Growing pains

Flames suffer worst home loss of Turner Gill’s career Underperformance was the name of the game Saturday, Sept. 25 as the No. 3 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3-1) traveled to Williams Stadium and defeated the Liberty Flames (1-3) by a score of 48-19. Missed tackles and ineffective offense plagued the Flames as the Gamecocks rushed for a total of 339 yards, […]

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New beast in the east

Liberty defeats Quinnipiac in the Flames first Big East game in Lynchburg The Liberty Flames (2-5, 2-0 Big East) and the Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-8, 1-1 Big East) faced off in Liberty’s Big East home opener Sept. 23. Liberty took the lead in the first half and maintained control to finish witha 6-1 victory. “We came out this game having the […]

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Hot ice

Flames begin new season in the LIC Flames fans and College for a Weekend students gathered in the LaHaye Ice Center to witness the Liberty men’s club hockey team (3-0) defeat West Chester University (0-2) 5-2 Friday, Sept. 23. Led by freshman forward Garret Nelson, the Flames battled their way through each period. Hope almost seemed lost for the Flames […]

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Farrell shines as a freshman

Gabrielle Farrell has scored two goals and assisted on two so far this year Her resume is impressive and lengthy. She won the 2013 Elite Club National League U-15 Northern Conference Championship, was the 2015 Suburban One National League Player of the Year, a two-time Neshaminy High School team MVP, scored four goals in the opening round of a District […]

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Bump, set, spike

Casey Goodwin wins weekly award Liberty University freshman Casey Goodwin recalls being surprised by the call from head volleyball coach Shane Pinder offering her a spot on Liberty’s roster during her recruitment. Goodwin said she was both shocked and overjoyed. Things seemed to have worked out as Goodwin was named Big South volleyball freshman of the week after her performance […]

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Crunch time

Men’s soccer prepares for conference schedule Liberty men’s soccer is focused on continuing its strong start as conference play began for the 2016 season Saturday, Sept. 24 against Winthrop University. “I think it’s critical the first weekend we (got) points,” Head Coach Jeff Alder said. Last year, the Flames endured their toughest season of Alder’s 15-year career after going 6-10-1 […]

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Open season

Has the Buckshot era begun for the Liberty Flames? A nickname like “Buckshot” is a good indicator of potential on the football field. As it turns out, Buckshot is not only a nickname, but the given middle name of Liberty Flames freshman quarterback Stephen Buckshot Calvert. Buckshot is Liberty University’s 6’2,” 180-pound freshman backup quarterback from Miami Carol City Senior […]

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Women’s tennis dreams big

The Lady Flames gear up for their fall season in prep for next spring The women’s tennis coaching staff has put some plans into place to ensure the hunger for a Big South championship is greater than ever. A photo hangs directly next to the door to the team locker room. It serves as a visual representation of the sting […]

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Streak over

The Lady Flames women’s soccer team (4-4) snapped a four-game win streak in their 1-0 loss to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (4-4) at Osborne Stadium Sept. 16. “Their overall pressure just put us under pressure and made us uncomfortable,” Liberty Head Coach Nate Norman said. The Eagles applied great defensive pressure, not allowing the Lady Flames to get into […]

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Stalemate

Flames play to 1-1 draw at Osborne The Liberty University men’s soccer team (3-2-1) went head-to-head with American University (3-1-3) Friday, Sept. 16 at Osborne Stadium, which resulted in Liberty’s first draw of the season with a score of 1-1. Sophomore forward Tresor Mbuyu gave Liberty fans hope for a victory when he scored 30 minutes into the match. Being […]

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Starting new

The journey to the top of the Big East begins For the Liberty University field hockey team (1-4), this season brings a challenging schedule full of nationally-ranked teams as well as first-time participation in the Big East Conference. The Flames’ season began with four top-20 teams, including James Madison (3-2), Duke (6-0), Syracuse (6-0) and Virginia (3-3). These teams lived […]

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On the move

New triathlete joins Flames from overseas Liberty University has added a new runner, freshman Thomas Sonnery, to their triathlon team for the 2016-17 season. Sonnery is originally from France and chose to attend Liberty because of his athletic abilities. Sonnery grew up in a family of runners, starting with his parents and his older siblings. He began running at a […]

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Porch Talks with Joel Schmieg

The NCAA has recently pulled seven championships out of North Carolina due to the HB2 bill which “makes it unlawful to use a restroom different from the gender on one’s birth certificate, regardless of gender identity,” according to ncaa.org There are many things wrong with this decision, and the NCAA is not the only group making decisions like this one, […]

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Shalom

Men’s soccer freshman defender shares his story Shalom Dutey is a freshman defender for the men’s soccer team whose first career shot was a game-winning goal scored against the University of South Carolina Upstate Spartans in the 67th minute. Dutey is one of the six All-Americans added to the team this year that have helped the Flames get off to a […]

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Fan the Flames

Football players help rescue boy in summer fire Marquel Franklin sat on the second-story ledge of his burning house with nowhere to go, just seconds before the floor beneath him would crumble. A group of Liberty University football players stood below encouraging him to jump if he wanted to survive. Franklin leapt, escaping the flames seconds after the floor underneath […]

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