Longwood University Athletics

Game 13: Charleston Southern vs. Longwood
Date	Thursday, January 9, 2020
Time	7 p.m.
Location	Farmville, Va.
Game Notes	Longwood (PDF) | Charleston Southern (PDF)
Statistics	Longwood (HTML) | Charleston Southern (PDF)
Live Stats	Live Stats
Video/TV	ESPN+
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodWBB

The Opening Tip 

• Longwood is back for their second consecutive Big South Conference game inside Willett Hall as the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern University made the 408 mile trip to Farmville. 
• The Lancers' four-game winning streak came to an end Monday night against Campbell University. The streak of four wins was the longest winning streak for the program since February 2008. 
• A 2-1 start in Big South Conference play has the Lancers off to their second-best start in conference play. 
• Longwood swept the weekly awards from the Big South Conference for the second time in program history. Senior Dayna Rouse was named Player of the Week for the second time this season and freshman Kyla McMakin earned her fourth Freshman of the Week honors. 

 
 
 
Last Time Out

•  Despite three Lancers reaching double-digit point totals led by Senior Dayna Rouse's 17-point showing, Longwood fell to the Fighting Camels of Campbell University, 70-55. 
• Freshman Kyla McMakin and Anne-Hamilton Le- Roy joined Rouse in double-figures. McMakin finished with 15 points, and LeRoy found success from behind the arc, shooting 3-of-4 from behind the line, contributing to her performance with 12 points. 
• Longwood finished the contest without a Lancers scoring 20 or more points, breaking a streak of eight games with a Lancer scoring 20 points or more. 

 
 
By the Numbers

• Longwood's offense ranks second in the Big South Conference scoring an average of 65.8 points per game. A key to the Lancers offense success is the efficiency of Longwood's offense as the Lancers are tied for first in field goal percentage averaging .402 per game. 
• Longwood is the only Big South institution to have two athletes rank in the top-five in scoring for the conference. Kyla McMakin, who is the highest- ranked freshman in the conference, is third in the Big South, averaging 16.1 points per game. Dayna Rouse has raised her average 1.7 points in a three- game stretch to fourth in the Big South at 16.0 points per game on the season. 
• Dayna Rouse leads the Big South in field goal percentage (.584) and ranks in the top 10 in points per game (16.0), rebounding (6.4), free throw percentage (.789), blocked shots (1.6), and minutes played (31.8). 
• Averaging 5.8 assists per game, Tra'Dayja Smith leads the Big South and ranks No. 10 in all of Division I. 
• Longwood's defense is also making an impact on the court. The Lancers lead the Big South in blocks (66) and blocks per game (5.5) while ranking third in the conference in opponents field goal percentage (.384) 
• The Lancers have two names atop the list of blocks per game in the Big South Conference. Akila Smith leads the Big South averaging 2.5 blocks per game, while Dayna Rouse has moved into second with 1.6 blocks per game. 
• Kyla McMakin does more than play offense for the Lancers. McMakin is fourth in the Big South in steals per game, averaging 2.3 steals per game. Akila Smith is fifth in the conference at 2.1 steals per game. 

 
 
Series History

• Longwood hopes to end a streak of 10 straight losses to Charleston Southern with the Lancers' last victory against the Buccaneers coming on February 28, 2015. 
• The Lancers are 3-5 against the Buccaneers inside Willett Hall. 
• Dayna Rouse led the Lancers offense with 14 points and four rebounds in the last matchup between the two programs. 

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