Game 16: Longwood vs. Radford
Saturday, January 10, 2015 • 2:00 p.m.
Farmville, Va. • Willett Hall (1,900)
Big South Network

Full Game Notes

The Opening Tip
• Longwood concludes its three-game home stand Saturday afternoon against Radford. The three-game home stand is the longest of the season for Longwood.
• In conference play, guard Raven Wil­liams is second in the league averaging 17.5 points per game. Williams has scored 16 or more points in eight straight games leading up to Saturday against Radford.
• The Lancers are averaging 18.3 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 in points (13.3), assists (2.73), steals (1.53), three-point field goals per game (2.00) and minutes played (32.13).

Last Time Out
• Longwood made the key plays down the stretch that it needed to solidify a 78- 74 victory over Coastal Carolina Monday evening inside Willett Hall.
• The Lancers made eight of 10 free throws taken with less than two minutes remain­ing in the game to secure their second win over their past three games at Willett Hall.
• Longwood had five players finish the game in double figures – the most double figure scorers the squad has had in a sin­gle game this season.
• Autumn Childress and Treasure Avery each recorded a career-high in points. Childress finished with 10 points and Av­ery finished with 12 points.
• As a team, Longwood's bench outscored the Chanticleers, 26-12.

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 third in the confer­ence with 2.00 treys per contest.
• Williams has averaged 17.4 points per game throughout her past eight games and has scored 16 or more points in each contest. During the stretch, Williams is the second leading scorer in the Big South Conference.
• Emily Nylen has climbed into the top 10 in blocked shots in the Big South this sea­son. Nylen is averaging 1.17 blocks per game and is third in conference play with 1.83 blocks per game.
• Longwood has utilized a total of five dif­ferent starting lineups this season.
• This season marks the 99th season for Longwood women's basketball, as the Lancers have a record of 568-548 since 1970. The Lancers officially made the jump to Division I for the 2007-08 sea­son and are 63-128 in those seven sea­sons. Prior to making the jump to Division I, Longwood made four NCAA Division II Tournaments (1995, '96, '97, '03).
• Longwood named three players team captains — senior Rianna Frazer, junior Deborah Headen and junior Raven Wil­liams.

Scouting Radford
• Radford travels to Willett Hall following a 43-35 victory at Presbyterian on Thurs­day night. The game against the Lancers will mark the third game in six days for the Highlanders.
• The Highlanders come into Saturday's game on a three-game win streak, cur­rently the second longest in the Big South behind Liberty's six-game win streak to open conference play.
• Ayanna Avery leads Radford with 10.3 points per game and ranks among the top 20 in the Big South. In addition, Aisha Foy is averaging 8.4 points per game.
• The Highlanders are second in the Big South in three-point field goal percent­age, as the squad is shooting at a .318 clip from long range.

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