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2 L I B E R T Y For more than 20 years, the Big South Conference has been a progressive, NCAA Division I athletic conference reflecting the energy and growth of the Southeastern United States. Founded in 1983, the Big South has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence both on the field of play and in the classroom. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Big South Conference s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic league is evident by competitive success on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, the enhancement of the quality of the student-athlete experience and strategic planning that has carried the Big South through the first decade of the 21st century. Entering its 24th year of existence in , the Big South Conference continues to emerge by providing quality athletic competition, and intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. The league consists of eight member institutions: Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, High Point, Liberty, UNC Asheville, Radford, Virginia Military Institute and Winthrop. Two new members will join the Big South footprint in with the addition of Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, which began its transition to Division I athletics in The Big South reached new heights in , as the league experienced monumental milestones in nearly every sport. In football, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South member to receive a berth in the NCAA Division I Playoffs, being selected as an at-large participant to highlight the conference s fifth year of sponsoring football. In men s basketball, Winthrop became the first Big South member to be ranked in the national Top 25 and first to win a first round NCAA Tournament with its victory over Notre Dame. In women s basketball, the Big South had two teams participate in the postseason for the first time in league history. In men s golf, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South squad to advance to the final round of the NCAA Championship and finished fifth the conference s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event. In softball, Winthrop became the first Big South member to reach the championship game of an NCAA Regional. In baseball, Coastal Carolina was ranked as high as No. 10 in the national polls, received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional and BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE became the first Big South member to host an NCAA Regional. In volleyball, Winthrop became the first Big South member to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. The Big South also had its first-ever women s cross country All-American in , as well as its first women s golf All-American in 10 years. Additionally, Radford tennis player Martin Sayer was selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship for the second-straight year. Liberty s Josh McDougal received All-America honors in the three running sports (cross country, indoor track and outdoor track) for the second-consecutive season. Coastal Carolina golfer Dustin Johnson was at one time the No. 1-ranked college golfer en route to earning first-team All-America honors for the second year in-a-row. The conference s on-field accomplishments were duplicated in the classroom as well. A total of 36 Big South student-athletes were named Academic All- District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), nine of which earned Academic All-America accolades. In football, Coastal Carolina s Anthony Franklin received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, and eight Big South member sports teams were honored by the NCAA for their latest Academic Progress Rate. In addition, more than 40 percent of Conference student-athletes achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average each year. The Big South Conference was formed on Aug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry initially began recruiting members into the Big South. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the league's first commissioner and continued to solicit new members. The league's seven charter members were Armstrong State, Augusta, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Radford and Winthrop. In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Under Sasser s leadership, the conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men's basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation. Sasser was so integral to the growth and foundation of the league that in 2000, the Commissioner's Cup -- the annual award given to the institution with the most successful athletic year -- was renamed the George F. Sasser Cup. In Aug. 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the league s third commissioner, and in his 11 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the conference to new levels. He developed the Big South Marketing Group, which has resulted in increased revenues and exposure for the conference and its members. He also brought television coverage to Big South women's basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in conference history and created the Big South Television Network in 2001 as a television syndicate for the league. Under Kallander's leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the league's vision as a distinctive athletic conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. In addition, Kallander has solidified membership with the addition of High Point in 1999, Virginia Military Institute in 2003 and future members Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian in Kallander s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to most sports. In , the Big South began its Sportsmanship Awards program and Graduate Fellowships program, honoring one graduating male and female student-athlete attending graduate school the following fall. In the fall of 2002, the Big South welcomed the addition of football as a conference sport, bringing the number of Division I championship programs the Big South sponsors to 18, joining men s and women s cross country, men s and women s soccer, volleyball, men s and women s basketball, men s and women s indoor/outdoor track, men s and women s tennis, men s and women s golf, softball and baseball. The Big South receives automatic bids to NCAA Championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's golf, baseball, softball and men's and women's tennis. In celebrating its 20th anniversary in , the Big South inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame class, which included 11 former student-athletes and administrators who were an integral part in the Big South's early development and vitality. Also, the Hall of Fame now stands at 30 members Big South Conference Standings Team Big South Overall Home Away Neutral High Point * Radford # Liberty UNC Asheville ^ Coastal Carolina Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Winthrop ^ - Big South Championship Winner # - Big South Championship Runner-up * - Big South Regular-Season Champion Liberty Flames Basketball

3 L A D Y F L A M E S First Team Alisha Dill Sr./Guard Coastal Carolina Megan Frazee So./Forward Liberty Kelli Darden Jr./Center Radford Candyce Sellars Sr./Guard High Point Reba Ross Jr./Forward Birmingham-Southern BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Second Team Corrie Fertitta Jr./Forward Radford Amanda Elder Sr./Forward UNC Asheville Keena Wicker Sr./Forward Charleston Southern Leslie Cook Sr./Guard High Point Johnette Walker So./Guard Radford Player of the Year: Alisha Dill, Coastal Carolina Defensive Player of the Year: Kelli Darden, Radford Freshman of the Year: Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Leslie Cook, High Point Coach of the Year: Tooey Loy, High Point All-Freshman Team Marisah Henderson Guard Birmingham-Southern Lacey Lyons Forward Coastal Carolina Amanda Stull Forward Coastal Carolina Devin Rivers Forward Coastal Carolina Kyla Jones Guard UNC Asheville BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE STAFF Megan Frazee Commissioner KYLE B. KALLANDER Associate Commissioner - Marketing JAMES F. COMPANION, JR. Associate Commissioner - Compliance DAWN TURNER Director of Marketing CHAD COOK Director of Public Relations MARK SIMPSON Coordinator of New Media MARK BRYANT Assistant Director of Public Relations NIC BOWMAN Public Relations Assistant JANETTE SCHNEIDER Office Manager NANCY PERKINS Compliance/Administrative Assistant BETH WAGGONER Marketing Assistant ANTHONY RIZZO Coordinator of Women s Basketball Officials BERNADETTE McGLADE Big South Champions Year Season Tournament High Point UNC Asheville Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty UNC Greensboro Liberty UNC Greensboro Radford UNC Greensboro Radford UNC Greensboro Radford UNC Greensboro Radford Radford Radford Campbell Radford Radford Radford Radford Campbell Radford Radford Radford Radford Radford Radford LibertyFlames.com 99

4 L I B E R T Y Individual Leaders Scoring G Pts. Avg. 1. Alisha Dill, CCU Megan Frazee, LU Keena Wicker, CSU Reba Ross, BSC Kelli Darden, RU Rebounding G Reb. Avg. 1. Megan Frazee, LU Corrie Fertitta, RU Amanda Elder, UNCA Keena Wicker, CSU Amber Manuel, HPU Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg. 1. Amber Manuel, HPU Ross, Reba, BSC Megan Frazee, LU Amanda Elder, UNCA Hali Moore, BSC Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg. 1. Corrie Fertitta, RU Megan Frazee, LU Keena Wicker, CSU Amanda Elder, UNCA Kelli Darden, RU Assists G Asst. Avg. 1. Marisah Henderson, BSC Johnette Walker, RU Pam Tolbert, CSU Yvonne van Daalen, WU Katie Ralls, HPU Steals G Stl. Avg. 1. Johnette Walker, RU Keena Wicker, CSU Ana Baker, UNCA Marisah Henderson, BSC Reba Ross, BSC Blocked Shots G Blk. Avg. 1. Kelli Darden, RU Shaunte Small, CSU Amanda Elder, UNCA Corrie Fertitta, RU Reba Ross, BSC Field Goal % G FG-FGA FG% 1. Reba Ross, BSC Kelli Darden, RU Keena Wicker, CSU Amber Manuel, HPU Megan Frazee, LU Three-Point FG % G 3FG-FGA 3FG% 1. Megan Frazee, LU Ashton Barton, UNCA Brittany Hendley, UNCA Serena White, RU Alisha Dill, CCU BIG SOUTH STATISTICS Three-Point FG Made G 3FG Avg. 1. Brittany Hendley, UNCA Tiffany Rodd, WU Mallory Morring, BSC Leslie Cook, HPU Alisha Dill, CCU Free Throw % G FT-FTA FT% 1. Megan Frazee, LU Alisha Dill, CCU Keena Wicker, CSU Reba Ross, BSC Amanda Elder, UNCA Assist/Turnover Ratio G Asst. Avg. TO Avg. Ratio 1. Katie Ralls, HPU Michelle Parker, LU Ana Baker, UNCA Pam Thornborrow, BSC Johnette Walker, RU Team Leaders Scoring Offense G Pts. Avg. 1. Radford UNC Asheville Liberty Birmingham-Southern Coastal Carolina High Point Charleston Southern Winthrop Scoring Defense G Pts. Avg. 1. Coastal Carolina Liberty Radford High Point UNC Asheville Winthrop Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Scoring Margin PF PA Mar. 1. Radford Liberty Coastal Carolina UNC Asheville High Point Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Winthrop Field Goal % FG FGA FG% 1. Liberty Charleston Southern Radford UNC Asheville Coastal Carolina Birmingham-Southern Winthrop High Point Field Goal % Defense FG FGA FG% 1. Liberty Coastal Carolina High Point Radford UNC Asheville Winthrop Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Point FG % 3FG 3FGA 3FG% 1. UNC Asheville Coastal Carolina Liberty Radford Charleston Southern High Point Winthrop Birmingham-Southern Point FG % Defense 3FG 3FGA 3FG% 1. High Point Coastal Carolina Birmingham-Southern Liberty Radford UNC Asheville Charleston Southern Winthrop Point FG Made G 3FG Avg. 1. High Point Birmingham-Southern UNC Asheville Winthrop Coastal Carolina Radford Liberty Charleston Southern Free Throw % FT FTA FT% 1. Liberty Coastal Carolina Charleston Southern Birmingham-Southern Winthrop Radford UNC Asheville High Point Rebounding Offense G Reb. Avg. 1. Liberty Radford UNC Asheville High Point Coastal Carolina Birmingham-Southern Winthrop Charleston Southern Rebounding Defense G Reb. Avg. 1. Liberty Radford Coastal Carolina UNC Asheville Winthrop Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern High Point Liberty Lady Flames Basketball

5 L A D Y F L A M E S Rebounding Margin RF RA Mar. 1. Liberty Radford UNC Asheville Coastal Carolina High Point Birmingham-Southern Winthrop Charleston Southern BIG SOUTH STATISTICS Assists G Asst. Avg. 1. Liberty UNC Asheville Birmingham-Southern Radford High Point Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Winthrop Turnover Margin Avg. Opp. Mar. 1. Radford Coastal Carolina UNC Asheville Birmingham-Southern High Point Liberty Charleston Southern Winthrop Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg. 1. Radford Liberty UNC Asheville Coastal Carolina High Point Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Winthrop Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg. 1. Liberty High Point UNC Asheville Radford Winthrop Coastal Carolina Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Steals G Stl. Avg. 1. Birmingham-Southern Radford Charleston Southern UNC Asheville Coastal Carolina Liberty Winthrop High Point Blocked Shots G Blk. Avg. 1. Radford Charleston Southern UNC Asheville Coastal Carolina High Point Liberty Winthrop Birmingham-Southern Assist/Turnover Ratio G Asst. Avg. TO Avg. Ratio 1. Coastal Carolina High Point Radford UNC Asheville Liberty Birmingham-Southern Charleston Southern Winthrop Big South Players of the Week Big South Freshmen of the Week Nov. 13 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Jan. 2 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 March 5 Sarah Stephens, Radford Megan Frazee, Liberty Megan Frazee, Liberty Pam Tolbert, Charleston Southern Megan Frazee, Liberty Alisha Dill, Coastal Carolina Alisha Dill, Coastal Carolina Mallory Morring, Birmingham-Southern Johnette Walker, Radford Candyce Sellars, High Point Megan Frazee, Liberty Alisha Dill, Coastal Carolina Kelli Darden, Radford Kelli Darden, Radford Alisha Dill, Coastal Carolina Brittany Hendley, UNC Asheville Nov. 13 Nov. 21 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Jan. 2 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 March 5 Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-Southern Amanda Stull, Coastal Carolina Lacey Lyons, Coastal Carolina Jessica Fansler, Winthrop Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-Southern Devin Rivers, Coastal Carolina Lacey Lyons, Coastal Carolina Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-Southern Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville Amanda Stull, Coastal Carolina Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville Tina DeCarvalho, Charleston Southern Ashlee Samuels, High Point Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-Southern Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville LibertyFlames.com 101

6 L I B E R T Y Friday, Nov. 9 Presbyterian at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. North Texas at Winthrop (Winthrop Classic), 7 p.m. Radford at TCU (Preseason WNIT), 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 Navy at Winthrop (Winthrop Classic), 3 p.m. King at High Point, 7 p.m. Southern Wesleyan at Charleston Southern, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 Wofford at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. High Point at Virginia Tech, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at East Carolina, 2 p.m. Rice at Winthrop (Winthrop Classic), 3 p.m. Radford in Preseason WNIT, TBA Monday, Nov. 12 Mars Hill at Charleston Southern (at North Charleston Coliseum), 5:30 p.m. Montreat at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 Liberty at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 Winthrop at South Carolina State, 5:30 p.m. College of Charleston at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. High Point at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 Buffalo at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 USC-Upstate at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. Liberty at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m. Davidson at UNC Asheville (Carolina First Classic), 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Presbyterian at Kennesaw State, 2 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Stetson, 3 p.m. Gardner-Webb/Georgia State at UNC Asheville (Carolina First Classic), TBA Sunday, Nov. 18 Winthrop at Tulane, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 High Point at East Carolina, 7 p.m. Liberty at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20 South Carolina State at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at Campbell, 7 p.m. Radford at Winston-Salem State, 7 p.m. Furman at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Friday, Nov. 23 UNC Asheville vs. North Carolina A&T (UNCG Thanksgiving Tournament), 1 p.m. William & Mary at Radford, 3 p.m. Winthrop at East Carolina (East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament), 5 p.m. Liberty vs. McNeese State (National City Xavier Invitational), 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 Presbyterian at Ohio, 11:30 a.m. Charleston Southern at Bethune-Cookman, 2 p.m. Southern Virginia at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. Winthrop vs. UMass/Jacksonville (East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament), 5/7 p.m. Liberty vs. Houston (National City Xavier Invitational), 6 p.m. Livingstone at High Point, 7 p.m. UNC Asheville vs. Boston/UNC Greensboro (UNCG Thanksgiving Tournament), TBA Sunday, Nov. 25 Liberty at Xavier (National City Xavier Invitational), 2 p.m. Radford at Hampton, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 Presbyterian at Cincinnati, 5 p.m. Winthrop at Norfolk State, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at Savannah State, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 Coastal Carolina at Campbell, 7 p.m. High Point at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 UNC Asheville at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 Charleston Southern at College of Charleston, 7 p.m. Campbell at High Point, 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 Virginia Union at Liberty, 7 p.m. Navy at Radford, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 UNC Asheville at East Tennessee State, 1:30 p.m. Converse at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at College of Charleston, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 Winthrop at Davidson, 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 UNC Greensboro at High Point, 7 p.m. Radford at Appalachian State, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4 Presbyterian at South Carolina State 5:30 p.m. James Madison at Liberty, 6 p.m. Charleston Southern at South Carolina, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Binghamton at Liberty, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. Radford at VCU, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 Johnson C. Smith at Winthrop, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 Campbell at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 Kennesaw State at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 Glenville State at Liberty, 2 p.m. High Point at Davidson, 7 p.m. Presbyterian at West Virginia, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 Charleston Southern at Clemson, 2 p.m. Radford at Wake Forest, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 North Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. Elon at High Point, 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. Georgia State at Winthrop, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18 East Carolina at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 Coastal Carolina vs. Alabama State (at Myrtle Beach Convention Center), 5 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia Southern, 5 p.m. East Tennessee State at Radford, 7 p.m. Charleston Southern at Charlotte (Charlotte Classic), 7:30 p.m. Liberty vs. Ball State (Lady Rebel Christmas Classic), 8 p.m. Winthrop at Wichita State, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 Charleston Southern vs. Elon (Charlotte Classic), 5 p.m. Mercer at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Liberty vs. Austin Peay/UNLV (Lady Rebel Christmas Classic), 8/10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22 Radford at American, 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Stetson, 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 UNC Asheville vs. Alabama A&M (State Farm Classic) 4:30 p.m. Presbyterian at Radford (RU Christmas Tournament), 6 p.m Liberty Lady Flames Basketball

7 L A D Y Saturday, Dec. 29 Presbyterian/Radford vs. Kent State/UNC Wilmington (RU Christmas Tournament), 3/5 p.m. High Point vs. Eastern Kentucky (St. Peter s Tournament), 5 p.m. UNC Asheville vs. Florida/Holy Cross, TBA Sunday, Dec. 30 Liberty at North Carolina, 2 p.m. Winthrop at George Mason, 2 p.m. High Point vs. TBA (St. Peter s Tournament), 5/7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31 College of Charleston at Charleston Southern, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2 Charleston Southern at Miami (Fla.), 4:30 p.m. High Point at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Georgia, 7 p.m. Towson at Radford, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 Coker at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. USC-Upstate at Radford, 7 p.m. UNC Asheville at South Carolina, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 UNC Asheville at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. North Carolina Central at High Point, 7 p.m. Richmond at Liberty, 7 p.m. Virginia Intermont at Radford, 7 p.m. Winthrop at Charlotte, TBA Monday, Jan. 7 Radford at Presbyterian, 6 p.m. Morris at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8 Charleston Southern at Furman, 7 p.m. Liberty at East Tennessee State, 7 p.m. USC-Upstate at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 Winthrop at Longwood, TBA Saturday, Jan. 12 Presbyterian at High Point, 3 p.m. Savannah State at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. Converse at Winthrop, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 Coastal Carolina at Savannah State, 6 p.m. Presbyterian at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. George Mason at Liberty, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 USC-Upstate at Winthrop, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 Radford at Longwood, 7 p.m. COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Saturday, Jan. 19 Radford at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. * High Point at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. * Liberty at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. * Presbyterian at Winthrop, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21 Radford at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. * Liberty at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, Jan. 23 Winthrop at High Point, 7 p.m. * Saturday, Jan. 26 Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. * Presbyterian at Liberty, 2 p.m. High Point at Radford, 3 p.m. * Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 7 p.m. * Tuesday, Jan. 29 UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. * High Point at Liberty, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, Jan. 30 Presbyterian at Elon, Noon Coastal Carolina at Winthrop, 7 p.m. * Saturday, Feb. 2 Charleston Southern at High Point, 3 p.m. * UNC Asheville at Radford, 3 p.m. * Savannah State at Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m. Winthrop at Liberty, 7 p.m. * Tuesday, Feb. 5 Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, Feb. 6 High Point at Longwood, 7 p.m. Liberty at Radford, 7 p.m. * Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. * Saturday, Feb. 9 UNC Asheville at Liberty, 4 p.m. * Coastal Carolina at High Point, 5 p.m. * Radford at Winthrop, 7 p.m. * Tuesday, Feb. 12 Winthrop at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. * Radford at High Point, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, Feb. 13 UNC Asheville at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. * Presbyterian at USC-Aiken, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 Converse at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at Radford, 3 p.m. * High Point at Winthrop, 4 p.m. * Coastal Carolina at Liberty, 7 p.m. * F L A M E S Monday, Feb. 18 Charleston Southern at Liberty, 7 p.m. * Coastal Carolina at Radford, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, Feb. 20 UNC Asheville at High Point, 7 p.m. * Saturday, Feb. 23 Charleston Southern at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. * Winthrop at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. * Liberty at High Point, 7 p.m. * Sunday, Feb. 24 Presbyterian at Longwood, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 High Point at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. * Radford at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, Feb. 27 Liberty at Winthrop, 7 p.m. * Saturday, March 1 High Point at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. * Liberty at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. * Winthrop at Radford, 3 p.m. * Tuesday, March 4 Coastal Carolina at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. * Wednesday, March 5 UNC Asheville at Winthrop, 7 p.m. * Friday, March 7 Radford at Liberty, 7 p.m. * Friday, March 14 Big South Women s Basketball Championship Justice Center, Asheville, N.C. Quarterfinals at 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15 Big South Women s Basketball Championship Justice Center, Asheville, N.C. Semifinals at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 16 Big South Women s Basketball Championship Justice Center, Asheville, N.C. Championship at 2 p.m. * - Big South Conference Game Liberty games in bold All times are EST and subject to change. LibertyFlames.com 103

8 L I B E R T Y 2008 BIG SOUTH BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men s and Women s Basketball Championships will retain the same format as their respective 2007 conference championships, after both events were well received a year ago. The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women s Basketball Championship will return to the Justice Center on the campus of UNC Asheville for the second-straight year. The 2007 championship, the Big South s first single-site tournament since 2002, saw host UNC Asheville capture its first conference title in front of a sell-out crowd of 1,381. This year s championship will begin with a trio of quarterfinal contests on March 14. The quarterfinal winners will join the No. 1 seed in the semifinal round, which will consist of 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. tilts, March 15. Both semifinals will be broadcast LIVE by SportSouth. The women s championship game will be played at 2 p.m., March 16. The game, which will also be broadcast LIVE on SportSouth, will determine the recipient of the Big South s automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The 2008 Big South men s basketball champion will be crowned the week prior to the women s tournament. Unlike the women s championship, the men s event features an emphasis on home-court advantage. Six out of seven Big South men s basketball championship contests a season ago were played on home courts, helping the tournament draw nearly 20,000 spectators. The total includes the 6,250 fans in attendance for Winthrop s championship game victory over VMI at the Winthrop Coliseum. The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men s Basketball Championship will begin March 4, with four simultaneous quarterfinal match-ups at the higher seeded teams arenas. Winners will advance to the semifinal round on March 6, which will be played at the site of the Big South regular-season champion. ESPNU will broadcast the semifinal contests LIVE, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The highest remaining seed will earn the right to host the Big South Championship Game, March 8, as part of Championship Week. The winner will emerge with the conference s automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament Big South Tournament Results 2007 Big South Tournament March 8, 9, 10, 2007 (at Justice Center, Asheville, N.C.) First Round #8 Winthrop 57, #1 High Point 50 #4 UNC Asheville 65, #5 Coastal Carolina 51 #2 Radford 81, #7 Charleston Southern 61 #3 Liberty 70, #6 Birmingham- Southern 58 The format for the Big South Championship has evolved over the years. From 2004 through 2006, the No. 1 seed in both the men s and women s championships had the ability to play all three of its tournament games on its home floor. The Liberty women s basketball team took advantage of this stipulation, capturing Big South titles No. 8, 9 and 10 at the Vines Center. Previously, the Big South men s and women s basketball championships have been played in their entirety at a single location. The Roanoke Civic Center hosted the 2001 and 2002 championships, the 1999 and 2000 tournaments were held at the Asheville Civic Center and the Vines Center was the site of the 1997 and 1998 conference men s and women s tournaments. The 1997 and 1998 tournaments at the Vines Center produced some of the highest-attended contests in Big South Conference history. Over 7,000 fans attended the 1997 men s tournament each day, including 8,343 spectators for the semifinal round. Meanwhile, 4,921 fans saw the semifinals of the 1998 women s championship and 5,041 came the next day for the championship game. Semifinals #4 UNC Asheville 64, #8 Winthrop 53 #2 Radford 57, #3 Liberty 55 Championship #4 UNC Asheville 67, #2 Radford 57 All-Tournament Team Brittany Hendley, UNC Asheville Megan Frazee, Liberty Kelli Darden, Radford Johnette Walker, Radford Ashley Fann, Winthrop Tournament MVP: Amanda Elder, UNC Asheville Big South Conference Tournament Composite Records Team Record Pct. Tourneys FinalsTitles Liberty Radford UNC Greensboro Campbell Elon Towson State Augusta Birmingham-Southern High Point Coastal Carolina UNC Asheville Charleston Southern Winthrop UMBC Big South Postseason Appearances Year Team (seed) Tournament Opponent (seed) Result 2007 UNC Asheville (14) NCAA First Round at Texas LSU (3) L, High Point NIT First Round at Charlotte Charlotte L, Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at DePaul DePaul (4) L, Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at Maryland Penn State (4) W, NCAA Second Round at Maryland DePaul (5) W, NCAA Third Round - at Chattanooga LSU (1) L, Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at Temple Georgia (3) L, Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (4) L, Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at South Carolina South Carolina (4) L, Liberty (15) NCAA First Round - at Georgia Georgia (2) L, Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at LSU LSU (3) L, Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at Georgia Georgia (3) L, Liberty (16) NCAA First Round - at Tennessee Tennessee (1) L, Liberty (16) NCAA First Round - at Old Dominion Old Dominion (1) L, Radford (16) NCAA First Round - at Tennessee Tennessee (1) L, Radford (11) NCAA First Round - at Virginia Florida (6) L, Radford (16) NCAA First Round - at Purdue Purdue (1) L, Radford NIT First Round DePaul W, NIT Second Round Richmond W, (OT) NIT Third Round San Diego State L, (2OT) Liberty Lady Flames Basketball

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10 L I B E R T Y BIG SOUTH QUICK FACTS Big South Conference 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC Phone: (704) Fax: (704) Founded: 1983 President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Winthrop University Vice President: General J.H. Binford Peay, Virginia Military Institute Secretary: Penelope Kyle, Radford University Commissioner: Kyle B. Kallander Associate Commissioner Marketing: James F. Companion, Jr. Associate Commissioner Compliance: Dawn Turner Director of Marketing: Chad Cook Director of Public Relations: Mark Simpson Coordinator of New Media: Mark Bryant Assistant Director of Public Relations: Nic Bowman Office Manager: Nancy Perkins Marketing Assistant: Anthony Rizzo Public Relations Assistant: Janette Schneider Compliance/Administrative Assistant: Beth Waggoner Coordinator of Men s Basketball Officials: Joe Forte Coordinator of Women s Basketball Officials: Bernadette McGlade Full-Time Member Institutions (8): Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, High Point University, Liberty University, Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute, Winthrop University Future Members (2): Gardner-Webb University ( ), Presbyterian College ( ) Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina (2) High Point University, UNC Asheville; South Carolina (3) Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, Winthrop University; Virginia (3) Liberty University, Radford University, Virginia Military Institute Championship Sports (18): Baseball, men s basketball, women s basketball, men s cross country, women s cross country, football, men s golf, women s golf, men s soccer, women s soccer, softball, men s tennis, women s tennis, men s indoor and outdoor track & field, women s indoor and outdoor track & field, volleyball Council of Chief Executive Officers: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., Charleston Southern; Dr. David DeCenzo, Coastal Carolina; Nido Qubein, High Point; Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, Liberty; Dr. Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville; Penelope Kyle, Radford; General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI; Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, Winthrop Liberty Lady Flames Basketball