After conquering new challenges in 2019, the Liberty Flames baseball team has one goal for the 2020 season: the super regional. Liberty romped through the ASUN in its first year in the conference, winning 15 conference games and 41 games in total and eventually winning the ASUN conference tournament. But the joys of winning came to an end in the […]
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When Liberty big man Myo Baxter-Bell pulled up on the edge of the 3-point line, the 6-foot-9-inch frame of NJIT center Souleymane Diakite right in his face, Vines Center held its breath. And then it erupted as Baxter-Bell let fly and drained a 3-pointer with ease. Baxter-Bell’s 14-point performance, including two 3-pointers (he’s only made four all season), proved crucial […]
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During the process of investigating possible universities to attend, Nick Pierce came across the website for 90.9 The Light (WQLU-FM), Liberty University’s student-run radio station on campus. The website boasted of the numerous opportunities students had to be involved with sports broadcasts, and Pierce was hooked. “That is a big reason that I came to Liberty in the first place,” […]
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From a YouTube recruiting video to becoming a leader for Liberty’s women’s tennis team, Alexandra Almborg has become a linchpin for the Lady Flames as they pursue their first ASUN championship. Almborg is a sophomore from Staffanstorp, Sweden. The Lady Flames recruited Almborg when their coaches came upon a video of her playing tennis on YouTube. After they reached out […]
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Every year, millions of people around the world stare at their TVs watching tennis events like Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Liberty’s tennis team reflects that global appeal, featuring players from all over the world. “We want to build one of the best programs we can, so we have to look at the whole world to find the right guys […]
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Abby Phillips was already a star volleyball player when her high school track and field coach recognized her athleticism at one of her volleyball matches. He convinced her to join the track team, and Phillips did not look back. “Originally, one of the big reasons I wanted to do track and high jump was for the cross-training and to help […]
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Major League Soccer (MLS) has a long way to go before it can be considered a premier soccer league. According to FiveThirtyEight, the best MLS team, LAFC, ranks No. 136 in the world soccer rankings, a far cry from a recognizable world soccer power. But the league has goals of advancing, first to surpass the dominant league in the continent, […]
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Last season, the Liberty men’s lacrosse team ran through the regular season undefeated with a perfect 15-0 record, edging past the University of South Carolina in a dramatic regular-season game. However, once the playoffs started, the Flames lost to the Gamecocks twice, once at regionals and the other time at the national tournament. But the Flames have high hopes for […]
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The Liberty Lady Flames (12-10, 5-4) women’s basketball team survived a scare against the Kennesaw State Owls (9-11, 3-6), wrapping up their homestead with a 76-66 victory on Monday. In the first quarter, the Owls gave the Lady Flames offensive trouble with a variety of defensive schemes. Kennesaw State played full-court presses that transitioned to half-court zone, and traditional man-to-man […]
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Known for its food, the Amazon rainforest and the iconic Machu Picchu, Peru is a famous destination in South America for travelers. But to freshman tennis player Micaela Ode Mitre, Peru is home. Lima, Peru, is 3,418 miles away from Lynchburg, Virginia, but Ode Mitre, who has played tennis for nearly her entire life, made the long journey to Liberty […]
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Since their two losses at Stetson and North Florida two weeks ago, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team has not given up a lead in 160 minutes of play through their current four-game winning streak. The latest wins came Thursday and Saturday this week when the Flames traveled to Jacksonville and North Alabama. Led by redshirt senior Caleb Homesley’s season-high […]
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The Flames Empire reigned supreme over this corner of the ESCHL galaxy, defeating the NYU Violets 8-3 Friday night and 6-3 Saturday night. Saturday night’s hockey game, the second of the weekend series, was Star Wars Night. The team wore special Darth Vader-inspired jerseys and created a series of Star Wars screen crawls that played at the beginning of each […]
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It is a cold winter night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, but the brothers are still playing hockey in the backyard rink that Dad set up. A fight breaks out, and suddenly the floodlights illuminating the makeshift rink go out. This became a common occurrence when Cole and Brett Gammer played each other in one-on-one hockey together growing up. But today, […]
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Forty-five minutes into the Super Bowl on Sunday, Patrick Mahomes was playing his worst game ever as the Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback, down 20-10 late in the game. He threw two interceptions, one directly to San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner, a misread almost unrecognizable from Mahomes. On the very next Chiefs possession, Mahomes threw a pass behind receiver […]
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It’s difficult to play with the pace and fitness required to compete in DI women’s basketball. It’s even harder when numerous players on the team are suffering with the flu. This was a feeling the Liberty Flames women’s basketball team experienced firsthand in its 74-65 loss to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Saturday. A number of players on the team […]
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