Longwood University Athletics

Game 14: Longwood at USC Upstate
Date	Saturday, January 11, 2020
Time	2 p.m.
Location	Spartanburg, S.C.
Game Notes	Longwood (PDF) | USC Upstate (Preview) | Big South (PDF)
Statistics	Longwood (HTML) | USC Upstate (PDF)
Live Stats	Live Stats
Video/TV	ESPN+
Social Media	@LongwoodLancers | @LongwoodWBB

The Opening Tip

•    Longwood is on the road in Spartanburg, S.C., for a Big South matchup against the Spartans of USC Upstate as the Lancers seek their fourth victory in conference play.  
•    The Lancers rank as the No. 1 offense in the Big South averaging 67.2 points per game, while shooting a conference-best .404 from the floor.
•     In nine of 13 games, this season, Longwood has had a 20-point scorer. Dayna Rouse leads the team scoring 20 or more points four times this season.
•    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

•    A historic night by Tra'Dayja Smith led Longwood to an 84-64 victory over the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern, improving the Lancers to a 3-1 start in Big South play. 
•    Tra'Dayja Smith recorded the first triple-double in the Division I era for Longwood as Smith finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. 
•    Longwood found their shot from behind the arc, with the Lancers making 10 three-point shots in the victory. 
•    Not to be lost in the historic night, Anne-Hamilton LeRoy finished with a career-best 21 points on 50 percent (7-of-14) shooting from the court.

By the Numbers

•    Longwood's offense remains one of the most potent offenses in the Big South. The Lancers lead the conference in scoring average (67.2), field goal percentage (.404), and conference-games scoring (72.5), the only member averaging 70+ in league action.      
•    Four-time Big South Freshman of the Week Kyla McMakin ranks second in the conference averaging 15.9 points per game. 
•     With a career-best 10 assists in the first triple-double in Longwood's Division I era, Tra'Dayja Smith raised her average to 7th in Division I at 6.2 assists per game. 
•    All-Big South Dayna Rouse is leading the conference in field goal percentage (.560), free-throws made (61), while ranking in the top 10 in points per game (15.5) rebounds per game (6.4), and blocked shots per game (1.6), 
•    Defensively Longwood is the No. 1 shot-blocking team in the Big South averaging 5.7 blocks per game while ranking third in opponents shooting percentage at (.384),      
•    Leading the defense for the Lancers is Akila Smith with a conference-best 34 blocks. Smith also ranks fourth in the conference averaging 2.3 steals per game.  
•    Tra'Dayja Smith's triple-double was the first for Longwood in the Division I era and is the first triple-double by a Big South player since Angelica Henry of Coastal Carolina against Charleston Southern on March 4, 2014.

Series History

•    Longwood is seeking their first win in Spartanburg, S.C., as the Lancers are currently 0-2 when visiting USC Upstate.      
•    The Lancers under head coach Rebecca Tillett are 1-1 against the Spartans with a victory in the last appearance between both programs on February 12, 2019. Longwood defeated USC Upstate 80-58 inside Willett Hall.      
•     Four Lancers scored in double-figures with Mallory Odell scoring a career-best 21-points in the victory on February 12.

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