Coach Carey Green looks forward to seven new faces for 2016-17 season The Liberty University Lady Flames basketball team is ready to take the court for its 2016-17 regular season in Head Coach Carey Green’s 18th year at the helm of the program with arguably the youngest roster he has ever coached. Coming off last season’s heartbreaking double-overtime loss to […]
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Flames get sweep on Senior Night for Melendez The Liberty University women’s volleyball team (16-11, 11-4) defeated Presbyterian College (4-23, 2-10) 3-0 during Senior Night at the Vines Center Friday, Nov. 4. Although the Lady Flames won sets one and two by double digits, they barely escaped the third set with a win. According to freshman outside hitter Leah Clayton, […]
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It was a Thursday night, Nov. 5. The University of Missouri Tigers fell to a fellow SEC team, the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 31-13. The Tigers dropped to 4-5 on the year and began preparations for next week’s matchup against the BYU Cougars … or so they thought. Meanwhile, off the field, a crisis in the community was about to boil […]
Read moreThe glitz and glamour of Hollywood filled the Schilling Center and Tower Theater Monday evening, April 28 as a part of the fourth annual Flamespy Awards. Student-athletes from all of Liberty’s NCAA Division I teams, as well as members of the support staff for Liberty Athletics, were honored during the event. Cozy seating areas, a photo booth, movie-themed food stations […]
Read moreLiberty University Athletic Director Jeff Barber announced that former University of Virginia (UVA) Assistant Coach Ritchie McKay will take over as head coach of the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team. The month-long coaching search came to a conclusion Wednesday, April 1 at a press conference held in Williams Stadium, where Barber made the announcement. McKay is no stranger to Liberty, […]
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Lady Flames unable to come back from 14-point halftime deficit With about nine minutes to go in the second half in an already loud Carmichael Arena on the University of North Carolina (UNC) campus, the Carolina faithful began to yell their common “Tar” “Heels” chant, and the fans clad in red — more than 600 of them, according to Liberty […]
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Things to know about each remaining tourney team 1. Kentucky is better than everyone else. There are a few good teams still left in the tournament. There are a few very, very good teams left in the tournament. And then there are the Wildcats, who are pretty much the Monstars from Space Jam. It is going to take a perfect […]
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Among college sports fans, the argument about compensation for college athletes has persisted. Following a landmark decision made Saturday, Jan. 17, fans can finally see what the top NCAA schools think about the issue. According to a Bleacher Report article, representatives from the five major conferences — which include 65 schools — voted 79-1 in favor of increasing the items […]
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The recent growth and success of athletics warrants big time media attention USA Today reporter Dan Wolken wrote an article Aug. 19 headlined “At Liberty, FBS dreams and a high-resource reality.” Within the article, Wolken explained the overall state of Liberty athletics. He wrote about Liberty’s financial preparedness, state-of-the-art facilities and ultimate support from the president. He also wrote about […]
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Liberty’s field hockey team wins its first conference championship Natalie Barr scored her second goal of the game with 3:49 remaining to give the Liberty women’s field hockey team a conference championship Saturday, Nov. 9 in only its third year of competing on the NCAA Division I level. The Lady Flames ousted 10th-ranked Stanford 2-1 in the final of the […]
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Last season, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team shocked not only the Big South Conference (BSC) but the entire country, being only the second team to win its conference tournament and make it to the NCAA tournament with 20 losses since Coppin State University did it in 2008. With the regular season approaching, the Flames have a deeper and healthier […]
Read moreLiberty loses to N.C. A&T, 73-72 When the buzzer sealed Liberty’s win over Charleston Southern University in the Big South Conference Championship March 10, it launched a week-long media frenzy during which the Flames fetched headlines across the nation on the airwaves and in the papers. The New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press and ESPN were all quick to […]
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