Game 19: Longwood vs. Charleston Southern
Saturday, January 24, 2015 • 2:00 p.m.
Farmville, Va. • Willett Hall (1,900)
Big South Network

Game Notes

Promotions
• Saturday's game will mark the annual Longwood women's basketball alumni day. An alumni game will be played at 11 a.m. and will be open to the public.
• The 2014-15 Longwood women's basketball team will sign autographs immediately following the conclusion of its game against Charleston Southern.

The Opening Tip
• The Lancers return to Willett Hall to host Alumni Day, as Longwood concludes the first half of conference play against Charleston Southern.
• In conference play, guard Raven Wil­liams is fourth in the Big South averaging 14.6 points per game. Wil­liams has scored 16 or more points in nine of her past 11 games.
• 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 2.13 blocks per game.
• Raven Williams 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
• Presbyterian's Rebecca Walker had four of her 10 points in the final two minutes with the game on the line to lift the Blue Hose past Longwood, 53-48, Saturday evening inside the Templeton Center.
• In a game that featured three ties and 12 lead changes, the Walker-led Blue Hose went on a 8-3 run over the final two min­utes to earn the victory.
• Kyndal Skersick once again scored in double figures with 15 points. The junior matched her career-high with five three-point field goals and notched her fourth straight game in double figures.
• The Lancer offense finished the night with a season-high 11 three-point field goals.

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 fourth in the confer­ence with 1.78 treys per contest.
• Williams has averaged 14.6 points per game throughout conference and scored 16 or more points in nine of her last 11 games.
• Emily Nylen has climbed into the top 10 in blocked shots in the Big South this season. Nylen is sixth in the league aver­aging 1.43 blocks per game and is third in conference play with 2.13 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 10 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 Charleston Southern
• Charleston Southern travels to Farmville with a 3-14 overall record, including a 0-9 start in the Big South. Last time out, the Buccaneers were defeated at Presb yterian, 71-40.
• All three victories that the Buccaneers have posted have come against D-II competition, as the squad defeated Trinity Baptist, Clearwater and Montreat.
• The leading scorer for Charleston Southern this season is Tatum Jarvis. The sophomore averages 11.8 points per contest. She also ranks among the conference leaders in three-point field goals per game, as well as three-point field goal percentage.
• The Buccaneers rank second to Longwood in the Big South with 5.24 made triples per game.

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