3 seed 9 HAMPTON W, 67-45 494-202 Overall Record 75-100 North Florida (14-10) in the ASUN Women's Basketball 13 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 85-60 (22nd) (Year as HC) (6th) Championship semifi nals, Friday at 7 p.m. at the KSU 16 at High Point W, 76-66 Convocation Center. SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTH FLORIDA JANUARY • Liberty will look to make its third straight ASUN title 2 LIPSCOMB * W, 88-59 game appearance. The Lady Flames are 5-1 in ASUN 3-4 3 LIPSCOMB * W, 76-66 (OT) Championship contests, including 2-0 in semifi nal 9 at Kennesaw State * W, 76-59 Overall ...............................North Florida leads 4-3 games and 4-0 when favored according to seed. Streak .........................................North Florida W2 10 at Kennesaw State * W, 60-50 At Liberty .....................................Liberty leads 3-0 • Liberty is 3-4 all-time against North Florida with the 16 NORTH ALABAMA * W, 86-63 At North Florida ............... North Florida leads 4-0 home team winning all seven contests, including 17 NORTH ALABAMA * W, 77-60 Neutral ..............................................................N/A the Ospreys' pair of victories on Feb. 6 & 7. The Lady 30 JACKSONVILLE * W, 78-46 In ASUN Championship ...............Liberty leads 1-0 Flames are 1-0 versus UNF in the ASUN Champion- 31 JACKSONVILLE * W, 78-52 Carey Green vs. North Florida ......................... 3-4 ship, posting a home triumph in the 2019 semifi nals. • The Lady Flames won Thursday's quarterfi nal vs. Bel- FEBRUARY Last 5 Meetings: larmine in impressive fashion. They matched a season 6 at North Florida * L, 80-85 2/7/21 ....................North Florida 68, Liberty 67 (A) high for points (88), while posting their highest fi eld 7 at North Florida * L, 67-68 2/6/21 ...................North Florida 85, Liberty 80 (A) goal percentage (60.3) in eight years. 13 at Bellarmine * W, 76-62 2/24/20................. Liberty 76, North Florida 54 (H) 14 at Bellarmine * W, 79-73 1/27/20 .................North Florida 65, Liberty 50 (A) • Two-time ASUN All-Tournament Team member Emily 21 SHEPHERD W, 73-65 3/13/19 ................. Liberty 65, North Florida 51 (H) Lytle paced Liberty's balanced att ack with 14 points on 27 STETSON * W, 62-58 Thursday. She hit one triple, helping the Lady Flames 28 STETSON * W, 66-55 tie the program record of 175 three-pointers made in POTENTIAL STARTERS a single season (tied with 2013-14 team). MARCH 5 at No. 24 FGCU * L, 60-80 6 at No. 24 FGCU * L, 50-65 11 vs. No. 7 seed Bellarmine ^ W, 88-59 12 vs. No. 3 seed North Florida ^ 7 p.m. 14 ASUN Championship Game ^ 2 p.m. Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - ASUN Conference Game 1 12 20 23 30 ^ - ASUN Championship (at Kennesaw, Ga.) Kennedi Williams Ashtyn Baker Mya Berkman Emily Lytle Priscilla Smeenge 5-7 Sophomore G 5-6 Senior G 6-3 Junior C 5-11 R-Senior F 6-0 Senior F 3.2 ppg 11.7 ppg 9.9 ppg 13.9 ppg 2.9 ppg 3.4 apg 2.4 apg 6.2 rpg 4.8 rpg 3.2 rpg ‹ 1 › QUICK FACTS / ROSTER / PRONUNCIATION GUIDE GENERAL INFORMATION 2020-21 LIBERTY NUMERICAL ROSTER Name of School .......................Liberty University No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) City/Zip ...............................Lynchburg, Va. 24515 Founded ........................................................1971 1 Kennedi Williams So. G 5-7 Douglasville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian School Enrollment ............................................... 15,000 2 Nyah Stallings Fr. G 5-10 Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale HS Nickname .........................................Lady Flames School Colors ..........................Red, White & Blue 3 Jordan Peters Jr. G 5-7 Statesville, N.C./Statesville Christian School Home Arena .................................. Liberty Arena 4 Nenna Lindstrom Sr. G 5-6 Helsinki, Finland/Makelanrinne HS (W. Wyoming CC) Capacity .....................................................4,000 5 Melat Sissay Jr. G 5-6 Stockholm, Sweden/Solna Gymnasium Affi liation .....................................NCAA Division I Conference ................................................ ASUN 11 Makaela Kestner R-So. G/F 5-11 Manassas, Va./Liberty HS (South Florida) Founder .....................................Dr. Jerry Falwell 12 Ashtyn Baker Sr. G 5-6 Nesbit, Miss./Northpoint Christian School Acting President .........................Dr. Jerry Prevo 13 Dee Brown Jr. G/F 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Proviso East HS (Miami Dade College) Director of Athletics ......................... Ian McCaw Athletics Dept. Phone .................(434) 582-2100 15 Audrey Clark So. G 5-6 Galax, Va./Home Schooled WOMEN'S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 20 Mya Berkman Jr. F/C 6-3 Marble Falls, Texas/Marble Falls HS 22 Jordan Bailey * So. F 6-1 Colbert, Ga./Madison County HS (Old Dominion) Head Coach ..................................... Carey Green Alma Mater .........................Coastal Carolina, ‘79 23 Emily Lytle R-Sr. F 5-11 Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian (Litt le Rock) Record at School ................ 494-202 (22nd Year) 24 Alyssa Iverson Jr. G 5-7 Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy (McHenry CC) Career Record ........................................... Same 25 Sophia d’Oliveira Fr. G 5-8 Dawsonville, Ga./Dawson County HS Associate Head Coach .......................................... .......................Alexis Sherard (St. Michael’s, ‘93) 30 Priscilla Smeenge Sr. G 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla./Celebration HS (Michigan) Assistant Coaches 31 Bella Smuda Fr. F/C 6-5 Exton, Pa./Downingtown East HS ..............Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth (Calvin, ‘98) ..................................Katie Matt era (Liberty, '05) 34 Bridgett e Rett statt Sr. F 6-2 Galena, Ohio/Worthington Christian HS Certifi ed Athletic Trainer ..................... Laura Mancuso (North Florida, '13) * - Sitt ing out the 2020-21 season due to NCAA transfer regulations HISTORY Coaching and Support Staff First Season of Basketball ........................1975-76 All-Time Record ......................................765-530 Head Coach: Carey Green, 22nd Year (Coastal Carolina, '79) NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................17 Associate Head Coach: Alexis Sherard, 14th Year (St. Michael’s, '93) Last NCAA Appearance................................2018 Opponent ........................................... Tennessee Assistant Coach: Andrea “Andy” Bloodworth, 14th Year (Calvin, '98) Result .............................L/60-100 (First Round) Assistant Coach: Katie Matt era, Second Year (Liberty, '05) Postseason WNIT Appearances ........................2 Director of Operations: Sarah Boruta, 10th Year (Ferris State, '08) Last WNIT Appearance ................................2016 Opponent ..............................................Villanova Director of Player Development: Dan Lumpkin, Fourth Year (Austin Peay, '92) Result ................................L/51-67 (First Round) Coordinator of Digital Services: Jazmine Charles, First Year (Lenoir-Rhyne, ’15) Final/Highest Ranking ................................... N/A Final 2019-20 Record .................................. 20-11 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Solomon Tat, Fifth Year (Virginia, '12) Conference Record/Finish ..................11-5/T-2nd Certifi ed Athletic Trainer: Laura Mancuso, Second Year (North Florida, '13) Starters Returning/Lost ................................ 3/2 Lett erwinners Returning/Lost.......................9/5 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Newcomers ........................................................7 #1 Kennedi Williams .............................................................................. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Kennedy Williams #2 Nyah Stallings ..................................................................................NIGH-uh Stallings Assoc. AD - Communications .......Todd Wetmore #5 Melat Sissay ....................................................................................Mull-LOT Sis-SIGH Offi ce Phone ................................(434) 582-2292 Email Address ................ [email protected] #11 Makaela Kestner ......................................................................Mick-KAY-luh Kestner Sr. Assoc. Director ...................Ryan Bomberger #20 Mya Berkman .................................................................................. MY-uh Berkman Assoc. Director/WBB Contact ...... Paul Carmany Offi ce Phone ...............................(434) 582-2604 #23 Emily Lytle ...............................................................................................Emily LIE-tul Cell Phone ..................................