Women's Basketball

Liberty University

1971 University Blvd - Lynchburg, VA - 24502
Team Office: Tel: (434) 582-2907 Fax: (434) 582-2205
Team website: www.libertyflames.com/

Founded in 1971, Liberty offers over 50 bachelor degree and 11 Masters, including Nursing, Education, Ministry, Business and Law. Doctoral degrees are offered in several areas including Education, Counseling, and Religion. Other majors offered include Family & Consumer Sciences, Journalism, Computer Science, and Sport and Fitness Administration. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Liberty in the 4th tier among southern universities offering a Master's degree.

The 4400 acre campus is nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and located on the south bank of the historic James River near Lynchburg (pop.64k), approximately 180 miles southwest of the nation’s capital.

School website
www.liberty.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes

Enrollment:

17200

Getting In:

Not difficult. SAT 25/75: 860-1090

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$21,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Religion - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Carey Green enters his 9th season at Liberty in 2007-08. Green inherited a program in 1999-00 that had begun to turn around, collecting three 20+ winning seasons before his arrival. That was fine with Green who had previously spent 12 seasons at Clemson as an assistant. During his tenure at Clemson, the Tigers averaged 22 wins per season and made 11 NCAA appearances. In his first year at Liberty, Green went 23-8, captured the Big South conference title, and advanced to the first round of the NCAA. In eight ears, Green has posted a .742 winning percentage, captured seven conference titles, and made seven NCAA apperances. Green, who stresses defense, led the Lady Flames to a 19-12 record in 2006-07 breaking a string of 10 consecutive NCAA appearances.

Team Name	Lady Flames
Colors	Red, white and blue
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	456-392 (.537)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-12	25-6	26-7	115-39 (.747)
Conference	10-4	13-1	13-1	65-5 (.928)
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	Swt 16	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#21	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Carey Green
	Birthday: 1956-03-31
Started at Liberty	1999-00
Contract Expires	2010
Record as Head Coach	185-64 (.742)
Record at Liberty	185-64 (.742)
Coaching Awards	COTY 4x

Asst. Coaches	Heather Stephens, Alexis Sherard, Andrea Bloodworth

Recruiting Coordinator

Adam Deyo, Ph. (434) 582-2907, adeyo@liberty.edu

Conference and Schedule

Liberty plays in the Big South (www.bigsouthsports.com) which is comprised of eight schools located in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Liberty dominates the Big South, having lost a total of just seven games in the last eight years. Liberty currently plays a 14 game schedule with play starting in January with one weekday game and another on Saturday evening. Liberty will play each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference away game is at Birmingham Southern nearly 600 miles from campus. The season concludes with the Big South tourney which takes . . (tbp, explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Birmingham Southern, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, High Point, Radford, UNC Ashville, and Winthrop. Presbyterian College and Gardner-Webb will join in 2007-08 and Birmingham-Southern will move to D III.

Facilities

Vines Center
Capacity 9,000, Average attendance: 1,136

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Liberty was ranked #18 in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 55.8 ppg.