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Bulldog Women to Play Longwood in First Round of Big South Women’s Basketball Championship
03.05.2017 | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's basketball team won four of their final five games of the regular-season, earning the No. 7 seed heading into the 2017 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship. The Bulldogs will play the No. 10 seed, Longwood in the opening round of the tournament on Thursday, March 9, at 8 p.m.
Asheville (15-14, 9-9 Big South) ended the regular-season Saturday afternoon with a 67-49 home win over Gardner-Webb on Senior Day. Longwood (4-25, 1-17 Big South) ended the season on a six-game losing skid.
BULLDOG BITES
BULLDOGS VS. THE LANCERS: UNC Asheville claimed both meetings this season by scores of 80-53 in Farmville, Va., and 84-53 inside Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs have won the last eight games against the Lancers, averaging 74 points per game during the streak. The Lancers have averaged 55 points per game in the series over the last four years.
BULLDOGS CLAIM 2015-16 BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT CROWN: Last season, the Bulldogs claimed the program's second-ever Big South Conference Championship crown with a double-overtime, 64-62 win over Liberty inside Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs were led by 2015-16 Big South Player of the Year and 2016 Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player Chatori Major in punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
Per the Big South Conference
The seedings and pairings for this week's Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship have been determined following the conclusion of the conference's regular-season schedule yesterday.
Radford claimed its first Big South regular-season championship in 25 years and clinched the No. 1 seed for the first time since 1991-92, as the Highlanders closed the year with a 14-4 conference record -- tying a school record for league victories. As the No. 1 seed, Radford has secured a postseason berth.
Campbell and High Point tied for second in the standings at 13-5, and the Camels are the No. 2 seed based on its season sweep of the Panthers. It is the Fighting Camels' highest seeding in the tournament since the 1991 Big South Championship, and CU finished the regular season as the league's most-improved team from last season's 7-13 conference mark.
Following No. 3 seed High Point is host Liberty, which is slotted as the No. 4 seed with its 12-6 Big South record. Charleston Southern finished the season at 11-7 and earned the No. 5 seed – its highest since 2012, while Presbyterian College captured the No. 6 seed with a 10-8 league mark. The top six seeds earned byes into the quarterfinal round.
The opening round will feature No. 7 seed UNC Asheville (9-9 in Big South) and No. 8 seed Gardner-Webb (6-12). Winthrop and Longwood tied for ninth place in the final regular-season standings at 1-17. As the teams split the season series and both finished with identical records against conference opponents, the tiebreak procedure reached the final step of each team's RPI. The Eagles finished four spots ahead of the Lancers in Jim Sukup's College Basketball RPI Report (rpiratings.com) published today, earning them the No. 9 seed, while the Lancers will be the No. 10 seed.
All games will be played at the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University. Tickets are on sale at www.libertyflames.com or by calling the Liberty Athletic Ticket Office at 434-582-SEAT (7328).
Both first round games on March 9 will be broadcast live on the Big South Network and Roku. The 2017 Big South Women's Basketball Championship will continue with the quarterfinals on Friday, March 10, semifinals on Saturday, March 11 and the Championship game on Sunday, March 12 and carried live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
First Round – Thursday, March 9 – Big South Network/Roku
Game 1: #8 Gardner-Webb vs. #9 Winthrop, 6:00pm
Game 2: #7 UNC Asheville vs. #10 Longwood, 8:00pm
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 – ESPN3
Game 3: #1 Radford vs. 8/9 Winner, 12:00pm
Game 4: #4 Liberty vs. #5 Charleston Southern, 2:00pm
Game 5: #2 Campbell vs. 7/10 Winner, 6:00pm
Game 6: #3 High Point vs. #6 Presbyterian College, 8:00pm
Semifinals - Saturday, March 11 – ESPN3
Game 7: Semifinals – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:00pm
Game 8: Semifinals – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4:00pm
Championship - Sunday, March 12 – ESPN3
Game 9: Championship – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4:00pm
Asheville (15-14, 9-9 Big South) ended the regular-season Saturday afternoon with a 67-49 home win over Gardner-Webb on Senior Day. Longwood (4-25, 1-17 Big South) ended the season on a six-game losing skid.
BULLDOG BITES
BULLDOGS VS. THE LANCERS: UNC Asheville claimed both meetings this season by scores of 80-53 in Farmville, Va., and 84-53 inside Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs have won the last eight games against the Lancers, averaging 74 points per game during the streak. The Lancers have averaged 55 points per game in the series over the last four years.
BULLDOGS CLAIM 2015-16 BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT CROWN: Last season, the Bulldogs claimed the program's second-ever Big South Conference Championship crown with a double-overtime, 64-62 win over Liberty inside Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs were led by 2015-16 Big South Player of the Year and 2016 Big South Tournament Most Valuable Player Chatori Major in punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
Per the Big South Conference
The seedings and pairings for this week's Big South Conference Women's Basketball Championship have been determined following the conclusion of the conference's regular-season schedule yesterday.
Radford claimed its first Big South regular-season championship in 25 years and clinched the No. 1 seed for the first time since 1991-92, as the Highlanders closed the year with a 14-4 conference record -- tying a school record for league victories. As the No. 1 seed, Radford has secured a postseason berth.
Campbell and High Point tied for second in the standings at 13-5, and the Camels are the No. 2 seed based on its season sweep of the Panthers. It is the Fighting Camels' highest seeding in the tournament since the 1991 Big South Championship, and CU finished the regular season as the league's most-improved team from last season's 7-13 conference mark.
Following No. 3 seed High Point is host Liberty, which is slotted as the No. 4 seed with its 12-6 Big South record. Charleston Southern finished the season at 11-7 and earned the No. 5 seed – its highest since 2012, while Presbyterian College captured the No. 6 seed with a 10-8 league mark. The top six seeds earned byes into the quarterfinal round.
The opening round will feature No. 7 seed UNC Asheville (9-9 in Big South) and No. 8 seed Gardner-Webb (6-12). Winthrop and Longwood tied for ninth place in the final regular-season standings at 1-17. As the teams split the season series and both finished with identical records against conference opponents, the tiebreak procedure reached the final step of each team's RPI. The Eagles finished four spots ahead of the Lancers in Jim Sukup's College Basketball RPI Report (rpiratings.com) published today, earning them the No. 9 seed, while the Lancers will be the No. 10 seed.
All games will be played at the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University. Tickets are on sale at www.libertyflames.com or by calling the Liberty Athletic Ticket Office at 434-582-SEAT (7328).
Both first round games on March 9 will be broadcast live on the Big South Network and Roku. The 2017 Big South Women's Basketball Championship will continue with the quarterfinals on Friday, March 10, semifinals on Saturday, March 11 and the Championship game on Sunday, March 12 and carried live on ESPN3 and WatchESPN. The Big South's Tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
First Round – Thursday, March 9 – Big South Network/Roku
Game 1: #8 Gardner-Webb vs. #9 Winthrop, 6:00pm
Game 2: #7 UNC Asheville vs. #10 Longwood, 8:00pm
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 – ESPN3
Game 3: #1 Radford vs. 8/9 Winner, 12:00pm
Game 4: #4 Liberty vs. #5 Charleston Southern, 2:00pm
Game 5: #2 Campbell vs. 7/10 Winner, 6:00pm
Game 6: #3 High Point vs. #6 Presbyterian College, 8:00pm
Semifinals - Saturday, March 11 – ESPN3
Game 7: Semifinals – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 2:00pm
Game 8: Semifinals – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4:00pm
Championship - Sunday, March 12 – ESPN3
Game 9: Championship – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 4:00pm
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