Liberty's Todd transferring, cites 'racial' problems
Asia Todd, a freshman this season on Liberty's women's basketball team, will be transferring because of what she said were "racial insensitivities" at the school.
Asia Todd, a freshman this season on Liberty's women's basketball team, will be transferring because of what she said were "racial insensitivities" at the school.
The Tennessee Lady Vols have added forward-center Keyen Green as a graduate transfer from Liberty.
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jill Townsend in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
Kennedy Brown scored 16 points, and No. 7 Oregon State had to rally in the second half to beat Liberty 68-55 on Saturday to win the Miami Thanksgiving Classic and give coach Scott Rueck his 500th career win.
Keri Jewett-Giles had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists and Florida Gulf Coast cruised to its third straight Atlantic Sun tournament title and NCAA Tournament with their 19th-straight win, 72-49 over Liberty on Sunday.
Liberty is moving 17 of its athletic programs from the Big South to the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Freshman Rennia Davis scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in her women's NCAA Tournament debut as No. 3 seed Tennessee pulled away in the second half to beat No. 14 Liberty 100-60 in the first round on Friday.
Ashtyn Baker scored all 12 of her points in the second quarter and top-seeded Liberty pulled away from third-seeded UNC Asheville on Sunday to win the Big South championship for the 17th time, 60-42, and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Lexie Brown scored 26 points, coach Joanne P. McCallie collected her 600th career win and No. 14 Duke beat Liberty 68-51 on Friday night for its fifth straight win.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Florida Gulf Coast | 16-0 | - | 26-3 |
Liberty | 12-4 | 4 | 19-8 |
North Florida | 11-5 | 5 | 14-11 |
Lipscomb | 8-6 | 7 | 12-10 |
Stetson | 7-9 | 9 | 10-15 |
North Alabama | 6-9 | 9.5 | 7-18 |
Bellarmine | 5-11 | 11 | 5-17 |
Kennesaw State | 2-11 | 12.5 | 7-12 |
Jacksonville | 1-13 | 14 | 4-17 |