Liberty University women’s hockey team played the Reston Raiders and defeated them 8-2. Just minutes into the first period, Liberty’s Stacy Christiaans had already put the first score on the board and lit up the board moments later with an assist from Sarah Stevenson. Keeping with the motif, Amanda Grainger scored with an assist from Autumn Kucharczk. In the midst […]
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Liberty outscores Coppin State 29-1 in their three-game series Liberty showed off all phases of its game in a weekend sweep of Coppin State. Shutdown pitching and defense in game one and sizzling bats in games two and three resulted in an overall 29-1 margin. Game 1 Hot off of a big win against the University of Virginia’s 14th ranked […]
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Liberty University’s feasibility study analyzing the implications and requirements of jumping to an FBS program will be presented to the powers that be March 20. I really hope Liberty gets the green light to announce its intentions to court bigger conferences because, quite frankly, the Big South is feeling awfully repetitive lately. We’ll call it the Bryce Harper Phenomenon. You […]
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Heavy snow was falling, the temperature was far below freezing and the event was held on a slope-style course, but this was not enough to keep Liberty University’s Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding Team from qualifying for the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association nationals at last week’s Mid-Atlantic Regionals. The event was held at West Virginia’s Snowshoe Mountain Resort, […]
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With teammates’ help, the seniors finish with a win When the buzzer reached zero, a celebration erupted in the Vines Center. The Liberty men’s basketball team defeated Campbell 49-41 and clinched the fifth seed in the Big South tournament. However, the win was sweeter for four seniors. With John Brown sidelined, guards David Minaya, Jesse Sanders and forward Tanner Hoyt […]
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The Liberty women’s basketball team defeated the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 76-44 Saturday. For the Lady Flames, seeing their teammates and friends, seniors Avery Warley and Danika Dale, going out with a victory was every bit as important as clinching the number one overall seed of the Big South Tournament. “It was a goal to clinch the number one seed, and it […]
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Handy and co. are well-poised for a deep run It’s been two years since Liberty University last went to the ACHA National Tournament. Last season, Liberty narrowly missed a chance to compete in the tournament they’ve been regulars in, but this year, the Liberty men’s Division I hockey team is coming back to the national scene much improved. “We didn’t […]
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Liberty University’s men’s club lacrosse team upended the Mountaineers of Appalachian State on a frigid Saturday afternoon 16-11 behind the play of sophomore Kurt Tobias and freshman John Ferris. Ferris led the way for the Flames with five goals and an assist while Tobias added two goals and four assists. “Today we were able to get (Tobias) and (Ferris) in […]
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After playing together for 12 years, Jesse and John Caleb Sanders have formed a dangerous backcourt duo They have scored 1,706 points together at Liberty, which places them in third as far as Big South brother-scoring combinations go. Currently this season, the brothers from Sugar Land, Texas, both average over double-digits in scoring. Jesse Sanders is tied for the team […]
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Michael Robertson and Zack Haley provided key hits in victories Saturday and Sunday afternoon Jim Toman’s Flames baseball team split a Saturday series with visiting Siena College, taking the first game, 1-0 and dropping the second, 7-9. Sunday, the Flames picked up another win. Game 1 The first game of the Flames baseball team’s Saturday home doubleheader against the Siena […]
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Avery Warley – Started 126 games – No. 1 in Liberty history and Big South history with 1209 rebounds – No. 3 in Liberty program history with 154 + XX blocked shots – No. 5 in Liberty program history with 1385 – Received bachelor’s degree in psychology last May and is working on a master’s degree in counseling. – Virginia […]
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Men’s hockey wins against OCU Liberty Men’s Division 1 hockey concluded its 2011-12 season Saturday with a two game sweep of No. 15 Central Oklahoma University. The Flames netted 11 goals over two games, winning 8-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. “Confidence is huge,” head coach Kirk Handy said. “I think we were able to gain that this weekend […]
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Colts consider releasing star quarterback’s contract In his prolific career, Peyton Manning has thrown 399 touchdowns, over 50,000 yards, completed over 7,000 passes, won a Super Bowl, gone to the Pro Bowl 11 times and won four MVP awards. Got all of that? Every single one of those accomplishments were with one team, his team, the Indianapolis Colts. Now, it’s […]
Read moreAfter the first goal of Friday night’s men’s hockey game, the crowd at the LaHaye Ice rink threw 309 teddy bears onto the ice in participation of a teddy bear toss, sponsored by the Teddy Bear Brigade. “The Teddy Bear Brigade is a partner with Gleaning for the World, and they have a ministry of collecting teddy bears and donating […]
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To an action sports athlete, sponsorship is huge. It’s a necessary component in establishing a future in the industry. This is especially true for Liberty freshman Jonathan Steltzer, who recently signed a sponsorship contract with 4FRNT skis. Steltzer fell in love with 4FRNT’s products after having to use the Snowflex Center’s rental 4FRNT skis the entire fall semester. It wasn’t […]
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