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] LIBERTY SHEPHERD 2020-21 SCHEDULE & RESULTS LADY FLAMES V RAMS 14-5 OVERALL S 0-0 OVERALL 10-2 ASUN 0-0 PSAC OVERALL RECORD: 14-5 ASUN: 10-2 | Non-Conference: 4-3 FEBRUARY 21, 2021 | 3:00 P.M. | LIBERTY ARENA | LYNCHBURG, VA. Home: 9-0 | Away: 5-5 | Neutral: 0-0 COACHING MATCHUP HOW TO FOLLOW THE LADY FLAMES NOVEMBER Video ..................................................................ESPN+ 25 at Ohio L, 72-76 LIBERTY SHEPHERD 28 at Virginia Tech L, 66-81 Audio .......................LFSN Radio (90.9 FM "The Light") Carey Jenna Head Coach Green Eckleberry Twitt er/Instagram ............................... @LibertyWBB DECEMBER 1 NORFOLK STATE W, 76-53 490-200 91-91 Record at School THE STARTING 5 - LIBERTY'S TOP STORYLINES 6 at Memphis L, 67-72 (22nd) (Year at School) (7th) • Liberty (14-5, 10-2 ASUN) will play a rare February 9 HAMPTON W, 67-45 490-200 Overall Record 91-91 non-conference game on Sunday, hosting Shepherd 13 CARSON-NEWMAN W, 85-60 (22nd) (Year as HC) (7th) (0-0, 0-0 PSAC) for the Rams' fi rst contest in 354 16 at High Point W, 76-66 days. It will be classifi ed as an exhibition for Shep- SERIES HISTORY VS. SHEPHERD herd. JANUARY 2 LIPSCOMB * W, 88-59 • Coming off back-to-back ASUN wins at Bellarmine 1-0 3 LIPSCOMB * W, 76-66 (OT) last weekend, Liberty is 1-0 all-time against Shepherd 9 at Kennesaw State * W, 76-59 Overall .........................................Liberty leads 1-0 and 5-0 all-time against PSAC opponents. Streak ....................................................Liberty W1 10 at Kennesaw State * W, 60-50 At Liberty .....................................Liberty leads 1-0 • The Lady Flames are 9-0 at Liberty Arena and have 16 NORTH ALABAMA * W, 86-63 At Shepherd .....................................................N/A won 14 consecutive home games overall for their lon- 17 NORTH ALABAMA * W, 77-60 Neutral ..............................................................N/A gest home winning streak since the 2017-18 season. 30 JACKSONVILLE * W, 78-46 Carey Green vs. Shepherd ................................1-0 • Liberty's leading scorer Emily Lytle (14.1 ppg) became 31 JACKSONVILLE * W, 78-52 the 18th member of the Lady Flames' 1,000-point club Last 5 Meetings: at Bellarmine on Feb. 13. She has moved into fourth FEBRUARY 12/19/15 ......................Liberty 69, Shepherd 57 (H) place on the Lady Flames' all-time list with 152 career 6 at North Florida * L, 80-85 three-pointers. 7 at North Florida * L, 67-68 13 at Bellarmine * W, 76-62 • On Monday, Bella Smuda became the Lady Flames' 14 at Bellarmine * W, 79-73 fi rst three-time ASUN Freshman of the Week. She 21 SHEPHERD 3 p.m. led the Lady Flames in points (31), rebounds (15) and 27 STETSON * 2 p.m. blocks (3) in 32 total minutes during a pair of victories 28 STETSON * 2 p.m. at Bellarmine. She stands 6-5, while Shepherd's tall- POTENTIAL STARTERS est player measures 5-11. MARCH 5 at FGCU * 7 p.m. 6 at FGCU * 5 p.m. 11 ASUN Quarterfi nals ^ 2/7 p.m. 12 ASUN Semifi nals ^ 2/7 p.m. 14 ASUN Championship Game ^ 2 p.m. Home Games in BOLD CAPS All times are listed in Eastern Time * - ASUN Conference Game 12 13 20 23 24 ^ - at Kennesaw, Ga. Ashtyn Baker Dee Brown Mya Berkman Emily Lytle Alyssa Iverson 5-6 Senior G 5-9 Junior F 6-3 Junior C 5-11 R-Senior F 5-7 Junior G 12.5 ppg 5.6 ppg 10.2 ppg 14.1 ppg 4.5 ppg 2.6 apg 3.4 rpg 6.5 rpg 5.2 rpg 2.5 apg ‹ 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 ................490-200 (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 .......................................761-528 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 ................................... (434) 221-5575 #25 Sophia d’Oliveira ..........................................................So-FEE-uh Dee-OLIVE-air-uh Email Address ............... [email protected] #30 Priscilla Smeenge .......................... SMEEN-gee (like the start of the word “geese”) Assoc. Director .........................Steven Gonzalez Asst. Director .................................Joe Carmany #31 Bella Smuda ......................................................................................Bella