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2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference Big South Conference
Record24–10 (16–2 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Vines Center
Seasons
←  2016–17
2018–19 →
2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 16 2   .889 24 10   .706
Radford 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
UNC Asheville 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
High Point 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Presbyterian 9 9   .500 12 18   .400
Gardner-Webb 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Campbell 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Charleston Southern 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Longwood 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Winthrop 2 16   .111 3 27   .100
2018 Big South tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team represents Liberty University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by nineteenth-year head coach Carey Green, play their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the Big South Conference. [1] [2] [3] They finished the season 24–10, 16–3 in Big South play win the Big South regular season title. They won the Big South women's basketball tournament and earned an automatic place in the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.

This was Liberty's final season as members of the Big South Conference, as the school announced on May 17, 2018 that they will be moving to the Atlantic Sun Conference for the 2018–19 season. [4]

Roster

2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ria Gulley  Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Tom C. Clark
Indiana
San Antonio, TX
G 3 Nene Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Martin County
Eastern Florida State
Stuart, FL
G 4 Tatyana Crowder 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Liberty Christian Academy Roanoke, VA
G/F 10 Kierra Johnson-Graham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Tucker Atlanta, GA
G 11 Brooke Basinger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Woodgrove
Christopher Newport
Purcellville, VA
G 12 Ashtyn Baker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Northpoint Christian School Nesbit, MS
G 13 Melis Ucar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Bahcelievler Deneme
Iowa Western CC
Ankara, Turkey
G/F 14 Lela Sellers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So John F. Kennedy Lakeville, MN
G 20 Sheana Vega 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Jackson Memorial Jackson, NJ
F 21 Keyen Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Phil-Mont Christian Academy Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Emily Lytle  Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Evangelical Christian
Little Rock
Memphis, TN
G 24 Iva Ilic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Fran Galovic Koprivnica, Croatia
C 25 Apilyn Bonny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Grand Street Campus Bronx, NY
F 30 KK Barbour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Albemarle Charlottesville, VA
F/C 33 Amy West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Palmerston North Girls Palmerston North, New Zealand
G/F 34 Bridgette Rettstatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Worthington Christian Galena, OH
G/F 35 Ola Makurat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sport Championship School Sierakowice, Poland
F/C 40 Molly Reagan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Braintree Braintree, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 13, 2018

Schedule

[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
11/10/2017*
4:00 pm
at  Old Dominion
Preseason WNIT First Round
W 63–55  1–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,584)
Norfolk, VA
11/12/2017*
2:00 pm
at No. 24  Michigan
Preseason WNIT Second Round
L 50–74  1–1
Crisler Center (2,138)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/17/2017*
8:00 pm,  ESPN3
at  Drake
Preseason WNIT consolation round
L 68–96  1–2
Knapp Center (2,022)
Des Moines, IA
11/24/2017*
2:00 pm
vs.  Houston
UMass Thanksgiving Classic
L 68–75  1–3
Mullins Center (387)
Amherst, MA
11/25/2017*
1:00 pm
at  UMass
UMass Thanksgiving Classic
L 61–64  1–4
Mullins Center (396)
Amherst, MA
11/28/2017*
7:00 pm,  BSN
Limestone W 68–38  2–4
Vines Center (1,193)
Lynchburg, VA
12/02/2017*
4:00 pm,  LFSN TV/ESPN3
Valparaiso W 61–40  3–4
Vines Center (1,351)
Lynchburg, VA
12/06/2017*
7:00 pm
at  James Madison L 47–58  3–5
JMU Convocation Center (1,912)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/16/2017*
4:00 pm, BSN
Shippensburg W 105–43  4–5
Vines Center (1,382)
Lynchburg, VA
12/19/2017*
4:30 pm
vs.  Denver
Roo Holiday Classic
W 82–69  5–5
Swinney Recreation Center (186)
Kansas City, MO
12/20/2017*
2:00 pm
vs.  Northern Colorado
Roo Holiday Classic
L 57–65  5–6
Swinney Recreation Center (113)
Kansas City, MO
12/29/2017*
7:00 pm,  ACCN Extra
at No. 14  Duke L 51–65  5–7
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,531)
Durham, NC
Big South Regular Season
01/02/2018
7:00 pm, BSN
at  Presbyterian W 76–64  6–7 (1–0)
Templeton Center (168)
Clinton, SC
01/06/2018
1:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 63–53  7–7 (2–0)
Vines Center (1,168)
Lynchburg, VA
01/09/2018
7:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
Winthrop W 63–37  8–7 (3–0)
Vines Center (1,026)
Lynchburg, VA
01/13/2018
3:00 pm, BSN
at  Gardner–Webb W 85–60  9–7 (4–0)
Paul Porter Arena (487)
Boiling Springs, NC
01/16/2018
7:00 pm, BSN
at  UNC Asheville L 41–48  9–8 (4–1)
Kimmel Arena (805)
Asheville, NC
01/20/2018
6:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
Campbell W 60–42  10–8 (5–1)
Vines Center (1,426)
Lynchburg, VA
01/23/2018
7:00 pm, BSN
at  Longwood W 63–51  11–8 (6–1)
Willett Hall (379)
Farmville, VA
01/28/2018
7:00 pm,  Stadium/BSN
Radford W 61–56  12–8 (7–1)
Vines Center (1,484)
Lynchburg, VA
01/30/2018
7:00 pm, BSN
at  High Point W 65–42  13–8 (8–1)
Millis Center (567)
High Point, NC
02/03/2018
2:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
Presbyterian W 63–55  14–8 (9–1)
Vines Center (1,288)
Lynchburg, VA
02/06/2018
7:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
Gardner–Webb W 59–41  15–8 (10–1)
Vines Center (1,096)
Lynchburg, VA
02/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Campbell W 46–33  16–8 (11–1)
Gore Arena (2,033)
Buies Creek, NC
02/13/2018
7:00 pm, LFSN/ESPN3
at Radford L 45–52  16–9 (11–2)
Dedmon Center (667)
Radford, VA
02/17/2018
6:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
UNC Asheville W 53–48  17–9 (12–2)
Vines Center (1,484)
Lynchburg, VA
02/20/2018
7:00 pm, BSN
at Winthrop W 73–53  18–9 (13–2)
Winthrop Coliseum (176)
Rock Hill, SC
02/24/2018
3:00 pm, BSN
at Charleston Southern W 95–57  19–9 (14–2)
CSU Field House (225)
Charleston, SC
02/27/2018
7:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
Longwood W 73–36  20–9 (15–2)
Vines Center (1,212)
Lynchburg, VA
03/03/2018
2:00 pm, LFSN TV/ESPN3
High Point W 65–42  21–9 (16–2)
Vines Center (1,260)
Lynchburg, VA
Big South tournament
03/09/2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (8) Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals
W 80–53  22–9
Vines Center (850)
Lynchburg, VA
03/10/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (4) High Point
Semifinals
W 78–54  23–9
Vines Center (1,197)
Lynchburg, VA
03/11/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) (3) UNC Asheville
Championship Game
W 60–42  24–9
Vines Center (1,077)
Lynchburg, VA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/16/2018*
2:30 pm,  ESPN2
(14 L) at (3 L) No. 12  Tennessee
First Round
L 60–100  24–10
Thompson–Boling Arena (4,509)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2017–18 Liberty Flames basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Team History Page | Liberty Flames". Liberty.edu. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Liberty Flames Women's Basketball - Flames News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Liberty Lady Flames. "Liberty Lady Flames on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Liberty Moving to ASUN Conference for 2018-19 Season". Liberty Flames. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "2017-2018 Season Women's Basketball Schedule | Liberty Flames". Liberty.edu. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.