Despite tweaking his knee only days before in the semifinals match against North Florida, senior guard Lovell Cabbil was back in action, and the rest of the team was ready to play hard. Against all odds, the Flames defeated the top-seeded Lipscomb Bisons 74-68 Sunday in the Atlantic Sun tournament final. The Flames defied Lipscomb’s overwhelming home advantage and took […]
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History was made in the Vines Center as Liberty junior guard Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz dribbled the ball down the court and came to a stop. The cheers from the 2,319 students and fans in attendance were deafening as, for the second year in a row, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team advanced to a conference final championship game. The Liberty Flames […]
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The Liberty Flames basketball team made history Monday evening, March 4, as they defeated Jacksonville University in the Atlantic Sun championship quarterfinals game. Despite a lower attendance than normal, the 1,738 students and fans were loud and active in the Vines Center. The win was the Flames first ever ASUN championship win as they took down the Dolphins 72-58, led […]
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The Liberty Flames Softball team gave its games all they had in the Liberty Softball Classic tournament Feb. 28 – March 4, ending March 2 with their sixth straight shutout. Not only was this a big day for their eight-game winning streak, but they had the shortest game in the history of the Liberty Softball Stadium. The Lady Flames defeated […]
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The Lady Flames swimming & diving team won its second Coastal Collegiate Sports Association championship February 22, dethroning defending champion Florida Gulf Coast University by nearly 200 points. Liberty’s first championship win was in 2014. The Lady Flames set the conference record with 1,859.5 points, followed by FGCU’s 1668 points. Liberty set two program records in the course of the […]
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Liberty men’s and women’s track and field continued their dominance, claiming the 2019 ASUN Indoor Track and Field Championship in their inaugural season in the conference Feb. 23. The conference changed but the results remained the same for Liberty’s men’s and women’s squads at the 2019 ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championships, which wrapped up Saturday at the Liberty Indoor […]
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On Feb. 26, 2016, the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team stood at a dismal 12-18. They were blown out the night before, losing 73-56 on the road at UNC Asheville. Exactly three years later, the script was flipped — and then some. The Flames clinched their Division I program-record 24th win of the season Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, defeating the […]
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In softball, defense begins with a solid performance from the pitcher. If the pitcher dominates opposing batters, the team’s chances of winning will increase exponentially. The Liberty Flames softball team’s superb pitching over its current eight-game win streak was highlighted by the Lady Flames 12-0 victory over the Princeton Tigers Feb. 24. In addition, senior Julia DiMartino became just the […]
Read moreIn a game filled with mostly inefficient play, sophomore forward Bridgette Rettstatt emerged as the light for the Liberty Lady Flames as they took down the Kennesaw State Owls 68-55 Tuesday, Feb. 25. Rettstatt, the reigning ASUN player of the week, tied her career-high, which she set earlier this month against North Alabama, with 25 points. She scored 14 of […]
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Growing up together and later working together as adults is a pleasure that many brothers do not experience. A pair of Liberty’s sports information directors, however, get to enjoy just that. The Carmany brothers, Joe and Paul, work together as SIDs for the Flames athletics department. The two handle organizing interviews for coaches and athletes, play-by-plays, statistics and a myriad […]
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Warm sunshine and an overwhelming scent of barbecue greet first-timers entering one of the locations that contain the greatest sporting experience a football fan could wish for. Deafening crowd noise and chills that run down the on-lookers’ spines overpower spectators as they feel the intimidating yet incredible sensation of being a part of an event that is recognized around the […]
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The men’s lacrosse team extended its winning streak against the University of Connecticut March 2, confidently winning 12-7 after blasting in six unanswered goals in a one-sided second quarter. Coming into the contest, Liberty (4-0) had fallen to the Huskies (1-2) in both their previous meetings, but a promising early start by Connecticut faded as the Flames grew into the […]
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A rainy Saturday afternoon saw the women’s lacrosse team engineer a five-goal comeback against Elon, powering to a 10-6 victory in a mature second-half performance after trailing for over 43 minutes of the game. Though the Flames (3-1) often struggled offensively throughout the first half, scoring their first goal with 1 minute and 35 seconds left in the half, they […]
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After venting last week about baseball free agency — which, thankfully, pushed forward with Manny Machado’s agreement to join the San Diego Padres — I thought I’d get to a more personal, spiritual side. My church back home in California remodeled about six years ago. Before they did, there was a Bible verse discreetly painted on a side wall of […]
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Flames fans packed into the LaHaye Ice Center when the reigning national champion Adrian College Bulldogs came to play the Liberty Flames Friday, Feb. 22. The No. 3 ranked Bulldogs rebounded from an early 0-2 deficit to defeat the Flames 5-4. Physicality defined the first period, with Liberty denying Adrian of many potential scoring opportunities. Liberty pushed the pace during […]
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