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- ↑ "Belmont women's basketball coach Brittney Ezell leaves for ETSU". The Tennessean. Apr 28, 2013. Retrieved 30 Apr 2013.
- ↑ USC Upstate at Wendy's Kiawah Intercollegiate. "Atlantic Sun Conference". Atlanticsun.org. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "2016-17 Alabama Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ Gulf South WBB Media Guide 2012–13 Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
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- ↑ "Atlantic Sun Conference" (PDF). Atlanticsun.org. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Official Web Site of the Ohio Valley Conference". OVCSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.