WBB Game Day: Queens
2/14/2023 9:50:23 AM | Women's Basketball
Game Day Links:
Live Video (ESPN+)
Live Audio (LFSN Radio)
Liberty Women’s Basketball Instagram
Liberty Women’s Basketball Twitter
Liberty Women’s Basketball Facebook
Queens Women’s Basketball Webpage
ASUN Women’s Basketball Webpage
Game Time:
Thursday – 7 p.m.
TV Coverage:
ESPN+
Play-By-Play Broadcaster:Â Nick Klos
Color Analyst: Reggie Walker
Radio Coverage:
Liberty Flames Sports Network – Radio
WQLU 90.9 FM The Light
Play-By-Play Broadcaster:Â Jamie Hall
Liberty’s Top Storylines
• Liberty (17-7, 11-2 ASUN) will tip off a home-and-home series with conference newcomer Queens (8-16, 3-10 ASUN) Thursday evening in Charlotte.
• Making their first visit to the Tar Heel State since a Dec. 16, 2020 game at High Point, Liberty will face Queens for the first time in program history. The Lady Flames are 3-0 when facing first-time opponents this season (Salem, SIUE and Austin Peay).
• Liberty has won a season-best nine straight games, moving into a tie for second place in the ASUN. The Lady Flames have wrapped up their 24th straight season with 10 or more conference victories.
• Mya Berkman leads the Lady Flames in scoring (14.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.1 rpg), while pacing the nation in field goal percentage (71.1). She posted 20 points and 14 rebounds during Saturday's 67-57 win at North Alabama for her third straight double-double, seventh of the season and 15th of her career.
• Point guard Kennedi Williams ranks No. 6 nationally for assist-to-turnover ratio. She is averaging 12.0 ppg while tallying 10 assists to 1 turnover during the first two games of Liberty's current road swing.
Notes and Anecdotes – Liberty vs. Queens
• Liberty will play back-to-back games against ASUN newcomer Queens, including a visit to Charlotte on Thursday and a return trip to Lynchburg for Senior Day on Saturday.
• The Lady Flames will face the same team in consecutive contests for the first time since March 5 & 6, 2021, when they wrapped up the regular season with back-to-back games at FGCU.
• This will mark the Lady Flames' first visit to the Charlotte area since a 73-53 victory at Winthrop on Feb. 20, 2018.
• Liberty will face Jen Brown for the first time in her head coaching career. The Lady Flames were 1-6 versus Brown during her time as an assistant at James Madison (2010-11 through 2015-16) and Virginia Tech (2016-17 through 2019-20).
• If the Lady Flames are victorious on Thursday, it would mark their 10th consecutive win. Liberty has recorded 16 win streaks of 10+ games during Carey Green's 24 years as head coach. The Lady Flames have posted 18 total double-digit win streaks since their last 10-game losing streak (in 1987).
• Liberty is averaging 5.6 blocks per ASUN contest, pulling its season average up to 4.9. The Lady Flames rank No. 17 nationally in the category and have not averaged this many blocks for a full season since 2011-12 (5.0 blocks/game).
A Few Firsts
• Queens is the fourth and final first-time opponent on Liberty's 2022-23 schedule.
• The Lady Flames previously defeated Salem (69-41 on Nov. 10), SIUE (80-78 on Dec. 19) and Austin Peay (71-66 on Jan. 26) in their inaugural meetings with those squads.
• Additionally, Liberty has recorded its first-ever victories over two other opponents this season, including Washington (66-54 on Dec. 18) and FGCU (88-78 (OT) on Jan. 21). The FGCU win came in the Lady Flames' 12th try.
On the Road in the ASUN
• Liberty is 65-22 against ASUN Conference opponents since joining the league prior to the 2018-19 season, including 27-15 on the road.
• The Lady Flames are 26-13 in ASUN Conference games on the road (including 5-2 this season) and 1-2 in road contests in the ASUN Championship.
• Liberty is 7-13 when facing ASUN Conference opponents in Florida (including 1-2 this season) and 58-9 when matching up with ASUN foes in any other state (including 10-0 this season).
