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Longwood Readies For Semi-Final Game Saturday Night Against UNC Asheville

Longwood Readies For Semi-Final Game Saturday Night Against UNC Asheville

Women's Basketball /
Game 30: Longwood (19-11, 15-3 Big South) at Hampton (13-16, 8-9 Big South)
Date & Time Thursday Mar. 5, 2022 (8 p.m.)
Location Charlotte, N.C. (Bojangles' Coliseum)   
Game Notes Longwood | Big South
Statistics  Longwood | Hampton | Big South
Live Stats Big South Live Stats 
Video/TV      ESPN+
Radio WVHL 92.9 Kickin' Country
Social Media @LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodWBB

The Opening Tip:
  • The last time these two teams met was eight weeks ago after they played back-to-back as one of the first weeks of Big South play.
  • Akila is coming off back-to-back games with 25 plus, and most recently added a double-double in the quarterfinal game collecting a new career high of 19 rebounds to match with her 28 points.
  • Also helping Smith dominate the boards was sophomore Brooke Anya, who had a new career best of 13 rebounds, which contributed to Longwood out rebounding Hampton 52-34.
  • Longwood was able to extend its lead over Hampton to as much as 20 points in the quarterfinal game - but as the saying goes, during the post season you can never get too comfortable.
  • Both Asheville, and Longwood are different teams since they last met. Nadiria Evans (Second Team All-Conference) was the leading scorer in the Big South, followed by Kyla McMakin and Akila Smith for Longwood.
 
Longwood's Regular Season Finish – By The Numbers:
  • Longwood has had yet another historical season for the program. The team put together the best conference, and overall records since joining the Big South conference almost 10 years ago. The overall 18-11 record sits now as the best in the Division I era – this record previously beats the 16-13 overall set back in the first year Longwood was a Division I university in 2007-08.
  • Akila Smith wrote her name in the Longwood record books again with her second career triple double, the third in team history, with a 20-point, 11-rebound, 10-block effort at Sam Houston on Nov. 30.
  • Smith also became the first every Big South Player of the Year to wear a Longwood uniform. Her back-to-back Defense Player of the Year award is only the fourth time it's occurred across the Big South.
  • Tracking it all season long, Smith finished 3rd in the nation in blocked shots (89), and she was the only player in the top 50 under six feet tall.
  • Kennedy Calhoun wrote her name in the Longwood record book with 78 steals in a single-season breaking the top ten (tied for 7th currently). Calhoun is the first name to join the list since the 1999-2000 seasons. She finished second in the Big South, and 7th nationally.
  • Kyla McMakin earned her third straight First Team All-Conference accolade after putting up 26 games in double-figures. McMakin finished first in the conference in final points, averaging 18.2 ppg on the year. 
  • Tra'Dayja Smith grabbed back-to-back Honorable Mention honors in the Big South after leading the conference in assists in back-to-back seasons - all season long (146). Smith record three double-doubles on the year, all with 10 points and 10 assists.
  • Five All-Conference accolades is the most ever awarded to the women's basketball program, and they have hit that now two season in a row.
 
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