2015-2016 Women's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 44
Catherine Kearney
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- F/C
- Height:
- 6-6
- Hometown:
- Monroeville, N.J.
- Prev School:
- Gloucester County Christian School
Career
- At the time of her graduation, ranked among the Lady Flames' career leaders for games played (tied for fourth, 125), rebounds (12th, 618) and points (32nd, 718)
2015-16 (R-Sr.)
- Appeared in all 33 games, starting a team-high 31 times
- Set career highs for points (9.7 ppg), rebounds (7.3 rpg), blocks (team-high 1.3 bpg) and field goal percentage (52.4)
- Tied for the team lead in double-digit scoring games (16) and double-doubles (6) and tallied a team-high four 20-point games
- Big South Championship all-tournament team selection
- Second team All-Big South honoree
- Earned her first Big South Player of the Week award on Jan. 25
- During the nine games Ashley Rininger missed due to injury (Dec. 19-Jan. 26), averaged 15.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg and 1.6 bpg
- Scored 20-plus points against Shepherd (20 points on Dec. 19), Campbell (22 points on Dec. 29), UNC Asheville (22 points on Jan. 4) and Longwood (20 points on Jan. 24)
- Shot 91.7 percent (11-of-12) from the field against UNC Asheville on Jan. 4 for the second-best single-game field goal percentage in program history
- Went 8-of-8 from the floor at Longwood on Jan. 24, which was the most field goals without a miss for a Lady Flame since Avery Warley went 8-of-8 at North Carolina A&T in 2011.
- Averaged 12.3 ppg and 11.7 rpg during Liberty's three games at the Big South Championship, including the eighth and ninth double-doubles of her career
2014-15 (R-Jr.)
- Appeared in all but one game as a redshirt junior, making a pair of starts
- Scored a season-high 13 points and grabbed five rebounds during a Nov. 22 overtime win over Saint Joseph's
- Just missed a double-double (10 points, season-high nine rebounds) in only 14 minutes of action against Longwood on Jan. 13
- Totaled nine points against Charleston Southern on Feb. 21, including eight straight tallies during a decisive 21-4 run to start the second half
- Contributed eight points and eight rebounds to the Lady Flames' Big South semifinal triumph over Campbell (March 7)
2013-14 (R-So.)
- Was enjoying a breakthrough season before suffering a season-ending ankle injury at Campbell on Feb. 1, which caused her to miss the final 10 games
- Third on the team with 6.3 rpg
- Made all six of her free throws and scored eight points against her parents' alma mater, Saint Joseph's, on Nov. 23
- Grabbed double-digit rebounds four times, beginning with a 10-rebound effort in Liberty's first win of the season, Nov. 25 at Kutztown
- Recorded all three of her double-doubles during a five-game stretch spanning Dec. 7 and Jan. 2, averaging 10.6 ppg and 10.4 rpg for the period
- Posted her first career double-double on Dec. 7 against Radford, consisting of 11 points and 10 rebounds
- Set career highs for both points (14) and rebounds (13) on Dec. 30 at High Point, with nine of her boards coming at the offensive end
- Fashioned her second straight double-double on Jan. 2 at Charleston Southern, as she scored 10 points and tied career highs for both rebounds (13) and blocks (3)
- Finished with 11 points and eight rebounds against UNC Asheville on Jan. 18
2012-13 (So.)
- Limited to just seven appearances on the season, due to injury, and was granted a medical redshirt
- Scored a season-high six points and grabbed four rebounds during her 2012-13 debut, Nov. 16 against Grambling State in the Preseason WNIT
- Blocked a pair of shots at No. 3/3 Baylor (Nov. 23)
- Celebrated her 20th birthday with a victory at James Madison on Dec. 4, pulling down a season-best five rebounds
- Big South Presidential Honor Roll
2011-12 (Fr.)
- Topped Liberty's reserves in both rebounds (3.8 rpg) and blocked shots (0.8 bpg) as a freshman
- Scored the first 11 points of her collegiate career Nov. 18 at North Carolina A&T, to go along with five rebounds and a pair of blocked shots
- Pulled down a season-high 10 boards against No. 12/14 Oklahoma (Nov. 25)
- Earned her first career start the following day versus Lipscomb, at the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament
- Totaled 11 points, eight rebounds, a career-best three rejections and a career-high three steals against Virginia Union (Dec. 15)
- Tossed in a season-best 13 points versus High Point (Jan. 7), including five during overtime
- Also reached double figures in Liberty's next meeting with High Point on Feb. 6, finishing with 10 points
- Scored 10 points in her Big South Championship debut, against UNC Asheville (March 9)
- With Avery Warley in foul trouble in the Big South Championship title game at High Point (March 11), posted five points, five rebounds and two blocks in 16 minutes
- Included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll
Prep
- Graduated from Gloucester County Christian School
- Became the first player in Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference history to eclipse the 2,000-point barrier, doing so on an assist from her sister Sarah
- Finished with 2,011 points, over 1,000 rebounds and 450 blocked shots for her career
- Helped her team win its first-ever Tri-State Association of Christian Schools (TSACS) Tournament as a sophomore
- Gloucester County Christian went 74-6 during her final three seasons on the team
- As a junior, she averaged 21.5 ppg and 12.3 rpg, earning MVP of both the TSACS and the Garden State Association of Christian Schools (GSACS)
Personal
- Daughter of Steve and Kate Kearney
- Parents both played basketball at Saint Joseph's
- Sister Sarah played basketball at Olivet Nazarene
- Birthday is Dec. 4
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport management in May 2014
- Working on a master's degree in human services – executive leadership
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Sunday, December 14
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Wednesday, November 26
Coach Sherard Talks About The Game Against Duke
Sunday, November 16
Coach Sherard & Avery Mills Talk About The Win Over ECU
Friday, November 07



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