Category: Sports

In the country of Qatar, The United States Men’s National Soccer Team participated in its first World Cup since 2014.  After an unacceptable loss to Trinidad and Tobago in the World Cup Qualifier in 2017, the United States made sweeping changes, including hiring a new head coach in Gregg Berhalter. The U.S. set out to work immediately afterward, and the […]

The opening weekend of the track season welcomed fresh new competition at Liberty University’s Indoor Track Complex.  With several teams from around the state of Virginia gathering to take part in this Liberty Kickoff, excitement buzzed with each event, and at the end of the weekend, Flames  players shattered records en route to a solid opening performance.  One of those […]

The Lady Flames volleyball team ended its season with an overall record of 23-9 and a conference record of 14-2.  The team also finished the regular season as champions, entering the ASUN tournament as the No. 1 seed. They traveled to the Allen Arena at Lipscomb in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Flames started in the quarterfinals against No. 8 Stetson, […]

The Liberty Flames swimming and dive team battled against the nation’s best Dec. 2-3 at the 2022 Toyota U.S. Open.  Six Lady Flames swimmers, Jessica Schellenboom, Heather Gardner, Genna Joyce, Abbie Shaw, Sydney Stricklin and Kaycee Cannings, made their mark on the bright stage.  Following her top-10 finish last year, Joyce competed in both the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke and […]

A hush fell over Williams Stadium as the Flames looked extinguished trailing New Mexico State 28-7 at halftime.  News broke shortly before kickoff that Auburn University had made Liberty Head Coach Hugh Freeze the top candidate to be its next head football coach. Freeze had been linked to having interests in several jobs during his time at Liberty, but this […]

Liberty hockey has posted dominant performances this year. The women’s Division 1 hockey team is still boasting its undrafted streak and the No. 1 position in the nation, and the men’s Division 1 team is following the trend.  After going into the desert and defeating one of the best teams in the nation — the University of Nevada, Las Vegas […]

The Liberty men’s D1 hockey team squared off against Maryville University for the final Midnight Mayhem matchup of the first semester on Dec. 2.  Liberty came into the game following two huge victories over UNLV, which propelled the Flames in the rankings to the second spot in the ACHA. Liberty was looking to further its dominance against Maryville, another team […]

After a stretch of three games in five, the basketball team enjoyed a five-day break before welcoming the University of Maryland Eastern-Shore to Liberty Arena on Friday, Dec. 2.  The Flames, coming off a blowout win over Delaware State, overcame a sluggish offensive start to knock off the Hawks 79-59.  Liberty found itself down 8-3 early before a Kyle Rode […]

On a soggy afternoon at Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky, the Liberty Flames cross country team competed against teams all across the East Coast for the right for certain individuals to qualify for the NCAA national meet later this year.   The Lady Flames amassed 244 total points throughout the duration of the meet, finishing in the top […]

Former Liberty hockey player Quinn Ryan is making his way through the minor league hockey system. Ryan, who played for the Flames from 2016-2021, signed with the Worcester Railers in September. The Railers are the ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders.  Now, with the season underway, Ryan is continuing to learn the pro-style game.  “Adapting more to the pro-style […]

The Liberty Flames hockey teamtoppled its former ECHL rival, the Delaware University Blue Hens, this weekend, taking both of its two matchups at home at the LaHaye Ice Center.  The first matchup was on Friday, Nov. 11 where the Flames won 6-3 off the goals scored by forward Sam Feamster, forward Josh Fricks (2), forward Truett Olson, forward Matt Bartel […]

The Liberty Flames football team is having a historic season for the program.  Not only has the team beaten an SEC team for the first time in the Arkansas Razorbacks, but they also defeated another football powerhouse, the BYU Cougars. The Flames’ dominance can usually be traced back to their high-powered offense, but with the absence of Malik Willis, another […]

Following perhaps the biggest win in program history, the Liberty Flames football team embarked on yet another road test, this time taking its No. 19 AP Poll ranking to Hartford, Connecticut, to take on an upstart UConn Huskies team.  The Flames, coming off a road win over the Arkansas Razorbacks of the SEC, entered this week’s road test without its […]