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March 2009 Archives

Big South Champs!

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20080911_6189LS Molly Frazee web.jpgHey family, friends and fans. I am on the way back from an exciting weekend! I want to start off by saying thank you to all the fans, both at the game and watching at home, for all the prayers, support and encouragement throughout our season and during the tournament. It has been an exciting ride, and we are not done yet!

 

In our first Big South Tournament game, we played Charleston Southern and won by 10 points. The next day, we played Winthrop in the semifinals and won by 19 points.

 

Finally, we played Gardner-Webb in the championship game. Even though they came into the tournament as a No. 6 seed, they gave us two tough games during the regular season! So, we knew it was going to be a battle going into the game. Some of the players got into foul trouble early on in the contest, and we found ourselves down by five at halftime.

 

In the second half, we knew we had to come back strong. We went up by 10 points with a little over seven minutes to go, and then only scored four points during the remaining time! As a result, we only led by one point with a little over 20 seconds left. It was Gardner-Webb's ball, and they were able to advance it up the court with about 12 seconds left. Coach Green called a timeout, and we knew our only chance was not to foul.

 

A girl from Gardner-Webb ended up driving it in to the hoop, but was not able to finish it. As soon as we knew we won, everyone started jumping up and down. It was hard to believe that we had actually pulled through and won! We are so excited to see who and where we will play in the NCAA Tournament! For those of you who are interested, the selection show is on ESPN at 7 p.m. this evening.

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Once again, I know I speak for the entire team in that we want to give all of the honor and glory to God. He alone deserves all of the praise! While I personally was not able to play, I am so thankful that everyone stayed safe! The Lord has blessed our team in tremendous ways, and He is not done yet.

 

I personally want to say a special thank you to Dan Bullen and his fiancée for coming. He coached us in AAU and is a great family friend! I also want to say thank you to the McMillons and the Carters. Also, thank you to everyone else's friends and family who came! Thanks to Sparky and the cheerleaders, who came back early from break to cheer us on! You don't realize how much it meant to all of us!

 

Our season continues! Please keep our team in your prayers!

 

Molly

Tournament Time

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20080911_6202LS (Megan Frazee hs web).jpgThis is Megan Frazee again!  This week is our Spring Break, so it has been nice not having to worry about school and just be able to focus on basketball.  We wrapped up our regular-season conference schedule over the weekend.  Saturday, we played at Radford and won pretty convincingly.

 

Last night, we played at High Point.  It was a tough battle throughout the entire game, but we ended up on the short end, losing a close game.  Honestly, as much as I don't like to lose, I think the loss was a good heart check for our team.  It was our first loss all year in our conference, but I think it will help us realize as a team, that nothing is handed to us!  It is important that we learn lessons from this game, individually and collectively as a team. 

 

I am excited for the upcoming Big South Tournament this weekend.  We have earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament, which is extremely nice.  We will be playing Charleston Southern on Friday at noon at High Point.  High Point will host the Big South Tournament for the next two years.

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I encourage you to follow us as we play in the conference tournament this weekend.  Games will be played Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with the championship game at 4 p.m. on Sunday. 

 

I want to thank all of our fans this year, as you have supported us through the ups and downs of this season!  I am excited to see what the Lord has in store this weekend for our team.

 

Go LADY FLAMES!!!!

 

Megan

Senior Night

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20080911_6198LS (Moriah Frazee) hs web.jpgHello again from Moriah Frazee. It is hard to believe that I just played my last game ever in the Vines Center last night.  My four years here have flown by. 

 

Our last two home games in the Vines Center were against UNC Asheville and Presbyterian.  Both games were pretty much decided by halftime, who was going to win.  It gave the people on the bench a lot more playing time, which was nice.  This also means that we finished the year undefeated in conference play on our home court.

 

On Saturday, we played UNC Asheville, which was our Senior Night.  It was neat to see all of the seniors' parents and families, who came in for the game.  After the game, we had a time of food and fellowship on the Vines Center concourse. 

 

We had some friends visit from Ohio, who we had not seen in several years.  The husband of the family used to coach our brother in high school, and they were great family friends of ours.  It was neat to catch up with them and find out what is going on in their lives.

 

We also had a couple come from Indiana to watch us play on Senior Night.  The husband of that family was one of our dad's closest friends growing up, and we have gotten to know their family pretty well too. 

 

Lastly, one of our classmates who we graduated with from Xenia Christian in Ohio, came to watch us play with his parents.  They have been avid fans of ours since we started playing at Xenia Christian our senior year.  It was nice to see them too. We had so many great supporters at Xenia Christian.

 

These four years here at Liberty have helped me become a stronger person, not only physically, but also mentally, spiritually and socially. As with all of life, there are always good times and bad, but for me there are definitely memories that I will never forget.  I have had the privilege of playing with some great girls and have had some wonderful coaches.  I will have some lifelong friends.

 

As some of you know, Lynchburg got hit with snow on Sunday.  It is the first really big snow that I have seen in my four years here.  It kind of reminded me of Ohio.  When I went to bed Sunday night, there was about three inches on the ground.  When I woke up, we probably had 9-12 inches of snow.  It is so pretty to see everything covered with a blanket of white.  We also had classes canceled yesterday and today, we have a two-hour delay. So, I am not complaining. Then, we have spring break coming up next week, so that is even better!

 

Well, I want to close my blog by saying a quick thank you to all of the fans who came out and watched us play this season, both at home and on television.  We all really appreciate it.  We have two more conference games left, and then we start the Big South Tournament next Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  I can't wait. It will be a lot of fun!  Lord willing, we will be in the Big Dance. I hope you all have a good week, and I will talk to you soon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Megan Frazee
Senior G/F, Liberty

Megan led the Lady Flames in scoring, rebounding, steals, free throw percentage and minutes played in 2007-08, and ranked among the top 10 in the Big South in six statistical categories, including scoring (first), free throw percentage (first) and rebounding (second). She set a Liberty single-season record and ranked No. 10 nationally in free throw percentage. She received numerous post-season honors, including Big South Women’s Student-Athlete of the Year, Big South Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, Big South all-conference first-team, Big South Tournament MVP and Big South All-Tournament Team She also earned a number of academic honors, headlined by a second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America berth, and was one of two juniors in the nation (with Tennessee’s Candace Parker) to be tabbed an Academic All-American.

Molly Frazee
Senior G/F, Liberty

Molly extended consecutive games played streak to 94 by appearing in all 32 contests for the Lady Flames in 2007-08. She started 12 times, including the last 11 games of the year, and set new career highs for minutes played, points and rebounds. She was named to the Big South Championship all-tournament team, and made the Dean’s List and was named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll for the third time.

Moriah Frazee
Senior F, Liberty

Moriah started all 26 of the Lady Flames’ games before a knee injury on Feb. 23 ended her breakthrough season prematurely. She paced the team and ranked No. 4 in program history in field goal percentage, while ranking second among the Lady Flames in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots. She also led the Big South in field goal percentage. Moriah was a first-team All-Big South selection and was named Big South Player of the Week twice. At season’s end, she was named an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first-team selection, made the VaSID Academic All-State squad, was a member of the Dean’s List and was included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

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