The Liberty University Flames have once again begun their season 3-0 after defeating the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Miners 28-10 at home Saturday night. The Homecoming victory was claimed in front of the largest Homecoming crowd in school history with 21,805 fans in attendance, and it extended the Flames’ regular-season winning streak to 15 games. “It was […]
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Alumni from across the nation sold out the LaHaye Ice Center Friday night of Homecoming weekend, cheering on the Flames Men’s Division 1 Hockey team in its season opener as it defeated the University of North Carolina Tar Heels 7-1. The game kicked off with a ceremonial puck drop from former Head Coach and Rawlings School of Divinity professor Gary […]
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There’s a saying in sports — to be successful at the highest levels, “You either have to believe in God or believe you are God.” In collegiate and professional athletics, it’s rare to find athletes who fall into the former category, which is one thing that makes Flames junior tight end Austin Henderson such an anomaly. After graduating from Ensworth […]
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With the brisk fall air approaching, the beginning of hockey season has fallen upon the Liberty Mountain. After the dominant series sweep against the Delaware Blue Hens, the Liberty University Men’s D2 Hockey team is looking ahead and lacing up skates with some goals in mind. Liberty is not like other schools. Students at other schools don’t have a curfew, […]
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The Liberty University Women’s Volleyball team finished out its home-opening weekend with a loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers in straight sets (25-15, 25-22 and 25-14). The Flames hosted a tournament Sept. 13-15 that included East Tennessee State University, University of Virginia and West Virginia University. Despite finishing 1-2, the Flames were encouraged by the support they received from the […]
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Welcome back, friends. Today in this column, we’re going to step back and reflect on the question of trust. The question is: Who do we trust on this Flames football team? The answer — in a perfect world — would be just about everybody, but this isn’t a perfect world. So I’m going to grade players, position groups, coaches and […]
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She started her journey at Liberty University as an outside hitter for the indoor volleyball team, and now Payton Carter is coming full circle as the new women’s beach volleyball head coach. Carter played for the women’s indoor team for four years during her undergraduate studies until Kaleb VanDePerre, who was head coach at the time, sought her out at […]
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In their first home game of the season, the No. 11 Liberty University Flames Field Hockey team fell short against its in-state rival, the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers. Prior to the Flames’ Sunday matchup with the Cavs, Liberty opened its season Aug. 31, when the team traveled to Kent, Ohio, for a two-game road trip, defeating Indiana 2-1 in double […]
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After a wild, gritty and ugly 30-24 comeback win over the New Mexico State Aggies Sept. 7, the Flames have begun their season 2-0. They came back from being down 17-3 to winning the game in dramatic fashion for their first CUSA victory of the season. “It was one of those (games) that just nothing seemed to be going your […]
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Liberty University Women’s Hockey is preparing to spark some flames and turn up the heat with both the Division I and Division II teams starting their seasons over the next few weeks. The Division I Lady Flames recently opened their season against Washington Pride with a 6-0 victory, while the Division II team began its season with two dominant wins […]
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The Liberty University Division I Men’s Hockey team will soon take the ice, donning commemorative “Hockey 40”-branded jerseys to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the program. The Flames will host the University of North Carolina at the LaHaye Ice Center during Homecoming Weekend Sept. 13. In addition, Head Coach Kirk Handy enters his 25th season behind the bench, sporting a […]
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The Flames are 2-0, but everything feels wrong. The vibes are atrocious, the performance is sloppy and the on-field discipline is strangely nonexistent. What the heck happened? Is this all because they got brutalized by Oregon in Glendale? Is it because Liberty University lost a few too many stars and veterans? Why did they debut their new baby blue uniforms […]
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After going 1-1 in the Puerto Rico Invitational Aug. 30 and 31, the Liberty University Women’s Volleyball team went 2-1 in the Kristen Dickmann Invitational in Annapolis, Maryland. The Lady Flames geared up for a two-day, three-match tournament against Navy, Cornell and UC San Diego. The Lady Flames started the tournament strong with a 3-0 sweep against the Navy Midshipmen, […]
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Malik Willis Former Flames quarterback Malik Willis is packing his things and leaving the Music City as he heads to Wisconsin following a recent trade to the Green Bay Packers. The third-year quarterback was traded by Tennessee for a seventh-round draft pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. This may have been exactly the move Willis needed to prove […]
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Darius McGhee Liberty basketball legend Darius McGhee has kick-started his professional career with the Indiana Mad Ants in the NBA G League. McGhee had the opportunity to ball professionally in the G League for the 2023-24 season, where he found a mid-season rhythm, consistently putting up points for the Mad Ants. The 25-year-old point guard became Liberty’s all-time highest scorer […]
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