Liberty triathlete places 21st at the USA Triathlon National Championships Racing into the water at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club 2016 National Championships held at Clemson University April 22-23, junior Megan Merryman competed for the second time at Nationals. Last year, she placed 163 out of 461 with a time of 2:36:09 in the Olympic race, a 1500m swim, 40k […]
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Track and field preps for conference finals The Liberty University Flames men’s and women’s track and field teams are a week away from the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 10-12, that are being held at the Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex at Liberty. The men’s team has dominated competition since 1994, winning 20 of 22 outdoor championships. The women’s […]
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Game 2: CSU 5 LU 1 The Liberty Lady Flames softball team fell to the Charleston Southern Lady Buccaneers 5-1 Saturday, April 23 at Kamphuis Field. The game was the second of a doubleheader. The Lady Flames took the first game 1-0 in eight innings. In the second game, Liberty got on the board in the first inning. Sophomore outfielder […]
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Teams combine for 25 hits as Duke tops Liberty at home ll team fell 8-7 in a midweek matchup against the Duke Blue Devils Tuesday, April 19, at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The two teams combined for 25 hits as momentum swung back and forth throughout the game in front of a crowd of 3,878, the largest crowd of the season […]
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Kayla Foster has had a big impact in her first season with the Lady Flames Kayla Foster, a freshman women’s lacrosse player, recently earned the title of Big South Freshman of the Week for games between the dates of April 4-10. During that time span Foster notched four goals and three assists over the course of two games. Over the […]
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The always-smiling senior Brandt Grauss never lost a game on his home field A smiling presence on the dorm, ready to lend a helping hand or teach the gospel, yet a terror on the lacrosse field, senior defenseman Brandt Grauss played his final game at Liberty University, never losing on the home turf. Defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies April 15 […]
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Winthrop comes back from 3-1 deficit to defeat Liberty and win Big South Liberty women’s tennis team fell short in the program’s first Big South Conference Championship against Winthrop, losing 4-3 April 18 at the Cook Tennis Center. Although Liberty won the first meeting earlier in the year, Winthrop won when it mattered the most improving to 20-5 on the […]
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Offense beats defense in football team’s annual spring game Spring has finally arrived in Lynchburg, bringing with it warm air, allergies and … football? Yes, football. The Liberty Flames football team held its annual spring game April 16 at Williams Stadium in which the offensive unit defeated the defensive squad, 57-46. The offense scored on the final drive of the […]
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The men’s tennis team loses close match during Big South tournament The No. 5 seed Liberty Flames men’s tennis team nearly overcame a 3-0 deficit, but came up short losing 4-3 in the semifinal match against top-seeded Coastal Carolina in the Conference Championship tournament April 16 at the Cook Tennis Center. The victory for Coastal Carolina punched its ticket to […]
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Lady Flames take the series The Liberty Lady Flames softball team took down Big South rival Campbell Fighting Camels in a double header Friday, April 15 at Kamphuis Field 9-0 and 5-4, respectively. The Lady Flames started scoring early, with runs in the first inning. Freshman first baseman Deidra See drove in two runs with a double. Two batters later, […]
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Star freshman is money for the Lady Flames For some, sports are a hobby, something to kill time and have a good time with friends. For others, sports are a real passion. Flames true freshman tennis player Anna Dollar has the game of tennis running through her blood with both her sister and her mother playing the sport. Dollar’s parents […]
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Baseball takes two of three games for a win over CSU Game 1: Liberty 10, CSU 4 The Flame Train rolled to a 10-4 victory over Charleston Southern Friday, April 8 at Liberty Baseball Stadium. Charleston Southern failed to score a single run after loading the bases in the top of the first inning with no outs. Following three singles […]
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