The Liberty women’s basketball team secured its fourth consecutive win Feb. 3, fending off the UTEP Miners in a Saturday afternoon conference contest. The Lady Flames controlled the game from start to finish, never losing the lead and sending the Miners home with an 87-68 victory in front of the home crowd, their 50th win in Liberty Arena. “I think […]
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The Lady Flames basketball team got its revenge over the weekend as it rolled over the visiting Jacksonville State Gamecocks with a final score of 63-32. The teams met for the first time as Conference USA rivals in Jacksonville, where the Gamecocks defeated the Flames 78-63 Jan. 10. This time around, the Flames had one thing in mind — […]
Read moreLady Flames senior class plays final game at home The Lady Flames locked up the second seed for the 2016 Big South Conference Championship, despite losing to the Presbyterian Blue Hose 57-49 on Senior Day Saturday, March 5, at the Vines Center. Liberty earned the No. 2 seed for the second time in three years. “It hurts but I find […]
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Lady Flames redshirt senior post player having career year in her final season It may come as a shock, but Catherine Kearney did not always want to play basketball. As a young girl, she wanted to be a ballerina, but a summer growth spurt combined with a knack for scoring brought her into basketball. Born into a basketball family, Kearney […]
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Lady Flames star forward Ashley Rininger is prepared for life after Liberty Lacing up her red, Nike basketball shoes for the first practice of the season, Ashley Rininger is filled with mixed feelings. The 2015-2016 season is her fifth and final season as a Lady Flame. As she walks through the brand new locker room that still smells like sawdust […]
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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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Lady Flames continue conference dominance against Lady Bucs Behind a second-half turnaround, the Liberty women’s basketball team came from behind to defeat the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern, 64-53, earning a 17th Big South Conference victory of the season Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21. With another conference victory over Charleston Southern (5-22, 1-17 Big South), the Lady Flames (21-6, 17-1 Big South) […]
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Lady Flames keep rolling in Big South play The Lady Flames basketball team pulled out another impressive conference victory Tuesday, Dec. 13 as it defeated neighboring rival Longwood, 70-48. The Lady Flames came into the contest at 10-5, having won four in a row and five in a row at home. Tuesday night’s win contributed to Liberty’s perfect Big South […]
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Despite losing three starters from last season’s Big South Championship team, including the second-leading scorer in program history, Devon Brown, the goals for the Liberty women’s basketball team remain the same. “Our goal is not just to win the conference,” Head Coach Carey Green said. “Not just to get into the NCAA (tournament). Our higher goal is to honor and […]
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