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Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s Basketball
Lenoir-Rhyne
Women’s Basketball
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2009-10 Media Guide
2009-10 Media Guide
General Information
Quick Facts
Table Of Contents
Name of School..........................Lenoir-Rhyne University
City/Zip.......................................... Hickory, N.C. 28603
Founded...............................................................1891
Enrollment..........................................................1,791
Nickname.......................................................... Bears
School Colors......................................Cardinal & Black
Arena............................ Shuford Memorial Gymnasium
Capacity.............................................................2,770
Affiliation........................................... NCAA Division II
Conference.............................................South Atlantic
President........................................... Dr. Wayne Powell
Alma Mater.............................Texas Lutheran, 1971
Athletic Director.................................. Neill McGeachy
Alma Mater............................... Lenoir-Rhyne, 1965
Athletic Department Phone........................(828) 328-7116
Coaching Staff
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Head Coach.............................................. Todd Starkey
Alma Mater/Year........................Montreat College, 1993
Record at school.................................. 68-48 (four years)
Career record.........................................same as above
Basketball Office Phone............................(828) 328-7132
Best time to reach coach ................... Weekday mornings
Assistants................... Lisa Gottuso and Lindsay Johnson
Assistant Athletic Trainer........Michael Flicker, LAT, ATC
History
First year of women’s basketball......................... 1926-27
Overall record......................................... 467-437 (.517)
Last postseason appearance....................................2009
Result.................................... Francis Marion (L, 93-74)
Team Information
2008-09 overall...................................................... 27-5
2008-09 conference record/finish........................13-3/T-1
2008-09 final ranking.......................................... No. 23
Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................11/3
Starters Returning/Lost........................................... 5/0
Sports Information
Sports Information Director........................... John Karrs
SID E-mail Address................................ [email protected]
SID Office Phone......................................(828) 328-7174
SID Mobile Phone.....................................(828) 248-9074
Assistant Sports Information Director..............Asa Moran
Assistant SID Email Address............... [email protected]
Assistant SID Office Phone........................(828) 328-7503
Assistant SID Mobile Phone.......................(864) 933-9448
SID FAX..................................................(828) 328-7399
SID Mailing Address..................................P.O. Box 7356
Hickory, NC 28603
Overnight Address.................... Lenoir-Rhyne University
Central Receiving
643 8th Ave NE
Hickory, NC 28601
General Information................................................................1
2009-10 Preview...................................................................2-3
Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff......................................4-5
Head Coach Todd Starkey...................................................4
Assistant Coach Lisa Gottuso..............................................5
Assistant Coach Lindsay Johnson........................................5
Women’s Basketball Team Staff...............................................6
2009-10 Roster........................................................................7
Player Profiles.................................................................... 8-14
Amber Holt and Brittany Mitch............................................8
Jami Safrit and LaCourtney Rann.........................................9
Kristen Fulmer and Jaquelyn Kremer................................ 10
Leslie Conetta and Denise Moore..................................... 11
Meredith Webster and Cameron Sealey............................ 12
Whitney Culler, Taylor Ricketts, Gina Simmons
and Precious Elkins........................................................... 13
2008-09 Statistics and Results................................................ 14
2008-09 South Atlantic Conference Review........................... 15
Statistical Career Leaders..................................................... 16
Single Season Records.......................................................... 17
All-Time Records.................................................................. 18
All-Time Series..................................................................... 19
Game Results................................................................... 20-23
Historical Highlights........................................................ 24-25
Game Notes.......................................................................... 26
Athletic Administration.................................................... 27-29
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Neill McGeachy........ 27
Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and
Director of NCAA Compliance Todd Lawing..................... 28
Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and
Senior Woman Administrator Shena Hollar....................... 28
Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Amy Wood.................. 28
Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Dave Markland................................................................. 29
Director of Athletic Training and
Head Athletic Trainer, Dr. Michael McGee........................ 29
Piedmont Educational Foundation/Bears Club...................... 30
Credits
The 2009-10 Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s
Basketball Media Guide was created and written
by Sports Information Director John Karrs and
Assistant Sports Information Director Asa Moran.
This publication was created using Adobe InDesign version 5.0.2. Action photography and portraits were provided by Phil Robinson of SportsFotos. Additional photography was provided by Asa
Moran. All covers were created and designed by
Asa Moran. Many thanks to the Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s Basketball Staff for its assistance
in creating this guide.
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2009-10 Preview
Overview
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The up-and-coming Lenoir-Rhyne
University Women’s Basketball Team
finally served notice last year with its
record-breaking campaign.
In 2008-09, the Bears rolled to the
South Atlantic Conference Regular
Season and Tournament Championships
in addition to hosting the NCAA Division
II Southeast Regional Tournament as the
top seed.
It’s hard to improve on a 27-5 record
(13-3 in league play) but Lenoir-Rhyne
has the pieces to do so. Lenoir-Rhyne
has an unusual amount of talent and
experience returning including all five
starters and their top 10 scorers from a
season ago.
The Bears are ranked No. 22 in NCAA
Division II Bulletin National Preseason
Top 25 Poll and primed for another
run under fifth-year Head Coach Todd
Starkey.
For his team’s accomplishments,
Starkey was named the 2008-09
RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division
II National Coach of the Year.
Frontcourt
One of the big reasons for last year’s
success was the return of Denise
Moore (Newport News, Va.). The senior
center sat out the 2007-08 campaign
with a knee injury but bounced back
to earn All-SAC Second-Team honors
for the second time in her career after
averaging a team-high 13.6 points and
7.1 rebounds per game. Moore was also
named the Food Lion SAC Tournament
MVP in 2009 and will once again give L-R
an edge inside.
Seniors Jacquelyn Kremer
(Sevierville, Tenn.) and Kristen Fulmer
(Bradenton, Fla.) are strong compliments
to Moore on the inside. Both players
have proven to be valuable assets not
only starting but coming off the bench.
The Bears are also excited about the
arrival of freshman forwards Precious
Elkins (Conyers, Ga.) and Gina
Simmons
(Kernersville, N.C.).
Backcourt
Although L-R is more guard-heavy, the
inside play is extremely important and
will be key to the Bears’ success.
Speaking of guards, Lenoir-Rhyne’s
stable can match up with anyone.
Senior guard Amber Holt (Charlotte,
N.C.), a three-time All-SAC First-Team
honoree, looks to finish her L-R career in
fine fashion. One of the league’s most
prolific scorers, Holt finished second in
points last year (12.8 ppg) while leading
the squad in three-pointers made (42)
and assists (125). Holt’s scoring may
be down, but it’s due more to a better
supporting cast and more options for the
team.
The arrival of senior guard Brittany
Mitch (McLean, Va.) just before the
break last year may have been the final
piece of the puzzle. Mitch, a tall, athletic
guard (6-2) who has already graduated
from Duke, averaged 11.2 points per
outing last season on her way to secondteam all-league accolades. Mitch gives
L-R a scoring threat from behind the
three-point line.
Despite the array of talent already
mentioned, the ball still goes through
senior guard Jami Safrit (Newton,
N.C.). Safrit, one of the league’s and
region’s best all-around players, shows
her versatility with the numbers she
posts. Safrit averaged 9.4 points and 6.2
rebounds per game despite standing only
5-4. Safrit also dished out four assists
per game and shot 82 percent from the
free throw line. Her presence on the
court is immeasurable.
Roster Breakdown
Eight Seniors
Leslie Conetta (Guard, 5-7)
Kristen Fulmer (Forward, 6-0)
Amber Holt (Guard, 5-9)
Jacquelyn Kremer (Center 6-1)
Brittany Mitch (Guard, 6-2)
Denise Moore (Center 6-0)
Jami Safrit (Guard, 5-4)
Meredith Webster (Guard, 5-4)
One Junior
LaCourtney Rann (Guard, 5-4)
Two Sophomores
Whitley Culler (Guard, 5-11)
Cameron Sealey (Guard, 5-7)
Three Freshman
Precious Elkins (Forward, 6-0)
Gina Simmons (Guard, 6-0)
Taylor Ricketts (Guard, 5-4)
L-R’s depth in the backcourt goes even
further with sophomore guard Whitley
Culler (Mount Airy, N.C.) and senior
guard Meredith Webster (High Point,
N.C.). Culler (5.9 ppg) was one of the
top newcomers last year and played
extremely well down the stretch while
Webster is one of L-R’s best three-point
shooters.
Senior guard Leslie Conetta
(Sarasota, Fla.) gives L-R another option
with her experience and knowledge of
the system. Freshman guard Taylor
Ricketts (Gainesville, Ga.) should figure
in the mix as well.
Above (from left to right): L-R Head Coach Todd Starkey, Amber Holt and Denise Moore celebrate the Bears’
2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament
Championship.
The Bears do have a long list of
veteran guards that provide depth and
each brings its own unique talent to the
table.
Junior guard LaCourtney Rann
(Charlotte, N.C.) provides immediate
scoring while sophomore guard
Cameron Sealey (Gastonia, N.C.) is
the perfect complement to Safrit. Sealey
had a strong first year with L-R in 200809, averaging 8.1 points per contest
while starting in 31 of 32 games.
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2009-10 SAC Preseason
Coaches’ Poll
School
1. Lenoir-Rhyne (8)
2. Carson-Newman (1)
3. Newberry
4. Tusculum
5. Wingate
6. Catawba
7. Lincoln Memorial
8. Mars Hill
9. Brevard
First-Place votes in parenthesis
Pts.
80
70
56
54
47
32
28
25
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Cameron Sealey was selected to the 2008-09 SAC All-Freshman
Team and gives L-R great depth at the guard position.
Jami Safrit will lead L-R at point guard in 2009-10. Safrit was
named to the 2006-07 SAC All-Freshman Team and is closing in on
1,000 points for her career.
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Denise Moore was twice named to the
All-SAC Second Team (2006-07 and
2008-09). The Rider University transfer
presents a constant threat at the low block
for the L-R offense.
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Amber Holt is the hub in the wheel that is the
L-R offense. Holt was SAC Freshman of the
Year in 2006-07 and a three-time All-SAC
First-Team performer. She led the team in
scoring two out of the last three seasons.
t Brittany Mitch was named
to the All-SAC Second
Team last year. The
6-2 guard can shoot the
three, drive the lane and
rebound. She is also a
relentless defender.
LaCourtney Rann was
named to the 2007-08 SAC
All-Freshman Team. The 5-4
junior can play either guard
position for the Bears and
is a constant threat to score
anytime she is on the floor.
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Coaching Staff
Todd Starkey
Head Coach
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competition. The 2008-09 L-R Women’s
Basketball Team won both the South
Atlantic Conference Regular Season
Title and the 2009 Food Lion SAC
Tournament Title for the first time in
the history of the program.
Starkey was rewarded for his team’s
banner year by being named South
Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
and Starkey was named the 200809 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA
Division II National Coach of the Year.
During Starkey’s tenure, L-R has
grown more successful each year.
Under his guidance, Amber Holt was
named SAC Freshman of the Year in
2006-07 and was selected to the AllSouth Atlantic Conference First-Team
three consecutive years (06-07, 07-08
and 08-09).
Starkey coached three different
players to four All-SAC Second Team
performances: Shannon Jones (200506), Denise Moore (2006-07 and 200809) and Brittany Mitch (2008-09).
Starkey also coached three players
to SAC All-Freshman Team selections:
Jami Safrit (2006-07), LaCourtney Rann
(2007-08) and Cameron Sealey (200809).
Starkey has also been an Assistant
Coach for the L-R Men’s Basketball
Team for two seasons (2002-04),
helping to lead the team to the 2003-
Todd Starkey is beginning his fifth
season as Head Women’s Basketball
Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Starkey became the 10th head coach
in L-R Women’s Basketball history when
his was hired in August of 2005.
Last season, Starkey began the year
with a career head coaching record
of 41 wins and 43 losses. But that
all changed with the Bears’ success
in 2008-09 as Starkey guided the L-R
Women’s Basketball Team to a storied
season. The Bears won 27 games compared
to just five losses en route to the
best season ever in NCAA Division II
04 SAC Regular Season Championship
and its subsequent berth in the NCAA
Division II Playoffs.
Starkey came to L-R in 2003 after
coaching five seasons as an Assistant
for the Men’s Basketball Team at
Montreat College (1998-03) where he
helped the Cavaliers earn a berth in
the NAIA National Tournament during
the 1999-00 season. That same year,
Montreat improved its win total from
seven to 22 games, the second-best
improvement in the nation at any level.
Starkey graduated from Montreat
in 1993 after playing one year of
basketball for the Cavaliers. Prior to his
time at Montreat, Starkey played one
year at Mars Hill.
Head Coach Todd Starkey receives the 200809 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division II
Coach of the Year Award
Starkey’s Resume
Education
Bachelor’s Degree........................................................................Montreat College........................................1993
Playing Experience
One Season................................................................................... Mars Hill College.................................. 1989-90
One Season................................................................................... Montreat College................................. 1992-93
Coaching Experience
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach.............................................Montreat................................................. 1998-03
Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach.............................................Lenoir-Rhyne.......................................... 2003-05
Head Women’s Basketball Coach............................................Lenoir-Rhyne.................................. 2005-present
Head Coaching Totals
Season
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Totals
Overall
10-18
16-12
15-13
27-5
68-48
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3-11
9-7
5-9
13-3
30-30
Coaching Staff
Lisa Gottuso
Lindsay Johnson
Assistant Coach
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Assistant Coach
Lisa Gottuso is beginning her first year as an Assistant
Women’s Basketball Coach for Lenoir-Rhyne University in
2009-10.
Gottuso comes to L-R after serving as an Assistant Coach
for Appalachian State for one season (2008-09).
Prior to Appalachian State, Gottuso was an assistant for
her alma mater, California (Pennsylvania), for two years
(2006-07 and 2007-08) under current Mountaineer mentor
Darcie Vincent.
Gottuso lettered four years with the Vulcans and was
part of the 2003-04 NCAA Division II National Championship Team. One of the school’s best-ever guards, Gottuso
became the 19th player in school history to cross the
1,000-point mark for her career and led California to three
Pennsylvania State Athletic Championships and two regional
titles.
Gottuso, a native of Ellwood City, Pa., finished her playing
career ranked 15th in points (1,068) and seventh in assists
(308) and steals (163) on California’s all-time lists.
Gottuso also earned all-conference honors twice (2005
and 2006) and was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team as a senior.
Gottuso graduated from California in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing; she earned her master’s
degree in sports administration from California in December
of 2008.
The first-year assistant coaching tandom of Lisa Gottuso and Lindsay Johnson
are familiar with success. The duo played their collegiate basketball at the
University of California, Pennsylvania, where Gottuso won a national title. In
2007-08, Gottuso was an assistant coach and Johnson was a player on a
Vulcans’ team that appeared in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
Lindsay Johnson is beginning her first year as an Assistant Coach for the Lenoir-Rhyne University Women’s
Basketball Team in 2009-10.
Johnson lettered four years in women’s basketball at
California (Pennsylvania). She averaged 12.9 points and
5.4 rebounds as a senior while starting all 34 games.
Johnson helped to lead the Vulcans to the 2008 and
2009 NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
Johnson was also a member of the 2006 Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference Championship Team and earned
ESPN The Magazine All-District II honors. For her career,
Johnson finished with 1,263 points and 543 rebounds.
Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology
from California University of Pennsylvania in 2009.
Johnson is a native of New Springfield, Ohio, and a
graduate of Springfield Local High School.
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Team Staff
Michael Flicker,
LAT, ATC
Assistant Athletic Trainer
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Michael Flicker is currently in his
eighth year as an Assistant Athletic
Trainer for Lenoir-Rhyne College.
Flicker oversees the training
responsibilities for three sports this
academic year: volleyball and men’s
basketball and women’s basketball.
Flicker also handles student
trainer supervision and general
training room coverage and has
worked extensively in the past with
men’s and women’s soccer and
softball.
Prior to L-R, Flicker worked five
years as a clinical instructor for Pro
Active Therapy in Hickory, N.C., and
served one year as Head ATC for
Carolina Orthopaedics.
Flicker graduated from Temple
University in 1991 with a bachelor’s
degree in athletic training and
received his master’s degree in
1993 from the University of North
Carolina in sports medicine.
Flicker has one son, Ryan.
Samantha Howard
Student Manager
Samantha Howard is currently in
her third year as student manager
for the L-R Women’s Basketball
Team. She is a sophomore pre-law
and political science double major.
Howard was a member of the L-R
Women’s Cross Country Team and
currently is part of the Women’s
Track & Field Team.
The L-R Women’s Cross Country
Team won the 2008 Food Lion
South Atlantic Conference
Championship, giving the team
its first-ever conference title. The
championship comes just a year
after the Bears finished a then
school-best second-place in 2007 at
the league meet.
A native of San Clemente, Calif.,
Howard is a 2007 graduate of
Charles E. Jordan High School in
Durham, N.C., where she lettered
for two seasons in basketball and
three in track and field.
Michael Flicker came to L-R after
working as a clinical instructor for
Pro Active Therapy in Hickory for
five years.
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Alex Paige
Student Manager
Alexus Paige
Student Manager
2009-10 Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Ht.
Class
Hometown (Previous School)
3
4
5
11
12
13
14
22
23
24
30
34
35
44
Cameron Sealey
Meredith Webster
Precious Elkins
Taylor Ricketts
Jami Safrit
Amber Holt
Whitley Culler
LaCourtney Rann
Brittany Mitch
Leslie Conetta
Kristen Fulmer
Jacquelyn Kremer
Denise Moore
Gina Simmons
G
G
F
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
F
C
C
G
5-7
5-4
6-0
5-4
5-4
5-9
5-11
5-4
6-2
5-7
6-0
6-1
6-0
6-0
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.-Grad.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Gastonia, N.C. (East Gaston HS)
High Point, N.C. (High Point Central HS)
Conyers, Ga. (Salem HS)
Gainsville, Ga. (Gainsville HS)
Hickory, N.C. (Fred T. Foard HS)
Charlotte, N.C. (Hopewell HS)
Mount Airy, N.C. (North Surry HS)
Charlotte, N.C. (Hopewell HS)
McClean, Va. (Duke University)
Sarasota, Fla. (Cardinal Mooney HS)
Bradenton, Fla. (Lakewood Ranch HS)
Sevierville, Tenn. (Sevier County HS)
Newport News, Va. (Rider Univ.)
Kernersville, N.C. (Bishop McGuiness)
Head Coach: Todd Starkey
Assistants: Lisa Gottuso and Lindsay Johnson
Student Managers: Samantha Howard, Alex Paige and Alexus Paige
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Michael Flicker, LAT, ATC
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Front Row (from left to right): Meredith Webster, Amber Holt, Jacquelyn Kremer, Denise Moore, Kristen
Fulmer, Brittany Mitch, Leslie Conetta and Jami Safrit
Back Row: Student Manager Alex Paige, Student Manager Samantha Howard, Head Coach Todd Starkey,
LaCourtney Rann, Precious Elkins, Whitley Culler, Gina Simmons, Cameron Sealey, Taylor Ricketts, Assistant
Coach Lindsay Johnson, Assistant Coach Lisa Gottuso and Student Manager Alexus Paige
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Player Profiles
Amber Holt has been an offensive anchor for L-R in u
her three years with the program. Holt is an excellent shooter and a constant threat to drive and score,
which gives her regular opportunities to find open
shooters. Along with her scoring and passing ability,
she has been a leader. Holt must play a vital role if
the Bears are to be successful in the upcoming year.
t Brittany Mitch earned her degree from Duke and joins
senior Denise Moore (Rider University) as one of two
Division I transfers on the L-R roster. At 6-2, Mitch
has an uncharacteristic skill set. She is an adept ballhandler and a sound shooter. Her outstanding reach
gives her a presence on the offensive glass and on
defense. She led the team with 50 steals last year.
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2006-07: Started 27-of-28 games ... Averaged 14.1 points to lead team
in scoring ... Named South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year ...
Earned All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team Honors.
2007-08: Started 23-of-26 games ... Averaged 14.5 points to lead team
in scoring ... Scored in double figures in 20 games ... First-Team All-South
Atlantic Conference selection.
2008-09: Started all 32 games ... Reached 1,000 career points ... Second
on the team in scoring, averaging 12.8 points ... Second on team in
defensive rebounds (107) ... Made a team-high 42 treys on 38.9 percent
shooting from beyond the arc ... Led the team with 125 assists ... Third
consecutive All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team selection.
Amber Holt
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5-9 • Guard • Senior
Charlotte, N.C.
(Hopewell HS)
Noteworthy: Played soccer for L-R in 2007 and was an All-South Atlantic
Conference First-Team selection.
High School and Personal: Played four seasons at Hopewell High
School ... Was a three-time all-conference honoree ... Lettered in soccer,
track & field and volleyball ... Earned all-league honors four times and
league MVP once in soccer ... A three-time scholar-athlete.
Holt’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
28
26
32
27
23
32
875
755
927
31.3
29.0
29.0
132
129
137
316
301
302
41.8
42.9
45.4
37
24
42
124
87
108
29.8
27.6
38.9
95
94
93
142
115
118
66.9
81.7
78.8
14
25
13
118
75
107
132
100
120
4.7
3.8
3.8
99
95
125
41
39
38
396
376
409
14.1
14.5
12.8
Total
86
82
2,557
29.7
398
919
43.3
103
319
32.2
282
375
75.2
52
300
352
4.1
319
118
1,181
13.7
23
2006-07 (Duke): Played 492 minutes in 33 games for the Blue Devils
... Shot 45 percent from the field ... Grabbed 64 rebounds and scored 110
points in her first season in the ACC.
2007-08 (Duke): Played in 23 games and started five ... Shot 41
percent from the field ... Averaged 10 minutes per game.
2008-09: Played in 24 games and started 16 for the Bears after joining
the team in late December ... Averaged 23 minutes per game ... Led
the team in steals with 50 ... Ranked third on team in blocks with 15 ...
Ranked third on team in scoring with 11.2 points per game ... Ranked
second on team in three-pointers made with 27.
Brittany Mitch
High School: Four-year letterwinner at St. John’s High School ...
Averaged 14.7 points, 8.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.8 rebounds her senior
year ... Made 52.8 percent of her field goals and 38.0 percent from threepoint land ... Led St. John’s to a 28-3 overall record and a final national
ranking of 14th ... Selected Third-Team 2005 Parade All-America.
McLean, Va.
(Duke University)
Mitch’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07 (Duke)
2007-08 (Duke)
2008-09
33
23
24
0
5
16
492
232
548
14.9
10.1
22.8
42
20
87
94
49
197
44.7
40.8
44.2
13
4
27
44
22
81
29.5
18.2
33.3
13
3
68
26
6
86
50.0
50.0
79.1
17
8
27
47
12
75
64
20
102
1.9
0.9
4.3
37
24
39
35
19
50
110
47
269
3.3
2.0
11.2
Total
80
21
1,272
15.9
149
340
43.8
44
147
29.9
84
118
71.1
52
134
186
2.3
100
104
426
5.3
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Player Profiles
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2006-07: Started 28-of-28 games for the Bears ... Averaged 33.4
minutes per game ... Shot 40.6 percent from the field ... Ranked third on
team in scoring with 11 points per game ... Led team with 45 steals ...
Named to the SAC All-Freshman Team.
2007-08: Started in all 27 games ... Made a team-high 34 three-point
field goals on the year on 40.5 percent shooting ... Led team with 74 steals
... Her 94 assists ranked second on the team ... Ranked third in scoring,
averaging 10.9 points per game.
2008-09: Averaged 9.4 points per outing ... Started all 23 games in
which she played ... Shot 40.4 percent from the floor ... Grabbed secondmost boards on team with 143 ... Second on team in assists with 92.
Jami Safrit
Hickory, N.C.
(Fred T. Foard HS)
High School: Played four years at Fred T. Foard High School ... Averaged
18 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals as a senior en route
to Unifour Player-Of-The-Year honors ... 2004-05 CVAC 2A/3A Player Of
The Year and four-time, first-team all-league and All-Unifour honoree ...
Played in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Game
Safrit’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
28
27
23
28
27
23
934
832
716
33.4
30.8
31.1
91
87
59
224
227
146
40.6
38.3
40.4
22
34
18
80
99
55
27.5
34.3
32.7
105
85
81
132
118
99
79.5
72.0
81.8
32
44
43
109
78
100
141
122
143
5.0
4.5
6.2
125
94
92
45
74
35
309
293
217
11.0
10.9
9.4
Total
78
78
2,482
31.8
237
597
39.7
74
234
31.6
271
349
77.7
119
287
406
5.2
311
154
819
10.5
22
9
2007-08: Started in 19 games and played in all 28 ... Scored in double
figures in 20-of-28 games ... Second on team in scoring ... Averaged 11.6
points on 39.8 percent shooting ... Named to the SAC All-Freshman Team.
2008-09: Played in 23 games, starting two ... Shot 83 percent from the
free throw line ... Tallied 42 assists and 16 steals.
High School: Played at Hopewell High School alongside Amber Holt ... A
three-year letterwinner ... Was named team MVP for the 2005-06 season
... Received MVP honors in the 2004-05 First Charter Christmas Tournament ... Played in the Hopewell High School Marching Band all four years
of high school and was captain of the brass section for two years.
LaCourtney Rann
5-4 • Guard • Junior
Charlotte, N.C.
(Hopewell HS)
Rann’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2007-08
2008-09
28
23
19
2
764
305
27.3
13.3
113
29
284
95
39.8
30.5
24
5
67
29
35.8
17.2
75
39
103
47
72.8
83.0
33
19
32
19
65
38
2.3
1.7
68
42
44
16
325
102
11.6
4.4
Total
51
21
1,069
21.0
142
379
37.5
29
96
30.2
114
150
76.0
52
51
103
2.0
110
60
427
8.4
t Jami Safrit is the primary point guard in
running Coach Starkey’s offensive sets.
Constantly active on both ends of the floor,
the 5-4 senior does more for L-R than the
statistics will ever indicate. Safrit is agressive
and unrelenting. Her ability to manage and
motivate the Bears in their half-courts sets will
be an integral part of L-R’s success this year.
LaCourtney Rann gives Coach Starkey another u
scoring option, another viable point guard
and a different look in the backcourt. Rann
was named to the 2007-08 SAC All-Freshman
Team. She is lightning quick and can start
when called upon. She also presents a threat
from beyond the arc.
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Player Profiles
Kristen Fulmer has shown drastic improvu
ment each of her three seasons at L-R.
She is a solid inside presence for the Bears
and proved last year that she could be
consistent from the charity stripe. In the
upcoming season, the versatile forward will
again provide depth for the Bears.
t Jacquelyn Kremer is a valuable performer
at the low block for the Bears. Kremer is
physical and strong. Her rebounding ability and finishing touch will make her an asset any time she is on the floor in the coming
season. As a senior, she will also provide
valuable leadership to some of the younger
players this year.
30
2006-07: Played in 28 games ... Shot 42.5 percent from the field.
2007-08: Played in 24 games and started five ... Averaged 14 minutes
per game ... grabbed 55 rebounds ... had 12 steals.
2008-09: Played in all 32 games and started nine ... Averaged 15 minutes
per contest ... Shot a career best 85.4 percent from the charity stripe ...
took down a career-high 81 boards.
High School and Personal: Played four years at Lakewood Ranch High
School ... As a senior, averaged 18.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists
... Earned All-Florida honors her junior year ... A four-year Team MVP
recipient and two-year Captain ... Finished prep career with 1,515 points
and 1,009 rebounds ... Member of the FACA All-State North-South Team
... lettered in track and field ... District and regional champion as a high
jumper ... Manatee County Female Athlete Of The Year ... FCA ... National
Honor Society and Who’s Who Among High School Students.
Kristen Fulmer
10
6-0 • Forward • Senior
Bradenton, Fla.
(Lakewood Ranch HS)
Fulmer’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
28
24
32
0
5
9
213
340
506
7.6
14.2
15.8
17
22
43
40
72
94
42.5
30.6
45.7
1
4
4
3
19
21
33.3
21.1
19.0
8
12
35
12
23
41
66.7
52.2
85.4
17
30
44
26
25
37
43
55
81
1.5
2.3
2.5
2
7
10
11
12
13
43
60
125
1.5
2.5
3.9
Total
84
14
1,059
12.6
82
206
39.8
9
43
20.9
55
76
72.4
91
88
179
2.1
19
36
228
2.7
34
2006-07: Started 26 games (played in 27 total) ... Averaged 6.1 points ...
Shot 46.5 percent from the field ... Finished season with 99 rebounds.
2007-08: Started 26 games and played in all 28 ... Shot 45.7 percent
from the field ... Grabbed 95 boards ... Averaged 8.6 points.
2008-09: Played in 31 games, starting eight ... Shot a career-high 49.1
percent from the field ... Pulled down 74 rebounds ... Averaged 4.6 points
per contest.
High School: Played four years at Sevier County High School ... Was a
two-time all-district and team offensive player of the year ... Also lettered
in cross country and volleyball.
Jaquelyn Kremer
6-1 • Center • Junior
Sevierville, Tenn.
(Sevier County HS)
Kremer’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
27
28
31
26
26
8
540
607
481
20.0
21.7
15.5
60
86
53
129
188
108
46.5
45.7
49.1
1
0
0
1
1
2
100.0
0.0
0.0
44
68
38
65
114
55
66.7
59.6
69.1
40
35
26
59
60
48
99
95
74
3.7
3.4
2.4
18
13
21
17
20
8
165
240
144
6.1
8.6
4.6
Total
86
60
1,628
18.9
199
425
46.8
1
4
25.0
150
234
64.1
101
167
268
3.1
52
45
549
6.4
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Player Profiles
24
2006-07: Played in 18 games (one start) ... Had six assists and two
steals.
2007-08: Played in 18 games for a total of 105 minutes ... Shot 35.7
percent from the field ... Grabbed 10 rebounds on the year to go along
with seven treys.
2008-09: Played in 21 games (100 minutes total) ... Improved to 40.9
percent shooting from the field ... Tallied 13 rebounds and seven threepointers on the season.
Leslie Conetta
High School and Personal: Lettered four seasons at Cardinal Mooney
High School ... Averaged 17.5 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 steals as a
senior and finished her prep career with 1,249 points and 787 rebounds ...
East County and Sarasota Herald Tribune All-Area Teams ... National Honor
Society, National Society of High School Seniors and Who’s Who Among
High School Students.
Sarasota, Fla.
(Cardinal Mooney HS)
Conetta’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
18
18
21
1
0
0
70
105
100
3.9
4.8
4.8
2
10
9
13
28
22
15.4
35.7
40.9
2
7
7
9
19
18
22.2
36.8
38.9
0
2
7
0
3
9
0.0
66.7
77.8
1
2
4
6
8
9
7
10
13
0.4
0.6
0.6
6
6
10
2
6
1
6
29
32
0.3
1.6
1.5
Total
57
1
275
4.8
21
63
33.3
16
46
34.8
9
12
75.0
7
23
30
0.5
22
9
67
1.2
11
35
2003-04 (Rider University): Played in 28 games, starting in eight ...
Averaged 16.1 minutes per game ... Shot 46 percent from the field ...
Averaged 4.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
2006-07: Started 26 games for the Bears, averaging 28.5 minutes per
contest ... Shot 53.2 percent from the field ... Secoond on team in scoring
at 13.9 points per game ... Led the Bears in rebounding with 8.1 boards
per contest ... Earned Second-Team All-South Atlantic Conference honors.
2008-09: Started in all 32 games ... Led team in scoring with 435 points
(13.6 ppg) ... Led team in rebounding with 7.1 boards per contest ...
Named to the All-South Atlantic Conference Second-Team ... Named 2009
Food Lion SAC Tournament MVP, averaging 15.3 points, 8.3 boards and 3.3
steals.
Denise Moore
6-0 • Center • Senior
Newport News, Va.
(Rider University)
High School: Played three seasons at Woodside High School ... Averaged
14 points, six rebounds, two steals and one block ... Was a second-team
all-district and was the team’s most improved and MVP ... Also lettered in
track and field.
Moore’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
2003-04 (Rider)
2006-07
2008-09
28
28
32
8
26
32
452 799
910
Total
88
66
2,161
FG
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
16.1 46
28.5 151
28.4 178
100 46.0
284 53.2
341 52.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
86
79
51
117
114
58.8
73.5
69.3
37
75
67
52
151
161
89
226
228
3.2
8.1
7.1
21
22
32
21
27
31
122
388
435
4.4
13.9
13.6
24.6
725
0
0
0.0
195
282
69.1
179
364
543
6.2
75
79
945
10.7
375
FGA
51.7
u
Leslie Conetta is a sound physical
player who can come off the bench
at any time for the Bears. She has
good ballhandling capability with a
nose for driving to the basket. She
adds even more depth to a well of
talent on the Bears’ guard spot.
t Denise Moore is as crucial to L-R’s
success this year as any member on
the team. She is a stout low-post
presence who can score at a rapid
clip. She has excellent hands, giving the 6-0 center great rebounding ability on the offensive and
defensive glass.
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4
2006-07: Played in 28 games starting three ... Made a team-high 37
three-point field goals ... Was 42 percent from beyond the arc ... Made 12
straight three-point field goals (Jan. 27, 2007-Feb. 12, 2007) to set the
school record.
2007-08: Played in all 28 games with two starts ... Tied for the team lead
in three-pointers with 34 ... Shot 40.5 percent from long-range ... Set a
personal career high going 88.2 percent from the free-throw line.
2008-09: Played in 25 games ... Shot a personal career-best 42.5 percent
from beyond the arc to lead team.
Meredith Webster
High School: Played four years at High Point Central ... Led squad to
regional berth three straight seasons including run to state title game in
2004-05 ... Totaled 180 career treys and was four points off 1,000 for her
career.
High Point, N.C.
(High Point Central HS)
Webster’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
Avg.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
28
28
25
3
2
0
542
391
137
19.4
14.0
5.5
50
38
19
112
99
44
44.6
38.4
43.2
37
34
17
88
84
40
42.0
40.5
42.5
20
15
3
23
17
4
87.0
88.2
75.0
11
6
1
13
17
7
24
23
8
0.9
0.8
0.3
19
12
6
18
8
4
157
125
58
5.6
4.5
2.3
Total
81
5
1,070
13.2
107
255
42.0
88
212
41.5
38
44
86.4
18
37
55
0.7
37
30
340
4.2
3
2008-09: Started 31-of-32 games as a freshman ... Was fifth on team
in scoring, averaging 8.1 points per game ... Was third on team with 79
assists ... Named to the SAC All-Freshman Team.
High School: Lettered four years at East Gaston High School and was
a two-year captain ... Named East Gaston Female Athlete of the Year for
three years ... Also lettered in softball and cross country ... Selected to
play in the 2008 NCCA East/West All-Star game.
Sealey
12 Cameron
5-7 • Guard • Sophomore
Gastonia, N.C.
(East Gaston HS)
Sealey’s Career Statistics
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
2008-09
32
31
734
22.9
87
222
39.2
19
71
26.8
65
86
75.6
36
82
118
3.7
78
35
258
8.1
Total
32
31
734
22.9
87
222
39.2
19
71
26.8
65
86
75.6
36
82
118
3.7
78
35
258
8.1
Cameron Sealey established her
value for the Bears in 2008-09
on a guard-heavy roster. With
good handles, surprising quickness and fearless driving ability,
Sealey is yet another threat in
Coach Starkey’s endless backcourt arsenal.
u
t Meredith Webster is 41 percent
for her career from beyond the
arc and has always shown an
ability to knock down the longrange shot. Her accuracy from
three-land line gives the Bears
one more threat coming off the
bench in any situation.
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Avg.
Player Profiles
14
2008-09: Played in all 32 games and started six ... Averaged 20.8 minutes
per contest ... Shot 46 percent from the field and averaged 5.8 ppg ... Pulled
down 3.7 rebounds per game.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at North Surry High School ...
Was a three-time Mountain Valley 2-A Conference Tournament MVP and a
two-time MVC Player of the Year ... Selected to the All-Northwest N.C. Conference Team three times ... North Surry Female Athlete of the Year in 2007-08
... Selected to the 2008 North Carolina/South Carolina All-Star Game and the
2008 NCCA East/West All-Star Game.
Whitley Culler
5-11 • Guard • Sophomore
Mt. Airy, N.C.
(North Surry HS)
Culler’s Career Statistics
13
Year
GP
GS
Min.
Avg.
FG
FGA
Pct.
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
OR
DR
TR
Avg.
A
Stl
Pts.
2008-09
32
6
667
20.8
57
125
45.6
1
6
16.7
73
103
70.9
49
70
119
3.7
29
14
188
5.9
Total
32
6
667
20.8
57
125
45.6
1
6
16.7
73
103
70.9
49
70
119
3.7
29
14
188
5.9
44
Avg.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Bishop McGuiness High
School in North Carolina ... Was part of a senior class that won four straight
North Carolina 1-A State Titles and combined for an overall record of 11911 during that run ... Won four straight conference tournament and regular
season titles ... Averaged 6.3 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game
her senior season.
Gina Simmons
6-0 • Guard • Freshman
Kernersville, N.C.
(Bishop McGuiness)
5
High School: An All-Georgia First-Team selection her senior year at Salem High School ... Averaged 20.1 points and 9.1 rebounds per game last
year for the Seminoles ... Shot 51 percent from the field for the season ...
Scored a season-high 29 points against Oconee County on November 29,
2008 ... Recorded nine double-doubles in her senior season.
Precious Elkins
6-0 • Forward • Freshman
Conyers, Ga.
(Salem HS)
11
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Gainesville High School ...
Set school record for three-pointers made in season ... Set school record
for career free-throw percentage ... Also lettered in volleyball and was
named MVP junior and senior year.
Taylor Ricketts
5-4 • Guard • Freshman
Gainsville, Ga.
(Gainsville HS)
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2008-09 Statistics & Results
Individual Statistics
Name
GP GS Min. Avg. FG FGA Pct. 3FG 3FGA Pct. FT FTA
Denise Moore
Amber Holt
Brittany Mitch
Jami Safrit
Cameron Sealey
Whitley Culler
Jacquelyn Kremer
LaCourtney Rann
Kristen Fulmer
Meredith Webster
Ashley Pearson
Abby Munn
Leslie Conetta
Erin Hanner
Jackie Williams
32
32
24
23
32
32
31
23
32
25
19
16
21
16
25
Total
Opponents
326,425
32
6,425
32
32
16
23
31
6
8
2
9
0
0
0
0
0
1
910
927
548
716
734
667
481
305
506
137
101
69
100
66
158
28.4
29.0
22.8
31.1
22.9
20.8
15.5
13.3
15.8
5.5
5.3
4.3
4.8
4.1
6.3
178
137
87
59
87
57
53
29
43
19
20
7
9
7
10
341
302
197
146
222
125
108
95
94
44
30
19
22
12
19
52.2
45.4
44.2
40.4
39.2
45.6
49.1
30.5
45.7
43.2
66.7
36.8
40.9
58.3
52.6
0
2
42 108
27 81
18 55
19 71
1
6
0
2
5
29
4
21
17 40
0
0
6
16
7
18
0
0
0
0
0.0
38.9
33.3
32.7
26.8
16.7
0.0
17.2
19.0
42.5
0.0
37.5
38.9
0.0
0.0
Pct.
79 114 69.3
93 118 78.8
68 86 79.1
81 99 81.8
65 86 75.6
75 103 70.9
38 55 69.1
39 47 83.0
35 41 85.4
3
4 75.0
2
5 40.0
5
7 71.4
7
9 77.8
4
7 57.1
2
5 40.0
OR
DR Avg.
A
67 161 7.1
13 107 3.8
27 75 4.3
43 100 6.2
36 82 3.7
49 70 3.7
26 48 2.4
19 19 1.7
44 37 2.5
1
7 0.3
5 14 1.0
4 14 1.1
4
9 0.6
3
2 0.3
14 29 1.7
32
125
39
92
78
29
21
42
10
6
0
0
10
2
3
S Pts. Avg.
31
38
50
35
35
14
8
16
13
4
1
1
1
1
3
435 13.6
409 12.8
269 11.2
217 9.4
258 8.1
188 5.9
144 4.6
102 4.4
125 3.9
58 2.3
42 2.2
25 1.6
32 1.5
18 1.1
22 0.9
802-1,776 45.2 146-449 32.5 594-78675.6 388 862 39.1 489 251 2,34473.2
717-1,877 38.2 148-508 29.1 452-636 71.1 399 693 34.1 372 266 2,034 63.6
Season Results
Date
14
Opponent
Result
Score
Overall
SAC
Nov. 15................. Pfeiffer..................................... W............. 91-65.....................................1-0................ 0-0
Nov. 18................. at Georgia College.................... W............. 65-63.....................................2-0................ 0-0
Nov. 22................. Clayton State............................. L............. 61-74.....................................2-1................ 0-0
Nov. 28................. vs. J.C. Smith........................... W............. 66-60.....................................3-1................ 0-0
Nov. 29................. vs. Virginia Union...................... W............. 67-43.....................................4-1................ 0-0
Dec. 1.................. Georgia College........................ W............. 67-59.....................................5-1................ 0-0
Dec. 3.................. at Catawba............................. W............. 79-64.....................................6-1................ 1-0
Dec. 12................ at Converse.............................. W............. 77-58.....................................7-1................ 1-0
Dec. 17................ vs. St. Leo................................ W............. 66-62.....................................8-1................ 1-0
Dec. 18................ at Florida Southern................... W............. 84-80.....................................9-1................ 1-0
Dec. 30................ Queens.................................... W............. 69-46....................................10-1............... 1-0
Dec. 31................ St. Pauls................................... W............. 82-60....................................11-1............... 1-0
Jan. 3................... at Tusculum............................ L............. 72-79....................................11-2............... 1-1
Jan. 7................... Brevard................................. W............. 61-45....................................12-2............... 2-1
Jan. 10................. Newberry.............................. W............. 61-59....................................13-2............... 3-1
Jan. 14................. at Mars Hill........................... W............. 71-65....................................14-2............... 4-1
Jan. 17................. at Lincoln Memorial............. W............. 75-51....................................15-2............... 5-1
Jan 24.................. Carson-Newman.................... W............. 87-65....................................16-2............... 6-1
Jan. 28................. Wingate................................. W............. 84-75....................................17-2............... 7-1
Jan. 31................. Tusculum............................... W............. 77-64....................................18-2............... 8-1
Feb. 4.................. at Brevard............................. W............. 74-66....................................19-2............... 9-1
Feb. 7.................. at Newberry........................... L............. 73-52....................................19-3............... 9-2
Feb. 11................. at Carson-Newman................ W..........76-73 (OT)................................20-3.............. 10-2
Feb. 14................. Lincoln Memorial................. W............. 91-55....................................21-3.............. 11-2
Feb. 21................. Catawba................................. W............. 79-68....................................22-3.............. 12-2
Feb. 25................. at Wingate.............................. L............. 78-89....................................22-4.............. 12-3
Feb. 28................. Mars Hill............................... W............. 71-52....................................23-4.............. 13-3
Mar. 4................... Mars Hill^................................ W............. 74-51....................................24-4.............. 13-3
Mar. 7................... vs. Newberry^.......................... W............. 78-62....................................25-4.............. 13-3
Mar. 8................... vs. Tusculum^.......................... W............. 66-57....................................26-4.............. 13-3
Mar. 13................. Anderson*................................ W............. 69-58....................................27-4.............. 13-3
Mar. 14................. Francis Marion*......................... L............. 74-93....................................27-5.............. 13-3
* = 2009 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Tournament (Hickory, N.C.)
^ = South Atlantic Conference Tournament
South Atlantic Conference Games in CAPS
2009-10 Media Guide
2008-09 SAC Review
The South Atlantic
Conference
The South Atlantic Conference is a group of
nine church-related colleges of similar size and
athletic philosophy. Entering its 21st year as
all-sports confererence and 17th as a member
of NCAA Division II, the league continues to
grow as one of the premier small-college
athletic conferences in the nation.
The SAC has made great strides since becoming eligible for NCAA Division II postseason
play in July 1993.
The league was founded in 1975 as a
football-only conference. Kurt Brennerman,
of Greensboro, N.C., won a contest to name
the league, being the first to submit the SAC-8
name. The conference held the SAC-8 moniker
until 1989, and evolved into what is the South
Atlantic Conference today.
Leading the South Atlantic Conference as
commissioner is Patrick Britz, who was hired in
May of 2008 as the successor to Doug Echols,
the league’s first full-time commissioner who
retired after 19 years of service.
2008-2009 Final Conference Standings
Team
W
L
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
Lenoir-Rhyne*
Tusculum
Newberry
Wingate
Carson-Newman
Catawba
Mars Hill
Lincoln Memorial
Brevard
13 3 .813
13 3 .813
10 6 .625
9
7 .563
9
7 .563
8
8 .500
5 11 .313
5 11 .313
0 16 .000
27
26
18
18
19
16
12
11
6
4
6
11
10
11
12
16
17
21
.844
.813
.621
.643
.633
.571
.429
.393
.222
*SAC Regular Season Champion
Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament
at Higher Seeds
No. 1 Tusculum 89, No. 8 Lincoln Memorial 55
No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 72, No. 7 Mars Hill 51
No. 3 Newberry 77, No. 6 Catawba 48
No. 4 Carson-Newman 95, No. 5 Wingate 81
Food Lion SAC Tournament, Semifinals, CVCC Arena, Hickory, NC
Member Institutions
15
Brevard College
Brevard, North Carolina
No. 1 Tusculum 85, No. 4 Carson-Newman 70
No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 78, No. 3 Newberry 62
Food Lion SAC Tournament, Championship, CVCC Arena, Hickory, NC
No. 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 66, No. 1 Tusculum 57
Carson-Newman College
Jefferson City, Tennessee
NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Tournament
at Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C.
Catawba College
Salisbury, North Carolina
First Round
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, North Carolina
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate,Tennessee
Tusculum 87, Lander 70
Clayton St. 68, Carson-Newman 66
Lenoir-Rhyne 69, Anderson (S.C.) 58
Semifinals
Clayton St. 79, Tusculum 68
Francis Marion 93, Lenoir-Rhyne 74
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, North Carolina
Newberry College
Newberry, South Carolina
Tusculum College
Greeneville, Tennessee
Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina
2008-2009 All-South Atlantic Conference Honorees
All-South Atlantic Conference
First Team
All-South Atlantic Conference
Second Team
Shari Buford, Carson-Newman
Amber Holt, Lenoir-Rhyne
Laura Marquardt, Newberry
Stephany Neptune, Tusculum
Jasmine Gunn, Tusculum
Anna Atkinson, Wingate
Ashley Kyle, Carson-Newman
Brittany Mitch, Lenoir-Rhyne
Denise Moore, Lenoir-Rhyne
Brittini Young, Mars Hill
Ashli Oliver, Tusculum
Kurie Washington, Wingate
South Atlantic Conference
All-Freshman Team
Zoriah Williams, Carson-Newman
Dana Hicks, Catawba
Cameron Sealey, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dayshalee Salaman, Lincoln Memorial
2009-10 Media Guide
COACH OF THE YEAR
Todd Starkey, Lenoir-Rhyne
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Anna Atkinson, Wingate
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Career Leaders
Lenoir-Rhyne University 1,000-Point Club
Brenda Hairston (1978-82).................................................................................... 2,409
Sally Reid (1976-80)............................................................................................... 2,093
Toni Steed (1986-90).............................................................................................. 1,665
Tracy Naidas (1998-02)......................................................................................... 1,615
Amy Jenkins (1991-95)........................................................................................... 1,442
Chrissy Elliot (1992-96)........................................................................................... 1,306
Maya Grady (1999-03)......................................................................................... 1,284
Brenda Roberstson (1983-87)............................................................................... 1,232
Donna Elrod (1978-82)........................................................................................... 1,227
Cheryl Sigmon (1984-88)....................................................................................... 1,205
Amber Holt (2006-present).................................................................................... 1,181
Crystal Clary (2003-05)......................................................................................... 1,055
Alanda Danner (1992-96)...................................................................................... 1,047
Amber Hanks (1999-03)......................................................................................... 1,008
Scoring Average^
Sally Reid (1976-80).................................. 22.8
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)........................ 20.2
Crystal Clary (2003-05).............................. 18.8
Toni Steed (1986-90)..................................17.0
Tracy Naidas (1998-02)............................. 16.8
Grace Sherrill (1975-78)............................ 16.1
Amy Jenkins (1991-95)...............................15.7
Christy Cranford (1988-91).........................14.5
Andrea Riddick (1984-88)...........................14.1
Amber Holt (2006-present)..................13.7
16
Rebounds
Toni Steed (1986-90)................................1,106
Sally Reid (1976-80).................................1,075
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)......................... 906
Tracy Naidas (1998-02).............................. 740
Meg Broadwell (1980-84)............................ 713
Amy Jenkins (1991-95)............................... 656
Crystal Clary (2003-05)............................... 650
Shannon Jones (2002-06)........................... 631
Marisa Carmody (1979-83).......................... 626
Alanda Danner (1992-96)........................... 617
Rebounding Average^
Crystal Clary (2003-05).............................. 11.6
Toni Steed (1986-90)................................. 11.3
Sally Reid (1976-80).................................. 11.2
Grace Sherrill (1975-78).............................. 8.8
Tracy Naidas (1998-02)................................7.7
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)...........................7.6
Shante Floyd (1989-92)................................7.4
Marisa Carmody (1979-83)............................7.2
Amy Jenkins (1991-95).................................7.1
Andrea Riddick (1984-88).............................7.0
Field Goal Percentage*
Toni Steed (1986-90) ranks first in rebounds
(1,106) and third in points (1,665) on LenoirRhyne’s career lists.
Crystal Clary (2003-05).............................. .619
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)........................ .565
Sally Reid (1976-80).................................. .556
Toni Steed (1986-90)................................. .538
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Mary Loree (1979-81)................................ .531
Meg Broadwell (1980-84)........................... .510
Marisa Carmody (1979-83)......................... .508
Donna Elrod (1978-82).............................. .506
Amber Hanks (1999-03)............................ .505
Tracy Naidas (1998-02)............................. .496
Free Throw Percentage*
Christy Cranford (1988-91)........................ .802
Maya Grady (1999-03 ).............................. .793
Cathy Porter (1988-92).............................. .778
Jami Safrit (2006-present)....................777
Chrissy Elliott (1992-96)............................ .771
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)........................ .770
Christy Jones (1976-80)............................. .759
Amber Holt (2006-present)...................752
Sherry Cash (1980-84).............................. .743
Marisa Carmody (1979-83)......................... .734
Amy Jenkins (1991-95).............................. .712
Traci Hyman (1995-99).............................. .706
Assists
Maya Grady (1999-03)................................ 640
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)......................... 536
Donna Elrod (1978-82)............................... 362
Leisa Norris (1979-83)................................ 354
Chrissy Elliott (1992-96)............................. 322
Amber Holt (2006-present)...................319
Jami Safrit (2006-present)....................311
Traci Hyman (1995-99)............................... 309
Christy Jones (1976-80).............................. 284
Christy Cranford (1988-91)......................... 244
Amy Jenkins (1991-95)............................... 241
Shannon Fritts (1986-90)............................ 241
Steals
Brenda Hairston (1978-82)......................... 396
Maya Grady (1999-03)................................ 352
Alanda Danner (1992-96)........................... 336
Donna Elrod (1978-82)............................... 281
Leisa Norris (1979-83)................................ 248
Toni Steed (1986-90).................................. 244
Chrissy Elliott (1992-96)............................. 201
Traci Hyman (1995-99)............................... 185
Shea Blacknell (2001-05)............................ 182
Tracy Naidas (1998-02).............................. 181
Blocks
Shea Blacknell (2001-05)............................ 166
Lori Hay (1988-89)..................................... 148
Meg Broadwell (1980-84)............................ 129
Crystal Clary (2003-05)................................. 91
Emily Davis (1986-88).................................. 88
Miranda Reyes (1995-98).............................. 81
Sally Reid (1976-80)..................................... 62
Cathy Potter (1988-92)................................. 60
Hannah Brittain (1993-97)............................ 57
Andrea Riddick (1984-88)............................. 56
^ = Minimum 40 Games Played
* = Minimum 200 Attempts
Current Lenoir-Rhyne Players Boldfaced
Season Records
Points
Brenda Hairston (1980-81)........................
Sally Reid (1977-78)..................................
Crystal Clary (2003-04)..............................
Brenda Hairston (1978-79)........................
Brenda Hairston (1979-80)........................
Sally Reid (1979-80)..................................
Maya Grady (2002-03)...............................
Brenda Hairston (1981-82)........................
Sally Reid (1978-79)..................................
Andrea Riddick (1986-87)..........................
764
633
600
597
536
536
529
512
497
472
Scoring Average
Sally Reid (1977-78).................................. 28.7
Sally Reid (1976-77)................................. 21.9
Brenda Hairston (1980-81)....................... 21.8
Sally Reid (1978-79)................................. 21.6
Crystal Clary (2003-04)............................. 21.4
Brenda Hairston (1978-79)....................... 21.3
Grace Sherrill (1975-76) .......................... 20.6
Brenda Hairston (1981-82)....................... 20.5
Toni Steed (1988-89)................................. 19.7
Toni Steed (1989-90)................................ 19.5
Rebounds
17
Crystal Clary (2003-04)..............................
Toni Steed (1988-89).................................
Sally Reid (1977-78)..................................
Brenda Hairston (1978-79)........................
Crystal Clary (2004-05)..............................
Shannon Jones (2005-06)..........................
Sally Reid (1979-80)..................................
Toni Steed (1989-90).................................
Toni Steed (1986-87).................................
Grace Sherrill (1975-76)............................
357
324
324
297
293
289
286
274
271
268
Rebounding Average
Sally Reid (1977-78).................................. 14.7
Toni Steed (1988-89)................................ 14.1
Sally Reid (1976-77)................................. 13.2
Crystal Clary (2003-04)............................. 12.8
Grace Sherrill (1975-76)........................... 12.8
Toni Steed (1989-90)................................ 12.5
Crystal Clary (2004-05)............................. 10.9
Emily Davis (1986-87).............................. 10.8
Brenda Hairston (1978-79)....................... 10.6
Shannon Jones (2005-06)......................... 10.3
Marissa Carmody (1982-83)......................
Brenda Hairston (1978-79).......................
Jami Safrit (2006-07)..........................
Sherry Cash (1983-84).............................
Christy Jones (1977-78)............................
80.0
79.8
79.5
79.5
79.5
Field Goal Percentage*
Crystal Clary (2003-04)............................. 65.6
Brenda Hairston (1978-79)....................... 58.9
Sally Reid (1976-77).................................. 57.7
Brenda Hairston (1979-80)........................ 57.2
Brenda Hairston (1981-82)........................ 57.1
Sally Reid (1977-78).................................. 57.1
Crystal Clary (2004-05).............................. 57.0
Sally Reid (1978-79)................................. 56.1
Amber Hanks (1999-00)........................... 56.1
Marisa Carmody (1981-82)........................ 55.6
* Minimum 100 Attempts
Current Lenoir-Rhyne Players Boldfaced
Assists
Maya Grady (1999-00)................................ 167
Maya Grady (2000-01)................................ 163
Brenda Hairston (1980-81)......................... 162
Maya Grady (2001-02)................................ 157
Brenda Hairston (1981-82)......................... 154
Maya Grady (2003-04)................................ 153
Donna Elrod (1978-79)............................... 141
Donna Elrod (1979-80)............................... 136
Traci Hyman (1998-99)............................... 130
Jami Safrit (2006-07)............................125
Amber Holt (2008-09)...........................125
Steals
Maya Grady (2001-02)................................ 118
Brenda Hairston (1980-81)......................... 118
Alanda Danner (1994-95)........................... 111
Donna Elrod (1979-80)............................... 111
Maya Grady (2002-03)................................ 104
Brenda Hairston (1979-80)........................... 99
Alanda Danner (1992-93)............................. 91
Brenda Hairston (1978-79)........................... 91
Brenda Hairston (1981-82)........................... 88
Donna Elrod (1980-81)................................. 85
Blocked Shots
Lori Hay (1991-92)....................................... 70
Shea Blacknell (2002-03).............................. 63
Free Throw Percentage*
Christy Cranford (1990-91)....................... 85.9
Maya Grady (2001-02).............................. 83.4
Christy Cranford (1989-90)....................... 83.1
Chrissy Elliot (1992-93)............................ 82.3
Amber Holt (2007-08)......................... 81.7
Brenda Hairston (1980-81)....................... 80.4
The 1980-81 L-R Women’s Basketball Team won
the second-most games in school history (27) while
capturing its third NCAIAW State Championship and
advancing to the AIAW Division II Final Four.
Sally Reid (1979-80)..................................... 62
Emily Davis (1986-87).................................. 52
Crystal Clary (2003-04)................................. 52
Meg Broadwell (1983-84).............................. 52
Crystal Clary (2004-05)................................. 49
Shea Blacknell (2003-04).............................. 46
Meg Broadwell (1981-82).............................. 46
Lori Hay (1990-91)....................................... 44
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Brenda Hairston’s (1978-82) 764 points
during the 1980-81 campaign still remains
a Lenoir-Rhyne single-season record.
All-Time Records
Team
Points
Game...................... 121 vs. Mars Hill (1980-81)
Season.................................... 2,284 (2002-03)
Average..................................... 82.3 (1979-80)
Points Allowed
Game......115 vs. Francis Marion (Feb. 10, 1983)
Season.................................... 2,107 (2001-02)
Points, Both Teams
Game............. 206 vs. Newberry (Jan. 15, 2003)
(Lenoir-Rhyne 114, Newberry 92)
Points, Half
Game..........................................59, (first half)
vs. Newberry (Jan. 15, 2003)
Victory Margin
Game................. 74 vs. Davidson (Jan. 3, 1983)
(Lenoir-Rhyne 96, Davidson 22)
Field Goals
Game.................. 48 vs. Mars Hill (Jan. 9, 1982)
Season.................................... 1,178 (1980-81)
Field Goal Attempts
Game...............93 vs. Newberry (Jan. 15, 2003)
Season.................................... 2,481 (1980-81)
18
Field Goal Percentage
Game.............. 66.7 vs. Campbell (Feb. 2, 1980)
(42-of-63)
Season...................................... 50.8 (1979-80)
(1,072-of-2109)
Three Point Field Goals
Game.................. 12 vs. Catawba (Jan. 5, 2002)
vs. North Greenville (Jan. 13, 2003)
Season....................................... 157 (2007-08)
Three Point Field Goal Percentage
Game.....................5-for-7 (71.4), several times
Season...................................... 33.1 (2007-08)
(157-of-575)
Free Throws Made
Game..................38 vs. Catawba (Feb. 2, 2002)
Season....................................... 563 (2001-02)
Free Throw Attempts
Game..................49 vs. Catawba (Feb. 2, 2002)
Season....................................... 779 (2001-02)
Rebounds
Game.......... 66 vs. N.C.-Charlotte (Feb. 6, 1978)
Season.................................... 1,166 (1984-85)
Assists
Game......... 35 vs. N.C.-Asheville (Jan. 15, 1979)
Season....................................... 673 (1979-80)
Steals
Game........ 25 vs. N.C.-Charlotte (Feb. 23, 1977)
vs. N.C.-Asheville (Jan. 14, 1980
Season....................................... 484 (1979-80)
Blocked Shots
Game.......10 vs. North Greenville (Dec. 7, 2002)
Season....................................... 117 (1991-92)
General Records
Season Victories............................28 (1979-80)
Consecutive Wins..........................15 (1979-80)
Consecutive Home Wins.............12 (2002-03) &
(2003-04)
Individual
Points
Game..................................... 47, Grace Sherrill
(March 4, 1977 vs. Winston-Salem State)
Season............. 764, Brenda Hairston (1980-81)
Career............2,409, Brenda Hairston (1978-82)
Average Per Game
Season...................... 28.7, Sally Reid (1977-78)
Career.......................22.8, Sally Reid (1976-80)
Field Goals Made
Game.....................................21, Grace Sherrill
(March 4, 1977 vs. Winston-Salem State)
Season..............337, Brenda Hairston (1980-81)
Career............1,054, Brenda Hairston (1978-82)
Field Goal Percentage
Game..................100.0, Traci Hyman (12-of-12)
(Dec. 4, 1997 vs. Winston-Salem State)
Season................................. 65.6, Crystal Clary
(256-of-390)
Career.................... 61.9, Crytal Clary (2003-05)
(430-of-695)
Blocked Shots
Game..................................... 8, Shea Blacknell
(Dec. 7, 2002 vs. North Greenville)
Season...........................70, Lori Hay (1991-92)
Career................. 166, Shea Blacknell (2002-05)
Steals
Game...................................11, Alanda Danner
(Feb. 11, 1992 vs. Elon)
Season............. 118, Brenda Hairston (1980-81)
Maya Grady (2001-02)
Career.............. 396, Brenda Hairston (1978-82)
Miscellaneous
Consecutive 3-point field goals made............. 12
Meredith Webster (Jan. 27, 2007-Feb. 12, 2007)
Three Point Field Goals
Game...................................... 7, Tami Matheny
(Nov. 20, 1992 vs. Barton)
7, Sally Logan
(Jan. 5, 2002 vs. Catawba)
7, Lanica Williams
(Feb. 12, 2003 vs. Newberry)
Season................ 78, Lanica Williams (2004-05)
Career................174, Lanica Williams (2002-05)
Three Point Field Goal Percentage
Game...................................100.0, many times
Last: Meredith Webster vs. Tusculum (Jan. 31,
2007)
(4-for-4)
Season.......... 42.0, Meredith Webster (2006-07)
(37-of-88)
Career...36.5, Tami Matheny (1989-91, 1992-93)
(85-of-233)
Free Throws
Game...................................... 18, Amy Jenkins
(Jan. 5, 1995 vs. Concord)
Season....................182, Maya Grady (2002-03)
Career.....................479, Maya Grady (1999-03)
Free Throw Percentage
Game..................1.000, Amy Jenkins (18-of-18)
(Jan. 5, 1995 vs. Concord)
Season............. 85.9, Christi Cranford (1990-91)
(61-of-71)
Career.............. 80.2, Christi Cranford (1988-91)
(166-of-207)
Rebounds
Game.......................................... 29, Sally Reid
(Jan. 21, 1978 vs. Gardner-Webb)
Season................... 357, Crystal Clary (2003-04)
Career....................1,106, Toni Steed (1986-90)
Rebounding Average
Season...................... 14.7, Sally Reid (1977-78)
Career......................11.3, Toni Steed (1986-90)
Assists
Game....................................... 16, Maya Grady
(Jan. 15, 2003 vs. Newberry)
Season.................... 167, Maya Grady (1999-00)
Career.....................640, Maya Grady (1999-03)
2009-10 Media Guide
Shannon Jones (2002-06) pulled down 289
rebounds during the 2005-06 season, ranking
sixth-best all-time in Lenoir-Rhyne history.
All-Time Series
Records vs. All Opponents
Since 1975
Team
19
W
L
Pct.
Abilene Christian.............................................. 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Adelphi............................................................ 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Alabama-Huntsville........................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Alderson-Broaddus........................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Anderson (S.C.)................................................ 1........ 0...........1.000
Appalachian State............................................ 7........ 5........... .583
Arkansas Tech.................................................. 0........ 1.......... 1.000
Armstrong Atlantic State................................... 3........ 3........... .500
Ashland........................................................... 1........ 1........... .500
Augusta State.................................................. 2........ 3........... .400
Barber-Scotia................................................... 7........ 2........... .778
Barry............................................................... 0........ 1........... .000
Barton............................................................. 6........ 6........... .500
Belmont Abbey............................................... 13...... 17.......... .433
Biola............................................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Brevard........................................................... 6........ 0.......... 1.000
California Poly-Pomona..................................... 0........ 1........... .000
Campbell......................................................... 7........ 6........... .538
Campbellsville.................................................. 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Carson-Newman.............................................. 18...... 32.......... .360
Catawba......................................................... 33...... 29.......... .532
Catholic........................................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Central Arkansas.............................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Univ. of Charleston (W.Va.)............................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Chowan........................................................... 2........ 1........... .000
Clayton State................................................... 0........ 2........... .000
College of Charleston........................................ 2........ 4........... .333
Columbus State................................................ 0........ 2........... .000
Concord........................................................... 6........ 0.......... 1.000
Converse......................................................... 6........ 0.......... 1.000
Davidson......................................................... 5........ 0.......... 1.000
East Tennessee State........................................ 0........ 2........... .000
Elizabeth City State.......................................... 0........ 1........... .000
Elon............................................................... 11...... 22.......... .333
Erskine............................................................ 3........ 5........... .375
Fayetteville State.............................................. 1........ 1........... .500
Florida Southern.............................................. 1........ 0...........1.000
Francis Marion................................................. 0........ 4........... .000
Gardner-Webb................................................ 25...... 23.......... .521
George Mason.................................................. 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Georgia College................................................ 4........ 2........... .667
Georgia Southern............................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Greensboro College.......................................... 2........ 0.......... 1.000
Guilford.......................................................... 10....... 4........... .714
High Point....................................................... 16...... 16.......... .500
James Madison................................................ 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Johnson C. Smith............................................. 3........ 1........... .750
King................................................................ 1........ 1........... .500
Lander............................................................. 3........ 1........... .750
LeMoyne-Owen................................................ 2........ 0.......... 1.000
Lees-McRae..................................................... 5........ 3........... .625
Liberty ........................................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
The 1977-78 Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Team
went 19-4 on the year and a winning percentage of
.826 in the first year under legendary Head Coach Pat
Smith.
Team
W
L
Pct.
Limestone........................................................ 5........ 2........... .714
Lincoln Memorial.............................................. 4........ 2........... .667
Livingstone...................................................... 3........ 0.......... 1.000
Longwood........................................................ 2........ 2........... .500
Louisiana College............................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Lynn................................................................ 0........ 1........... .000
Mars Hill......................................................... 32...... 32.......... .500
Molloy............................................................. 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Montreat......................................................... 3........ 1........... .750
Mount Olive..................................................... 4........ 0.......... 1.000
Newberry........................................................ 21...... 12.......... .636
North Carolina Central...................................... 4........ 1........... .800
North Carolina A&T.......................................... 5........ 1........... .833
UNC Asheville................................................. 14....... 5........... .737
UNC Chapel Hill................................................ 0........ 1........... .000
UNC Greensboro.............................................. 1........ 3........... .250
UNC Pembroke................................................. 6....... 13.......... .316
UNC Wilmington............................................... 2........ 1........... .667
North Greenville............................................... 2........ 0.......... 1.000
Pfeiffer........................................................... 26...... 17.......... .605
Presbyterian.................................................... 9....... 29.......... .237
Queens............................................................ 8........ 8........... .500
Rio Grande...................................................... 0........ 1........... .000
Rollins............................................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Saint Andrews Presbyterian............................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Saint Augustine’s.............................................. 3........ 1........... .750
St. Francis (College)......................................... 0........ 1........... .000
St. John Fisher................................................. 1........ 0.......... 1.000
St. Leo............................................................ 1........ 0...........1.000
St. Paul’s......................................................... 1........ 0...........1.000
Seattle............................................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Shaw............................................................... 3........ 3........... .500
Shawnee State................................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Southeast Oklahoma State................................ 1........ 0.......... 1.000
South Carolina State......................................... 2........ 1........... .667
USC Aiken........................................................ 0........ 3........... .000
USC Upstate.................................................... 3........ 4........... .429
Tampa............................................................. 0........ 1........... .000
Tusculum........................................................ 15....... 8........... .652
Virginia Commonwealth.................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Virginia State................................................... 4........ 1........... .800
Virginia Tech.................................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
Virginia Union.................................................. 2........ 0.......... 1.000
Wake Forest..................................................... 3........ 0.......... 1.000
Warren Wilson................................................. 1........ 0.......... 1.000
West Virginia State........................................... 1........ 0.......... 1.000
West Virginia Wesleyan..................................... 0........ 1........... .000
Western Carolina.............................................. 9........ 3........... .750
William & Mary................................................. 2........ 0.......... 1.000
William Penn.................................................... 0........ 1........... .000
Wingate ........................................................ 10...... 49.......... .169
Winston-Salem State........................................ 9........ 5........... .643
Wofford........................................................... 4........ 2........... .667
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Game Results
1926-27 (2-2)
Davenport...........................W ...... 49-7
Appalachian State................ L ......14-26
Davenport...........................W ...... 31-7
1928-29 (4-2-2)
Marion Junior College...........W ...... 41-7
Compotometers................... L ......16-23
Wingate...............................W .....20-13
Biltmore..............................W.......15-14
Mitchell...............................W
Appalachian State................W
Marion.................................W
Wingate...............................W
1930-31 (5-4)
1932-33 (9-3)
Milligan................................ L ......24-43
East Tennesse St.................. L ......14-18
Emory and Henry................. T ......18-18
Appalachian State................ T ......21-21
Milligan................................W .....15-12
East Tennesse St..................W .....20-18
Mitchell...............................W ...... 35-4
Appalachian.........................W .....15-10
Mitchell...............................W .....53-24
Boone................................. L ......25-44
Biltmore.............................. L ......26-27
Wingate............................... L ......23-28
Boone................................. L ......24-37
Mitchell...............................W .....51-27
Wingate...............................W .....32-28
College of Charleston............W .....31-30
Hickory................................W .....44-26
1929-30 (3-5)
1931-32 (7-1)
Appalachian State................ L
Biltmore.............................. L
Comptometers..................... L
Appalachian State................ L
......17-22
......17-24
......23-30
......13-20
Wingate...............................W .....31-19
Mitchell...............................W ...... 34-7
Marion Junior College...........W .....39-15
All-Time Coaching Records by Year
Year
20
W
L
Pct.
Head Coach
1975-76....................... 15.......6..... .714..................Dale Abernathy
1976-77.................... 17......3.... .850.............. Dale Abernathy
1977-78....................... 19.......4..... .826.............................. Pat Smith
1978-79....................... 20.......8..... .714.............................. Pat Smith
1979-80.................... 28......4.... .871.........................Pat Smith
1980-81.................... 27......8.... .771.........................Pat Smith
1981-82.................... 20......8.... .714.........................Pat Smith
1982-83....................... 12..... 12.... .500.................. Gale Kerbaugh
1983-84....................... 11..... 16.... .407.................. Gale Kerbaugh
1984-85........................ 5...... 23.... .179.................. Gale Kerbaugh
1985-86....................... 13..... 13.... .500.............Barbara Buchanan
1988-89........................ 9...... 14.... .391.............Barbara Buchanan
1990-91........................ 4...... 20.... .167.............Barbara Buchanan
1991-92........................ 4...... 19.... .174......................Janet Greene
1992-93........................ 6...... 18.... .250......................Janet Greene
1993-94........................ 5...... 19.... .208....................Janet Greene/
Kim Mattox
1994-95........................ 6...... 20.... .231............................... Lori Hay
1995-96....................... 10..... 17.... .370............................... Lori Hay
1996-97........................ 3...... 21.... .125............................... Lori Hay
1997-98....................... 10..... 17.... .370............................. Kris Ruffo
1998-99....................... 12..... 15.... .444............................. Kris Ruffo
1999-00....................... 15..... 12.... .556............................. Kris Ruffo
2000-01....................... 15..... 12.... .556............................. Kris Ruffo
2001-02....................... 19.......9..... .679...................Karen Barefoot
2002-03....................... 18..... 12.... .600...................Karen Barefoot
2003-04....................... 17..... 11.... .607...................Karen Barefoot
2004-05....................... 16..... 12.... .571...................Karen Barefoot
2005-06....................... 10..... 18.... .357.......................Todd Starkey
2006-07....................... 16..... 12.... .571.......................Todd Starkey
2007-08....................... 15..... 13.... .536.......................Todd Starkey
2008-09....................... 27.......5..... .844.......................Todd Starkey
Bold indicates NCAIAW State Champions
.....41-13
.....25-22
.....51-11
.....37-13
Appalachian......................... L ......21-30
Dashing Dots.......................W .....31-25
Western Carolina..................W .....36-24
H.P. King..............................W .....36-20
Bamberg-Glanstoff...............W .....32-24
Wingate............................... L ......27-36
Mitchell...............................W .....40-16
Wingate...............................W .....29-28
Mitchell...............................W .....53-21
1933-34 (5-5-1)
Mitchell...............................W .....42-15
Western Carolina.................. L ......27-39
Wingate............................... L ......21-28
Mitchell...............................W .....39-34
Wingate .............................W .....28-23
Piedmont.............................W .....36-32
Young Harris........................ L ......32-40
Western Carolina.................. T ......23-23
College of Charleston............W .....49-35
1934-35 (5-5)
Mitchell............................... L ......18-20
Waynesville Ramblers...........W .....35-32
Blanton’s Bus. College.......... L ......23-28
Young Harris........................ L ......28-29
Lees-McRae.........................W .....62-24
Mitchell...............................W .....40-17
1935-36 (2-4)
Mitchell...............................W .....30-29
Boiling Springs..................... L ......20-45
Applachian State.................. L ......19-48
Young Harris........................ L ......31-37
Mitchell...............................W .....37-26
1936-37 (8-4)
Hickory High........................W .....32-19
Alumni.................................W .....20-11
Appalachian State................W .....27-26
Lees-McRae.........................W .....65-19
Wingate...............................W .....38-31
Mitchell............................... L ......21-27
Wingate...............................W .....22-17
Mitchell............................... L ......17-18
Lees-McRae.........................W .....49-14
Boiling Springs.....................W .....24-20
1937-38 (3-4-2)
Alumni................................. T ......22-22
Mitchell............................... L ......20-28
Mitchell............................... L ......19-34
Newton-Conover High...........W ...... 22-7
Claremont Area....................W .....22-18
1938-39 (9-0-1)
Alumni.................................W .....38-12
Claremont............................W .....27-15
Mitchell...............................W .....35-14
Wingate...............................W .....25-11
Boiling Springs..................... T ......24-24
Wingate...............................W .....21-14
Mitchell...............................W ...... 18-7
Applachian State..................W .....17-16
1945-46 (6-1-1)
Hanes Hosiery...................... L ......11-27
Moore Hospital.....................W .....36-23
Shelby All-Stars....................W .....31-23
Valdese Comm. Ctr...............W .....35-27
Valdese Comm. Ctr...............W .....29-14
Mitchell...............................W .....37-35
Catawba..............................W .....32-16
1975-76 (15-6)
Head Coach: Dale Abernethy
Winston-Salem St.................W .....79-77
S.C.-Spartanburg..................W .....76-30
Guilford...............................W .....71-63
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....62-52
Erskine................................ L ......55-63
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....67-51
High Point............................ L ......49-87
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....68-51
Erskine................................W .....65-57
High Point............................ L ......62-88
Pfeiffer................................ L ......54-63
Pfeiffer................................ L ......65-68
S.C.-Spartanburg..................W .....59-30
Catawba..............................W .....76-65
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....81-53
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....64-52
Guilford...............................W .....64-36
N.C.-Wilmington...................W .....59-46
Guilford...............................W .....61-47
Shaw................................... L ......70-91
1976-77 (17-3)
Head Coach: Dale Abernethy
Appalachian......................... L ......63-65
Guilford...............................W .....67-45
Pfeiffer................................W .....74-56
Erskine................................ L ......65-70
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....73-36
Coaching Career Records at L-R
Head Coach
W
L
Pct.
Dale Abernathy (1975-77)...................................................32............. 9..................780
Pat Smith (1977-82).............................................................. 114........... 32.................731
Gale Kerbaugh (1982-85)....................................................28............ 51.................354
Barbara Buchanan (1985-91)..............................................69............ 82.................451
Janet Greene (1991-94).......................................................14............ 47.................230
Kim Mattox (1994)...................................................................1............... 9..................100
Lori Hay (1994-97).................................................................19............ 58.................247
Kris Ruffo (1997-01)...............................................................52............ 56.................481
Karen Barefoot (2001-05)....................................................70............ 44.................614
Todd Starkey (2005-present)................................................68............ 48.................586
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Game Results
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....83-52
Pfeiffer................................W .....69-66
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....74-64
Liberty Baptist......................W .....85-52
Catawba..............................W .....73-44
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....78-48
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....74-40
Warren Wilson.....................W .....75-44
Winston-Salem St................. L ......80-87
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....82-42
Erskine................................W .....73-60
Pembroke State....................W .....76-55
North Carolina A&T..............W .....70-59
1977-78 (19-4)
21
Head Coach: Pat Smith
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....75-74
Appalachian.........................W .....69-63
Shaw...................................W .....77-70
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....75-41
Wake Forest.........................W .....66-61
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....76-60
Mars Hill..............................W .....54-50
Davidson.............................W .....72-58
N. C. Central........................W .....89-48
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....74-43
Gardner-Webb.....................W.......95-71
Catawba..............................W.......70-52
Mars Hill.............................. L ......73-74
N.C.-Asheville.......................W.......75-56
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....65-59
Pfeiffer................................W .....74-64
Davidson.............................W .....69-41
Pfeiffer................................ L ......63-68
Catawba..............................W.......71-47
High Point............................ L ......69-78
1978-79 (20-8)
North Carolina...................... L ......64-77
Appalachian......................... L ......77-84
Shaw...................................W .....92-56
N.C.-Charlotte...................... L ......69-71
Elon....................................W .....87-82
Guilford...............................W .....89-50
High Point............................ L ......82-93
N.C.-Asheville.......................W ...105-66
Mars Hill..............................W .....72-71
Gardner-Webb.....................W ...101-68
Pfeiffer................................W .....82-76
S. C. State........................... L ......52-74
Erskine................................ L ......71-72
Catawba..............................W .....84-49
Mars Hill..............................W .....77-66
Virginia Tech........................W .....87-73
Catholic...............................W .....79-61
James Madison....................W .....73-55
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....67-57
Campbell.............................W .....80-64
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....78-37
Wake Forest.........................W .....80-57
Catawba..............................W ...108-43
Campbell.............................W .....88-70
Pfeiffer................................ L ......80-97
N.C.-Charlotte......................W ...103-80
1979-80 (27-4)
Gardner-Webb.....................W
Appalachian Freshman..........W
Mars Hill..............................W
N.C.-Charlotte......................W
Campbell.............................W
Pfeiffer................................W
Western Carolina..................W
.....98-66
.....81-56
.....69-54
.....71-70
.....57-53
.....80-70
.....89-79
High Point............................W .....67-55
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....96-48
Mars Hill..............................W .....85-63
Gardner-Webb.....................W.......89-63
Elon....................................W .....84-74
Catawba..............................W.... 109-50
Wake Forest.........................W .....81-50
Erskine................................ L ......66-86
William & Mary.....................W .....90-65
Campbell.............................W .....99-72
Appalachian.........................W .....83-60
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....98-37
Guilford...............................W .....91-61
Pfeiffer................................W .....68-55
High Point............................ L ......72-74
Pfeiffer................................W .....77-64
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....78-71
High Point............................W .....89-76
Va. Commonwealth..............W .....95-75
Coll. of Charleston................ L ......70-75
Carson-Newman...................W.......92-88
SE Oklahoma St...................W .....80-63
St. John Fisher.....................W .....79-64
Louisiana College................. L ......61-62
1980-81 (27-8)
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....83-65
Belmont Abbey....................W ...102-81
Appalachian.........................W .....77-73
N.C.-Asheville.......................W ...101-74
Carson-Newman................... L ......70-75
Western Carolina..................W ...102-67
Mars Hill..............................W .....89-66
High Point............................ L ......62-66
N.C.-Charlotte...................... L ......70-75
Pfeiffer................................W .....83-70
Catawba..............................W .....78-49
Belmont Abbey....................W .....92-65
William & Mary.....................W ...102-59
S.C. State............................W .....74-71
Francis Marion..................... L ......59-77
Elon....................................W.......95-77
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....96-54
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....89-70
Appalachian.........................W .....70-64
Pfeiffer................................ L ......55-57
Campbell.............................W .....83-72
High Point............................W .....84-77
Mars Hill..............................W ...121-64
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....85-77
High Point............................W .....75-69
Campbellsville......................W .....84-54
S.C. State (OT)....................W .....75-72
Coll. of Charleston................W .....75-66
Biola ..................................W .....83-59
Abilene Christian..................W .....88-75
William Penn........................ L ......46-71
Cal. Poly-Pomona................. L ......65-85
1981-82 (20-8)
Campbell............................. L ......68-73
Belmont Abbey....................W .....71-67
North Carolina A&T.............. L ......79-84
Pfeiffer................................W .....80-51
Mars Hill..............................W ...112-73
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....87-64
Georgia Southern................. L ......69-74
Coll. of Charleston................W .....69-64
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......71-76
Catawba..............................W .....88-70
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....72-67
George Mason......................W .....97-86
Campbell.............................W .....83-67
Francis Marion..................... L ......62-84
Appalachian State................W.......71-65
Mars Hill..............................W .....85-59
Gardner-Webb.....................W ...100-68
Elon.................................... L ......70-78
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....74-70
Pfeiffer................................W .....79-70
N.C.-Asheville....................... L ......65-71
Western Carolina..................W.......97-74
N.C.-Wilmington...................W .....87-56
Campbell............................. L ......75-76
1982-83 (12-12)
Head Coach: Gale Kerbaugh
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....85-61
East Tennessee St................ L ......58-79
N.C.-Charlotte......................W .....63-57
Campbell.............................W .....64-51
Catawba.............................. L ......61-62
Pfeiffer................................W .....69-65
Mars Hill..............................W .....96-66
High Point............................W .....83-60
Elon.................................... L ......66-82
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....66-52
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....91-75
Limestone............................W .....67-59
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......80-86
N.C.-Asheville.......................W .....63-55
Mars Hill.............................. L.......77-78
N.C.-Greensboro...................W .....67-59
N.C.-Asheville....................... L ......47-70
Francis Marion..................... L ..63-115
Campbell............................. L ......63-74
Pfeiffer................................ L ......72-75
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....78-60
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......61-74
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......71-84
1983-84 (11-16)
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....66-38
Limestone............................ L ......60-72
Gardner-Webb.....................W.......77-60
Davidson.............................W .....96-22
East Tennessee St................ L ......56-66
Mars Hill.............................. L ......63-83
Campbell............................. L ......69-81
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....67-51
Davidson.............................W .....67-21
Belmont Abbey....................W .....59-40
Erskine................................ L ......65-69
Pfeiffer................................W.......69-64
N.C.-Charlotte...................... L ......57-79
Guilford...............................W .....72-67
N.C.-Asheville....................... L ......50-64
N.C.-Greensboro................... L ......71-90
Campbell............................. L ......57-71
Pfeiffer................................ L ......63-64
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....75-62
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......57-72
N.C.-Asheville....................... L ......50-69
Mars Hill..............................W .....63-55
N.C.-Wilmington................... L ......76-81
1984-85 (5-23)
Barber-Scotia....................... L ......69-80
Limestone............................ L ......61-87
Guilford............................... L ......52-67
Atlantic Christian.................. L ......48-59
Pembroke State.................... L ......52-81
Wingate............................... L ......84-87
Catawba..............................W .....79-58
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High Point............................ L ......72-77
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....70-47
Guilford............................... L ......65-73
Elon.................................... L ......53-66
Catawba..............................W .....84-63
Pfeiffer................................ L ......65-74
Pembroke State.................... L ......56-65
High Point............................ L ......67-76
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......47-67
Atlantic Christian..................W .....66-63
N.C.-Asheville....................... L ......76-77
Campbell............................. L ......71-96
Wingate............................... L ......73-79
Pfeiffer................................ L ......77-79
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......57-69
Elon.................................... L ......64-94
Catawba ............................W .....81-66
Pembroke State .................. L ......45-97
1985-86 (13-13)
Head Coach: Barbara Buchanan
Greensboro..........................W .....72-65
N.C.-Greensboro................... L ......75-84
Belmont Abbey....................W .....62-51
Guilford...............................W .....68-67
Pembroke State.................... L ......60-65
High Point............................W .....84-75
Atlantic Christian .................W .....75-58
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....75-71
Elon....................................W .....70-67
Catawba.............................. L ......60-69
Pfeiffer................................W .....76-72
Pembroke State.................... L ......52-92
High Point............................W .....88-68
Wingate............................... L ......63-96
Guilford............................... L ......60-67
Belmont Abbey.................... L ....51-65
Winston-Salem St................. L .. 100-102
Catawba..............................W .....87-68
Wingate............................... L ......53-83
Pfeiffer................................ L ......69-78
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....89-63
Elon.................................... L ......49-59
Guilford...............................W .....66-61
Pembroke State.................... L ......64-79
1986-87 (20-10)
Wofford...............................W .....86-81
Greensboro..........................W .....84-57
N.C.-Greensboro................... L ......68-71
Belmont Abbey....................W .....77-66
Guiford................................ L ......82-83
Pembroke State.................... L ......52-64
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....89-66
High Point............................W .....76-72
Mars Hill..............................W .....78-77
Elon.................................... L ......63-64
Converse.............................W .....81-64
Catawba..............................W .....73-62
Pfeiffer................................W .....66-63
Pembroke State....................W .....90-88
High Point............................W .....67-63
Wingate............................... L .....72-88
Guilford...............................W .....77-59
Belmont Abbey....................W .....62-58
Elon....................................W .....79-46
Catawba..............................W .....73-64
Wingate............................... L ......73-77
Pfeiffer................................ L ......81-83
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....82-64
Elon....................................W .....72-57
Wingate............................... L ......71-88
Mount Olive.........................W .....98-83
Pembroke State....................W .....70-63
Wingate............................... L ......67-81
Game Results
1987-88 (12-13)
Newberry.............................W .....66-58
Wingate............................... L ......65-73
Wofford...............................W .....69-34
Guilford...............................W .....60-59
Pembroke State.................... L ......57-75
Mars Hill.............................. L ......85-88
High Point............................W .....81-80
Elon.................................... L ......72-77
Mars Hill.............................. L ......74-90
Catawba..............................W .....79-62
Pfeiffer................................W .....76-65
Pembroke State.................... L ......54-78
High Point............................W .....87-79
Wingate............................... L ......68-82
Guilford............................... L ......63-75
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....67-55
Elon.................................... L ......66-68
Catawba..............................W .....66-62
Pfeiffer (OT)........................ L ......80-82
Belmont Abbey....................W .....58-52
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....89-43
Elon....................................W .....74-66
Pembroke State.................... L ......57-70
1988-89 (9-14)
22
1990-91 (4-20)
Pfeiffer................................ L ......72-73
Mars Hill.............................. L ......51-67
Pikeville............................... L ......80-84
Pfeiffer................................W .....85-75
High Point............................ L ......70-83
Mars Hill.............................. L ......76-81
Presbyterian........................ L ......58-70
Wingate............................... L ... 68-108
Catawba.............................. L ......68-87
Carson-Newman................... L ......67-72
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......86-99
Elon....................................W .....70-59
Carson-Newman................... L ......58-76
Presbyterian........................ L ......63-67
Queens................................ L ......73-85
Longwood............................ L ......58-78
Mars Hill.............................. L ......61-80
Wingate............................... L ... 56-100
Catwaba.............................. L ......56-70
Queens................................W .....89-77
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......80-87
Wofford...............................W .....81-68
Elon.................................... L ......69-89
Wingate............................... L ......57-81
1991-92 (4-19)
Rio Grande.......................... L ......70-85
Shawnee State..................... L ......61-77
St. Andrews.........................W .....88-52
High Point............................W .....63-60
Newberry............................. L ......69-81
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......81-88
Mount Olive.........................W .....81-60
Elon.................................... L ......63-68
Pfeiffer................................W .....81-79
High Point............................W .....76-73
Wingate............................... L ......60-74
Mount Olive.........................W .....72-69
Pembroke State.................... L ......76-80
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......62-65
Elon....................................W .....91-75
Pembroke State.................... L ......60-74
Longwood............................W .....86-75
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......81-85
Wingate............................... L ......68-96
Pfeiffer................................ L ......64-70
Head Coach: Janet Greene
Lees-McRae......................... L ......77-95
Barton.................................W .....86-65
Pfeiffer................................W .....69-68
Livingstone..........................W .....88-61
Queens................................ L ......71-85
Mars Hill.............................. L ......74-79
Queens................................ L ......65-76
Presbyterian........................ L ......69-86
Wingate............................... L ......55-95
Catawba.............................. L ......59-64
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....84-82
Elon.................................... L ......72-90
Carson-Newman................... L ......58-95
Presbyterian........................ L ......82-97
High Point............................ L ......71-90
Lees-McRae......................... L ..80-115
Mars Hill.............................. L ......63-89
Wingate............................... L ......56-82
Catawba.............................. L ......57-84
Carson-Newman................... L ......53-93
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......67-79
Elon.................................... L ......63-84
Carson-Newman................... L ......58-97
1989-90 (11-14)
1992-93 (6-18)
Barber-Scotia.......................W .....77-68
Pikeville...............................W .....80-74
Seattle................................. L ......60-61
Mars Hill..............................W .....76-71
Pfeiffer................................W .....70-61
Mars Hill..............................W .....95-87
Wofford...............................W .....81-70
Wingate............................... L ......86-94
Catawba.............................. L ......72-83
High Point............................ L ......70-82
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......74-96
Elon.................................... L ......61-75
High Point............................ L ......65-75
Carson-Newman................... L ......60-79
Presbyterian........................ L ......73-92
Pfeiffer................................W .....79-65
Mars Hill..............................W .....78-66
Barber-Scotia....................... L ......56-60
Wingate............................... L ......65-85
Catawba..............................W .....79-77
Wofford............................... L ......61-67
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....75-74
Elon....................................W .....97-82
Carson-Newman................... L ......70-85
Presbyterian........................ L ......66-76
Head Coach: Janet Greene
Barton.................................W .....94-88
Lees-McRae......................... L ......79-86
Mount Olive.........................W .....67-64
High Point............................ L ......67-88
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......60-70
Mars Hill.............................. L ......58-86
Davidson.............................W .....84-71
High Point............................W .....65-57
Queens................................W .....61-47
Presbyterian........................ L ......66-84
Wingate............................... L ......73-78
Catawba.............................. L ......78-96
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......59-72
Elon.................................... L ......73-80
Carson-Newman................... L ......70-94
Presbyterian........................ L ......63-80
Mars Hill.............................. L ......77-83
Wingate............................... L ...60-102
Catawba.............................. L ......83-93
Pfeiffer................................W .....94-66
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......77-90
Elon.................................... L ......69-88
Carson-Newman................... L ......46-80
Wingate............................... L ......58-79
1993-94 (5-19)
Head Coach: Janet Greene/Kim
Mattox
S.C.-Aiken............................ L ......65-72
Queens................................ L ......76-96
High Point............................W .....76-70
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......77-83
High Point............................W .....69-62
Pfeiffer................................W .....81-74
Queens................................W .....85-76
Mars Hill.............................. L ......68-84
Wingate............................... L .. 61-100
Catawba.............................. L ......60-74
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......82-85
Elon.................................... L ......76-80
Carson-Newman................... L ......63-75
Presbyterian........................ L ...50-109
Mars Hill.............................. L ......69-82
Pfeiffer................................W .....80-73
Wingate............................... L ......57-69
Catawba.............................. L ......79-92
Queens................................ L ......81-84
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......78-97
Elon.................................... L ......72-79
Carson-Newman................... L ......63-93
Presbyterian........................ L ......60-75
Wingate............................... L ......68-92
1994-95 (6-20)
Head Coach: Lori Hay
High Point............................ L ......60-87
Augusta...............................W .....93-72
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......70-84
S.C.-Spartanburg.................. L ......53-73
Rollins................................. L ......60-74
Lees-McRae.........................W .....78-73
Georgia College....................W .....85-76
Augusta State...................... L ......71-84
Concord...............................W .....75-67
Catawba.............................. L ......63-76
Gardner-Webb.....................W .....73-71
Elon.................................... L ......52-68
Wofford............................... L ......67-69
Carson-Newman................... L ......64-78
Presbyterian........................ L ......61-72
Wingate............................... L ......71-88
Mars Hill.............................. L ......75-94
Catawba.............................. L ......60-74
Newberry............................. L ......64-71
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......82-85
Elon....................................W .....68-60
Carson-Newman................... L ......67-72
Presbyterian........................ L ......65-78
Wingate............................... L ......64-76
Mars Hill.............................. L ......68-90
Carson-Newman................... L ......58-88
1995-96 (10-17)
Queens................................ L ......53-71
Johnson C. Smith................. L ......61-72
High Point............................ L ......60-70
Belmont Abbey....................W .....61-51
Armstrong State...................W .....80-75
Concord...............................W .....77-51
S.C.-Spartanburg..................W .....76-66
St. Francis........................... L ......55-56
Carson-Newman...................W .....73-63
Presbyterian........................ L ......57-73
Wingate............................... L ......47-71
Mars Hill.............................. L ......44-68
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......61-74
Catawba..............................W .....61-58
Limestone............................W .....67-52
Newberry.............................W .....68-63
Lees-McRae.........................W .....59-49
Carson-Newman................... L ......56-76
Presbyterian........................ L ......68-71
Elon.................................... L ......42-67
Wingate............................... L ......59-73
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Mars Hill.............................. L ......64-78
Elon.................................... L ......44-71
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......50-78
Newberry.............................W .....52-47
Catawba.............................. L ......45-58
Mars Hill.............................. L ......39-77
1996-97 (3-21)
Queens................................ L ......48-68
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......52-57
S.C.-Spartanburg.................. L ......60-74
Belmont Abbey.................... L ......48-77
High Point............................ L ......50-74
Tusculum............................. L ......75-95
Presbyterian........................ L ......54-82
Tusculum............................. L ......64-75
Wingate............................... L ......66-88
Mars Hill..............................W .....75-59
Newberry (2OT)...................W .....72-67
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......69-79
Catawba.............................. L ......40-68
Carson-Newman................... L ......51-82
Elon.................................... L ......63-70
Presbyterian........................ L ......68-72
Wingate............................... L ......43-69
Mars Hill.............................. L ......44-84
Newberry............................. L ......68-81
Gardner-Webb..................... L ......68-90
Catawba.............................. L ......67-76
Carson-Newman...................W .....74-61
Elon.................................... L ......40-83
Wingate............................... L ......54-74
1997-98 (10-17)
Head Coach: Kris Ruffo
Belmont Abbey.................... L.......37-55
Limestone............................W.......84-46
Pfeiffer................................W.......64-53
Concord...............................W.......87-69
S.C.-Spartanburg.................. L.......67-74
Pfeiffer................................ L.......64-67
Winston-Salem St.................W.......74-72
Limestone............................W.......96-53
Tusculum.............................W.......79-74
Catawba..............................W.......73-68
Gardner-Webb..................... L.......53-64
Newberry.............................W.......73-52
Carson-Newman................... L.......46-66
Presbyterian........................ L.......47-76
Limestone............................W.......53-45
Wingate............................... L.......52-58
Mars Hill.............................. L.......35-69
Catawba.............................. L.......52-65
Tusculum............................. L.......65-67
Gardner-Webb..................... L.......45-74
Newberry............................. L.......72-73
Concord...............................W.......58-55
Carson-Newman................... L.......59-82
Presbyterian........................ L.......67-71
Wingate............................... L.......57-77
Mars Hill.............................. L.......68-88
Carson-Newman................... L.......64-77
1998-99 (12-15)
Montreat............................. L.......64-78
Lees-McRae.........................W.......80-71
Queens................................W.......72-71
Augusta State (OT)..............W.......73-70
Pfeiffer................................W.......80-61
Converse.............................W.......69-54
Queens................................ L.......66-77
Armstrong Atlantic St............W.......60-57
Lynn.................................... L.......44-65
Adelphi................................W.......79-67
Gardner-Webb..................... L.......61-67
Newberry.............................W.......81-71
Converse.............................W.......77-64
Game Results
Carson-Newman................... L.......73-76
Presbyterian........................ L.......60-68
Wingate............................... L.......61-66
Mars Hill.............................. L.......75-82
Catawba.............................. L.......50-62
Catawba.............................. L.......59-61
Gardner-Webb..................... L.......63-70
Newberry.............................W.......71-59
Carson-Newman (2OT).........W.......83-82
Presbyterian........................ L.......79-85
Wingate............................... L.......73-78
Mars Hill.............................. L.......79-87
Presbyterian........................ L.......49-98
1999-00 (15-12)
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N.C.-Pembroke (OT).............W.......92-89
Elizabeth City St. (OT).......... L.......80-83
Augusta State...................... L.......56-61
Montreat.............................W.......88-66
Presbyterian........................ L.......52-63
Pfeiffer................................ L.......68-73
Belmont Abbey.................... L.......66-71
Barry................................... L.......62-86
LeMoyny-Owen....................W.....100-70
Mars Hill..............................W.......94-75
Gardner-Webb..................... L.......53-61
Lees-McRae.........................W.......95-68
Tusculum.............................W.......64-44
Newberry.............................W.......59-38
Carson-Newman...................W.......62-60
Catawba.............................. L.......59-79
Presbyterian........................ L.......75-79
Mars Hill.............................. L.......82-86
Gardner-Webb..................... L.......46-61
Wingate...............................W.......90-83
Tusculum.............................W.......83-80
Newberry.............................W.......65-54
Carson-Newman...................W.......80-72
Catawba..............................W.......71-54
Wingate...............................W.......71-63
Wingate............................... L.......65-68
2000-01 (15-12)
Clayton College and State.....W.......60-45
N.C.-Pembroke.....................W.......84-70
Concord...............................W.......82-38
Belmont Abbey.................... L.......61-72
S.C.-Aiken............................ L.......67-75
Francis Marion.....................W.......76-61
Virginia Union......................W.......78-48
Clayton College and St..........W.......73-42
Mass.-Lowell........................ L.......61-64
Lynn....................................W.......73-60
Catawba.............................. L.......68-70
Newberry.............................W.......67-44
Tusculum.............................W.......72-56
Carson-Newman...................W.......64-41
Presbyterian........................ L.......57-92
Wingate............................... L.......65-82
Mars Hill.............................. L.......59-70
Catawba.............................. L.......69-84
Newberry.............................W.......59-52
Tusculum.............................W.......79-55
Carson-Newman...................W.......69-59
Presbyterian........................ L.......49-69
Wingate............................... L.......78-87
Mars Hill.............................. L.......64-65
Mars Hill..............................W.......69-65
Catawba.............................. L.......61-65
2001-02 (19-9)
Head Coach: Karen Barefoot
Lander.................................W.......92-70
N.C.-Pembroke..................... L.......69-93
Belmont Abbey....................W.......87-73
Livingstone..........................W.......91-69
Winston-Salem State............W.......95-66
Saint Augustine’s..................W.......72-61
Concord...............................W.......80-58
Virginia Union......................W.......65-63
Shaw...................................W.......69-56
Columbus State.................... L.......68-80
Georgia College & State........W.......90-68
Catawba.............................. L.......84-87
Newberry.............................W.......88-76
Tusculum.............................W.......74-57
Carson-Newman................... L.......60-74
Presbyterian........................W.......91-88
Wingate...............................W.......91-88
Mars Hill.............................. L.......56-80
Catawba..............................W.......97-80
Newberry.............................W.......86-75
Tusculum.............................W.......78-70
Carson-Newman................... L.......84-93
Presbyterian........................ L.......70-77
Wingate............................... L.......79-87
Mars Hill..............................W.......93-85
Carson-Newman...................W.......85-76
Mars Hill.............................. L.......87-95
2002-03 (18-12)
Augusta State...................... L.......63-72
S.C.-Aiken............................ L.......75-80
Belmont Abbey....................W.......80-75
Virginia State.......................W.......75-67
North Greenville...................W.....101-69
Concord...............................W.......68-52
St. Augustine’s.....................W.......86-62
Columbus State.................... L.......55-99
Georgia College & State........ L.......57-73
Charleston...........................W.......84-74
Catawba.............................. L.......85-90
North Greenville...................W.......94-55
Newberry.............................W.....114-92
Tusculum............................. L.......69-81
Carson-Newman................... L.......64-94
Presbyterian........................ L.......60-69
Wingate............................... L.......66-94
Mars Hill..............................W.......68-52
North Carolina Central..........W.......76-55
Catawba.............................. L.......71-83
Newberry.............................W.......86-65
Tusculum.............................W.......70-67
Carson-Newman................... L.......70-73
Presbyterian........................W.......79-74
Wingate...............................W.......78-75
Mars Hill..............................W.......65-44
Presbyterian........................W.......96-87
Carson-Newman...................W.......83-71
Catawba..............................W.......77-75
Shaw................................... L.......69-89
2003-04 (17-11)
Belmont Abbey....................W.......90-58
Queens................................ L.......62-68
Longwood............................ L.......59-63
Belmont Abbey....................W.......85-59
Charleston........................... L.......73-84
Alderson-Broaddus...............W.......95-69
West Virginia Wesleyan......... L.......76-86
Fayetteville State..................W.......85-66
Central Arkansas.................. L.......58-77
Arkansas Tech...................... L.......59-69
Virginia State.......................W.......59-53
Catawba.............................. L.......52-63
Newberry.............................W.......71-57
Tusculum.............................W.......92-68
Carson-Newman...................W.......69-55
Presbyterian........................W.......69-58
Wingate............................... L.......88-96
Mars Hill..............................W.......71-56
Longwood............................ L.......71-74
Catawba..............................W.......81-77
Newberry.............................W.......78-53
Tusculum.............................W.......70-55
Carson-Newman...................W.......75-59
Presbyterian........................W.......75-71
Wingate............................... L.......61-75
Mars Hill..............................W.......83-72
Carson-Newman...................W.......66-64
Wingate............................... L.......79-91
2004-05 (16-12)
Winston-Salem State............W.......77-72
King....................................W.......87-78
Lander.................................W.......63-62
Virginia State.......................W.......65-61
North Greenville...................W.......74-73
Johnson C. Smith.................W.......68-55
North Carolina Central.......... L.......56-77
Saint Augustine’s.................. L.......67-70
Fayetteville State.................. L.......82-85
Armstrong Atlantic St............ L.......62-67
Ashland............................... L.......67-69
Shaw................................... L.......56-99
Catawba..............................W.......69-68
Carson-Newman................... L.......51-66
Mars Hill..............................W.......74-72
Wingate............................... L.......70-78
Presbyterian........................W.......80-65
Newberry............................. L.......60-64
Tusculum.............................W.......66-60
West Virginia State...............W.......69-65
Catawba..............................W.......63-60
Carson-Newman...................W.......72-65
Mars Hill.............................. L.......87-95
Wingate............................... L.......70-74
Presbyterian........................W.......76-60
Newberry.............................W.......79-72
Tusculum.............................W.......70-56
Mars Hill.............................. L.......67-70
2005-06 (10-18)
Lander (OT).........................W.......75-66
Saint Augustine’s.................. L.......67-69
Livingstone..........................W.......52-40
King.................................... L.......54-66
Johnson C. Smith.................W.......62-54
USC Aiken............................ L.......62-65
Virginia State.......................W.......63-50
Chowan............................... L.......60-67
Montreat.............................W.......88-78
Virginia State.......................W.......90-76
Winston-Salem State............ L.......50-61
Tampa................................. L.......60-72
Converse.............................W.......68-44
Catawba.............................. L.......57-78
Carson-Newman................... L.......54-70
Mars Hill.............................. L.......71-83
Wingate (OT).......................W.......74-67
Presbyterian........................ L.......61-78
Newberry............................. L.......60-75
Tusculum............................. L.......51-73
Catawba..............................W.......75-72
Carson-Newman................... L.......57-69
Mars Hill..............................W.......78-64
Wingate............................... L.......65-76
Presbyterian........................ L.......55-71
Newberry............................. L.......50-85
Tusculum............................. L.......71-79
Carson-Newman................... L.......58-70
2006-07 (16-12)
Brevard...............................W.......78-66
Alabama-Huntsville...............W.......79-62
Brevard...............................W.......77-37
Livingstone..........................W.......80-58
Chowan...............................W.......81-70
Ashland...............................W.......98-89
2009-10 Media Guide
N.C. Central (OT)................. L.......75-79
USC Upstate........................ L.......62-74
Catawba.............................. L.......41-51
Tusculum............................. L.......50-58
Presbyterian........................W.......58-52
Newberry............................. L.......57-60
Mars Hill..............................W.......90-74
Lincoln Memorial (OT)..........W.......61-53
Chowan...............................W.......63-45
Carson-Newman................... L.......79-81
Wingate...............................W.......94-67
Tusculum.............................W.......76-68
Presbyterian........................W.......67-60
Newberry.............................W.......79-63
Carson-Newman...................W.......71-58
Lincoln Memorial.................. L.......66-80
Catawba.............................. L.......54-58
Wingate............................... L.......76-90
Mars Hill..............................W.......72-70
Carson-Newman................... L.......49-76
2007-08 (15-13)
Converse................................ W........77-51
Erskine................................... W........73-55
N.C. Central............................ W........63-56
Molloy.................................... W........88-83
Queens................................... W........68-45
Catawba................................. W........82-67
Georgia College & State (OT)....L.........82-91
UNC Pembroke........................ W........52-43
Clayton State...........................L.........66-81
Lander.....................................L.........85-92
Queens................................... W........70-53
Tusculum.................................L.........69-84
Brevard.................................. W........59-47
Newberry.................................L.........64-68
Mars Hill................................. W........85-76
Lincoln Memorial......................L.........59-60
Carson-Newman.......................L.........66-77
Wingate...................................L.........64-82
Tusculum.................................L.........67-69
Brevard.................................. W........74-36
Newberry.................................L.........76-83
Carson-Newman.......................L.........65-72
Lincoln Memorial .................... W........49-47
Converse................................ W........90-70
Catawba................................. W........75-67
Wingate...................................L.........72-89
Mars Hill................................. W........69-60
Newberry.................................L.........68-85
2008-09 (27-5)
Pfeiffer................................... W........91-65
Georgia College....................... W........65-63
Clayton State...........................L.........61-74
J.C. Smith............................... W........66-60
Virginia Union......................... W........67-43
Georgia College....................... W........67-59
Catawba................................. W........79-64
Converse................................ W........77-58
Saint Leo................................ W........66-62
Florida Southern..................... W........84-80
Queens................................... W........69-46
Saint Paul’s............................. W........82-60
Tusculum.................................L.........72-79
Brevard.................................. W........61-45
Newberry................................ W........61-59
Mars Hill................................. W........71-65
Lincoln Memorial..................... W........75-51
Carson-Newman...................... W........87-65
Wingate.................................. W........87-45
Tusculum................................ W........77-64
Brevard.................................. W........74-66
Newberry.................................L.........52-73
Carson-Newman.................. W (OT)....76-73
Lincoln Memorial .................... W........91-55
Catawba................................. W........79-68
Wingate...................................L.........78-89
Mars Hill................................. W........71-52
Mars Hill................................. W........74-51
Newberry................................ W........78-62
Tusculum................................ W........66-57
Anderson................................ W........69-58
Francis Marion.........................L.........74-93
Historical Highlights
The Champions
1976-77
In only the second year of competition in the modern era
of women’s basketball at L-R, the Lady Bears won the North
Carolina Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
(NCAIAW) Division III State Championship. L-R beat Pembroke
State (76-55), Winston-Salem State (85-75) and then North
Carolina A&T (70-59) for the title.
The 2003-04 Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Team won its first
South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Title in school history
and finished the year 17-11 overall and 11-3 in league play.
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1979-80
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Lenoir-Rhyne won the NCAIAW Division II state championship
for the second time defeating Pfeiffer (77-64), UNC Charlotte
(78-71) and High Point (89-76) in the state tournament. L-R next
played in the AIAW (Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for
Women) Region II tournament in Radford, Va., beating Virginia
Commonwealth (95-75) in the first round, losing to the College
of Charleston, 75-70, in the semifinals and then taking third with
a 92-88 win over Carson-Newman. Lenoir-Rhyne received an
at-large berth to the AIAW National Tournament and advanced to
the quarterfinals despite having to play three games on the road.
L-R defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State (80-63), St. John
Fisher of New York (79-65), before losing to Louisiana College
(62-61).
1980-81
The 1980-81 season was Lenoir-Rhyne’s most successful in
women’s basketball. The Lady Bears went to the AIAW Division
II Final Four in Dayton, Ohio. L-R hosted and won the state
tournament beating North Carolina A&T (55-53), UNC Charlotte
(85-77) and High Point (75-69). Lenoir-Rhyne then moved
to the AIAW Region II tournament, also played in Shuford
Gym, winning the regional championship with victories over
Campbellsville (Ky.) (84-54), South Carolina State (75-72 OT),
and College of Charleston (75-66). L-R earned a spot in the
AIAW national tournament for the second consecutive year, and
hosted the first two rounds of the event. L-R faced Biola (Calif.),
a former national No. 1, and coasted to the 83-59 win. The Lady
Bears then whipped Abilene Christian, 88-75, to earn the trip to
the Final Four. In the national semifinal, L-R was knocked off by
eventual champion William Penn (Iowa), 71-46. The Lady Bears
finished the year fourth, losing to Cal Poly-Pomona, 85-65, in the
third-place game.
1981-82
The Lady Bears entered the NCAIAW Division II tournament
in Wilmington seeded fourth, but still rolled to their third
straight title. Lenoir-Rhyne whipped Western Carolina 97-74 in
the opener and crushed UNC-Wilmington 87-56 after a 34-34
halftime tie. In the state finals, L-R rallied from five points down
at halftime to defeat North Carolina A&T 75-69. The Lady Bears
advanced to the AIAW Region II tournament in Charleston, S.C.,
but lost a heartbreaker to Campbell, 76-75.
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The 2002-03 Lenoir-Rhyne Women’s Basketball Team won
the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament and
earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
2002-03
The Bears had one of their most memorable seasons
in program history as they won the 2003 Food Lion SAC
Tournament and earned a berth in the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
L-R overcame a disastrous mid-season slump to enter the
tournament as the No. 3 seed. From there, L-R knocked off
Presbyterian (96-87 in overtime, the famous “Four in Four”),
Carson-Newman (83-71) and Catawba, 73-71, in the finals. At
the NCAA Division II playoffs in Salisbury, N.C., the Bears battled
tough for a a half becore succumbing to No. 8 Shaw, 89-69.
1975-1981
1991-present
1989-present
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1982-1991
1975-1981
Historical Highlights
2003-04
Lenoir-Rhyne saw the arrival of Crystal Clary, a transfer from
Campbell, and the junior center spearheaded the Bears to its
first-ever South Atlantic Conference Regular Season Title. Clary
was named a First-Team NCAA Division II All-American and
produced one of the best seasons by a Bear in school history.
L-R shared the SAC Regular Season Title with Catawba and
Wingate.
2008-09
Coming off of back-to-back winning seasons under Head
Coach Todd Starkey, Lenoir-Rhyne’s 2008-09 campaign proved to
be the best since entering the NCAA. The Bears won 27 games
for the first time since 1980-81, marking just the fourth time L-R
won 20-plus games in a season. The team also posted an .841
winning percentage, second-best all-time. L-R shared the South
Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championship with Tusculum
College. The Bears would then knock off Tusculum to win the
2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Title. The
win marked the first time in program history L-R captured both
the SAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships in the
same year. That was enough to land the Lenoir-Rhyne the No. 1
seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Tournament. As
host and top seed, L-R knocked off No. 8 Anderson, 69-58, but
would fall in the second round to No. 2 Francis Marion, 93-74.
Head Coach Todd Starkey was recognized as National Coach of
the Year by the WBCA.
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All-Time National and Regional Honorees
Sally Reid
1978.......................................... NCAIAW Division III All-State Team
1980............ American Women’s Federation Second-Team All-America
1980........................................NCAIAW Division II Tournament MVP
1979-80.......................................NCAIAW Division II All-State Team
1980............................................. AIAW Division II All-Region Team
1980.......Drafted by the St. Louis Streak of the Women’s Professional
League
1991............................................ Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Hall Of Fame
Brenda Hairston
1981-82............................................... AIAW Division II All-America
1981-82. American Women’s Sports Federation First-Team All-America
1979-82.......................................NCAIAW Division II All-State Team
1979-82.............................NCAIAW Division II All-Tournament Team
1981-82........................................ AIAW Division II All-Region Team
1980...................................................All-AIAW Championship Team
1981.................................... AIAW Region II Tournament Team MVP
1995............................................. Lenoir-Rhyne Sports Hall of Fame
1997-98
Traci Hyman.................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
1998-99
Erica Hale.................... South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
Tracy Naidas................ South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
1999-00
Tracy Naidas.................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Amber Hanks............... South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
Maya Grady............ South Atlantic Conference Freshman Of The Year
2000-01
Maya Grady......................... First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Tracy Naidas........................ First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Sally Logan.................. South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
2001-02
Maya Grady..................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Shea Blacknell.............. South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
2002-03
Maya Grady......................... First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
South Alantic Conference Co-Player Of The Year
Food Lion SAC Tournament MVP
2003-04
Crystal Clary........................ First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Kim Small........................ Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Karen Barefoot......... South Atlantic Conference Co-Coach Of The Year
2004-05
Crystal Clary........................ First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Lanica Williams.................... First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
2005-06
Shannon Jones................. Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
2006-07
Amber Holt.......................... First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
South Atlantic Conference Freshman Of The Year
Denise Moore................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Jami Safrit................... South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
2007-08
LaCourtney Rann.......... South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
2008-09
Brittany Mitch.................. Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Denise Moore................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
Cameron Sealey........... South Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team
Todd Starkey.................. South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year
Crystal Clary
2003-04............... Daktronics NCAA Division II First-Team All-America
2003-04 & 2004-05.................................... Daktronics NCAA Division
All-South Atlantic Region
South Atlantic Conference Honorees by Year
1989-90
Toni Steed........................... First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
1993-94
Amy Jenkins.................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
1995-96
Chrissy Elliott................... Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference
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Crystal Clary (2003-05) is the school’s all-time leader in rebounding
average (11.6 rpg) and ranks third in scoring average (18.8 ppg).
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Athletic Administration
Neill McGeachy
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Under the dynamic leadership of Neill
McGeachy over the past seven and one-half
years, the intercollegiate athletics program
at Lenoir-Rhyne has enjoyed tremendous
growth and new energy. He is foremost
known for his creative promotions and
marketing expertise; however, the skills he
brings to L-R and intercollegiate athletics are
much broader.
He adroitly serves in a unique blending
of two roles, as Director of Intercollegiate
Athletics and as Executive Director of the
Piedmont Educational Foundation/Bears
Club, the official fundraising arm of the L-R
Department of Athletics.
According to McGeachy, “We celebrate the
athletic history of Lenoir-Rhyne, we compete
in today and we look to the future.”
His involvement of all constituents
– students, alumni, corporate, Hickory
metro community, public school systems,
emergency services, civic organizations,
YMCA, Catawba Valley Medical Center
and Frye Regional Medical Center – in
a collaborative effort with athletics
has enhanced L-R’s overall growth and
retention efforts. In the process, new
streams of revenue have been identified
and introduced. They include: expanded
radio broadcast sponsorships, Affinity and
Corporate partnerships, the PEF Bears Club
Gala, and the Lenoir-Rhyne/Moretz Sports
Championship Series.
In his first year in 2002, he was
instrumental in helping increase football
season attendance two-fold (13,958 to
28,625) which led the NCAA Division II
nationally in percentage of improvement that
year. In addition, Lenoir-Rhyne has led the
South Atlantic Conference the last six years
in attendance
Since his arrival and his decision to
return to night football games, a pre-game
festival environment has included sponsored
corporate tents, university or community
recognition events, entertainment groups,
visiting marching bands, mystical bonfires,
pep rallies and bagpipes.
This past fall, his negotiating skills initiated
athletic experiences with two prominent No.
1 nationally-ranked powerhouses.
In September, the Bears played
Appalachian State University, a 76-year rival,
for the first time since 1982. Sixty-one days
later, L-R played the University of North
Carolina in basketball for the first time since
1949. Both schools were ranked No. 1 in
the country at the time of their meeting. A
combined 47,159 fans witnessed these two
special contests.
Lenoir-Rhyne University also visited
the University of Texas in Austin for three
straight years from 2004 to 2006 and will
return in the fall of 2008.
Examples of literal metaphors that his
vision has inspired include additions of The
Front Porch and The Charge (12-foot, 2,100pound bronze bear icon).
In his first six years, five sports have been
added to Lenoir-Rhyne University athletics
– women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track
and field, women’s swimming and men’s
tennis – bringing the total current number
to 17 sports. Soon he plans to raise it to
20 sports by adding men’s and women’s
lacrosse in 2009-10 and men’s swimming in
2010-11. This strategy is a concerted effort
to continue to offer attractive opportunities
– both academic and athletic – that will grow
the university’s enrollment base.
He has utilized his sports and coaching
background to finesse the operations of
these team sports by hiring gifted and
quality coaches, developing team marketing
opportunities, and providing academic
tutoring for student athletes.
With rapid expansion in the number of
student-athletes (a 44% increase over a fiveyear period), he has been instrumental in
the establishment of a master land plan for
athletics. New features accomplished this
year are the addition of the Moretz Sports
- Athletic Complex including soccer field,
the Irwin Belk Track, softball and baseball
lighting along with new scoreboards.
Assisted by his dedicated and talented
staff, all this activity has made a dramatic
impact. Recent successes include Men’s
soccer team finished with a record 19-1-1
and a final ranking of No. 5 in the nation
while winning the conference tournament,
the third title in school history. Women’s
softball, averaging 48 wins a season, has
succeeded in winning the South Atlantic
Conference Regular Season Championship
for three straight years and participated in
the NCAA regionals for the fourth time since
2002. The Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball Team won
a school record 35 games in 2007.
Men’s basketball won league titles in
2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06 and 2007-
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08 and made three trips to the NCAA
Division II Playoffs as well (2003, 2004
and 2008). Women’s basketball was the
SAC regular season champions in 2003-04
and tournament champions in 2003. The
volleyball team captured its second league
title in three years in 2006 and advanced
to the SAC tournament finals. Men’s cross
country finished second in the conference
four straight years (2003-06) while the
women’s cross country placed second in the
league this past fall and had a runner qualify
for nationals. Women’s golf captured league
titles in 2003 and 2004. Men’s golf tied for
third in the SAC tournament last year after
winning it in 2006.
From 1997 to 2002, McGeachy served as
director of marketing with the United States
Tennis Association (USTA) Southern Section
in Atlanta, Ga. Prior to the USTA, McGeachy
was founder and president for 20 years
of Sugar Creek Enterprises, Inc. a sports
promotions company with offices in WinstonSalem and Charlotte.
Several early men’s basketball coaching
stints included assistant to Terry Holland
at Davidson College for two years, helping
lead the Wildcats to two conference
championships. After Davidson College in
1971, McGeachy became Duke’s freshmen
basketball coach then was elevated to top
assistant before becoming head coach in
1973-74. Following his time at Duke, he
coached two years at Wake Forest University
as an assistant. The Deacons won backto-back Big Four Tournament titles while
McGeachy was there.
A 1965 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne,
McGeachy was a three-sport standout for
the Bears in football, basketball and track.
In 1987, he was inducted into the LenoirRhyne Sports Hall of Fame. McGeachy was
also inducted into the North Carolina Tennis
Hall of Fame in 1999. “For the excellence
of his activities in and connected with
North Carolina Tennis which have brought
substantial recognition and esteem to
himself and to the state.”
Born in Charlotte, N.C., McGeachy grew
up in Statesville N.C. He is also the proud
father of Roderick (Morehead Scholar at
UNC-Chapel Hill and MBA graduate of
Harvard’s Business School) and Ashley
(15-year sports writer/columnist for
publications such as Sports Illustrated,
Louisville’s Courier-Journal and currently the
Philadelphia Inquirer.)
A popular public speaker, McGeachy is a
member and Board of Director of the Hickory
Rotary Club and is serving as Chair of the
SAC AD Council through 2010.
Todd Lawing
Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics & Director of NCAA Compliance
Todd Lawing is currently in his sixth year with
the Lenoir-Rhyne athletic department and serves
as Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
and Director of NCAA Compliance.
Lawing is the second-highest official in the
athletic department.
Lawing was promoted to Associate AD in the
summer of 2007 after serving as Assistant Athletics
Director in his first three years with the university.
He then also served as Director of Special Events.
Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, Lawing worked with his
family at Ken Lawing Builders, Inc., in Denver, N.C.
Lawing received his bachelor’s degree in
sports management with a minor in business
administration in the spring of 2000 and earned his
master’s degree in business administration in 2002,
both from Lenoir-Rhyne.
While earning his master’s degree, Lawing
served as Lenoir-Rhyne’s first-ever athletic
marketing intern for the 2000-01 and 2001-02
academic calendar years and lettered four seasons
on the baseball squad (1997-00) as well.
Lawing is married to the former Andi Penley,
who is also a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne (2002),
and is currently the Special Events Director of the
Piedmont Educational Foundation/Bears Club.
The couple has one daughter, Kenna Elizabeth,
who was born on November 26, 2006.
No stranger to the area, Lawing is a native of
Denver, North Carolina, and a graduate of East
Lincoln High School.
Shena Hollar
Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics & Senior Woman Administrator
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Shena Hollar is currently in her third year as
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Assistant Director of Intercollegiate
Athletics and sixth as Senior Woman Administrator.
As SWA, Hollar is the highest-ranking female
official in the department and will oversee all fall
sports and men’s basketball.
In May of 2007, Hollar won the prestigious
Student Government Association Presidents Award
for her service to the community.
Hollar’s work as Senior Woman Administrator
includes her advising role with the Student-Athlete
Advisory Council.
SAAC, the NCAA-mandated student-athlete study
group, works with several charity groups within
the community to raise money for philanthropy.
Lenoir-Rhyne’s annual Rock-A-Thon raised a record
$1,175 dollars for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
in April of 2007 and well over $1,000 dollars was
raised once again this past spring.
In addition to her duties as SWA, Hollar also
heads up Lenoir-Rhyne’s nationally-ranked softball
team.
Hired prior to the 2000 season, Hollar has
compiled a 355-130-2 mark as Bear mentor and is
the school’s all-time winningest coach.
Under Hollar, L-R has captured five South
Atlantic Conference Regular Season Championships
(2000, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008) and four SAC
Food Lion Tournament Titles (2000, 2001, 2002
and 2007).
Hollar also led Lenoir-Rhyne to its first-ever
NCAA Division II Playoff berth after qualifying in
2002 and made return trips the past three years
(2006, 2007 and 2008).
This past season, the Bears finished 42-14 and
won its third straight league regular season title.
Two years ago, Lenoir-Rhyne posted a 48-10
mark and captured both the SAC Regular Season
and Tournament Championships.
In 2006, the Bears put together a 52-12-1
record and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division
II South Atlantic Regional.
Prior to L-R, Hollar coached two years at
Newberry (1998-99) while compiling a 45-61 mark
and earning a share of the 1999 South Atlantic
Conference Regular Season Championship.
Hollar received her undergraduate degree
from Wingate University in 1996 and her master’s
degree from Morehead State University.
Hollar and her husband, David, reside in
Taylorsville, N.C.
Dr. Amy Wood
Faculty Athletic Representative
Dr. Amy Wood is currently in her second year
as Lenoir-Rhyne’s Faculty Athletic Representative.
She took over for Dr. Rufus Mortez during the
2007-08 academic year.
Amy Browder Wood, Ph.D, LPC, NCC is also
the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
and Lifelong Learning, Chair of the School of
Counseling and Human Services and Coordinator
of the Graduate Program in Counseling at LenoirRhyne.
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Dr. Wood earned her bachelor of arts from
Wake Forest University in 1990, her master of arts
in counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne in 1995 and her
doctor of philosophy in counseling and counselor
education from UNC Greensboro in 2005.
Prior to joining L-R, she maintained a private
counseling practice.
Dr. Wood and her husband, Warren, are
Hickory, N.C., natives and are the proud parents
of three children: Gracyn, Isabelle and Turner.
Dave Markland
Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Dave Markland is currently in his third
year as Lenoir-Rhyne’s Assistant Director of
Intercollegiate Athletics.
As Assistant AD, Markland will oversee
L-R’s male sports and report directly to the
director of athletics.
Markland is also entering his seventh
season as Lenoir-Rhyne Head Volleyball
Coach.
After six years, Markland has compiled a
123-87 mark and led L-R to the 2004 and
2006 South Atlantic Conference Regular
Season Championships.
In addition, the Bears earned their first
trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs in 2004
and finished with one of their best seasons
in school history with a 27-8 record.
Markland also led Lenoir-Rhyne to 20
or more wins in the during the 2004-06
seasons.
Markland arrived in Hickory after serving
as volleyball mentor for Davie County
High School for the previous three years
(2000-02). His Davie County teams won
two Central Piedmont 4A Conference
Championships and earned a NCHSAA 4A
playoff berth in 2002.
Prior to working at the Mocksville, N.C.,
school, Markland was the head coach for
West Caldwell High School in Lenoir, N.C., for
one season in 1999.
A 1977 graduate of Appalachian State
University in health and physical education,
Markland has 10 years of coaching
experience at the Division I level including
seven years as head coach for Appalachian
State (1992-98) and three as an assistant for
the University of North Carolina (1989-91).
During his tenure at ASU, Markland’s
squad won three Southern Conference
Championships, two Southern Conference
Tournament Championships and twice
qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
Markland, who guided the Mountaineers
to a 152-87 overall mark, also earned
Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year
honors twice.
Markland boasts a career collegiate
coaching record of 242-139.
Markland received his master’s degree
from Appalachian State in 1979.
Markland’s wife, Cheryl, is a physical
education teacher at Clyde Campbell
Elementary in Hickory, N.C. The couple
has one daughter (Ashley) and one son
(Bradley). The family resides in rural
Catawba County.
Dr. Michael McGee
Director of Athletic Training & Head Athletic Trainer
Michael McGee is currently in his 17th year
as Lenoir-Rhyne’s Director of Sports Medicine
and his 15th as the Head Athletic Trainer
McGee is responsible for the coordination
of both academic and athletic components of
the athletic training program. He also serves
as an associate professor in the School of
Health Sciences.
Under McGee’s leadership, Lenoir-Rhyne’s
Athletic Training Staff was voted the top
program in the South Atlantic Conference
for four years since the award’s inception in
the 2000-01 academic year. In fact, McGee’s
staff won the award three consecutive years
from 2004-05 to 2006-07.
Prior to Lenoir-Rhyne, McGee was
employed as a visiting lecturer in the
department of physical education and
exercise and sports sciences at the University
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of North Carolina. During his stay at UNC,
McGee served as a graduate assistant
athletic trainer for women’s soccer, indoor
track and tennis.
McGee, who holds certification from the
National Athletic Trainers Association, is a
native of Claremont, N.C., and a graduate of
Bunker Hill High School.
He received his bachelor’s degree in
biology in 1991 and master’s in sports
medicine in 1993, both from North Carolina.
While at UNC, McGee was a two-time
recipient of the Teaching Assistant of the
Year award and was recognized all four
semesters for excellence in teaching.
In December of 2003, McGee received
his doctorate in exercise and sport science
from the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Piedmont Educational Foundation
Dedicated To Excellence In Academics And Athletics
The Team Behind The Teams
Lenoir-Rhyne University is only one of
a handful of schools in NCAA Division II
that offers such a diverse intercollegiate
athletic program providing 17 sports.
Great pride is taken in how things are
done at Lenoir-Rhyne. There is only one
way--the right way. L-R’s student-athletes
have learned to appreciate the strength
of discipline, the wisdom of teamwork
and the tenacious pursuit of excellence.
Lenoir-Rhyne’s strong committment
toward athletics and academics provides
our student-athletes with tools and
resources necessary to be successful
througout their lives.
With this in mind, Lenoir-Rhyne
University and its athletic fundraising arm,
the Piedmont Educational Foundation/
Bears Club, are committed to enhancing
the educational experiences and
opportunities for our student-athletes.
The Piedmont Educational Foundation/
Bears Club was chartered on December
12, 1946, for the purpose of providing
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scholarship aid to worthy young men and
women who otherwise might not have the
advantage of a college education. Now,
with over 600 members throughout the
United States, the Piedmont Educational
Foundation has provided over two million
dollars in aid to Lenoir-Rhyne. With
your support we are able to develop a
competitive athletic program as we work
to build championship people, both on
and off the playing field.
Friends, alumni, parents and
companies-anyone can join the Piedmont
Educational Foundation/Bears Club with
a contribution. Our giving levels and
benefits start at $150 dollars and graduate
to a named scholarship giving level of
$5,000. When you join the PEF/Bears
Club, you are investing in a brighter future
for many of the Lenoir-Rhyne’s studentathletes. Call the Piedmont Educational
Foundation/Bears Club office at (828)
328-7130 to join today or via e-mail at
[email protected].
Why Such An Organization Is Needed
Even though some intercollegiate
sports are income producing, others
provide no income. However, all sports
do attract students to the school and,
in so doing, contribute greatly to the
overall well-being of Lenoir-Rhyne
University.
Without the financial assistance of
the Piedmont Educational Foundation/
Bears Club, the financial burden of
maintaining a competitive athletic
program would fall to L-R’s already
pressed general fund. Gifts from alumni
and friends are absolutely necessary for
the athletic program to operate.
The Piedmont Educational
Foundation/Bears Club provides a tax
deductible vehicle through which these
gifts may be matched.
All gifts are receipted and
acknowledged by Lenoir-Rhyne
University and the Piedmont
Educational Foundation/Bears Club. We
recognize that a number of our donors
contribute to both academics and
athletic programs of Lenoir-Rhyne.
Therefore, your entire contribution
to the school will be gratefully
acknowledged (in total) in LenoirRhyne’s annual report.

The Piedmont Educational
Foundation is selling, as a fundraiser
for athletic scholarships, replicas
of the campus statue entitled “The
Charge.” Anyone purchasing this
statue will have their name placed in
perpetuity on the site of the campus
bear at the conclusion of the fundraiser.
This is a great gift idea for any
alumnus or friend of L-R. Part of the
$1,500.00 cost of the statue may be tax
deductible. Please call Cindy Moser at
(828) 328-7130 or email her at moserc@
lr.edu for more information and payment
options.
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John Swift
President
Neill McGeachy
Executive Director
Cindy Moser
Director of Operations
Andi Lawing
Special Events Director

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