Women’s volleyball coach Shane Pinder recalls a memorable interaction with Jerry Falwell Sr. “I could talk about Dr. Falwell for hours if we had time. He loved kids, and he loved reaching people with the gospel. I was never in a moment with him where I saw him interacting with people that within a few moments he didn’t make them […]
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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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Lady Flames volleyball play final game of the season The Lady Flames volleyball team capped off its 2015 season with an appearance in the Big South Championship Quarterfinals against No. 6 Radford. While the championship appearance would ultimately culminate in a 3-2 loss, it was an unfortunate conclusion to an otherwise solid season of play. The Lady Flames finished their […]
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Lady Flames stymie red-hot Panthers It was a special night for the Lady Flames volleyball team, as the team honored its seniors on Senior Night Nov. 6, and brought home the upset victory over High Point University, winning 3-1. The Lady Flames were led by senior Caroline Douglas, who recorded a match-leading 19 kills. Liberty outhit the Panthers .200-.186. After […]
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Lady Flames stay undefeated in Big South with two wins The dynamic duo of Jade and Sirena Vorster “killed” the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs volleyball team with a combined total of 29 kills at a .556 pace for the 3-1 (25-16, 25-15, 18-25, 25-19) win at home on Friday Oct. 2. After a rocky pre-season coming off a six-game losing streak, Liberty […]
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Lady Flames look to build The Lady Flames volleyball team looks to add another chapter of success to its program history during the 2015 season after early exits in the Big South championship tournament in the past two seasons. Head coach Shane Pinder, the all-time winningest coach in Lady Flames volleyball history, heads into his 12th season at Liberty with […]
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Homeschooler Logan Smith sets himself up for success on and off the court At 6 feet 3 inches, Logan Smith, now 19, grew up playing the sport that was the common choice among young athletes with his kind of height: basketball. He excelled during his years of competing in the Lynchburg Home School Athletic Association, but at age 16, a […]
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Lady Flames are proving to be the best in the Big South With a less than satisfactory 11-18 2013 season in the books, the Liberty women’s volleyball team was looking for a turnaround in 2014. Through 28 games so far, the Lady Flames have done exactly that. With nine games of Big South Conference play completed and all of nonconference […]
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Lady Flame Caroline Douglas pushes past two serious injuries Caroline Douglas is having the best season of her life. The redshirt junior outside hitter on the Lady Flames volleyball team has been one of the best players in the nation, leading her team to a 22-5 start, including a current 13-game win streak. She leads the entire nation in total […]
Read moreThe Lady Flames volleyball team (22-5, 9-0 Big South) swept the Winthrop Eagles (15-10, 5-4 Big South) in three straight sets, continuing their 13-match winning streak Oct. 25 at the Vines Center. The Lady Flames won the sets 25-17, 25-17 and 25-22 to beat the Lady Eagles. The Lady Flames took control early in the first set with a 15-10 […]
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Lady Flames win two of four games as the Vines Center reopens for action In front of a home crowd at a newly renovated Vines Center for the first time in the 2014 season, the Lady Flames split four matches at the Liberty Invitational Tournament. The Lady Flames took down the Howard University Bison (2-5) in their first match of […]
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The Liberty Flames volleyball team was in high spirits on Friday, Aug. 30, as it played its first game of the Northern Illinois University (NIU) Invitational against the nationally-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes Liberty fell short and was swept by the Buckeyes (25-22, 25-22, 26-24). The Buckeyes outhit the Flames 45 kills to 33. Senior Lillie Happel led the Flames on […]
Read moreThe Lady Flames start their season Aug. 30 at the Northern Illinois Invitational against No. 23 Ohio State The Lady Flames volleyball team is looking to bring home a Big South Championship title for the third season in a row. The two-time defending Big South champions have been picked to finish first in this year’s Big South preseason poll. “Really […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Men’s club volleyball team traveled to Dallas April 3 to compete in the 2013 National Collegiate Volleyball Federation (NCVF) Tournament. Liberty entered the tournament ranked 20th out of 24 teams, but emerged from it near the top, placing fifth. The Flames started day one of the tournament competing against Penn State Harrisburg, clinching their first win of […]
Read moreThe Liberty men’s volleyball team may be overlooked on campus, but they were far from overlooked at their tournament at North Carolina State University Saturday, Feb. 2. “Because it was our first tournament back from break, we wanted to get back into the swing of things and begin to build momentum for the rest of the season,” Liberty senior Addison […]
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