The wild run continues as Liberty has knocked off Coastal and High Point to advance to the Semifinals. The Flames will face the #2 seed from the South Gardner-Webb. What you need to know about the Runnin’ Bulldogs:
- Gardner-Webb is making their first ever trip to the semifinals in their fifth season in the Big South.
- Liberty is 1-0 all-time against GWU in the Big South tournament.
- The Runnin’ Bulldogs picked up their first Big South tourney win on Thursday against Campbell. GWU is 1-3 all-time in the Big South tournament.
- Gardner-Webb has never made the NCAA tournament.
- Liberty is 4-7 all-time in Big South tournament Semifinal games with their last win coming in 2004.
- The Runnin’ Bulldogs are the hottest team in the league as they have won 8 consecutive and 11 of their last 12.
- GWU is the only team in the conference with 20+ wins. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 21-11.
- Gardner-Webb beat Liberty 71-68 in Boiling Springs in the only meeting between the schools this season.
- GWU’s Tashan Newsome lit up the Flames for 26 points in the February 9th meeting.
- Liberty was led by John Caleb Sanders’ 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
- Davon Marshall and Tomasz Gielo each chipped in 11 points while Tavares Speaks was held to just 7.
- In the previous meeting, Liberty shot just 4/17 from 3.
