Liberty secured the title with a 355-point margin of victory against Radford University, which was also undefeated heading into the finals. (See all tournament scores below.) Longwood University finished in third place followed by Coastal Carolina University and Gardner Webb University, respectively.Liberty University swept all competition en route to its second straight Quiz Bowl Big South Conference Championship, Saturday in the Jerry Falwell Library. With the win, Liberty has claimed nine conference titles over the past 11 seasons.
Two Liberty team members made the All Tournament team — junior Mikah Sauskojus, who was the second-leading scorer of the tournament, and sophomore Leah DePiero, who was the tournament’s No. 4 overall scorer.
Quiz Bowl Head Coach Dr. Jim Nutter said he is proud of his young team.
“Our team is mostly underclassmen, but our twice-weekly practices paid off,” he said.
Quiz Bowl, often called “the varsity sport of the mind,” is part of Liberty’s rigorous Honors Program and includes players from a variety of majors. Competitions resemble the game show “Jeopardy!,” with teams buzzing in to answer questions on literature, history, geography, government, the sciences, math, art, popular culture, and sports. At the Academic Competition Federation (ACF) nationals last April, Liberty finished 14th among undergraduate teams, posting four wins against the University of Michigan, the University of South Carolina, Ohio State University, and the University of California-San Diego.
Big South Conference Championship wins
Liberty 490, Coastal Carolina 150
Liberty 600, Longwood 55
Liberty 435, Gardner-Webb 65
Liberty 475, Radford 120