June 2, 2009
Karmen Graham Named Women's Basketball Assistant Coach
Former Northern Kentucky standout and Ashland graduate assistant joins head coach Matt Schmidt's staff for 2009-10.

April 14, 2009
Hayden, Jones Named To PBC Basketball All-Academic Team
Senior shooting guard for the No. 25-ranked Pirates and junior Savannah native for the Lady Pirates earn spots on the league's first basketball All-Academic team.

March 11, 2009
Lacey Willis Earns Daktronics/CoSIDA All-Region Honors
Senior averaged 17.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and was a four-time PBC Player of the Week honoree in 2008-09.

March 5, 2009
Lander Eliminates AASU From PBC Tournament, 83-63
Lady Pirates end season at 17-11; Bearcats outrebound AASU, 53-36, in knocking out the Pirates for the second straight year.

March 3, 2009
Lacey Willis Earns First-Team All-PBC Women's Basketball Honors
Senior forward earns her first All-Peach Belt Conference honor; AASU opens play on Thursday in the 2009 PBC Championship.

March 2, 2009
Lacey Willis Earns 4th PBC Player of the Week Honor
Senior forward averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds in the Lady Pirates' two wins this week; becomes AASU's first four-time PBC Player of the Week honoree in one season since 2003-04.

February 28, 2009
Seniors Lead AASU To 71-64 Win Over Lander On Saturday
AASU's four seniors combine for 55 of the Lady Pirates' 71 points in the victory; Willis scores 22 points, 11 rebounds and dishes out six assists while Kelly Versluis notches 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots.

February 25, 2009
Lady Pirates Shock No. 7 Francis Marion, 92-91, In Overtime
AASU defeats its highest-ranked opponent on the road in school history; Two three-pointers in the final 25 seconds force OT, AASU then makes six of eight shots in extra period for the victory.

February 19, 2009
Lady Pirates Handle Cougars, 57-48, Clinch PBC Tournament Bye
AASU will finish no lower than sixth in the PBC standings after Thursday's win, meaning the Lady Pirates will earn a first-round bye in the PBC Tournament in two weeks.

February 16, 2009
No. 24 Lakers Notch 90-41 Win Over Lady Pirates
AASU commits 28 turnovers, shoots just 32.1 percent from the field in loss to Clayton State on Monday evening.

February 14, 2009
Lady Pirates Rebound With 64-41 Win Over Augusta State
AASU wins its third game out of its last four by outrebounding the Lady Jaguars, 49-26; Lacey Willis leads the way with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

February 11, 2009
GCSU Uses Big Second Half To Knock Off Lady Pirates, 70-58
Bobcats use a 21-7 run late in the second half; Kelly Versluis blocks three shots, becomes AASU's all-time leader in blocks.

February 7, 2009
Willis, Lady Pirates Clip UNC Pembroke, 58-56
Willis' offensive rebound and basket puts AASU up in the final minute; senior records a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

February 4, 2009
Holmes, Willis Lead Lady Pirates To 76-71 Win At GSW
Lindsey Holmes hits seven first-half three-pointers en route to a career-high 23 points, Willis goes for 20 points as AASU halts its four game slide at Georgia Southwestern State.

February 2, 2009
No. 19 Francis Marion Steals A 75-61 Victory Over AASU
Patriots record 23 steals and force 33 AASU turnovers in picking up their eighth straight win; AASU drops its sixth game in its last seven.

January 31, 2009
No. 23 USC Aiken Clips Lady Pirates, 60-56
AASU drops fifth in its last six contests; Lindsey Holmes hits four three-pointers to lead Lady Pirates with 12 points.

January 28, 2009
Clayton State Breezes Past Lady Pirates, 76-42
Lady Lakers force 39 turnovers by AASU, hold the Lady Pirates to just 26.1 percent from the floor in picking up the victory.

January 24, 2009
Turnovers Doom Lady Pirates In 85-71 Loss At Lander
Lacey Willis leads a quartet of AASU players in double figures with 17 points; Lander scores 33 points off of 21 Lady Pirate turnovers.

January 22, 2009
Lady Pirates' Second Half Push Clips Columbus State, 56-53
Portia Jones notches 13 second-half points, Kelly Versluis blocks a school-record eight shots as AASU halts two-game slide and wins in Columbus for the first time since 2003-04.

January 19, 2009
North Georgia Hands Lady Pirates Second Straight Loss, 62-46
Despite return of Lacey Willis to the lineup, AASU shoots just 22.4 percent from the floor in dropping its second straight PBC contest; Kelly Verluis grabs a career-high 15 rebounds.

January 14, 2009
Poor Shooting Dooms Lady Pirates In 74-45 Loss To GCSU
AASU suffers first PBC loss of the season, shoots just 18.8 percent from the floor. Portia Jones leads the Lady Pirates with 14 points in her second start of the season.

January 10, 2009
Duhart's Three-Pointer Gives AASU 57-54 Win At Augusta State
Senior guard cans game-winning three with 2.2 seconds remaining; Lacey Willis scores 1,000th career point at AASU.

January 7, 2009
Lady Pirates Hold Off Georgia Southwestern, 78-60
AASU improves to 4-0 in the PBC with the win; Lauren Hall's 18 first-half points spark the Lady Pirates to the victory.

January 6, 2009
Armstrong Atlantic Earns 2009 WBCA "Superlative" Award
The Lady Pirates' "Think Pink" event vs. GCSU on February 13, 2008, named the best in Division II by the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association.

January 5, 2009
Lady Pirates Defeat North Georgia Behind Blistering Second Half, 80-61
AASU shoots 72.4 percent from the field after intermission; places six players in double figures, led by Kelly Versluis and Dartayvia Thomas' 14 points apiece.

December 22, 2008
Lady Pirate Basketball Inks Two For 2009-10
Head coach Matt Schmidt signs first two recruits for the AASU women's basketball program: 5-9 guard Brittany Reddy and 5-9 guard/forward Ashley Slade.

December 20, 2008
2008 AASU/Chatham Orthopedics Holiday Classic Day Two Wrapup
AASU, St. Augustine's men finish 2-0 with wins on Saturday; Wingate's women also finish 2-0, while the Lady Pirates pick up a victory.

December 19, 2008
2008 AASU/Chatham Orthopedics Holiday Classic: Day One
AASU, St. Augustine's men pick up victories; Columbus State and No. 25 Wingate notch wins on the women's side.

December 18, 2008
AASU Hosts 2008 Chatham Orthopedics Holiday Classic Friday and Saturday
Two-day, eight-team tournament features men's and women's basketball games beginning at 1:00 p.m. each day at Alumni Arena.

December 8, 2008
AASU's Lacey Willis Earns Third Straight PBC Player of the Week Honor
Senior is the first women's basketball player to earn three straight Peach Belt weekly honors since 1993.

December 6, 2008
Lady Pirates Upset No. 7 USC Aiken, 63-55
AASU extends streak, has now beaten at least one nationally-ranked women's basketball opponent in nine consecutive seasons, dating back to 2000-01.

December 2, 2008
AASU Erases 19-Point Deficit, Defeats UNCP 72-67
Reigning PBC Player of the Week Lacey Willis scores 26; Dartayvia Thomas and Portia Jones set new career highs with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

December 1, 2008
Lacey Willis Earns Second PBC Player of the Week Honors
Senior averaged 24.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in the Lady Pirates' two games last week.

November 29, 2008
Lady Pirates Pick Up 66-47 Win Over Limestone
Senior Lacey Willis records her second career 30+ point game, leads the way with 32 points and 13 rebounds.

November 25, 2008
Newberry Spoils Matt Schmidt's Home Coaching Debut, 63-57
Lady Pirates suffer first loss of the season; Willis leads four players in double figures for AASU.

November 24, 2008
Lacey Willis Named PBC Women's Basketball Player of the Week
Senior picks up where she left off last season, averaging a team-best 17.3 points per game in AASU's three wins to open the 2008-09 year.

November 20, 2008
Lady Pirates Improve To 3-0 With 70-58 Win At Pfeiffer
Senior Lacey Willis paces AASU with 19 points; Seniors Ashley Duhart and Lindsey Holmes chip in 11 points apiece.

November 16, 2008
Lady Pirates Defeat Concord, 78-76, In Mountain Lion Classic
Lacey Willis leads the way with 18 points; Ashley Duhart chips in 17 points as AASU begins season 2-0

November 15, 2008
Lady Pirates Win Season Opener, 71-58 Over Fairmont State
AASU head coach Matt Schmidt a winner in first collegiate head coaching game; Lacey Willis leads quartet of players in double figures with 15 points

October 31, 2008
Lacey Willis Named To PBC Preseason All-Conference Team
Senior forward averaged 13.9 points and 4.9 rebounds in 2007-08 and earned All-Tournament honors in AASU's run to the PBC Championship game.

October 29, 2008
Lady Pirates Picked Eighth In PBC Preseason Poll
New head coach Matt Schmidt welcomes back nine returnees from last season's 20-11 squad, but has to deal with loss of all-time leading scorer, rebounder Kaneetha Gordon.

September 9, 2008
AASU Women's Basketball Coach Matt Schmidt Meets The Media
Press conference introduces the former Northern Kentucky assistant coach to the Savannah community.

August 4, 2008
AASU Women's Basketball Releases 2008-09 Schedule
The Armstrong Atlantic State women's basketball team releases its 2008-09 schedule, featuring 10 games against NCAA Championships participants.

July 9, 2008
Roger Hodge Resigns As AASU Women's Basketball Head Coach
AASU's all-time winningest coach in Women's Basketball to become assistant coach at East Carolina University.