Game 27: Longwood vs. Liberty
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 • 5:00 p.m.
Farmville, Va. • Willett Hall (1,900)
Big South Network

Game Notes

CHANGE IN TIME
With winter storm Octavia looming in Central Virginia, the Longwood women's basketball game against Liberty on Tuesday has been moved from its original 7 p.m. start time. The game is now set to begin inside Willett Hall at 5 p.m.

The Opening Tip
• Longwood returns to Willett Hall to host the first of two straight games against first place Liberty Tuesday night.
• Originally scheduled for a 7 p.m. start, the game has been moved to a 5 p.m. tip due to wintry weather in the area.
• Emily Nylen has become a force for Longwood on the defensive end of the floor, as the 6-5 sophomore is third in conference play with 2.00 blocks per game.
• Raven Williams ranks among the top 15 in the Big South this season in points (13.4), assists (3.00), steals (1.70), three-point field goals per game (1.67) and three-point shooting percentage (.297).

Last Time Out
• AJ Jordan and Anna Vogt combined for 36 points, as Coastal Carolina earned a 75-44 victory over Longwood in a Valen­tine's Day matinee Saturday afternoon at The HTC Center.
• Following a three-pointer from Deborah Headen with 9:25 left in the first half got the Lancers within three points, 17-14, the Coastal Carolina defense held the Lanc­ers scoreless throughout the remainder of the opening half.
• The Lancers closed the half 0-for-13 from the floor while the Chanticleers used a 22-0 run to extend its advantage to 39- 14 at the break. The 14 points in the open­ing half matched a season low in first half points
• The Lancers played the game with a short bench, as only eight players were available  

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 11 three-point field goals at Presbyterian
• 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 sixth in the confer­ence with 1.58 treys per contest.
• Williams is the only player to rank among the top five in the Big South in scoring (14.8 PPG), steals (2.18) and minutes played (34.65) during conference play.
• Emily Nylen has climbed into the top 10 in blocked shots in the Big South this season. Nylen is sixth in the league aver­aging 1.59 blocks per game and is third in conference play with 2.00 blocks per game.
• Brenna Robbins has come alive on the offensive end of the floor, as she has scored in double figures in five games this season, including a career-high in three straight games. The sophomore scored 12 points at Presbyterian and topped the effort with a 14-point outing Saturday against Charleston Southern. and poured in 17 points against Winthrop.
• Junior Deborah Headen has scored in double figures in 16 games this season, as she is Longwood's third leading scorer since Daeisha Brown's injury.
• Longwood named three players team captains — senior Rianna Frazer, junior Deborah Headen and junior Raven Wil­liams.  

Scouting Liberty
• Liberty enters Willett Hall as the first place team in the Big South with an over­all mark of 19-6, including a 15-1 ledger in the Big South. The Flames will clinch the No. 1 seed in the Big South Tournament with a victory Tuesday night.
• Last time out, the Flames earned a road win at Presbyterian, 63-41, Saturday af­ternoon inside the Templeton Center in Clinton, S.C.
• Karly Buer enters the game ranking in the top ten of the league in field goal percent­age with a .429 mark on the season.
• The Flames took the contest earlier this season, 70-48, as Liberty made a Vines Center record 11 three-pointers in the contest.

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