WBB Game Day Central: No. 5 seed Campbell
3/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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Game Time:
6 p.m.
Tipoff Time:
6:02 p.m.
TV Coverage:
ESPN3
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Evan Lepler
Color Commentator: Kelley Deyo
Radio Coverage:
Liberty Flames Sports Network – Radio
WWMC 90.9 FM The Light
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Jamie Hall
Game No. 31 – Big South Women's Basketball Championship Semifinal
No. 1 seed Liberty (24-6) vs. No. 5 seed Campbell (19-11)
March 7, 2015 – 6 p.m. – The HTC Center (Conway, S.C.)
The Coaches
• Liberty Head Coach Carey Green is 381-127 in his 16th season at Liberty, including 8-2 against Campbell. His teams are 40-3 all-time in the Big South Championship.
• Campbell Head Coach Wanda Watkins is 536-424 in her 34th season with the Lady Camels, including 13-15 versus Liberty.
Series History
• Liberty is 15-13 all-time against Campbell, after winning both regular-season matchups with the Lady Camels this season.
• Liberty was the only visiting Big South team to win at Campbell's Gore Arena this season and was the only Big South squad to sweep the regular-season series from the Lady Camels.
• Liberty is 2-1 all-time against Campbell in the Big South Championship, including 1-1 in the semifinal round.
• Campbell eliminated Liberty from its first-ever Big South Women's Basketball Championship, recording a 73-68 victory over the Lady Flames in the 1992 semifinals. Liberty then gained a measure of revenge the next season, with a 66-57 triumph over Campbell in the 1993 quarterfinals.
• The most recent Big South Championship meeting between the Lady Flames and Lady Camels came in the 2013 semifinal round, March 9, 2013 at The HTC Center. Devon Brown's 25 points and 14 rebounds helped No. 1 seed Liberty come back from an early 11-point deficit to defeat No. 5 seed Campbell, 70-56.
2014-15 Matchup #1
Jan. 24, 2015 – Liberty 64, Campbell 40 – Vines Center (Lynchburg, Va.)
• Liberty took the lead for good during a 13-0 first-half run.
• Campbell shot only 24.6 percent (14-of-57) from the field and its 40 points equaled the Lady Camels' season low.
• Liberty owned sizeable advantages in rebounds (51-36), points in the paint (36-12) and second-chance points (21-8).
• Ashley Rininger set a program single-game field goal percentage record (92.9 percent, 13-of-14) as part of a 27-point, 10-rebound game for the Lady Flames.
• Karly Buer added 10 points for Liberty, eclipsing the 1,000-point mark for her career during the first half.
• No one reached double digits for the Camels, who were led by Kiera Gaines and RaeChaun Edwards with eight points apiece.
2014-15 Matchup #2
Feb. 28, 2015 – Liberty 64, Campbell 57 – Gore Arena (Buies Creek, N.C.)
• Liberty broke open a back-and-forth game with an 18-0 run, spanning both halves.
• Campbell cut a 16-point second-half deficit to one, but the Lady Flames held on for a victory in both teams' regular-season finale.
• The decision halted the Lady Camels' nine-game home winning streak and made Liberty the only visiting Big South squad to leave Buies Creek with a win this season.
• Karly Buer led all players with 19 points, shooting 4-of-5 from three-point range.
• Sadalia Ellis scored 13 of her career-high 18 points during the second half, including nine during the final 3:41.
• Ashley Rininger chipped in 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Lady Flames.
• Campbell was led by RaeChaun Edwards (15 points, 5 steals) and Kiera Gaines (10 points).
Big South Championship Notes
• Liberty has reached the Big South Championship semifinal round for the 19th consecutive year.
• The Lady Flames are 16-4 all-time in the Big South semifinals.
• Liberty is 46-2 in the Big South Championship when favored according to seed.
• Liberty has not gone back-to-back seasons without playing in the Big South Championship title game since winning its first conference championship in 1997.
• The Lady Flames have reached the Big South Championship title game in 13 of Carey Green's first 15 seasons as head coach, winning 12 titles.
• Liberty is 8-1 all-time at The HTC Center and 55-7 when playing in South Carolina under Carey Green.
Trends and Streaks
• Liberty has won a season-high 12 straight games and 18 of its last 19 contests.
• The Lady Flames have won six consecutive games away from the Vines Center.
• The Lady Flames are 11-1 when playing on Saturday this season, including eight straight victories.
• Liberty has held 61 straight opponents below 50 percent shooting from the field.
• Liberty has outrebounded 19 consecutive opponents and has outscored each of those 19 squads in the paint as well.
• Liberty has scored more bench points than its opponent in 10 straight games.
• Liberty committed a season-low six turnovers against Asheville and has recorded 12 or fewer turnovers in six of its last nine games.
• Liberty has not recorded 10 or fewer turnovers in back-to-back games since Jan. 15 & 18, 2003.
• The Lady Flames are 16-1 this season when committing fewer turnovers than their opponents.
• Liberty is 4-0 with its current starting lineup of Katelyn Adams, Karly Buer, Sadalia Ellis, Emily Frazier and Ashley Rininger.
A Look Back at Thursday's 59-51 Win Over UNC Asheville
• After trailing No. 8 seed UNC Asheville by 11 points during the first half of Thursday afternoon's 2015 VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Women's Basketball Championship quarterfinal matchup, No. 1 seed Liberty roared back to claim a hard-fought 59-51 victory.
• Liberty improved to 24-6 despite shooting just 32.3 percent (21-of-65) from the field and making a season-low one three-pointer.
• The Lady Flames have now won 12 straight games overall and improve to 7-0 all-time against the Bulldogs during the Big South Championship, after equaling their largest comeback win this season. Liberty also improves to 6-4 when trailing at halftime this season.
• Asheville's season ended at 9-22 despite the fine efforts of Shonese Jones (game-high 22 points) and KJ Weaver (10 points, game-high 13 rebounds).
• The Bulldogs shot just 27.6 percent (8-of-29) after the intermission while suffering their third loss to the Lady Flames this season.
• Asheville made seven of its first nine field goal attempts to start the game, taking a 16-8 lead on Chatori Major's three-pointer from the right wing at 13:03. Conversely, Liberty made just 5 of its first 25 field goals.
• The Bulldogs took their aforementioned 11-point advantage (28-17) after the second of back-to-back layups by Jones dropped through the hoop, 4:46 before halftime.
• Emily Frazier helped the Lady Flames get back into the game by scoring eight points during Liberty's half-closing 10-2 surge. As a result, the deficit had closed to three (30-27) by the intermission.
• After being limited to four first-half points, Ashley Rininger scored six straight tallies during an 8-0 Liberty run early in the second period. Her layup at the 16:53 mark of the second half gave the Lady Flames their first lead of the day at 33-32.
• The lead changed hands two times before Liberty went on top for good on a spinning three-point play by Frazier at 9:37.
• Liberty made 10 of its 14 free throw attempts during the second half, helping the Lady Flames improve to 8-3 in games decided by 10 points or fewer this season.
• The Lady Flames utilized their size advantage to the tune of a 49-38 rebounding advantage and edges in points in the paint (34-24) and second-chance points (18-6). Liberty has now outrebounded 19 straight opponents.
• Liberty also did a good job taking care of the basketball, committing a season-low six turnovers on the afternoon.
• Rininger, who scored 10 of her 14 points during the second half, added 11 rebounds for her 11th double-double of the season and the 30th of her career.
• Frazier contributed 11 points, six assists and only one turnover.
• Karly Buer added 11 points of her own for the Lady Flames.
Updated Player Notes
#3 Sadalia Ellis
• During Thursday's win over Asheville, she finished with seven points (including the Lady Flames' only made three-pointer), a career high-equaling five rebounds, three assists and a game-high three steals.
• Scored a career-high 18 points at Campbell last Saturday (Feb. 28)
• Dished out her 300th career assist on Thursday
• With 542 career points, she needs only six more tallies to become one of the top 50 scorers in program history.
• Her 69 steals this season are the most by a Lady Flame since Amber Mays had 77 during the 2009-10 campaign.
• Has totaled 10 steals in the last three games, including four against Campbell last Saturday.
#10 Jaymee Fisher-Davis
• Made a pair of free throws with 0.8 seconds remaining in Thursday's win over Asheville
• Fisher-Davis has now tied the program record with 22 consecutive made free throws, dating back to the 2013 Big South Championship title game win over Longwood (March 10, 2013).
• Jennifer Fairfax (1991) and Karly Buer (earlier this season) also made 22 foul shots in a row for the Lady Flames.
#14 Karly Buer
• Scored her 1,000th career point versus Campbell on Jan. 24
• Averaged 14.5 ppg in two regular-season meetings with the Lady Camels, highlighted by 75 percent shooting (6-of-8) from three-point range
• Is averaging 17.5 ppg in two games at The HTC Center this season, including 11 on Thursday
#21 Emily Frazier
• After scoring in double figures only once during the season's first 25 games, has done so in three of the last five contests, including her 11 points versus Asheville
• Her 35 minutes played on Thursday were the highest on the team and also marked Frazier's season high (previous high was 31 versus Saint Joseph's).
• Trying to earn the opportunity to play in the Big South Championship title game for the first time since her freshman year of 2011
• Made 18 straight free throws prior to a first-half miss on Thursday
• Tallied six assists and only one turnover versus Asheville, giving her 36 assists and six turnovers in the last nine games
• With 409 career assists, she is only one behind Ginny Holloway for fifth place on Liberty's all-time list.
• Frazier is also tied for 15th in program history for three-pointers made (76), 38th in points (647) and 49th in rebounds (334).
#22 Sheana Vega
• Celebrated her 19th birthday on Friday
#24 Jasmine Gardner
• Grabbed seven rebounds in only 14 minutes on Thursday
• Ranks 16th in program history with 577 career boards
• Needs two rebounds to pass Lil Cooper for 15th, seven to pass Pam Stanfield for 14th and 10 to pass Kristina Palaimaite for 13th place
• 10 points shy of 500 for her career
#34 Katelyn Adams
• Pulled down seven boards on Thursday
• Ranks 17th in program history with 566 career rebounds
• Also 48th in program history with 557 career points
#55 Ashley Rininger
• Averaged 18.5 ppg and 9.5 rpg in two meetings with Campbell this season, including 27 points on a program-best 13-14 FG (92.9 percent) during the Jan. 24 home matchup with the Lady Camels
• Scored 10 of her 14 points after halftime and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds versus Asheville on Thursday
• Has now recorded three double-doubles in the last four games, 11 this season and 30 in her career
• With her two blocked shots on Thursday, moved into sole possession of fourth place in program history with 133 career rejections
• Also moved into 14th place on Liberty's all-time scoring list with 1,060 career points.
• Needs 19 points to pass Brenda Gunsallus for 13th place
• Ranks eighth in program history with 755 career rebounds
• Has hit 12 straight free throw attempts
