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. 1 - Nov. 13, 2007, 7 p.m. Founded . .1971 Enrollment . .10,400 (Resident), 28.000 (Total) LIBERTY Lady Flames (0-0, 0-0 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 UNC GREENSBORO Spartans (0-1, 0-0 Southern) Founder . .Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor . .Jerry Falwell, Jr. Exec. Vice President . Fleming Gym (1,833) - Greensboro, 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 (0-0, 0-0 Big South) open the 2007-08 season with a road Women’s Basketball Information game at UNC Greensboro (0-1, 0-0 Southern). Liberty is looking for its fourth-consec- Head Coach . .Carey Green utive season-opening victory, while the Spartans are hoping to rebound from a 74-29 Alma Mater . .Coastal Carolina, '79 Record at school . .185-64 (Ninth year) setback to No. 25 N.C. State in their first game on Sunday. Tip-off at Fleming Gym is Career record . .Same set for 7 p.m. Assistant Coaches . .Alexis Sherard (St. Michael’s, ‘93) . .Andrea Bloodworth (Calvin, '98) The Last Time Out . .Heather Stephens (Wyoming, '03) Radford’s Kelli Darden hit a bank shot as the buzzer sounded, giving the WBB Certified Athletic Trainer . .Madeline Bosek Highlanders a 57-55 win over the Lady Flames in the semifinals of the 2007 Big South Women’s Basketball Championship, on March 9. The setback snapped Liberty’s string History First season of basketball . .1975-76 of 10-straight Big South Championships and ended the Lady Flames’ year at 19-12. Overall all-time record . .456-392 Apperances in NCAA Tourn. .10 Lady Flames On The Air Last NCAA Tourn. .2006 Opponent . .DePaul All Lady Flames basketball games can be heard LIVE on WWMC 90.9 FM "The Result . .L/ 43-68 (First Round) Light." Jamie Hall, who is celebrating his 14th year of broadcasting Lady Flames bas- Final/Highest Ranking . .N/A Overall record last year . .19-12 ketball, will once again be handling the courtside play-by-play duties for most road Conference record/finish .10-4/T-Second games. Jerod Brooks will serve as the primary commentator for home games. Starters returning/lost . .3/2 Letterwinners returning/lost . .9/5 Newcomers . .4 Lady Flames On TV For the fifth year in a row, the Flames Television Network (FTN) plans to broadcast Athletic Media Relations Information Asst. AD/Ath. Media Rel. Dir. all 13 home women's basketball games. FTN’s regular announcing team will consist of . .Todd Wetmore Ray Jones on play-by-play and Jamie Hall on color. SID Office Phone . .(434) 582-2292 Cell Phone . .(434) 841-8974 In addition, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) will televise Liberty’s final reg- Email Address . [email protected] ular-season game, a March 7 home contest versus Radford. This will be the first time Assoc. Director . .Ryan Bomberger MASN has ever broadcasted a Big South women’s basketball game. Cell Phone . .(434) 221-5576 Email Address . [email protected] Probable Starters (Stats are from 2006-07 Season) 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. 4.6 1.5 1.9 apg Email Address . [email protected] 4 Courtney Watkins G 5-9 Sr. 3.5 2.0 1.5 apg WBB Contact . .Paul Carmany 40 Megan Frazee F 6-3 Jr. 17.2 8.5 1.6 apg SID Fax . .(434) 582-2076 Website . .LibertyFlames.com 25 Rebecca Lightfoot F 6-2 Jr. 4.9 3.5 0.7 spg 42 Moriah Frazee F 6-3 Jr. 7.6 4.4 45.3 FG% Radio Station: WWMC “The Light” (90.9 FM) Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Jamie Hall Reserves Color Commentary: N/A No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Other Stats Television 11 Egle Smigelskaite F 6-5 Sr. 2.7 1.9 47.7 FG% Station: N/A 12 Heather Smith G 5-11 Fr. -- -- --- Play-By-Play Broadcaster: N/A Color Commentary: N/A 22 Rachel Hammond G 5-9 Jr. 3.9 1.6 1.2 apg 32 Rachel McLeod G 5-10 Fr. -- -- --- 35 Alexandria Bream G 5-9 Jr. 1.0 0.4 0.4 apg 41 Molly Frazee F 6-2 Jr. 6.2 3.5 77.8 FT% 43 Kittery Maine F 6-4 Fr. -- -- --- Liberty University 2007-08 Basketball 2007-08 Liberty University Schedule Women’s Basketball Game Notes Overall: 0-0 Liberty University Head Coach: Carey Green (Coastal Carolina, '79) Big South: 0-0 Record at Liberty: 185-64 (Ninth year) 11/13 at UNC Greensboro 7 p.m. Overall Record: Same 11/16 at North Carolina A&T 7 p.m. 11/19 at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. 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 6 p.m. the case for Carey Green, the ninth-year head coach of the Liberty Lady Flames, who 11/24 vs. Houston 6 p.m. 11/25 at Xavier 2 p.m. has raised the program’s standards to an extremely high level. Green has accumulated a 185-64 record on the Liberty bench, good for a winning 11/30 VIRGINIA UNION ^ 7 p.m. percentage of .743. He currently ranks 12th among active NCAA Division I women’s 12/4 JAMES MADISON ^ 6 p.m. basketball coaches in winning percentage. 12/8 BINGHAMTON ^ 1 p.m. More importantly, Liberty has won the Big South Tournament title and advanced to 12/15 GLENVILLE STATE ^ 2 p.m. the NCAA Tournament seven times with Green as head coach. Liberty has totaled 23 Lady Rebel Christmas Classic or more victories during six of those years, including the 2004-05 season, which saw 12/20 vs. Ball State 8 p.m. the Lady Flames reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. 12/21 vs. Austin Peay/UNLV 8/10:30 Green has actually been to the postseason on 19 occasions as a women’s basket- 12/30 at North Carolina 2 p.m. 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 ^ 7 p.m. Last season, the Lady Flames went 19-12 and tied for second place in the Big 1/8 at East Tennessee State 7 p.m. 1/15 GEORGE MASON ^ 7 p.m. South. The season was highlighted by a 75-71 win at Virginia, which made the Lady 1/19 at Charleston So. * 5:30 p.m. Flames the first visiting team ever to triumph in the brand-new John Paul Jones Arena. 1/21 at Coastal Car. * 7 p.m. Rebounding and defense have always been staples of Green-coached teams, and 1/26 PRESBYTERIAN ^ 2 p.m. 1/29 HIGH POINT *^ 7 p.m. 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 *^ 7 p.m. been listed among the nation’s top five teams in rebounding margin for four-straight 2/6 at Radford * 7 p.m. 2/9 UNC ASHEVILLE *^ 4 p.m. years. Liberty led the nation in the category in both 2003-04 and 2004-05. 2/16 COASTAL CAR. *^ 7 p.m. The 2005-06 season represented one of the best coaching jobs of Green’s career. 2/18 CHARLESTON SO. *^ 7 p.m. 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.