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For more than 20 years, the Big SouthConference has been a progressive, NCAA Division Iathletic conference reflecting the energy and growthof the Southeastern United States.

Founded in 1983, the Big South has matured intoa competitive leader in college athletics, actively pur-suing excellence both on the field of play and in theclassroom. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Big SouthConference’s growing presence as an NCAA DivisionI athletic league is evident by competitive successon the national stage, innovative marketing andmedia partnerships, increased television packages,the enhancement of the quality of the student-ath-lete experience and strategic planning that has car-ried the Big South through the first decade of the21st century.

Entering its 24th year of existence in 2007-08,the Big South Conference continues to emerge byproviding quality athletic competition, and intentional-ly fostering the academic, personal, social, athleticand leadership development of each student-athlete.

The league consists of eight member institutions:Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, High Point,Liberty, UNC Asheville, Radford, Virginia MilitaryInstitute and Winthrop. Two new members will jointhe Big South footprint in 2008-09 with the additionof Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, which began itstransition to Division I athletics in 2006.

The Big South reached new heights in 2006-07,as the league experienced monumental milestonesin nearly every sport. In football, Coastal Carolinabecame the first Big South member to receive aberth in the NCAA Division I Playoffs, being selectedas an at-large participant to highlight the confer-ence’s fifth year of sponsoring football.

In men’s basketball, Winthrop became the firstBig South member to be ranked in the national Top25 and first to win a first round NCAA Tournamentwith its 74-64 victory over Notre Dame.

In women’s basketball, the Big South had twoteams participate in the postseason for the firsttime in league history. In men’s golf, CoastalCarolina became the first Big South squad toadvance to the final round of the NCAAChampionship and finished fifth – the conference’shighest-ever team finish in an NCAA event.

In softball, Winthrop became the first Big Southmember to reach the championship game of anNCAA Regional. In baseball, Coastal Carolina wasranked as high as No. 10 in the national polls,received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional and

became the first Big South member to host an NCAARegional. In volleyball, Winthrop became the first BigSouth member to win a game in the NCAATournament. The Big South also had its first-everwomen’s cross country All-American in 2006-07, aswell as its first women’s golf All-American in 10years.

Additionally, Radford tennis player Martin Sayerwas selected to play in the NCAA SinglesChampionship for the second-straight year. Liberty’sJosh McDougal received All-America honors in thethree running sports (cross country, indoor track andoutdoor track) for the second-consecutive season.Coastal Carolina golfer Dustin Johnson was at onetime the No. 1-ranked college golfer en route toearning first-team All-America honors for the secondyear in-a-row.

The conference’s on-field accomplishments wereduplicated in the classroom as well. A total of 36 BigSouth student-athletes were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directorsof America (CoSIDA), nine of which earned AcademicAll-America accolades. In football, Coastal Carolina’sAnthony Franklin received an NCAA PostgraduateScholarship, and eight Big South member sportsteams were honored by the NCAA for their latestAcademic Progress Rate. In addition, more than 40percent of Conference student-athletes achieve atleast a 3.0 grade point average each year.

The Big South Conference was formed on Aug.21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then BaptistCollege) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell andAugusta President George Christenberry initiallybegan recruiting members into the Big South.

One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton wasselected as the league's first commissioner and con-tinued to solicit new members. The league's sevencharter members were Armstrong State, Augusta,Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina,Radford and Winthrop.

In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced theretiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. UnderSasser’s leadership, the conference implemented itspublic relations and compliance programs, and intro-duced its first-ever men's basketball television pack-age, featuring the Big South competing among someof the finest teams in the nation. Sasser was so inte-gral to the growth and foundation of the league thatin 2000, the Commissioner's Cup -- the annual awardgiven to the institution with the most successful ath-letic year -- was renamed the George F. Sasser Cup.

In Aug. 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasseras the league’s third commissioner, and in his 11years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander hasbeen instrumental in aggressively promoting the con-ference to new levels.

He developed the Big South Marketing Group,which has resulted in increased revenues and expo-sure for the conference and its members. He alsobrought television coverage to Big South women'sbasketball, baseball and softball for the first time inconference history and created the Big SouthTelevision Network in 2001 as a television syndicatefor the league.

Under Kallander's leadership, the Big South devel-oped and initiated its first long-range strategic plan,re-affirming the league's vision as a distinctive ath-letic conference committed to the quality of institu-tional life through athletic competition. In addition,Kallander has solidified membership with the addi-tion of High Point in 1999, Virginia Military Institutein 2003 and future members Gardner-Webb andPresbyterian in 2008. Kallander’s long range visionhas also included technological advancements, asthe conference introduced its first live event videostreaming in 2005 and has since expanded its videoofferings to most sports.

In 2005-06, the Big South began itsSportsmanship Awards program and GraduateFellowships program, honoring one graduating maleand female student-athlete attending graduateschool the following fall.

In the fall of 2002, the Big South welcomed theaddition of football as a conference sport, bringingthe number of Division I championship programs theBig South sponsors to 18, joining men’s andwomen’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer,volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’sand women’s indoor/outdoor track, men’s andwomen’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, softballand baseball. The Big South receives automatic bidsto NCAA Championships in men's and women's bas-ketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball,men's and women's golf, baseball, softball andmen's and women's tennis.

In celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2003-04,the Big South inducted its inaugural Hall of Fameclass, which included 11 former student-athletesand administrators who were an integral part in theBig South's early development and vitality. Also, theHall of Fame now stands at 30 members.

2006-07 Big South Conference StandingsTeam Big South Overall Home Away NeutralHigh Point * 11 3 .786 18 12 .600 11-1 6-9 1-2Radford # 10 4 .714 20 11 .645 12-2 6-8 2-1Liberty 10 4 .714 19 12 .613 10-3 8-4 1-5UNC Asheville ^ 9 5 .643 21 12 .636 14-4 6-8 1-0Coastal Carolina 9 5 .643 18 11 .621 10-4 6-6 2-1Birmingham-Southern 3 11 .214 8 22 .267 5-9 3-10 0-3Charleston Southern 2 12 .143 10 20 .333 8-7 2-12 0-1Winthrop 2 12 .143 6 26 .188 2-9 2-13 2-4

^ - Big South Championship Winner # - Big South Championship Runner-up * - Big South Regular-Season Champion

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First TeamAlisha Dill Sr./Guard Coastal CarolinaMegan Frazee So./Forward LibertyKelli Darden Jr./Center RadfordCandyce Sellars Sr./Guard High PointReba Ross Jr./Forward Birmingham-Southern

Second TeamCorrie Fertitta Jr./Forward RadfordAmanda Elder Sr./Forward UNC AshevilleKeena Wicker Sr./Forward Charleston SouthernLeslie Cook Sr./Guard High PointJohnette Walker So./Guard Radford

All-Freshman TeamMarisah Henderson Guard Birmingham-SouthernLacey Lyons Forward Coastal CarolinaAmanda Stull Forward Coastal CarolinaDevin Rivers Forward Coastal CarolinaKyla Jones Guard UNC Asheville

Player of the Year: Alisha Dill, Coastal Carolina Defensive Player of the Year: Kelli Darden, Radford

Freshman of the Year: Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Leslie Cook, High Point

Coach of the Year: Tooey Loy, High Point

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE STAFF

CommissionerKYLE B. KALLANDER

Associate Commissioner - MarketingJAMES F. COMPANION, JR.

Associate Commissioner -Compliance

DAWN TURNER

Assistant Director of Public Relations

NIC BOWMAN

Office ManagerNANCY PERKINS

Marketing AssistantANTHONY RIZZO

Public Relations AssistantJANETTE SCHNEIDER

Compliance/Administrative AssistantBETH WAGGONER

Coordinator of Women’sBasketball Officials

BERNADETTE McGLADE

Director of MarketingCHAD COOK

Director of Public RelationsMARK SIMPSON

Coordinator of New MediaMARK BRYANT

Big South ChampionsYear Season Tournament2006-07 High Point UNC Asheville2005-06 Liberty Liberty2004-05 Liberty Liberty2003-04 Liberty Liberty2002-03 Liberty Liberty 2001-02 Liberty Liberty2000-01 Liberty Liberty1999-2000 Liberty Liberty1998-99 Liberty Liberty1997-98 Liberty Liberty1996-97 UNC Greensboro LLiibbeerrttyy1995-96 UNC Greensboro Radford1994-95 UNC Greensboro Radford1993-94 UNC Greensboro Radford1992-93 UNC Greensboro Radford1991-92 Radford Radford1990-91 Campbell Radford1989-90 Radford Radford1988-89 Radford Campbell1987-88 Radford Radford1986-87 Radford Radford1985-86 Radford Radford

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2006-07 BIG SOUTH STATISTICS

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Individual LeadersScoring G Pts. Avg.1. Alisha Dill, CCU 29 652 22.52. Megan Frazee, LU 31 533 17.23. Keena Wicker, CSU 30 511 17.04. Reba Ross, BSC 30 436 14.55. Kelli Darden, RU 31 405 13.1

Rebounding G Reb. Avg.1. Megan Frazee, LU 31 264 8.52. Corrie Fertitta, RU 31 258 8.33. Amanda Elder, UNCA 33 245 7.44. Keena Wicker, CSU 30 218 7.35. Amber Manuel, HPU 29 209 7.2

Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Amber Manuel, HPU 29 99 3.412. Ross, Reba, BSC 30 91 3.033. Megan Frazee, LU 31 94 3.034. Amanda Elder, UNCA 33 83 2.525. Hali Moore, BSC 30 74 2.47

Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Corrie Fertitta, RU 31 197 6.352. Megan Frazee, LU 31 170 5.483. Keena Wicker, CSU 30 152 5.074. Amanda Elder, UNCA 33 162 4.915. Kelli Darden, RU 31 149 4.81

Assists G Asst. Avg.1. Marisah Henderson, BSC 30 142 4.732. Johnette Walker, RU 31 144 4.653. Pam Tolbert, CSU 30 117 3.904. Yvonne van Daalen, WU 32 116 3.625. Katie Ralls, HPU 30 107 3.57

Steals G Stl. Avg.1. Johnette Walker, RU 31 83 2.682. Keena Wicker, CSU 30 79 2.633. Ana Baker, UNCA 33 81 2.454. Marisah Henderson, BSC 30 69 2.305. Reba Ross, BSC 30 65 2.17

Blocked Shots G Blk. Avg.1. Kelli Darden, RU 31 85 2.742. Shaunte Small, CSU 30 61 2.033. Amanda Elder, UNCA 33 45 1.364. Corrie Fertitta, RU 31 27 0.875. Reba Ross, BSC 30 25 0.83

Field Goal % G FG-FGA FG%1. Reba Ross, BSC 30 175-321 .5452. Kelli Darden, RU 31 142-270 .5263. Keena Wicker, CSU 30 212-412 .5154. Amber Manuel, HPU 29 98-192 .5105. Megan Frazee, LU 31 198-406 .488

Three-Point FG % G 3FG-FGA 3FG%1. Megan Frazee, LU 31 32-78 .4102. Ashton Barton, UNCA 25 35-90 .3893. Brittany Hendley, UNCA 29 69-185 .3734. Serena White, RU 31 45-121 .3725. Alisha Dill, CCU 29 62-172 .360

Three-Point FG Made G 3FG Avg.1. Brittany Hendley, UNCA 29 69 2.382. Tiffany Rodd, WU 32 74 2.313. Mallory Morring, BSC 30 69 2.304. Leslie Cook, HPU 30 67 2.235. Alisha Dill, CCU 29 62 2.14

Free Throw % G FT-FTA FT%1. Megan Frazee, LU 31 105-136 .7722. Alisha Dill, CCU 29 172-224 .7683. Keena Wicker, CSU 30 87-115 .7574. Reba Ross, BSC 30 82-110 .7455. Amanda Elder, UNCA 33 146-198 .737

Assist/Turnover Ratio G Asst. Avg. TO Avg. Ratio

1. Katie Ralls, HPU 30 107 3.6 61 2.0 1.752. Michelle Parker, LU 31 100 3.2 79 2.5 1.273. Ana Baker, UNCA 33 106 3.2 91 2.8 1.164. Pam Thornborrow, BSC 29 88 3.0 77 2.7 1.145. Johnette Walker, RU 31 144 4.6 131 4.2 1.10

Team LeadersScoring Offense G Pts. Avg.1. Radford 31 2123 68.52. UNC Asheville 33 2242 67.93. Liberty 31 2047 66.04. Birmingham-Southern 30 1899 63.35. Coastal Carolina 29 1819 62.76. High Point 30 1828 60.97. Charleston Southern 30 1771 59.08. Winthrop 32 1733 54.2

Scoring Defense G Pts. Avg.1. Coastal Carolina 29 1627 56.12. Liberty 31 1748 56.43. Radford 31 1811 58.44. High Point 30 1848 61.65. UNC Asheville 33 2040 61.86. Winthrop 32 2075 64.87. Birmingham-Southern 30 2036 67.98. Charleston Southern 30 2080 69.3

Scoring Margin PF PA Mar.1. Radford 68.5 58.4 +10.1 2. Liberty 66.0 56.4 +9.63. Coastal Carolina 62.7 56.1 +6.64. UNC Asheville 67.9 61.8 +6.15. High Point 60.9 61.6 -0.76. Birmingham-Southern 63.3 67.9 -4.67. Charleston Southern 59.0 69.3 -10.38. Winthrop 54.2 64.8 -10.7

Field Goal % FG FGA FG%1. Liberty 735 1725 .4262. Charleston Southern 700 1711 .4093. Radford 755 1864 .4054. UNC Asheville 771 1908 .4045. Coastal Carolina 654 1691 .3876. Birmingham-Southern 695 1811 .3847. Winthrop 625 1640 .3818. High Point 675 1818 .371

Field Goal % Defense FG FGA FG%1. Liberty 617 1732 .3562. Coastal Carolina 598 1580 .3783. High Point 647 1701 .3804. Radford 679 1774 .3835. UNC Asheville 752 1953 .3856. Winthrop 717 1834 .3917. Birmingham-Southern 702 1696 .4148. Charleston Southern 770 1842 .418

3-Point FG % 3FG 3FGA 3FG%1. UNC Asheville 181 540 .3352. Coastal Carolina 140 419 .3343. Liberty 127 381 .3334. Radford 144 438 .3295. Charleston Southern 117 372 .3156. High Point 191 613 .3127. Winthrop 165 562 .2948. Birmingham-Southern 178 652 .273

3-Point FG % Defense 3FG 3FGA 3FG%1. High Point 100 373 .2682. Coastal Carolina 105 383 .2743. Birmingham-Southern 137 444 .3094. Liberty 156 503 .3105. Radford 130 417 .3126. UNC Asheville 135 429 .3157. Charleston Southern 148 458 .3238. Winthrop 220 644 .418

3-Point FG Made G 3FG Avg.1. High Point 30 191 6.372. Birmingham-Southern 30 178 5.933. UNC Asheville 33 181 5.484. Winthrop 32 165 5.165. Coastal Carolina 29 140 4.836. Radford 31 144 4.657. Liberty 31 127 4.108. Charleston Southern 30 117 3.90

Free Throw % FT FTA FT%1. Liberty 450 640 .7032. Coastal Carolina 371 546 .6793. Charleston Southern 254 374 .6794. Birmingham-Southern 331 492 .6735. Winthrop 318 475 .6696. Radford 469 707 .6637. UNC Asheville 519 802 .6478. High Point 287 473 .607

Rebounding Offense G Reb. Avg.1. Liberty 31 1311 42.32. Radford 31 1281 41.3 3. UNC Asheville 33 1339 40.64. High Point 30 1197 39.95. Coastal Carolina 29 1103 38.06. Birmingham-Southern 30 1108 36.97. Winthrop 32 1097 34.3 8. Charleston Southern 30 1013 33.8

Rebounding Defense G Reb. Avg.1. Liberty 31 981 31.62. Radford 31 1169 37.73. Coastal Carolina 29 1106 38.14. UNC Asheville 33 1264 38.35. Winthrop 32 1232 38.56. Birmingham-Southern 30 1223 40.87. Charleston Southern 30 1250 41.78. High Point 30 1254 41.8

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Rebounding Margin RF RA Mar.1. Liberty 1311 981 +10.62. Radford 1281 1169 +3.63. UNC Asheville 1229 1264 +2.34. Coastal Carolina 1103 1106 -0.15. High Point 1197 1254 -1.96. Birmingham-Southern 1108 1223 -3.87. Winthrop 1097 1232 -4.28. Charleston Southern 1013 1250 -7.9

Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Radford 31 492 15.92. Liberty 31 468 15.13. UNC Asheville 33 491 14.94. Coastal Carolina 29 414 14.35. High Point 30 409 13.66. Birmingham-Southern 30 400 13.37. Charleston Southern 30 324 10.88. Winthrop 32 317 9.9

Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg.1. Liberty 31 843 27.22. High Point 30 788 26.33. UNC Asheville 33 848 25.74. Radford 31 789 25.55. Winthrop 32 780 24.46. Coastal Carolina 29 689 23.87. Birmingham-Southern 30 708 23.68. Charleston Southern 30 689 23.0

Assists G Asst. Avg.1. Liberty 31 419 13.52. UNC Asheville 33 444 13.53. Birmingham-Southern 30 393 13.14. Radford 31 402 13.05. High Point 30 387 12.96. Charleston Southern 30 372 12.47. Coastal Carolina 29 356 12.38. Winthrop 32 388 12.1

Steals G Stl. Avg.1. Birmingham-Southern 30 330 11.02. Radford 31 313 10.13. Charleston Southern 30 293 9.84. UNC Asheville 33 313 9.55. Coastal Carolina 29 252 8.76. Liberty 31 240 7.77. Winthrop 32 241 7.58. High Point 30 224 7.5

Blocked Shots G Blk. Avg.1. Radford 31 138 4.52. Charleston Southern 30 106 3.53. UNC Asheville 33 108 3.34. Coastal Carolina 29 90 3.15. High Point 30 86 2.96. Liberty 31 74 2.47. Winthrop 32 66 2.18. Birmingham-Southern 30 61 2.0

Turnover Margin Avg. Opp. Mar.1. Radford 17.5 20.8 +3.22. Coastal Carolina 14.6 17.6 +3.03. UNC Asheville 18.3 19.1 +0.84. Birmingham-Southern 19.2 19.9 +0.75. High Point 16.5 16.9 +0.56. Liberty 18.5 16.5 -2.07. Charleston Southern 21.0 19.0 -2.08. Winthrop 20.7 16.5 -4.2

Assist/TurnoverRatio G Asst. Avg. TO Avg. Ratio

1. Coastal Carolina 29 356 12.3 423 14.6 0.842. High Point 30 387 12.9 494 16.5 0.783. Radford 31 402 13.0 544 17.5 0.744. UNC Asheville 33 444 13.5 604 18.3 0.745. Liberty 31 419 13.5 575 18.5 0.736. Birmingham-Southern 30 393 13.1 577 19.2 0.687. Charleston Southern 30 372 12.4 631 21.0 0.598. Winthrop 32 388 12.1 661 20.7 0.59

2006-07 Big South Players of the Week

Nov. 13 Sarah Stephens, RadfordNov. 21 Megan Frazee, LibertyNov. 27 Megan Frazee, LibertyDec. 4 Pam Tolbert, Charleston SouthernDec. 11 Megan Frazee, LibertyDec. 18 Alisha Dill, Coastal CarolinaJan. 2 Alisha Dill, Coastal CarolinaJan. 8 Mallory Morring, Birmingham-SouthernJan. 15 Johnette Walker, RadfordJan. 22 Candyce Sellars, High PointJan. 29 Megan Frazee, LibertyFeb. 5 Alisha Dill, Coastal CarolinaFeb. 12 Kelli Darden, RadfordFeb. 19 Kelli Darden, RadfordFeb. 26 Alisha Dill, Coastal CarolinaMarch 5 Brittany Hendley, UNC Asheville

2006-07 Big South Freshmen of the Week

Nov. 13 Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-SouthernNov. 21 Amanda Stull, Coastal CarolinaNov. 27 Lacey Lyons, Coastal CarolinaDec. 4 Jessica Fansler, WinthropDec. 11 Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-SouthernDec. 18 Devin Rivers, Coastal CarolinaJan. 2 Lacey Lyons, Coastal CarolinaJan. 8 Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-SouthernJan. 15 Kyla Jones, UNC AshevilleJan. 22 Amanda Stull, Coastal CarolinaJan. 29 Kyla Jones, UNC AshevilleFeb. 5 Tina DeCarvalho, Charleston SouthernFeb. 12 Ashlee Samuels, High PointFeb. 19 Kyla Jones, UNC AshevilleFeb. 26 Marisah Henderson, Birmingham-SouthernMarch 5 Kyla Jones, UNC Asheville

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Friday, Nov. 9Presbyterian at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m.North Texas at Winthrop (Winthrop Classic), 7 p.m.Radford at TCU (Preseason WNIT), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10Navy at Winthrop (Winthrop Classic), 3 p.m.King at High Point, 7 p.m.Southern Wesleyan at Charleston Southern, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 11Wofford at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.High Point at Virginia Tech, 2 p.m.Presbyterian at East Carolina, 2 p.m.Rice at Winthrop (Winthrop Classic), 3 p.m.Radford in Preseason WNIT, TBA

Monday, Nov. 12Mars Hill at Charleston Southern (at North Charleston

Coliseum), 5:30 p.m.Montreat at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 13Liberty at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 14Winthrop at South Carolina State, 5:30 p.m.College of Charleston at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.High Point at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 15Buffalo at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16USC-Upstate at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.Liberty at North Carolina A&T, 7 p.m.Davidson at UNC Asheville (Carolina First Classic), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17Presbyterian at Kennesaw State, 2 p.m.Coastal Carolina at Stetson, 3 p.m.Gardner-Webb/Georgia State at UNC Asheville

(Carolina First Classic), TBA

Sunday, Nov. 18Winthrop at Tulane, 3 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 19High Point at East Carolina, 7 p.m.Liberty at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 20South Carolina State at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.Charleston Southern at Campbell, 7 p.m.Radford at Winston-Salem State, 7 p.m.Furman at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 23UNC Asheville vs. North Carolina A&T (UNCG

Thanksgiving Tournament), 1 p.m.William & Mary at Radford, 3 p.m.Winthrop at East Carolina (East Carolina Thanksgiving

Tournament), 5 p.m.Liberty vs. McNeese State (National City Xavier

Invitational), 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24Presbyterian at Ohio, 11:30 a.m.Charleston Southern at Bethune-Cookman, 2 p.m.Southern Virginia at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.Winthrop vs. UMass/Jacksonville

(East Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament), 5/7 p.m.Liberty vs. Houston (National City Xavier

Invitational), 6 p.m.Livingstone at High Point, 7 p.m.UNC Asheville vs. Boston/UNC Greensboro (UNCG

Thanksgiving Tournament), TBA

Sunday, Nov. 25Liberty at Xavier (National City Xavier Invitational), 2 p.m.Radford at Hampton, 6 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 26Presbyterian at Cincinnati, 5 p.m.Winthrop at Norfolk State, 6 p.m.Charleston Southern at Savannah State, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 27Coastal Carolina at Campbell, 7 p.m.High Point at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 28UNC Asheville at Western Carolina, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 29Charleston Southern at College of Charleston, 7 p.m.Campbell at High Point, 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 30Virginia Union at Liberty, 7 p.m.Navy at Radford, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 1UNC Asheville at East Tennessee State, 1:30 p.m.Converse at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m.Presbyterian at College of Charleston, 2 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 2Winthrop at Davidson, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 3UNC Greensboro at High Point, 7 p.m.Radford at Appalachian State, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 4Presbyterian at South Carolina State 5:30 p.m.James Madison at Liberty, 6 p.m.Charleston Southern at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5Coastal Carolina at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.Binghamton at Liberty, 1 p.m.Presbyterian at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m.Radford at VCU, 5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 9Johnson C. Smith at Winthrop, 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12Campbell at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 14Kennesaw State at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 15Glenville State at Liberty, 2 p.m.High Point at Davidson, 7 p.m.Presbyterian at West Virginia, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 16Charleston Southern at Clemson, 2 p.m.Radford at Wake Forest, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17North Carolina at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.Elon at High Point, 7 p.m.UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.Georgia State at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18East Carolina at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 20Coastal Carolina vs. Alabama State (at Myrtle Beach

Convention Center), 5 p.m.Presbyterian at Georgia Southern, 5 p.m.East Tennessee State at Radford, 7 p.m.Charleston Southern at Charlotte (Charlotte Classic),

7:30 p.m.Liberty vs. Ball State (Lady Rebel Christmas

Classic), 8 p.m.Winthrop at Wichita State, 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 21Charleston Southern vs. Elon (Charlotte Classic), 5 p.m.Mercer at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.Liberty vs. Austin Peay/UNLV (Lady Rebel Christmas

Classic), 8/10:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22Radford at American, 2 p.m.Presbyterian at Stetson, 3 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 28UNC Asheville vs. Alabama A&M (State Farm Classic)

4:30 p.m.Presbyterian at Radford (RU Christmas Tournament), 6 p.m.

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Saturday, Dec. 29Presbyterian/Radford vs. Kent State/UNC Wilmington

(RU Christmas Tournament), 3/5 p.m.High Point vs. Eastern Kentucky (St. Peter’s

Tournament), 5 p.m.UNC Asheville vs. Florida/Holy Cross, TBA

Sunday, Dec. 30Liberty at North Carolina, 2 p.m.Winthrop at George Mason, 2 p.m.High Point vs. TBA (St. Peter’s Tournament), 5/7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 31College of Charleston at Charleston Southern, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 2Charleston Southern at Miami (Fla.), 4:30 p.m.High Point at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.Presbyterian at Georgia, 7 p.m.Towson at Radford, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 3Coker at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.USC-Upstate at Radford, 7 p.m.UNC Asheville at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 5UNC Asheville at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.North Carolina Central at High Point, 7 p.m.Richmond at Liberty, 7 p.m.Virginia Intermont at Radford, 7 p.m.Winthrop at Charlotte, TBA

Monday, Jan. 7Radford at Presbyterian, 6 p.m.Morris at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8Charleston Southern at Furman, 7 p.m.Liberty at East Tennessee State, 7 p.m.USC-Upstate at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9Winthrop at Longwood, TBA

Saturday, Jan. 12Presbyterian at High Point, 3 p.m.Savannah State at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m.Converse at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 15Coastal Carolina at Savannah State, 6 p.m.Presbyterian at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.George Mason at Liberty, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 16USC-Upstate at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 17Radford at Longwood, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19Radford at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. *High Point at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Liberty at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. *Presbyterian at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 21Radford at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. *Liberty at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Jan. 23Winthrop at High Point, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, Jan. 26Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Presbyterian at Liberty, 2 p.m.High Point at Radford, 3 p.m. *Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Jan. 29UNC Asheville at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. *High Point at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Jan. 30Presbyterian at Elon, NoonCoastal Carolina at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, Feb. 2Charleston Southern at High Point, 3 p.m. *UNC Asheville at Radford, 3 p.m. *Savannah State at Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m.Winthrop at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Feb. 5Charleston Southern at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Feb. 6High Point at Longwood, 7 p.m.Liberty at Radford, 7 p.m. *Winthrop at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, Feb. 9UNC Asheville at Liberty, 4 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at High Point, 5 p.m. *Radford at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Tuesday, Feb. 12Winthrop at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. *Radford at High Point, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Feb. 13UNC Asheville at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. *Presbyterian at USC-Aiken, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16Converse at Presbyterian, 2 p.m.Charleston Southern at Radford, 3 p.m. *High Point at Winthrop, 4 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Monday, Feb. 18Charleston Southern at Liberty, 7 p.m. *Coastal Carolina at Radford, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Feb. 20UNC Asheville at High Point, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, Feb. 23Charleston Southern at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Winthrop at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. *Liberty at High Point, 7 p.m. *

Sunday, Feb. 24Presbyterian at Longwood, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26High Point at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. *Radford at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, Feb. 27Liberty at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Saturday, March 1High Point at Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m. *Liberty at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. *Winthrop at Radford, 3 p.m. *

Tuesday, March 4Coastal Carolina at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. *

Wednesday, March 5UNC Asheville at Winthrop, 7 p.m. *

Friday, March 7Radford at Liberty, 7 p.m. *

Friday, March 14Big South Women’s Basketball ChampionshipJustice Center, Asheville, N.C.Quarterfinals at 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 15Big South Women’s Basketball ChampionshipJustice Center, Asheville, N.C.Semifinals at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 16Big South Women’s Basketball ChampionshipJustice Center, Asheville, N.C.Championship at 2 p.m.

* - Big South Conference GameLiberty games in boldAll times are EST and subject to change.

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The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s and Women’s BasketballChampionships will retain the same format as their respective 2007 conferencechampionships, after both events were well received a year ago.

The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Women’s Basketball Championship willreturn to the Justice Center on the campus of UNC Asheville for the second-straightyear. The 2007 championship, the Big South’s first single-site tournament since2002, saw host UNC Asheville capture its first conference title in front of a sell-outcrowd of 1,381.

This year’s championship will begin with a trio of quarterfinal contests on March14. The quarterfinal winners will join the No. 1 seed in the semifinal round, which willconsist of 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. tilts, March 15. Both semifinals will be broadcastLIVE by SportSouth.

The women’s championship game will be played at 2 p.m., March 16. The game,which will also be broadcast LIVE on SportSouth, will determine the recipient of theBig South’s automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

The 2008 Big South men’s basketball champion will becrowned the week prior to the women’s tournament. Unlikethe women’s championship, the men’s event features anemphasis on home-court advantage. Six out of seven BigSouth men’s basketball championship contests a season agowere played on home courts, helping the tournament drawnearly 20,000 spectators. The total includes the 6,250 fansin attendance for Winthrop’s championship game victory overVMI at the Winthrop Coliseum.

The 2008 Advance Auto Parts Big South Men’s BasketballChampionship will begin March 4, with four simultaneousquarterfinal match-ups at the higher seeded teams’ arenas.

Winners will advance to the semifinal round on March 6,which will be played at the site of the Big South regular-sea-son champion. ESPNU will broadcast the semifinal contestsLIVE, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

The highest remaining seed will earn the right to host theBig South Championship Game, March 8, as part ofChampionship Week. The winner will emerge with the confer-ence’s automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

The format for the Big South Championship has evolved over the years. From2004 through 2006, the No. 1 seed in both the men’s and women’s championshipshad the ability to play all three of its tournament games on its home floor. TheLiberty women’s basketball team took advantage of this stipulation, capturing BigSouth titles No. 8, 9 and 10 at the Vines Center.

Previously, the Big South men’s and women’s basketball championships havebeen played in their entirety at a single location. The Roanoke Civic Center hostedthe 2001 and 2002 championships, the 1999 and 2000 tournaments were held atthe Asheville Civic Center and the Vines Center was the site of the 1997 and 1998conference men’s and women’s tournaments.

The 1997 and 1998 tournaments at the Vines Center produced some of the high-est-attended contests in Big South Conference history. Over 7,000 fans attended the1997 men’s tournament each day, including 8,343 spectators for the semifinalround. Meanwhile, 4,921 fans saw the semifinals of the 1998 women’s champi-onship and 5,041 came the next day for the championship game.

Big South Postseason Appearances

Year Team (seed) Tournament Opponent (seed) Result2007 UNC Asheville (14) NCAA First Round – at Texas LSU (3) L, 39-77

High Point NIT First Round – at Charlotte Charlotte L, 45-722006 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at DePaul DePaul (4) L, 43-682005 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at Maryland Penn State (4) W, 78-70

NCAA Second Round – at Maryland DePaul (5) W, 88-79NCAA Third Round - at Chattanooga LSU (1) L, 48-90

2004 Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at Temple Georgia (3) L, 53-782003 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (4) L, 44-542002 Liberty (13) NCAA First Round - at South Carolina South Carolina (4) L, 61-692001 Liberty (15) NCAA First Round - at Georgia Georgia (2) L, 48-772000 Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at LSU LSU (3) L, 54-771999 Liberty (14) NCAA First Round - at Georgia Georgia (3) L, 52-731998 Liberty (16) NCAA First Round - at Tennessee Tennessee (1) L, 58-1021997 Liberty (16) NCAA First Round - at Old Dominion Old Dominion (1) L, 52-1021996 Radford (16) NCAA First Round - at Tennessee Tennessee (1) L, 56-971995 Radford (11) NCAA First Round - at Virginia Florida (6) L, 49-891994 Radford (16) NCAA First Round - at Purdue Purdue (1) L, 56-1031988 Radford NIT First Round DePaul W, 91-83

NIT Second Round Richmond W, 70-67 (OT)NIT Third Round San Diego State L, 92-99 (2OT)

2007 Big SouthTournament Results

2007 Big South TournamentMarch 8, 9, 10, 2007(at Justice Center, Asheville, N.C.)

First Round#8 Winthrop 57, #1 High Point50#4 UNC Asheville 65, #5 CoastalCarolina 51#2 Radford 81, #7 CharlestonSouthern 61#3 Liberty 70, #6 Birmingham-Southern 58

Semifinals#4 UNC Asheville 64, #8Winthrop 53#2 Radford 57, #3 Liberty 55

Championship#4 UNC Asheville 67, #2 Radford57

All-Tournament TeamBrittany Hendley, UNC Asheville Megan Frazee, LibertyKelli Darden, RadfordJohnette Walker, RadfordAshley Fann, Winthrop

Tournament MVP: Amanda Elder,UNC Asheville

Big South Conference TournamentComposite Records

Team Record Pct. Tourneys FinalsTitles

Liberty 31-6 .838 16 10 10

Radford 30-12 .714 21 11 9

UNC Greensboro 9-5 .642 5 4 0

Campbell 12-7 .632 8 6 1

Elon 4-4 .500 4 1 0

Towson State 3-3 .500 3 0 0

Augusta 3-4 .429 4 0 0

Birmingham-Southern 3-4 .429 4 1 0

High Point 6-8 .429 8 2 0

Coastal Carolina 13-21 .382 21 3 0

UNC Asheville 9-20 .310 21 3 1

Charleston Southern 9-21 .300 21 0 0

Winthrop 9-21 .300 21 1 0

UMBC 1-6 .143 6 0 0

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Big South Conference7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Suite 100Charlotte, NC 28226Phone: (704) 341-7990Fax: (704) 341-7991www.BigSouthSports.com

Founded: 1983President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Winthrop UniversityVice President: General J.H. Binford Peay, VirginiaMilitary InstituteSecretary: Penelope Kyle, Radford UniversityCommissioner: Kyle B. KallanderAssociate Commissioner – Marketing: James F.Companion, Jr.Associate Commissioner – Compliance: DawnTurnerDirector of Marketing: Chad CookDirector of Public Relations: Mark SimpsonCoordinator of New Media: Mark BryantAssistant Director of Public Relations: NicBowmanOffice Manager: Nancy PerkinsMarketing Assistant: Anthony RizzoPublic Relations Assistant: Janette SchneiderCompliance/Administrative Assistant: BethWaggonerCoordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials: JoeForteCoordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials:Bernadette McGlade

Full-Time Member Institutions (8): CharlestonSouthern University, Coastal Carolina University,High Point University, Liberty University, RadfordUniversity, UNC Asheville, Virginia Military Institute,Winthrop University

Future Members (2): Gardner-Webb University(2008-09), Presbyterian College (2008-09)

Geographical Breakdown (3 states): North Carolina(2) – High Point University, UNC Asheville; SouthCarolina (3) – Charleston Southern University, CoastalCarolina University, Winthrop University; Virginia (3) –Liberty University, Radford University, Virginia MilitaryInstitute

Championship Sports (18): Baseball, men’s basket-ball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’scross country, football, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’ssoccer, women’s soccer, softball, men’s tennis, women’stennis, men’s indoor and outdoor track & field,women’s indoor and outdoor track & field, volleyball

Council of Chief Executive Officers: Dr. Jairy C.Hunter, Jr., Charleston Southern; Dr. David DeCenzo,Coastal Carolina; Nido Qubein, High Point; Dr. RonaldS. Godwin, Liberty; Dr. Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville;Penelope Kyle, Radford; General J.H. Binford Peay III,VMI; Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, Winthrop