It is never easy to muster up the strength to stay calm and focused when you hear of your parents getting sick. It is even harder to hold yourself together when you hear that your mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer, but Liberty hockey player Luke Aitken said he gained strength and a new appreciation for his mother when […]
Read moreAs mid-season approaches, young talents becoming potential threats for teams What a year it has been so far. What’s this? The Lions look unstoppable? What’s that? The Colts are out of playoff contention already? James Harrison hasn’t been fined yet? For fantasy owners, it’s been the equivalent of a scramble for the football at the bottom of the pile trying […]
Read moreDr. Rob Van Engen has seen Liberty football explode You can take the professor out of football, but you can’t take football out of the professor. The year was 1980, and Robert Van Engen was a freshman at Liberty University. “I was excited to come to Liberty because I could play football and become a pastor. Not many schools offered […]
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With one point left to play in Liberty’s three-set victory (25-17, 25-23, 25-18) over University of North Carolina Asheville, Coach Pinder called a timeout. Needing only one point to secure their second Big South Conference victory, Coach Pinder needed to set one thing straight. “Honestly, I called the time-out to put more pressure on them (the team) to convert that […]
Read moreHere are some crazy facts: according to cancer.org, approximately 192,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed every year in the United States, accounting for one in every four cancer diagnoses in American women. Men are 100 times less likely to be diagnosed, at the rate of one in every 1,000. Over 40,000 women die each year from the disease, as […]
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Though the weather was cold, the Lady Flames were on fire as they took on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers Saturday. It was an afternoon of Costa Rican domination as senior forward Silvia Betancourt and junior midfielder Ariana Espinoza, both from San Jose, Costa Rica, came out strong, each scoring a goal in Liberty’s 3-1 win. The games started off quickly […]
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After two straight losses against top 25 opponents, the Flames found themselves 1-3 for the first time since Danny Rocco arrived as head coach. In both losses, the Flames lost by a field goal’s margin. So, after a disappointing start to the season, Rocco and his staff had a strong goal in […]
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On a crisp night in Lynchburg, the Flames DI hockey team iced the Colonials to sweep the two game series. After beating Robert Morris on Friday night 6-0, the Flames demolished them in game two on Saturday by a score of 10-2. The Flames scoring attack was really a team effort, as seven […]
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Liberty sets team record with 20.5 blocks vs. Radford Liberty volleyball opened Big South play Friday, taking on Radford University at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Va. Liberty (6-9, 1-0) defeated the Radford Highlanders (4-9, 0-1) for the 20th consecutive time, with the 20th match perhaps being the closest in recent memory. The Flames outlasted the Highlanders in what was […]
Read moreWe have decided to take our talents overseas or elsewhere “We have regretfully reached the point on the calendar where we are not able to open training camps on time and need to cancel the first week of preseason games,” Deputy Commissioner of the NBA Adam Silver said in an article on nba.com. Is this the scene for what is […]
Read moreFour weeks into the NFL season, and the injury bug is in full affect. But just as head coaches have to adjust their depth chart, so do you. Now is the time to search the waivers for steals. Plenty of quality players, such as Jason Campbell, Fred Davis and Deion Branch are free agents in most leagues and could make […]
Read moreLiberty’s DII hockey team experienced a dominating 12-2 win over the Richmond Royals Friday night. Liberty jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first period on their way to out shoot the Royals 54-28. The “three-headed monster” of Brad Docksteader, Adam Steen and veteran Greg Jensen led the scoring rout with two goals each. Senior defenseman Drew Rodgers and […]
Read moreOne-two finish by men’s and women’s LU Tri teams in the Big Lick Triathlon adds to the team resume Liberty University’s first Triathlon team was created in the fall of 2009 under the leadership of first-time coach Beth Frackleton. What began as something small, the triathlon team has quickly become one of Club Sports fastest growing competitive sports. During the […]
Read moreAsa is back. Asa Chapman, the mountainous All-American nose tackle that was dismissed indefinitely from the Flames football team after news of a felony cocaine charge and misdemeanor marijuana charge just over a month and a half ago. Chapman’s Sept. 12 court date was postponed until Dec. 7, well after the Flames regular season closer against Stony Brook and in […]
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Director of Athletics Jeff Barber describes Liberty’s athletic programs as a sleeping giant backed by the university’s commitment, both financially and otherwise, to be a successful Division I program. He believes that the university is taking the right steps academically, athletically and spiritually. When Dr. Falwell spoke of this vision, he was referring not only to academics, but to athletics […]
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