Game 18: Longwood at Presbyterian
Saturday, January 17, 2015 • 5:00 p.m.
Clinton, S.C. • Templeton Center (2,500)
Big South Network

Full Game Notes

The Opening Tip
• The Lancers will play their second straight road contest, as the squad makes the trip to Clinton, S.C., to take on Presbyterian Saturday, Jan. 17 at 5 p.m.
• In conference play, guard Raven Wil­liams is fourth in the league averaging 15.9 points per conference game. The junior has scored 16 or more points in nine of her past 10 games.
• The Lancers are averaging 18.4 points per game from three-point range this season, which leads the Big South.
• Raven Williams leads the Lancers and ranks among the top 15 in the Big South this season in points (13.0), assists (2.76), steals (1.53), three-point field goals per game (1.88) and three-point shooting percentage (.333).

Last Time Out
• Liberty became the first Big South team to start the season 7-0 in conference play since the 2011-12 season, as the Flames shot lights out from beyond the arc to defeat visiting Longwood Tuesday night at the Vines Center, 70-48.
• The Flames finished the night with 11 triples. Liberty had three players hit at least three treys. The 11 triples for the Flames equaled the most three-point field goals in their home arena.
• Raven Williams paced the Lancer of­fense, scoring a game-high 18 points, while Kyndal Skersick finished with 10 points to mark her third straight game in double figures.
• The Lancers held the Flames to .358 shooting in the game to mark the best defensive performance of the season for Longwood in conference play.

By The Numbers
• Longwood has been successful shoot­ing the three this season, as the Lancers have made at least four three-point field goals in each game they've played. Long­wood hit a season-high 10 three-point field goals against George Mason and Gardner-Webb.
• The Lancers have played a total of five schools from a power five conference this season — Wake Forest, Florida, Vir­ginia Tech, Virginia and Clemson. The five games against the power five is the most of any team in the Big South this season.
• Raven Williams has been Longwood's top threat from beyond the arc this sea­son, as she is ranked fourth in the confer­ence with 1.88 treys per contest.
• Williams has averaged 15.9 points per game throughout conference and scored 16 or more points in nine of her last 10 games.
• Emily Nylen has climbed into the top 10 in blocked shots in the Big South this sea­son. Nylen is averaging 1.13 blocks per game and is fourth in conference play with 1.86 blocks per game.
• Longwood has utilized a total of seven different starting lineups this season.
• Junior Deborah Headen has scored in double figures in six of her past nine games, as she is Longwood's third lead­ing scorer since Daeisha Brown's injury.
• Bill Reinson and his staff signed a strong recruiting class to begin competing for the Lancers in the 2015-16 season. The class features junior college transfer and Virginia native Eboni Gilliam, as well as the versatile Kemari Jones.
• Longwood named three players team captains — senior Rianna Frazer, junior Deborah Headen and junior Raven Wil­liams.

Scouting Presbyterian
• Presbyterian enters Saturday's game with a 8-8 overall record and a 3-4 mark in Big South competition. The Blue Hose defeated Coastal Carolina in double over­time last time out on Saturday, Jan. 10 in Conway, S.C., 84-78.
• The Blue Hose are 5-1 this season inside the Templeton Center. The squad's lone loss came against Radford on Jan. 8, 43- 35.
• Presbyterian's top scorer this season is Janie Miles, who comes into play Sat­urday averaging 9.4 points per contest. Miles is third in the conference with 2.00 treys per contest and is also third in the league shooting .416 (32-77) from be­yond the arc.
• The Blue Hose lead the Big South defen­sively, as the squad gives up just 50.7 points per contest. Opposing teams are shooting just .337 against Presbyterian.

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