2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball team

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 earn an received automatic bid of the NCAA women's tournament where lost to Tennessee in the first round.

2017–18 Liberty Lady Flames basketball
Big South Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record24–10 (16–2 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alexis Sherard
  • Andy Bloodworth
  • Erin Batth
Home arenaVines Center
2017–18 Big South women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Liberty †16–2 .88924–10  .706
Radford15–3 .83324–9  .727
UNC Asheville12–6 .66717–16  .515
High Point10–8 .55617–14  .548
Presbyterian9–9 .50012–18  .400
Gardner-Webb8–10 .44419–13  .594
Campbell8–10 .44415–15  .500
Charleston Southern5–13 .27811–20  .355
Longwood5–13 .2787–23  .233
Winthrop2–16 .1113–27  .100
† 2018 Big South tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Ria Gulley Current redshirt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoTom C. Clark
Indiana		 San Antonio, TX
G 3 Nene Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMartin County
Eastern Florida State		 Stuart, FL
G 4 Tatyana Crowder 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLiberty Christian Academy Roanoke, VA
G/F 10 Kierra Johnson-Graham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoTucker Atlanta, GA
G 11 Brooke Basinger 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWoodgrove
Christopher Newport		 Purcellville, VA
G 12 Ashtyn Baker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrNorthpoint Christian School Nesbit, MS
G 13 Melis Ucar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBahcelievler Deneme
Iowa Western CC		 Ankara, Turkey
G/F 14 Lela Sellers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoJohn F. Kennedy Lakeville, MN
G 20 Sheana Vega 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrJackson Memorial Jackson, NJ
F 21 Keyen Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPhil-Mont Christian Academy Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Emily Lytle Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoEvangelical Christian
Little Rock		 Memphis, TN
G 24 Iva Ilic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoFran Galovic Koprivnica, Croatia
C 25 Apilyn Bonny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrGrand Street Campus Bronx, NY
F 30 KK Barbour 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrAlbemarle Charlottesville, VA
F/C 33 Amy West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrPalmerston North Girls Palmerston North, New Zealand
G/F 34 Bridgette Rettstatt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrWorthington Christian Galena, OH
G/F 35 Ola Makurat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSport Championship School Sierakowice, Poland
F/C 40 Molly Reagan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrBraintree 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
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  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.
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