Volleyball sweeps Winthrop

The Lady Flames volleyball team (22-5, 9-0 Big South) swept the Winthrop Eagles (15-10, 5-4 Big South) in three straight sets, continuing their 13-match winning streak Oct. 25 at the Vines Center. The Lady Flames won the sets 25-17, 25-17 and 25-22 to beat the Lady Eagles. The Lady Flames took control early in the first set with a 15-10 […]

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Firing up the fans

Marching band encourages crowds to cheer on the Flames Walking into Williams Stadium the day of a Liberty football game is marked by the sea of red, the indistinguishable roar of thousands of Liberty fans, the smell of concession-stand food and the surge of energy and excitement that transforms people into football fanatics. There are several components working together to […]

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Fully bounced back

Lady Flames notch 20th win, extend win streak to 11 matches The Liberty Lady Flames volleyball team (20-5, 7-0 Big South) defeated the Charleston Southern (CSU) Buccaneers (9-16, 0-7 Big South) and Coastal Carolina Lady Chanticleers (15-5, 5-2 Big South) Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18. The Lady Flames finished each game 3-1, (23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-13) and (21-25, […]

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Field falters

Lady Flames lose three straight games Lady Flames field hockey Head Coach Jodi Murphy knew a late-season stretch against three highly rated Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents would be tough when she worked it into this year’s schedule. It proved to be every bit as difficult as she imagined, with the Lady Flames (9-7, 3-1 NorPac) dropping all three contests […]

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Halfway there

DI Hockey splits third straight series on home ice The Liberty Flames Division I (DI) men’s hockey team (7-1-4) split its weekend series against the Davenport University Panthers (3-2-1) Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18. Davenport 4, Liberty 3 (SO)The Flames fell to Davenport Friday in the first game, 4-3. The Flames used lineup changes and solid defense in […]

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Tich’s Take

Since LeBron James appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated at age 17, he has been compared to Michael Jordan. When he did things nobody had ever seen before, he was the next MJ. When he failed in big moments, he would never be the next MJ. It might finally be safe to say he has made a name for […]

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Lady Flames dominate

Junior midfielder Brittany Aanderud made history as the Lady Flames soccer team (6-3-1, 2-0-1 Big South) defeated the visiting Bulldogs of UNC-Asheville (6-4-1, 1-1-1 Big South) in an 8-0 shutout Wednesday, Oct. 1. With two assists bringing her career total to 21, Aanderud surpassed the program record for most assists by any Liberty women’s soccer player. Nancy Davis (1998-2001) held […]

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Back to track

The person many people at Liberty know as Coach Cheromei, children in Kenya know as Coach Zion. David Cheromei was hired to be an assistant coach for Liberty’s track and field and cross country teams earlier this year after five years away from the program. From 2007 to 2009, Cheromei was a graduate assistant for the team. “Everyone on the […]

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Falling just short

Flames lose double-OT heartbreaker in Rocco’s return On a night when Flames quarterback Josh Woodrum played one of the best all-around games of his career, it was his lone miscue that ended the game. Richmond (3-2) sent an all-out blitz at the Liberty (3-3) quarterback on a third-and-four in double overtime and Spiders linebacker blindsided Woodrum, popping the ball into […]

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’Cats elude sweep

Flames outscore Wildcats 13-6 over two games, but split series Whoever said numbers never lie did not watch much hockey. Liberty University men’s division I (DI) hockey (5-0-2) and the University of Arizona (2-1-0) proved that this weekend, Oct. 3-4 in a 1-1 series split in which play transcended the scoreboard. The Flames 8-0 game one win, for example, skewed […]

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Tich’s Take

America loves the NFL. So it makes sense for the NFL to have a game on Thursdays. The more football, the better, right? Wrong. On paper, Thursday Night Football is great. For the consumer, it gives more football to watch during a part of the week that normally is void of it. For CBS and the NFL, it makes extra […]

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‘That’s just Sachem’

Junior forward Sachem Wilson is playing in his best season with the Flames When the Liberty Flames men’s soccer team matched up against the Howard Bison in September, the Flames were maintaining a 1-0 lead. Then, midfielder Bay Kurtz sent the ball to junior forward Sachem Wilson. Wilson maneuvered past a defender and struck the ball just beyond the outstretched […]

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Fall Baseball Update

It might be fall, but Liberty baseball is still in full swing. The team’s offseason officially started Sept. 13th and will end Oct. 26th. This aspect of the offseason is made up of six practice days and one off day. Of those six practice days, two or three are intra-squad scrimmages. Senior outfielder Nick Paxton did not play due to […]

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