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CommissionerKyle B. Kallander

The Big South Conference is celebrating its25th Anniversary in 2008-09, a milestonecoming on the heels of unprecedentedachievements and unparalleled success inLeague history over the past few years.

Since its founding in 1983, the Big SouthConference has matured into a competitiveleader in college athletics, actively pursuingexcellence on the field of play and in theclassroom. The league’s growing presence asan NCAA Division I athletic conference isevident by athletic accomplishments on thenational stage, innovative marketing and mediapartnerships, increased television packages,and quality athletic competition whileintentionally fostering the academic, personal,social, athletic and leadership development ofeach student-athlete.

The Big South Conference was formed onAug. 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (thenBaptist College) Athletic Director HowardBagwell and Augusta President GeorgeChristenberry began recruiting members intothe Big South, receiving initial commitmentsfrom Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell,Coastal Carolina and Winthrop.

One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singletonwas selected as the league’s first commissionerand continued to solicit new members. Hisefforts led to the additions of Armstrong State,Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the BigSouth more than the required six members toconstitute an official conference. The BigSouth’s first year of competition was in the Fallof 1984, and in September 1986, the Big SouthConference was granted full-fledged NCAADivision I status.

During its infancy and prior to securingautomatic bids to NCAA Championships, theBig South made early strides in earning at-largeberths in several national postseason events,

including volleyball, women’s basketball andwomen’s golf. The league received its firstautomatic bid in 1990 to the NCAA BaseballChampionship.

In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replacedthe retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner.Under Sasser’s leadership, the conferenceimplemented its public relations andcompliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package,featuring the Big South competing among someof the finest teams in the nation.

In the last 15 years alone, the Big SouthConference has experienced monumentalgrowth and success in nearly every sport.During this time, the conference has had twoindividual NCAA national champions, close to200 All-Americans, has reached the “Sweet 16”in men’s soccer, women’s basketball andbaseball, has received national Top 25 rankingsin men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’sbasketball, baseball, men’s outdoor track &field, and men’s golf, had an individual selectedto play in the NCAA Tennis SinglesChampionship three times, had the No. 1ranked men’s golfer in the country, had thenational team and individual scoring leader inmen’s basketball twice, received an at-largeplayoff berth in the NCAA FootballChampionship Subdivision in 2006, and had aninstitution finish fifth in the NCAA Men’s GolfChampionships – the conference’s highest-everteam finish in an NCAA event.

In 2006-07 alone, the Big South was the onlyconference nationwide to have an at-largeparticipant in the football playoffs (CoastalCarolina), a team in the second round of theNCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Winthrop)and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA BaseballRegionals (Coastal Carolina). In fact, CoastalCarolina’s baseball program has been a No. 1

seed three out of the last four years, while itsplayoff berth in 2006 came in just the fifth-yearof the Big South’s football existence.

In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replacedSasser as the league’s third Commissioner, andin his 12 years at the helm of the Big South,Kallander has been instrumental in aggressivelypromoting the conference to new levels.

The conference has enjoyed record levels inmarketing revenue during the past severalyears, he has brought television coverage to BigSouth women’s basketball, baseball and softballfor the first time in conference history, as well asincreased national television exposure to theLeague as a whole through aggressive andunique television packages.

Under Kallander’s leadership, the Big Southdeveloped and initiated its first long-rangestrategic plan, re-affirming the league’s vision asa distinctive athletic conference committed tothe quality of institutional life through athleticcompetition. He also spearheaded the efforts toadd football as a championship sport, whichcame to fruition in 2002.

Kallander’s long range vision has alsoincluded technological advancements, as theconference introduced its first live event videostreaming in 2005 and has since expanded itsvideo offerings to more than 500 eventsannually through a partnership with the memberinstitutions, as well as the creation of aconference blog and an online merchandisestore.

The conference’s on-field accomplishmentshave been duplicated in the classroom.Annually, more than 40 percent of conferencestudent-athletes are named to the Big South’sPresidential Honor Roll for maintaining acumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and theleague has had more than 90 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence.

Big SouthConference

Staff

Assistant Director of Public Relations

Nic Bowman

Associate CommissionerMarketing

James Companion, Jr.

Office ManagerNancy Perkins

Associate CommissionerCompliance

Dawn Turner

Public Relations Assistant

Rebecca Hay

Associate CommissionerPublic RelationsMark Simpson

MarketingAssistant

Claire Surratt

Director of MarketingChad Cook

Compliance/Administrative Assistant

Alex Masse

Coordinator of New MediaMark Bryant

Coordinator of Women’sBasketball Officals

Charlene Curtis

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ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM/PAST CHAMPIONS

2007-08 Big South Conference Women’s Basketball Standings

Big South Overall Home Away NeutralLiberty ^* 11 1 .917 28 4 .875 13-0 10-4 5-0Radford # 8 4 .667 23 12 .657 12-2 8-9 3-1Winthrop 7 5 .583 20 12 .625 10-4 8-7 2-1High Point 6 6 .500 15 15 .500 10-4 4-10 1-1Coastal Carolina 4 8 .333 16 12 .571 10-5 5-6 1-1Charleston Southern 3 9 .250 8 22 .267 6-7 2-13 0-2UNC Asheville 3 9 .250 12 18 .400 8-6 4-8 0-4

^ - Big South Tournament Champion# - Big South Tournament Runner-up* - Big South Regular-Season Champion

First TeamMegan Frazee Jr./Forward LibertyKelli Darden Sr./Center RadfordAshley Fann Jr./Forward WinthropMoriah Frazee Jr./Forward LibertyPam Tolbert Jr./Guard Charleston So.

Second TeamJohnette Walker Jr./Guard RadfordMackenzie Maier Fr./Forward High PointAshton Barton Sr./Guard UNC AshevilleVicky Blanchard Sr./Guard Coastal CarolinaCourtney Watkins Sr./Guard Liberty

All-Freshman TeamMackenzie Maier Forward High PointTaleia Moton Guard RadfordJurica Hargraves Guard High PointCrystal Robinson Forward Charleston So.Sydnei Moss Forward Coastal CarolinaFrances Fields Guard High Point

2007-08 Big South All-Conference Team

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Megan Frazee, Liberty

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR:Mackenzie Maier, High Point

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:Kelli Darden, Radford

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR:Allyson Fasnacht, Liberty

COACH OF THE YEAR: Carey Green, Liberty

Year Season Tournament

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1996-97 UNC Greensboro Liberty

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1991-92 Radford Radford

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Big South Champions

(L-R) Big South

Conference Commissioner

Kyle B. Kallander and

2007-08 Liberty seniors

Courtney Watkins,

Egle Smigelskaite and

Allyson Fasnacht

pose with the

2008 Big South

regular-season

champion trophy.


2007-08 BIG SOUTH STATS

Individual LeadersScoring G Pts. Avg.1. Megan Frazee, LU 32 595 18.62. Pam Tolbert, CSU 30 501 16.73. Ashley Fann, WU 32 439 13.74. Ashton Barton, UNCA 29 388 13.45. Moriah Frazee, LU 26 344 13.2

Rebounding G Reb. Avg.1. Stacy Shepard, UNCA 30 298 9.92. Megan Frazee, LU 32 303 9.53. Kelli Darden, RU 35 285 8.14. Vicky Blanchard, CCU 25 192 7.75. Amber Manuel, HPU 29 219 7.6

Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Stacy Shepard, UNCA 30 109 3.62. Megan Frazee, LU 32 110 3.43. Amber Manuel, HPU 29 95 3.34. Vandy Pullen, RU 35 88 2.55. Moriah Frazee, LU 26 65 2.5

Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Stacy Shepard, UNCA 30 189 6.32. Megan Frazee, LU 32 193 6.03. Kelli Darden, RU 35 200 5.74. Vicky Blanchard, CCU 25 133 5.35. Corrie Fertitta, RU 35 182 5.2

Assists G Asst. Avg.1. Yvonne Van Daalen, WU 32 158 4.92. Johnette Walker, RU 35 162 4.63. Ana Baker, UNCA 29 134 4.64. Frances Fields, HPU 30 102 3.45. Pam Tolbert, CSU 30 95 3.2

Steals G Stl. Avg.1. Johnette Walker, RU 35 106 3.02. Taleia Moton, RU 34 88 2.63. Ana Baker, UNCA 29 74 2.64. Pam Tolbert, CSU 30 61 2.05. Amanda Stull, CCU 28 50 1.8

Blocked Shots G Blk. Avg.1. Kelli Darden, RU 35 98 2.82. Shaunte Small, CSU 30 48 1.63. Katie White, CCU 28 41 1.54. Stacy Shepard, UNCA 30 39 1.35. Corrie Fertitta, RU 35 41 1.2

Field Goal % G FG-FGA FG%1. Moriah Frazee, LU 26 126-217 .5812. Kelli Darden, RU 35 170-321 .5303. Megan Frazee, LU 32 212-421 .5044. Ashley Fann, WU 32 169-347 .4875. Crystal Robinson, CSU 29 89-185 .481

Three-Point FG % G 3FG-FGA 3FG%1. Corrie Fertitta, RU 35 44-112 .3932. Courtney Watkins, LU 32 38-97 .3923. Tiffany Rodd, WU 32 73-195 .3744. Jurica Hargraves, HPU 30 55-150 .3675. Lacey Lyons, CCU 28 71-196 .362

Three-Point FG Made G 3FG Avg.1. Lacey Lyons, CCU 28 71 2.52. Pam Tolbert, CSU 30 73 2.43. Tiffany Rodd, WU 32 73 2.34. Ashton Barton, UNCA 29 61 2.15. Jurica Hargraves, HPU 30 55 1.8

Free Throw % G FT-FTA FT%1. Megan Frazee, LU 32 151-172 .8782. Johnette Walker, RU 35 152-189 .8043. Ashton Barton, UNCA 29 91-115 .7914. Pam Tolbert, CSU 30 92-118 .7805. Amanda Stull, CCU 28 67-86 .779

Assist/Turnover Ratio G Asst. Avg. TO Avg. Ratio1. Allyson Fasnacht, LU 32 96 3.0 61 1.9 1.572. Yvonne Van Daalen, WU 32 158 4.9 110 3.4 1.443. Ana Baker, UNCA 29 134 4.6 107 3.7 1.254. Frances Fields, HPU 30 102 3.4 92 3.1 1.115. Johnette Walker, RU 35 162 4.6 163 4.7 0.99

Team LeadersScoring Offense G Pts. Avg.1. Liberty 32 2293 71.72. Radford 35 2339 66.83. UNC Asheville 30 1927 64.24. High Point 30 1925 64.25. Winthrop 32 1982 61.96. Coastal Carolina 28 1676 59.97. Charleston Southern 30 1767 58.9

Scoring Defense G Pts. Avg.1. Liberty 32 1757 54.92. Coastal Carolina 28 1562 55.83. Winthrop 32 1838 57.44. Radford 35 2059 58.85. High Point 30 1970 65.76. UNC Asheville 30 2037 67.97. Charleston Southern 30 2151 71.7

Scoring Margin PF PA Mar.1. Liberty 71.7 54.9 +16.82. Radford 66.8 58.8 +8.03. Winthrop 61.9 57.4 +4.54. Coastal Carolina 59.9 55.8 +4.15. High Point 64.2 65.7 -1.56. UNC Asheville 64.2 67.9 -3.77. Charleston Southern 58.9 71.7 -12.8

Field Goal % FG FGA FG%1. Liberty 816 1778 .4592. Winthrop 732 1759 .4163. High Point 734 1879 .3914. Radford 785 2077 .3785. Coastal Carolina 595 1618 .3686. UNC Asheville 678 1884 .3607. Charleston Southern 637 1792 .355

Field Goal % Defense FG FGA FG%1. Winthrop 610 1800 .3392. Liberty 616 1808 .3413. Coastal Carolina 545 1457 .3744. Radford 749 1993 .3765. High Point 704 1863 .3786. UNC Asheville 753 1916 .3937. Charleston Southern 820 1865 .440

3-Point FG % 3FG 3FGA 3FG%1. Liberty 136 410 .3322. Coastal Carolina 157 481 .3263. Winthrop 162 500 .3244. Radford 163 512 .3185. Charleston Southern 169 580 .2916. High Point 126 436 .2897. UNC Asheville 125 437 .286

3-Point FG% Defense 3FG 3FGA 3FG%1. Liberty 153 604 .2532. UNC Asheville 115 435 .2643. Coastal Carolina 100 357 .2804. Radford 124 426 .2915. Winthrop 148 507 .2926. High Point 123 413 .2987. Charleston Southern 170 467 .364

3-Point FG Made G 3FG Avg.1. Charleston Southern 30 169 5.632. Coastal Carolina 28 157 5.613. Winthrop 32 162 5.064. Radford 35 163 4.665. Liberty 32 136 4.256. High Point 30 126 4.207. UNC Asheville 30 125 4.17

Free Throw % FT FTA FT%1. Liberty 525 721 .7282. Coastal Carolina 329 472 .6973. Radford 608 885 .6874. Charleston Southern 324 474 .6845. High Point 331 519 .6386. Winthrop 356 561 .6357. UNC Asheville 446 703 .634

Rebounding Offense G Reb. Avg.1. UNC Asheville 30 1337 44.62. Liberty 32 1355 42.33. High Point 30 1261 42.04. Radford 35 1394 39.85. Winthrop 32 1254 39.26. Coastal Carolina 28 1049 37.57. Charleston Southern 30 1066 35.5

Rebounding Defense G Reb. Avg.1. Liberty 32 1030 32.22. Winthrop 32 1188 37.13. Coastal Carolina 28 1083 38.74. Radford 35 1401 40.05. High Point 30 1288 42.96. UNC Asheville 30 1289 43.07. Charleston Southern 30 1325 44.2

Rebounding Margin RF RA Mar.1. Liberty 42.3 32.2 +10.22. Winthrop 39.2 37.1 +2.13. UNC Asheville 44.6 43.0 +1.64. Radford 39.8 40.0 -0.25. High Point 42.0 42.9 -0.96. Coastal Carolina 37.5 38.7 -1.27. Charleston Southern 35.5 44.2 -8.6


2007-08 BIG SOUTH STATS/PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. UNC Asheville 30 534 17.82. High Point 30 449 15.03. Radford 35 520 14.94. Liberty 32 456 14.35. Coastal Carolina 28 377 13.56. Charleston Southern 30 370 12.37. Winthrop 32 391 12.2

Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Liberty 32 899 28.12. High Point 30 812 27.13. Winthrop 32 863 27.04. UNC Asheville 30 803 26.85. Radford 35 874 25.06. Coastal Carolina 28 572 24.07. Charleston Southern 30 696 23.2

Assists G Asst. Avg.1. Liberty 32 494 15.42. Winthrop 32 441 13.83. High Point 30 393 13.14. Coastal Carolina 28 345 12.35. Radford 35 420 12.06. Charleston Southern 30 346 11.57. UNC Asheville 30 337 11.2

Steals G Stl. Avg.1. Radford 35 423 12.12. Coastal Carolina 28 267 9.53. UNC Asheville 30 254 8.54. Charleston Southern 30 251 8.45. Liberty 32 252 7.96. High Point 30 230 7.77. Winthrop 32 238 7.4

Blocked Shots G Blk. Avg.1. Radford 35 196 5.62. High Point 30 117 3.93. Coastal Carolina 28 105 3.84. Liberty 32 101 3.25. Charleston Southern 30 90 3.06. Winthrop 32 92 2.97. UNC Asheville 30 84 2.8

Turnover Margin Avg. Opp. Mar.1. Radford 17.5 22.4 +5.02. Coastal Carolina 17.1 20.1 +3.03. Charleston Southern 18.1 17.8 -0.34. Liberty 17.3 16.9 -0.45. High Point 16.8 16.1 -0.76. UNC Asheville 19.7 18.5 -1.27. Winthrop 18.3 16.7 -1.6

Asst./TO Ratio Asst Avg. TO Avg. Ratio1. Liberty 15.4 17.3 0.892. High Point 13.1 16.8 0.783. Winthrop 13.8 18.3 0.754. Coastal Carolina 12.3 17.1 0.725. Radford 12.0 17.5 0.696. Charleston Southern 11.5 18.1 0.647. UNC Asheville 11.2 19.7 0.57

2007-08 Big South Players of the Week

Nov. 12 Vicky Blanchard, Coastal Carolina/ Tiffany Rodd, Winthrop

Nov. 20 Ana Baker, UNC AshevilleNov. 26 Megan Frazee, LibertyDec. 3 Pam Tolbert, Charleston SouthernDec. 10 Moriah Frazee, LibertyDec. 17 Johnette Walker, RadfordJan. 2 Corrie Fertitta, RadfordJan. 7 Megan Frazee, LibertyJan. 14 Jessica Monroe, UNC AshevilleJan. 21 Megan Frazee, LibertyJan. 28 Ashley Fann, WinthropFeb. 4 Moriah Frazee, LibertyFeb. 11 Megan Frazee, LibertyFeb. 18 Tiffany Rodd, WinthropFeb. 25 Megan Frazee, LibertyMarch 3 Johnette Walker, RadfordMarch 10 Megan Frazee, Liberty

2007-08 Big South Freshmen of the Week

Nov. 12 Sydnei Moss, Coastal CarolinaNov. 20 Taleia Moton, RadfordNov. 26 Lindsey Montgomery, UNC AshevilleDec. 3 Jurica Hargraves, High PointDec. 10 Lindsey Montgomery, UNC AshevilleDec. 17 Taleia Moton, RadfordJan. 2 Jurica Hargraves, High PointJan. 7 Taleia Moton, RadfordJan. 14 Amy Dodd, High PointJan. 21 Crystal Robinson, Charleston SouthernJan. 28 Mackenzie Maier, High PointFeb. 4 Mackenzie Maier, High PointFeb. 11 Frances Fields, High PointFeb. 18 Mackenzie Maier, High PointFeb. 25 Jurica Hargraves, High PointMarch 3 Mackenzie Maier, High PointMarch 10 Sydnei Moss, Coastal Carolina

Megan Frazee


COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov. 14Fairfield at UNC Asheville

(UNC Asheville Tournament), 4:30 p.m.VCU at Liberty (Preseason WNIT First Round), 7 p.m.High Point at Virginia, 7 p.m.Erskine at Coastal Carolina, 8 p.m.Limestone at Charleston Southern, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 15Radford at James Madison, NoonGardner-Webb at Houston, 1 p.m.Morgan State/William & Mary at UNC Asheville

(UNC Asheville Tournament) 2/4 p.m.Davidson at Winthrop (Winthrop Tournament), 3 p.m.USC Upstate at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 16North Carolina A&T/Ole Miss at Winthrop

(Winthrop Tournament), 1/3 p.m.Presbyterian at Clemson, 2 p.m.Emory & Henry at High Point, 2:00pmLiberty vs. TBA (Preseason WNIT)

Monday, Nov. 17College of Charleston at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m.Virginia-Wise at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.Campbell at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 18UNC Asheville at Furman, 7 p.m.Radford at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 19Coastal Carolina at Wofford, 6 p.m.High Point at Arkansas, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 20Charleston Southern at USC Upstate, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 21Presbyterian at East Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22Newberry at Winthrop, 2 p.m.Jacksonville at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.UNC Asheville at Georgia Southern, 3 p.m.Coker at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m.North Carolina Central at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 24Colgate at Presbyterian, 6 p.m.Montreat at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.Campbell at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.High Point at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 25South Carolina State at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.Winthrop at Clemson, 7 p.m.Radford at Towson, 7 p.m.Coastal Carolina at College of Charleston, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 26Montreat at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 28Liberty vs. Hartford

(GW Thanksgiving Classic), 3 p.m.Charleston Southern vs. Arkansas State

(Star Shuttle Thanksgiving Classic), 6 p.m.Radford at St. Mary’s (Hilton Concord

Thanksgiving Tournament), 10 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 29Winthrop at Xavier (Xavier Invitational), NoonS.C. State at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.Southern Virginia at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.High Point at Mercer, 2 p.m.Tennessee Temple at Gardner-Webb, 3:30 p.m.Liberty vs. George Washington/South Alabama

(GW Thanksgiving Classic), 3/5:30 p.m.Charleston Southern vs. North Texas

(Star Shuttle Thanksgiving Classic), 6 p.m.Radford vs. LaSalle/Indiana (Hilton Concord

Thanksgiving Tournament), 8/10 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 30Winthrop vs. Tennessee-Martin

(Xavier Invitational), 1 p.m.Coker at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 1George Mason at High Point, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 2Presbyterian at Georgia State, 6 p.m.Gardner-Webb at Wofford, 6 p.m.Western Carolina at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.Liberty at James Madison, 7 p.m.Radford at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 3Georgia Southern at High Point, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 4Gardner-Webb at Winston-Salem State, 7 p.m.Ohio at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 5Southern Virginia at Radford, 7 p.m.High Point at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6Charlotte at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.Coastal Carolina at Butler, 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 7George Mason at Winthrop, 2 p.m.Auburn at Liberty, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 9High Point at Campbell, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 13Winthrop at Georgia State, NoonCoastal Carolina at North Carolina, NoonJohnson C. Smith at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.St. Paul’s at Liberty, 2 p.m.Radford at Mount St. Mary’s, 3 p.m.Charleston Southern at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 15Presbyterian at Wake Forest, 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16Gardner-Webb at East Carolina, NoonSouthern Wesleyan at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.Coastal Carolina at South Carolina State, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18Stetson at Presbyterian, 11:30 a.m.Winthrop vs. Georgia Tech

(Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout), 6 p.m.Savannah State at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.UNC Asheville at Campbell, 7 p.m.UNC Wilmington at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 19VCU at Radford, 7 p.m.Gardner-Webb at Georgetown, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20Presbyterian at Army, 1 p.m.Stetson at Coastal Carolina

(Myrtle Beach Convention Center), 1 p.m.Liberty at Winston-Salem State, 2 p.m.Chowan at High Point, 4 p.m.Winthrop vs. Memphis/Texas-Arlington

(Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout), 6/8 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 22Liberty at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m.Radford at Navy, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28Gardner-Webb vs. Bowling Green

(Dayton Classic), 1 p.m.American at Radford, 2 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 29UNC Asheville at Maryland (Terrapin Classic), 2 p.m.Liberty vs. North Carolina A&T

(Hokie Hardwood Classic), 5 p.m.Gardner-Webb vs. Dayton/Lipscomb

(Dayton Classic), 5/7 p.m.Furman at Charleston Southern

(N. Charleston Coliseum), 5:30 p.m.Coastal Carolina at Alabama State, 6 p.m.High Point at Prairie View A&M

(Wells Fargo New Year’s Classic), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 30UNC Asheville vs. Marshall/Mississippi State

(Terrapin Classic), Noon/2 p.m.Campbell at Winthrop, 7 p.m.Liberty vs. Lafayette/Virginia Tech

(Hokie Harwood Classic), 5/7 p.m.High Point at Texas-San Antonio

(Wells Fargo New Year’s Classic), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 1Montreat at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.


COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Saturday, Jan. 3 UNC Asheville at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. *Winthrop at Presbyterian, 5 p.m. *High Point at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. * Gardner-Webb at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Monday, Jan. 5UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. *Presbyterian at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.High Point at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *Gardner-Webb at Radford, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Jan. 6Johnson C. Smith at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 7Carson-Newman at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10Gardner-Webb at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Radford at High Point, 4 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. *Liberty at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Monday, Jan. 12Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. *Radford at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *Gardner-Webb at High Point, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Jan. 13Charleston Southern at Savannah State, 7 p.m.East Tennessee State at Liberty, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 17Radford at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Liberty at Presbyterian, 5 p.m. *Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Thursday, Jan. 15Elon at High Point, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 19Liberty at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. *High Point at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *Radford at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Jan. 20Charleston Southern at Clemson, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24Charleston Southern at Liberty, 2 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Radford, 3 p.m. *Winthrop at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. *Presbyterian at High Point, 4 p.m. *

Monday, Jan. 26UNC Asheville at High Point, 7 p.m. *Charleston Southern at Radford, 7 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Liberty, 7 p.m. *Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Jan. 28Gardner-Webb at Appalachian State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. *High Point at Liberty, 2 p.m. *Presbyterian at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. *

Monday, Feb. 2Winthrop at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. *Radford at Liberty, 7 p.m. *Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, Feb. 7Charleston Southern at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Radford at Gardner-Webb, 3 p.m. * Coastal Carolina at High Point, 4 p.m. *Presbyterian at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Monday, Feb. 9Allen at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. *Charleston Southern at High Point, 7 p.m. * Liberty at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Feb. 10Longwood at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14Winthrop at Radford, 3 p.m. *Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina, 4:30 p.m. *UNC Asheville at Presbyterian, 5 p.m. *High Point at Gardner-Webb, 6 p.m. *

Monday, Feb. 16UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. *Winthrop at Liberty, 7 p.m. *High Point at Radford, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Feb. 17Longwood at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 21High Point at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Liberty at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. *Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian, 5 p.m. * Radford at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. *

Monday, Feb. 23Gardner-Webb at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *Liberty at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. *Radford at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *High Point at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, Feb. 28Presbyterian at Radford, 3 p.m. * Winthrop at High Point, 4 p.m. *Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. * UNC Asheville at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Monday, March 2UNC Asheville at Radford, 7 p.m. *Winthrop at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *Presbyterian at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Thursday, March 5Coastal Carolina at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. *

Friday, March 6Liberty at Radford, 7 p.m. *Charleston Southern at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. *UNC Asheville at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Monday, March 9Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *Liberty at High Point, 7 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. *

Friday, March 13Big South Women’s Basketball ChampionshipMillis Center, High Point, N.C.Quarterfinals – Times TBA

Saturday, March 14Big South Women’s Basketball ChampionshipMillis Center, High Point, N.C.Semifinals at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Sunday, March 15Big South Women’s Basketball ChampionshipMillis Center, High Point, N.C.Championship game at 4 p.m.

* - Big South Conference game

Liberty games in boldAll times are EST and are subject to change


2009 BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s andWomen’s Basketball Championships will retain thesame format for the third consecutive season, but thewomen’s tournament will head to a new venue.

The entire 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big SouthWomen’s Basketball Championship will be contestedat the Millis Athletic Center on the campus of HighPoint University. It will be the first time High Point hashosted the Big South Women’s Basketball Champi-onship. UNC Asheville hosted the single-site tourna-ment at the Justice Center in both 2007 and 2008.

This year’s championship will begin with four quar-terfinal contests on March 13. The quarterfinal winnerswill head to the semifinals, to be played March 14.Both semifinals will be broadcast LIVE by SportSouth.

The women’s championship game will be played onMarch 15. The game, which will also be broadcastLIVE on SportSouth, will determine the recipient of theBig South’s automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division IWomen’s Basketball Championship.

The 2009 Big South men’s basketball champion willbe crowned the week prior to the women’s tourna-ment. Unlike the women’s championship, the men’sevent features an emphasis on home-court advantage.Six out of seven Big South Men’s Basketball Champi-

onship contests a season ago were played on homecourts. UNC Asheville attracted sell-out crowds to theJustice Center for the Bulldogs’ semifinal and champi-onship tilts

The 2009 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s Bas-ketball Championship will begin March 3, with four si-multaneous quarterfinal matchups at the higherseeded teams’ arenas.

Winners will advance to the semifinal round onMarch 5, which will be played at the site of the BigSouth regular-season champion. ESPNU will broadcastthe semifinal contests LIVE, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The highest remaining seed will earn the right tohost the Big South Championship Game, at 4 p.m. onMarch 7, LIVE on ESPN2 as part of ChampionshipWeek. The winner will emerge with the conference’sautomatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

The format for the Big South Championship hasevolved over the years. From 2004 through 2006, theNo. 1 seed in both the men’s and women’s champi-onships had the ability to play all three of its tourna-ment games on its home floor. The Liberty women’sbasketball team took advantage of this stipulation, cap-turing Big South titles No. 8, 9 and 10 at the Vines Cen-ter.

Previously, the Big South men’s and women’s bas-ketball championships have been played in their en-tirety at a single location. The Roanoke Civic Centerhosted the 2001 and 2002 championships, the 1999and 2000 tournaments were held at the Asheville CivicCenter and the Vines Center was the site of the 1997and 1998 conference men’s and women’s tourna-ments.

The 1997 and 1998 tournaments at the Vines Centerproduced some of the highest-attended contests in BigSouth Conference history. Over 7,000 fans attendedthe 1997 men’s tournament each day, including 8,343spectators for the semifinal round. Meanwhile, 4,921fans saw the semifinals of the 1998 women’s champi-onship and 5,041 came the next day for the champi-onship game.

Big South Postseason Appearances

Year Team (seed) Tournament Opponent (seed) Result2008 Liberty (12) NCAA First Round – at Old Dominion Old Dominion (5) L, 62-82

Radford NIT First Round - at James Madison James Madison L, 58-802007 UNC Asheville (14) NCAA First Round – at Texas LSU (3) L, 39-77

High Point NIT First Round – at Charlotte Charlotte L, 45-722006 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at DePaul DePaul (4) L, 43-682005 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at Maryland Penn State (4) W, 78-70

NCAA Second Round – at Maryland DePaul (5) W, 88-79NCAA Third Round - at Chattanooga LSU (1) L, 48-90

2004 Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at Temple Georgia (3) L, 53-782003 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (4) L, 44-542002 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at South Carolina South Carolina (4) L, 61-692001 Liberty (15) NCAA First Round - at Georgia Georgia (2) L, 48-772000 Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at LSU LSU (3) L, 54-771999 Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at Georgia Georgia (3) L, 52-731998 Liberty (16) NCAA First Round - at Tennessee Tennessee (1) L, 58-1021997 Liberty (16) NCAA First Round - at Old Dominion Old Dominion (1) L, 52-1021996 Radford (16) NCAA First Round - at Tennessee Tennessee (1) L, 56-971995 Radford (11) NCAA First Round - at Virginia Florida (6) L, 49-891994 Radford (16) NCAA First Round - at Purdue Purdue (1) L, 56-1031988 Radford NIT First Round DePaul W, 91-83

NIT Second Round Richmond W, 70-67 (OT)NIT Third Round San Diego State L, 92-99 (2OT)

2008 Big South ChampionshipMarch 14, 15, 16, 2008(at Justice Center, Asheville, N.C.)

First Round#4 High Point 62, #5 Coastal Carolina 51

#2 Radford 72, #7 UNC Asheville 64 (2OT)

#3 Winthrop 76, #6 Charleston Southern 41

#1 Liberty Received Bye

Semifinals#1 Liberty 80, #4 High Point 43#2 Radford 50, #3 Winthrop 44

Championship#1 Liberty 66, #2 Radford 65

All-Tournament TeamMegan Frazee, Liberty Molly Frazee, LibertyKelli Darden, RadfordTaleia Moton, RadfordJurica Hargraves, High Point

Tournament MVP: Megan Frazee, Liberty

2008 Big South Championship Results

Big South Conference Championship

Composite Records

Team Record Pct. Tourneys Finals Titles

Liberty 33-6 .850 17 11 11

Radford 32-13 .710 22 12 9

UNC Greensboro 9-5 .642 5 4 0

Campbell 12-7 .632 8 6 1

Elon 4-4 .500 4 1 0

Towson 3-3 .500 3 0 0

High Point 7-9 .440 9 2 0

Augusta 3-4 .429 4 0 0

Birmingham-Southern 3-4 .429 4 1 0

Coastal Carolina 13-22 .370 22 3 0

Winthrop 10-22 .310 22 1 0

UNC Asheville 9-21 .300 22 3 1

Charleston Southern 9-22 .290 22 0 0

UMBC 1-6 .143 6 0 0


BIG SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Founded: 1983

President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Winthrop University

Vice President: General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI

Secretary: Penelope Kyle, Radford University

Commissioner: Kyle B. Kallander

Associate Commissioner – Marketing: James F. Companion, Jr.

Associate Commissioner – Compliance: Dawn Turner

Associate Commissioner – Public Relations: Mark Simpson

Director of Marketing: Chad Cook

Coordinator of New Media: Mark Bryant

Assistant Director of Public Relations: Nic Bowman

Office Manager: Nancy Perkins

Marketing Assistant: Claire Surratt

Public Relations Assistant: Rebecca Hay

Compliance/Administrative Assistant: Alex Masse

Coordinator of Football Officials: Doug Rhodes

Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: Joe Forte

Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials: Charlene Curtis

Coordinator of Baseball Umpires: Tony Thompson

Coordinator of Men’s Soccer Officials: Pierce Richardson

Coordinator of Volleyball Officials: Daniel Leake

Big South Conference

7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100

Charlotte, NC 28226

Phone: (704) 341-7990

Fax: (704) 341-7991

www.BigSouthSports.com

Member Institutions (10): Charleston Southern

University, Gardner-Webb University, Coastal

Carolina University, High Point University,

Liberty University, Presbyterian College,

Radford University, UNC Asheville, Virginia

Military Institute, Winthrop University

Geographical Breakdown (3 states):North Carolina (3) – Gardner-Webb

University, High Point University,

UNC Asheville; South Carolina (4) –

Charleston Southern University,

Coastal Carolina University,

Presbyterian College, Winthrop University,

Virginia (3) – Liberty University, Radford University,

Virginia Military Institute

Associate Members (3): Stony Brook University (football),

Bucknell University (women’s golf), College of the Holy Cross

(women’s golf)

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; Dr. Frank Bonner,

Gardner-Webb; Nido Qubein, High Point; Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, Liberty;

Dr. Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville; Dr. John V. Griffith, Presbyterian;

Penelope Kyle, Radford; General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI; Dr. Anthony

DiGiorgio, Winthrop

BIG SOUTH QUICK FACTS/MAP


Documents

100 2008-09 Liberty Women’s Basketball 2008-09 Liberty Women’s Basketball 2007-08 BIG SOUTH STATS Individual Leaders Scoring G Pts. Avg. 1. Megan Frazee, LU 32 595 18.6 2. Pam