WBB Game Day Central: Stetson
2/20/2020 12:00:00 AM
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Game Time:
Saturday - 2 p.m.
TV Coverage:
ESPN3
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Rett McGibbon
Color Analyst: Heather Stephens
Sidelines: Victoria Wood
Radio Coverage:
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Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Jamie Hall
The Starting 5 - Liberty's Top Storylines
• Liberty (14-11, 7-5 ASUN) will host Stetson (11-14, 5-7 ASUN) on Saturday for its next-to-last regular-season game at the Vines Center. The contest will be the Lady Flames' annual Play4Kay game, and the team will welcome back a number of alumni and former coaches to commemorate the end of the Vines Center era.
• Liberty is attempting to complete a season sweep of the Hatters after posting a 57-48 victory in DeLand on Jan. 25. The Lady Flames are also seeking their first-ever home win over Stetson.
• The ASUN Championship will tip off in two weeks on March 7, with Liberty and Stetson possibly in line to rematch during the quarterfinal round.
• Keyen Green, the 2018 Big South Player of the Year, is making a successful return from an ankle injury which sidelined her for the entire 2018-19 season. The redshirt junior center tallied 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds at Stetson last month.
• Junior point guard Ashtyn Baker scored a program-record 17 of her 21 points during the third quarter against NJIT last Saturday. She paced all players with 16 points at Stetson on Jan. 25.
Notes and Anecdotes - Liberty vs. Stetson
• Liberty continues its final regular-season homestand at the Vines Center in search of its first-ever victory over Stetson at the facility. The Hatters are 2-0 when facing the Lady Flames in Lynchburg. Stetson and FGCU are the only two ASUN teams Liberty has not defeated at the Vines Center.
• Saturday's game could provide a potential preview for the ASUN Championship quarterfinals. If the tournament began today, No. 6 seed Stetson would travel to No. 3 seed Liberty for a quarterfinal matchup. However, only 2.5 games currently separate No. 2 seed North Alabama from No. 7 seed Kennesaw State with four dates of regular-season competition remaining.
• Both teams are trending in the right direction. Liberty has won back-to-back games and three of its last four outings. Meanwhile, Stetson is 4-2 since its Jan. 25 loss to Liberty.
• Liberty (+5.7) and Stetson (+5.2) rank first and second in the ASUN for rebound margin. Liberty has outrebounded the Hatters during all three meetings over the last two seasons, including a 39-29 advantage in DeLand last month.
• Both teams have relied on youth. Two freshmen (Audrey Clark and Asia Todd) are currently starting for the Lady Flames, while freshmen Kimia Carter and Tippy Robertson have both been regular starters for the Hatters. Carter is a four-time ASUN Freshman of the Week.
What's at Stake?
• With a win on Saturday, Liberty would move into a tie for second place in the ASUN standings with three games remaining.
• Liberty is currently one of four ASUN teams with either five or six conference losses. Likely, only three of those four teams will emerge with top-four seeds and the opportunity to host an ASUN quarterfinal game.
• The Lady Flames need to win three of their final four regular-season games to finish with 10+ conference victories for the 21st consecutive season. The streak began during Carey Green's first season as head coach (1999-2000), when Liberty went 12-2 in the Big South.
