Coming and Goings: Norfolk State 2016-17

Gabrielle Swinson

Here we are with the final Comings and Goings. We thank all our readers for their patience as we rolled these out.

The whole series:
VCU: Comings and Goings

George Mason: Comings and Goings

William and Mary: Comings and Goings
Richmond: Comings and Goings

Virginia: Comings and Goings
James Madison: Comings and Goings

Liberty: Comings and Goings

Virginia Tech: Comings and Goings

Old Dominion: Comings and Goings

Longwood: Comings and Goings
Hampton: Comings and Goings

Radford: Comings and Goings

Goings

Debra Clark: Spartans coach was let go by the university last January
LaShondra Dixon-Gordon: the assistant to Clark is no longer with the program
Koryn Lawrence: Senior guard who averaged 9.1 ppg did not return to school
Quiera Gilmore: Sophomore guard who did not play a minute as a Spartan transferred to St. Augustine's, NSU's opponent on Tuesday
Ashante Doby; Senior guard transferred to Virginia State
Ronesia Spicer: Senior forward left the team last December
Amber Brown: Senior forward survived a diabetic coma last year, but will not return to basketball
Brehanna Daniels: 5-5 guard who made eight starts averaging 4.9 ppg has graduated
Siobhan Beslow: 5-11 forward who was team's leading scorer and rebounder from last year (10.7 ppg, 9 rpg) graduated

Comings
Danielle Bell: Virginia Beach native is former director of operations from Richmond; graduate assistant at Georgia; four-year letterwinner for the Spiders; played her high school ball at Kellam
Tamoria Holmes: the former assistant from Chowan played at Howard
Jordan Strode: 5-8 redshirt senior guard from St. Joseph's; played in 14 games last year and averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.1 rpg; had a knee inury her freshman year of college and missed most of the season and redshirted her sophomore season
Gabrielle Swinson: 5-8 junior guard from Bryant & Stratton; averaged 17.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 5 apg, 4 spg last year; scored in double figures in 16 of her 18 games played; named to 2015 National Junior College Athletic Association Junior College Division II All-American team as a freshman; played her high school ball at Virginia Beach's First Colonial High
Treasure Doberson, 5-5, redshirted her freshman year at Virginia Union; averaged 15.1 ppg at Crossland High in Temple Hills, Md.
Tyona Moses, 5-11 freshman guard from Goldsboro (High), N.C.; her high school coach was former NSU All-American LaTina Bullock; MVP of her high school team as a freshman and senior
De'Janaire Deas 6-0 freshman center/forward from Academy of Holy Names (Albany, NY); averaged 18 ppg, 13 rpg and 5 bpg her senior year; five-year letterwinner
Khadedra Crocker: 6-3 forward/center from Virginia Tech: King's Fork High grad and Virginia Tech transfer; will sit out 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules
Khalilah Ali: 6-0 redshirt junior forward: transfer from Longwood sat out last year due to ACL tear; played high school ball at nearby Wilson High

We didn't list Larry Vickers under our "Comings" section, as he was the coach last year, but what's new is the interim tag is removed, and he is in his first full season coaching Norfolk State, a program that won three games last year.

The Spartans graduate leading scorer Siobhan Beslow from that team and will be without Yazmen Hannah, out with a knee injury. She will likely redshirt since she's not expected back until February, and the Spartans will miss the 8 ppg she averaged, especially given Koryn Lawrence, who averaged 9.1 ppg did not return for her final season.

That leaves Kayla Roberts to carry a load. The preseason second-team All-MEAC selection is better prepared for the attention she'll face, Vickers said. "I hate to call it a sophomore slump, but last year she wasn't used to having defenses shift toward her," he said. "This year she's more suited to that."

Ali, formerly of Longwood, will also start. Vickers called her a strong veteran to have in the lineup, and added that she now plays without memories of the ACL tear lurking in her head. Swinson, who put up fabulous numbers at underrated Bryant & Stratton, will be the starting point guard and Strode, a transfer from St. Joseph's, gives NSU an athletic presence on the wing.

"She gives us something we didn't have before," Vickers said. "She's got two years left as a graduate student and is one of the most talented players we have."

Among the freshmen, he elevates Deas, who played for a strong Albany AAU program, just a tad, though he'd like to slow her motor down until she gets acclimated to the college game. Meanwhile, talk to Vickers and you can sense his excitement in preparing for his first season taking over the reins of a program that he predicts will compete for a conference title in the coming years.

Season opener: Nov. 11 at UNC Wilmington

Comings and Goings: Radford 2016-17

Brittany Allen

We've got Radford and the Highlanders are looking awfully good! Here's the series so far.

VCU: Comings and Goings

George Mason: Comings and Goings

William and Mary: Comings and Goings
Richmond: Comings and Goings

Virginia: Comings and Goings
James Madison: Comings and Goings

Liberty: Comings and Goings

Virginia Tech: Comings and Goings

Old Dominion: Comings and Goings

Longwood: Comings and Goings
Hampton: Comings and Goings

Goings
Aisha Foy: Radford's leading scorer (12.2 ppg) and a first-team All-Big South selection in a senior season cut short by an ACL tear in mid-February. Finished her career 45 points shy of 1,000 and with 129 3-pointers, fifth in program history; graduate assistant coach at Southeast Missouri State
Gaby Gilmore: Came up big in her final season after a series of injuries to Radford's guards, doubling her scoring output (8.9 ppg) from her junior season. Also notched at least three steals in 11 games.
Fran Recchia: assistant coach who did two tours of duty with Radford has now moved on to Kent State.ng
Jamie Givens: assistant coach now at Belmont after two seasons with the Highlanders.


Comings
Khiana Johnson:  a 5-7 freshman from Chesapeake's Western Branch High who earned second-team all-state honors after averaging 14.9 points and nearly five steals per game.
Charnissa Chillers: a 5-9 freshman guard who earned Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Player of the Year honors at Williamsburg Christian Academy.
Christie Rogers: assistant coach and recruiting coordinator who held those same titles for four years at Towson. Prior to that, she assumed those roles for one season at Big South Rival Winthrop.
Ross Jolly: assistant coach joins Radford after three seasons at Division II North Greenville. Sister, Kellie Harper, was a three-time national champion at Tennessee and is currently the head coach at Missouri State.

It's no wonder coach Mike McGuire is excited about this Highlanders team. We knock on wood for how healthy they are after injuries depleted their roster and a promising season a year ago.

Sophomore guard Brittany Allen, sophomore guard Claudia Quevado and redshirt freshman Jen Falconer are all cleared to play after suffering ACL tears last fall. They'll join Janayla White, a first-team All-Big South selection last year and the only conference player to average a double-double, on a team that looks to be McGuire's best. With 11 returners, this is certainly his most experienced team in his four seasons at Radford.

While Foy will be missed, we're excited for her new adventure at Southeast Missouri State, by the way along with Gilmore, Radford's healthy-again guards address that problem. McGuire is sky high on both White and Jayda Worthy, essentially a two-headed monster.

Of White, he noted, "Physically she looks as good as ever. She's got poise and makes good decisions."

Of Worthy, he said, "She's our glue."

McGuire, who said only Alexis Jackson will miss the opener due to compartment syndrome in both legs, said the Highlanders trained differently during the offseason, not pushing quite as hard given last season's early injuries. Jackson should be ready by week 2.

Expect Radford to make noise in a Big South race that's UNC Asheville's to win. The Highlanders are picked second and we expect them to return to the postseason for the first time since 2014.

Season opener: Nov. 11 at George Mason

Comings and Goings: Hampton 2016-17

Jephany Brown

Been waiting a while for the latest on Hampton? A week before the season, we've got it.

The series so far with Radford and Norfolk State in the works.

VCU: Comings and Goings

George Mason: Comings and Goings

William and Mary: Comings and Goings
Richmond: Comings and Goings

Virginia: Comings and Goings
James Madison: Comings and Goings

Liberty: Comings and Goings

Virginia Tech: Comings and Goings

Old Dominion: Comings and Goings

Longwood: Comings and Goings

Goings
Brian Davis: David Six's right-hand man has moved to Baltimore and is an assistant to Towson's Niki Reid Geckeler. Davis was Six's lead assistant for seven seasons.
Areana Davis: the 5-11 guard graduated
Ryan Jordan: the 6-0 guard graduated
Kristine Rose: the 6-0 guard graduated
Kennedy Smith: the 5-11 junior  is no longer on the roster
Shaleise Boyd: the 6-3 junior is no longer on the roster
Natalie Williams: the 5-9 sophomore is no longer on the roster
Lea Whitehead: the 6-3 sophomore is no longer on the roster

Comings

Jephany Brown: 6-0 junior forward; was the fifth ranked JUCO player in the nation in 2013-14 at Walters State CC leading the team to a 32-1 mark; JUCO All-American that season; played her high school ball at HD Woodson in D.C.
Monnazjea Finney Smith: 6-1 redshirt junior transfer from VCU; averaged 5.4 ppg two years ago for the Rams and yes, her bro is a Maverick
Chenya Sealey: 5-9 junior guard from Bartow, Fla; sparingly used during her freshman season at Georgetown; played last season at East Mississippi Community College
Niaya White: 5-10 freshman guard from Calgary Christian High in St. Petersburg, Fla.; her dad, David, played at Florida State; Georgetown and East Carolina wanted her, too
Ashley Bates: 5-7 freshman guard from Hopkins (Minn) High; won two state titles there
Shanice Neita: 6-3 freshman forward Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute (Toronto); MVP her senior year
Adia Strothers: 5-6 freshman guard from Menchville High in Newport News; two-time Peninsula District Player of the Year; daughter of Lamont Strothers
Jermaine Brown, assisant coach: previous video coordinator/assistant of operations at University of Minnesota

When you think Malia Tate-Defreitas, you think buckets. In fact, in a post earlier this week, we pointed out the likelihood of her becoming the MEAC's all-time leading scorer and Hampton's top scorer in Division I this season.

Think she might do something really special if all the pressure wasn't on her to be the Lady Pirates' top gun? Well, pull up a chair to a Hampton team that we can't wait to watch thanks to the addition of Jephany Brown, who will quite simply be a game changer and and bring the offense that should elevate Hampton back to the NCAA Tournament (we notice Creme has them there in his first bracketology, albeit as a No. 16 seed).

Way back when Brown was at Woodson, she signed with Providence before a coaching change caused her to change her mind. Being at Hampton reunites her with high school buddy Chanel Green, a redshirt senior who started 18 games last season.

Two years ago, Brown was part of a recruiting class that Six said was his best ever. Let's just see that things took a while to work out and with the season just a week away, we're delighted to say Brown is in uniform gearing up for the typical drudgery that Six puts his team through in November and December -- Northwestern, Iowa, N.C. State, South Carolina (this time, they go to Dawn), Maine, James Madison (no, Kenny, hello, Sean), Richmond and an intriguing Battle of the Bay with Old Dominion. In fact, the Lady Pirates play eight straight road games to open the season. Geez, welcome to Hampton basketball, Jephany!

Six assures us Brown, a top 100 recruit out of high school, has no rust and if that's the case, watch out. Florida, St. John's and Maryland wanted her two years ago as did Oklahoma State.

"She's that special kid," Six said. "She can play inside and out, shoot the 3. She'll do a lot of things for us."

Having another viable scoring threat alongside Tate-Defreitas opens up all kinds of possibilities on the floor for Hampton; she was a 50 percent shooter from the field at Walters CC. Hampton should also benefit from a healthier Tate-Defreitas this season, as she had knee surgery at the end of last season and spent the summer rehabbing.

Jordan is also feeling better this fall after never being quite right after a concussion last year; Kaylah Lupoe, who also battled health issues, returns in top shape for the 2016-17 season. Mikayla Sayle, who played in all 29 games and started three, put in a great summer in the weight room and returns stronger than ever.

Hampton will also get the benefit of experienced guard Finney-Smith, who played her high school ball at Wilson in nearby Portsmouth and left VCU after Marlene Stollings was hired at Minnesota.

If the goings sections seems long for Hampton, no worries. Jordan and Rose, both of whom graduated, were reliables in the starting lineup, but the others were not significant contributors.

Hampton has more than enough to make a statement in the MEAC and beyond. Lady Pirates fans, it's gonna be fun.

Season opener: 4:30 p.m. at Northwestern

Comings and Goings: Longwood 2016-17

Dayna Rouse signs with Longwood

We'd better hurry. The season is approaching and we're still rolling these out. We promised Hampton and Radford, but we're sneaking in Longwood first.

The series so far with three more to go.

VCU: Comings and Goings

George Mason: Comings and Goings

William and Mary: Comings and Goings
Richmond: Comings and Goings

Virginia: Comings and Goings
James Madison: Comings and Goings

Liberty: Comings and Goings

Virginia Tech: Comings and Goings

Old Dominion: Comings and Goings

Goings
Daeisha Brown: the 5-10 senior guard has left the team for personal reasons; second on the team in scoring last year with 9 ppg; was set to return for her fifth year; was an 1,000-point scorer, the 21st in Radford history
Raven Williams: the two-time captain, who averaged 5.4 ppg, graduated
Kyndal Skersick: the senior guard, who averaged a team-best 9.1 ppg and 53 3-pointers, also a team high, graduated
Deborah Headen: the senior guard, who averaged 8.3 ppg, graduated
Jaclyn Reagan: the sparingly used guard graduated
Khalilah Ali: played only nine games last year while recovering from an ACL tear during the 2014-15 season; has transferred to Norfolk State for graduate classes in social work and is on the Spartans roster for her final year of eligibility

Comings
Winnie Miller: 6-4 freshman forward from Seguin (Texas); soft hands, agile post who began basketball just 18 months ago
Khaila Hall: 5-10 freshman guard from West Rowan High in Cleveland, NC
Jada Russell: 5-7 freshman from Neumann Russell (Philadelphia), one of the top girls basketball powers in the nation
Dayna Rouse: 6-0 freshman from The Ellis School (Pittsburgh); also a track athlete who holds the school record in the 300 hurdles, clinched school's first playoff berth in over a decade as a senior

Where will the points come from? That's what we wonder with this Longwood team that is without its three leading scorers from last season. Skersick and Headen are lost to graduation and Brown's decision not to return is a blow, as the 1,000-point scorer, if healthy, could have done some damage in a Big South, particularly in a year when Liberty doesn't have its traditional bigs.

We've always loved the pedigree of Childress and her numbers two years in have been adequate, but we'd like her to take a leap her junior year and the Lancers need her to do so. Unfortunately shin splints have slowed her this preseason and she will start nonconference playing limited minutes because of them. Shin splints will also hinder redshirt junior Jovana Vukovic early.

Treasure Avery also continues to rehab from a herniated disk in her back and shouldn't be at full speed until late November. A hip injury will keep senior Emily Nylen from suiting up this season except for the season opener against Marquette, scheduled to bring near close to home in Rockford, Ill.; she'll tip off.

Junior Eboni Gilliam, who played 30 games last season with 22 starts, has also developed a reliable 15-footer and should be able to provide some of the offense; coach Bill Reinson is also expecting sophomore Ashlee Jones to be a contributor.

As for whose game has taken a giant leap, Reinson points to Micaela Ellis, last year's pass-first point guard, who has become more offensive minded. Also, look for Kate Spradlin, a redshirt freshman injured after just five games last season, to start this season as the 2 spot. Spadlin, also a 4.0 student, has worked that hard in getting herself ready for this season.

Among the newbies, don't be surprised if Rouse is a starter (a double-double in a scrimmage with Richmond made an impression on Reinson). The 6-1 swing plays can shoot the 3 and attack off the dribble with an ease and a flow that could make her an impact player in this program and the Big South. (As a high school senior playing for The Ellis School, she scored 56 points in a game playing against Imani Christian, which had a player score 55.)

We can't wait to watch Miller develop, her size and light feet make her a good get for the Lancers; "If we mess this up as coaches, it's on us," Reinson said. Rouse, a 3-point threat, comes in from a dynamic high school program and Hall, already a competent passer, will also be slowed early by shin splints.

Season opener: Nov. 11 at Marquette

Gettin' buckets: the top Division I scorers in Virginia

Sure, defense wins championships. But we sure do enjoy watching the ball go in the basket. So here are the Division I players in Virginia that have done the best job of lighting up the scoreboard heading into the 2016-17 season - and just for the heck of it, everybody else.

1. Malia Tate-DeFreitas, 5-8 Sr. G, Hampton - 1,939 career points

- Given that Tate-DeFreitas scored 3,366 points in high school, file this in the "No Surprise" folder.

- The reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year enters 2016-17 as the No. 4 scorer among active players in Division I, trailing only Washington's Kelsey Plum (2,418 points), Syracuse's Jasmine Nwajei (2,076 in 3 years at Wagner, will sit out this season per transfer rules) and Baylor's Nina Davis (1,953).

- DeFreitas stands an excellent chance of finishing her career as the top scorer in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference history - the record is 2,313 points by Howard's Saadia Doyle from 2009-2013. Becoming Hampton's all-time leading Division I scorer is even more likely: LaShondra Dixon (1999-2003) currently tops that list with 1,967 points. Finishing as the top scorer in program history overall is considerably more daunting, though - former Lady Pirates star Jackie Dolberry racked up 2,717 points in Division II play from 1985-89. DeFreitas has averaged 20.2 ppg for her career. At that pace, she would need to play in 39 games to catch Dolberry. And the only way that happens is if the Lady Pirates play four games in the MEAC tournament, then advance to the final of either the NCAA tournament or the WNIT (So you're saying there's a chance?).

2. Precious Hall, 5-8 R-Sr. G, JMU - 1,506

- After missing all of the 2014-15 season with a knee injury, Hall appears set to return to the form which led to 20.8 ppg and a Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year award in 2014-15.

- Made 99 3-pointers in 2014-15, and has 199 for her career.

  - Is currently eighth on the school's all-time scoring list but is within range (granted, it's Steph Curry range) of eclipsing ex-Dukes and current WNBA star Tamara Young (2,121) for No. 2. Dawn Evans sits comfortably atop the list at 2,667 points.

3. Jennie Simms, 6-0 R-Sr. G, ODU - 1,345 (includes 25 points in 8 games at W.Va.)

- Total includes 25 points in 8 games as a freshman at West Virginia.

- Two-time first-team All-Conference-USA pick averaged 21.4 ppg (22.2 in league play) and dropped at least 30 five times.

- Although 32 Lady Monarchs have reached the 1,000-point threshold, only Anne Donovan (1,527) produced more points than Simms (1,320) in two ODU seasons.

- Trails good friend Adrienne Motley of Miami (1,419) by 74 points in the battle for offseason bragging rights, but leads C-USA Player of the Year Kendall Noble (1,337) by eight.

4. Janelle Hubbard, 5-8 Sr. G, Richmond - 1,295

- Two-time second-team All-Atlantic 10 pick averaged 15.8 points per game in 2015-16

- Currently ranks 10th on Richmond's all-time scoring list; is within range of No. 3 Kate Flavin (1,770 from 2001-05). Brittani Shells (2,042 from 2007-11) is No. 2 and Karen Eisner (2,367 from 1981-85) leads the way.

5. Marlena Tremba, 5-9 Sr. G, William and Mary - 1,190

- Former CAA Rookie of the Year and a two-time third-team All-CAA pick who averaged 13.8 ppg last season.

- Is currently 11th on school's all-time scoring list. If Tremba matches last year's production (417 points), she'll trail only Taysha Pye (1,659) and Kyra Kaylor (1,873) among all players in Tribe history.

6. Vanessa Panousis, 5-7 Sr. G, Virginia Tech - 1,065

- Sydney, Australia native has made 198 career 3-pointers, two shy of the school record.

- Has made a program-record 85.1 percent of her free throws over her three seasons.

- Is the 24th member of Virginia Tech's 1,000-point club and the ninth to do it as a junior. The program record is 1,791 points by Renee Dennis from 1983-87.

7. Isis Thorpe, 5-8 Sr. G, VCU - 1,062

- Ranks second on VCU's career 3-pointers made list with 185, 11 shy of the record.

- Shot just 30.2 percent from 3 last season but drained those shots at a 40.4 percent clip as a junior.

8. Daeisha Brown, 5-3 R-Sr. G, Longwood - 1,020

- Became 21st player to reach 1,000 points at Longwood and third in the school's Division I era (since 2007-08).

- Fastest player to reach 1,000 points in the Lancers' D-I era.

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Active players in the state with at least 100 Division I points

Amber Porter, 6-3 R-Jr. F/C, JMU - 860
- All points scored during two seasons at Stetson, where the former Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year also recorded a school-record 208 blocks.

Kara Wright, 5-11 R-Sr. F, George Mason - 790
- Includes 457 points in two seasons at SE Missouri State.

Lauren Tolson, 5-8 Gr. G, Richmond - 789

Keira Robinson, 5-8 Sr. G, VCU - 768

Breyana Mason, 5-8 Sr. G, Virginia - 739

Sidney Cook, 6-2 Sr. F, Virginia Tech - 687
- Includes 203 points in one season at Seton Hall.

Alexandra Masaquel, 5-10 Sr. F, William and Mary - 667

Kayla Roberts, 6-1 Jr. F, Norfolk State - 637

Destinee Young, 6-1 Sr. F, ODU - 624

Annika Holopainen, 6-1 R-Sr. F, ODU - 568
- Includes 297 points in one season at Portland

Ashley Pegram, 5-8 Sr. G, VCU - 555

Janayla White, 6-2 Jr. F, Radford - 551

Lauren Moses, 6-2 Jr. F, Virginia - 510

Jayda Worthy, 6-0 Jr. F, Radford - 504

Rachel Camp, 5-11 Jr. G, Virginia Tech - 499

Aliyah Huland El, 6-1 Jr. G, Virginia - 499

Micaela Parson, 5-8 Jr. G, Richmond - 499

GG Goodhope, 5-5 R-Sr. G, VCU - 499
- Includes 438 points in two seasons at Old Dominion

Rachael Ross, 6-2 R-Sr. F, Radford - 473

Abby Rendle, 6-4 Jr. C, William and Mary - 454

Latrice Hunter, 5-5 Sr. G, William and Mary - 431

Kaylah Lupoe, 6-2 Jr. F, Hampton - 415

Camille Calhoun, 6-0 R-Jr G/F, VCU - 376

Da’Lishia Griffin, 6-2 Sr. F, JMU - 358

Tiffany Padgett, 6-1 R-Sr. F, George Mason - 351
- Includes 122 points in one season at Loyola-Maryland

J'Kyra Brown, 5-11 Jr. G, Virginia - 350
- Includes 184 points in one season at East Carolina

Sylvia Maxwell, 5-7 R-Sr. G, George Mason - 349
- All points in three seasons at Niagara

Odegua Oigbokie, 6-1 R-Jr. F, ODU - 338

Brenna Robbins, 5-10 Sr. G, Longwood - 313

Ije Ajemba, 6-3 Sr. C, ODU - 310

Monnazjea Finney-Smith, 6-1 R-Jr. G/F, Hampton -309
- All points scored in two seasons at VCU

Jenna Green, 5-7 Jr. G, William and Mary, - 298

Dominique Harper, 5-5 Sr. G, Norfolk State - 278

Chanette Hicks, 5-6 Soph. G, Virginia Tech - 273

K’Lynn Willis, 5-3 Soph. G, Hampton - 272

Keyana Brown, 5-11 Jr. G, ODU - 270

Hailee Barron, 5-10 Jr. G, JMU - 270

Bridget O'Donnell, 6-6 R-Sr. C, George Mason - 265
- Includes 181 points in two seasons at UMBC

Micaela Ellis, 5-5 Jr. G, Longwood - 262

Curteeona Brelove, 6-2 Jr. F, VCU - 254

Regan Magarity, 6-3 R-Soph. F, Virginia Tech - 246

Eboni Gilliam, 6-0 Sr. F, Longwood - 227

Samantha Hill, 5-10 Sr. G, Virginia Tech - 226

Bianca Boggs, 5-8 Soph. G, William and Mary - 223

Yazmen Hannah, 5-8 Soph. G, Norfolk State - 220

Autumn Childress, 5-10 Jr. G, Longwood - 206

Chinyere Bell, 5-11 Soph. F, George Mason - 201

Gianna Smith, 5-10 Soph. G, ODU - 198

Kayla Cooper-Williams, 6-2 Soph. C, JMU - 186

Karleigh Wike, 6-4 Jr. F, Richmond - 169

Tayler Dodson, 5-11 Jr. F, George Mason - 168

Ashlee Mitchell, 5-7 Sr. G, VCU - 168

Kylee Murphree, 5-9 Jr. G, Richmond - 166

Georgianna Gilbeaux, 5-5 Sr. G, Hampton - 162

Kasey Curtis, 6-2 Sr. F, William and Mary - 159

Kiara Phillips, 5-11 Sr. G, Norfolk State - 156

Lydia Rivers, 6-2 Soph. F, Radford - 148

Salita Greene, 5-11 Soph. F, Richmond - 139

Ciara Bennett, 5-5 Soph. G, Longwood - 136

Chanel Green, 5-4 R-Sr. G, Hampton - 135
- Includes 42 points in one season at East Carolina

Ashley Jackson, 5-9 Jr. G, ODU - 132

Claudia Quevedo, 5-9 R-Soph. G, Radford - 129

Mikayla Sayle, 6-1 Jr. F, Hampton - 124

Jeanne Gaumont, 6-0 Jr. G/F, William and Mary - 121

Kieera Basey, 5-5 Sr. G, Norfolk State - 116

Dejane James, 5-3 Soph. G, Hampton - 116

Emily Nylen, 6-5 Sr. F, Longwood - 107

Kemari Jones, 6-0 Soph. F, Longwood - 106

Alexis Jackson, 5-9 Soph. G, Radford - 105

Notes: Liberty's leading returning scorer is sophomore forward KK Barbour with 65 points. Senior guard/forward Audrey Rettstatt is next with 60 points over three seasons for a Lady Flames team tasked with replacing 93.3 percent of last season's scoring...Old Dominion senior guard Kelly Loftus, who is sitting out this season per transfer rules, scored 842 points in three highly productive seasons at Hofstra...Also sitting out 2016-17 is Virginia Tech sophomore forward Michelle Berry, who scored 420 points (and averaged 9.1 rebounds) in one season at Cal State-Fullerton.