Lady Flames dethrone RedHawks, celebrate first ACHA crown

A spontaneous victory party broke out in the York (Pa.) Ice Center for Liberty University’s ACHA Division I women’s hockey team and its fans, friends, and families following Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 triumph over Miami of Ohio (28-3-2).

The second-seeded Lady Flames (31-4-1) became the first squad in Liberty Club Sports history to capture an ACHA DI National Championship title at any level, overwhelming the top-seeded defending champion RedHawks.

“Absolutely amazing,” Liberty Head Coach Paul Bloomfield said. “We just worked so hard, we’ve come so close. It’s just awesome. The girls were awesome today. If we can do this again, it would be great. It’s worth it all.”

The Lady Flames, who lost two one-goal games to the RedHawks, Nov. 21-22 in Oxford, Ohio, scored three goals in a span of 65 seconds midway through the first period to jump out to a 3-0 lead before answering Miami’s only goal early in the second period with one of its own 30 seconds later.

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