Division I · Conference USA
Liberty University Women's Basketball
Lynchburg, VA · the Flames · Liberty University overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$3M
Team budget
68th percentile in Division I
$213,389
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
977
APR
95% of players retained
99%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
Liberty University fields a women's basketball team in the Conference USA (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $2,987,453, above the median of $2.2M — $213,389 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,260,086 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,652 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#117Team budgetof 360 · Division I#97Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#242APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$2,987,453 for the year
- Operating expenses$739,309 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$213,389 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 983 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,260,086 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,652 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$423,082 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Sherard head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Andrea "Andy" Bloodworth | Assistant Coach / Director of Recruiting | On file · sign in |
| Katie Mattera | Assistant Coach / Director of Basketball Strategy and Culture Development | On file · sign in |
| Brad Palmer | Assistant Coach / Director of Offense Development | On file · sign in |
| Amber Lee | Assistant Coach / Director of Analytics and Creative Content | On file · sign in |
| Emma Hess | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
| Dan Lumpkin | Special Assistant to the Head Coach / Director of Student-Athlete Development and NIL Operations | On file · sign in |
| Sarah Boruta | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
| Chelsey Hoggard-Harris | Executive Assistant to the Coaching Staff and Program Operations | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →52,823undergraduates · 103,068 students in all
Women 58% Men 42%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Christian
Getting in
Full picture →99%admitted · of 36,921 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate977
95% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,987,453 $213,390 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,260,086
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $423,082
Cost
Full picture →$29,692net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $15,822
Campus safety
Full picture →0.38violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 32 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 7 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 27 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Liberty University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions99% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$29,692 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 52,823Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.38 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lynchburg Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 3 | 15 | $133k | — | 82% | |
| Randolph College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 6 | 22 | $140k | — | 95% | |
| Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 28 | 16 | $199k | — | 100% | |
| Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 34 | 15 | $253k | — | 17% | |
| Hollins University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 42 | — | — | — | 71% | |
| Longwood University Division I · Big South Conference | 43 | 13 | $1.7M | 978 | 85% | |
| Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 48 | 16 | $154k | — | 80% | |
| Ferrum College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 55 | 18 | $181k | — | 100% | |
| Averett University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | 55 | 20 | $165k | — | 48% | |
| Mary Baldwin University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 56 | 5 | $70k | — | — | |
| University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 60 | 38 | $5.8M | 995 | 17% | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 11 | $4.5M | 947 | 57% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Conference USA
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University at cap | 15 | $3.3M | $219,947 | 976 | vs | |
| Liberty University room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $213,389 | 977 | vs | |
| Missouri State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $201,561 | 976 | vs | |
| University of Delaware 14 over cap | 29 | $2.7M | $92,392 | 981 | vs | |
| New Mexico State University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $149,733 | 970 | vs | |
| Kennesaw State University room for 1 | 14 | $2M | $141,204 | 976 | vs | |
| Florida International University 8 over cap | 23 | $1.8M | $78,587 | 984 | vs | |
| Western Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.8M | $127,729 | 981 | vs | |
| Jacksonville State University room for 3 | 12 | $1.6M | $131,528 | 987 | vs | |
| Sam Houston State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.5M | $114,040 | 967 | vs |
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