As Liberty’s DI hockey team prepares for an average game on a Friday night, Arturas Laukaitis straps on his skates in Lynchburg, Virginia, to play the sport he grew up playing 5,000 miles away. But the Moscow, Russia native didn’t always love hockey – much less imagine how far the game would take him. “When I was four years old, […]
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For the first time in school history, the Liberty men’s basketball team is 9-0. The Flames are currently one of only 20 undefeated college basketball teams, their record including victories over competition like Radford University, Navy, Rice and Kansas City, as well as a championship title in The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Championship. Players all across the Flames roster […]
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Junior forward Emily Lytle averaged over 20 points a game for her high school basketball team and made the Tennessee all-state team twice. But despite her current status as one of the elite scorers in the ASUN, her freshman season in college was anything but easy. After committing to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Lytle looked to continue […]
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Electrified by the 3,611 students, prospective students and their family members packing the LaHaye Ice Center for College for a Weekend (CFAW), the Flames thumped Ohio University 8-2 in a Midnight Mayhem matchup Friday night where tensions ran high. The Liberty men’s DI hockey team debuted its all-black uniforms during Friday’s game, the first of two games against Ohio […]
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The Flames heated up the Vines Friday on a chilly evening as they pulled off a 66-60 victory over the Highlanders after establishing themselves early in the game, never giving up the lead despite a few close calls. Flames Head Coach Ritchie McKay said the game was typical of Liberty and Radford’s years-long rivalry. “We’ve had some really close games […]
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Then senior Scottie James exploded out of the gates for the team’s first 14 points, it seemed as though the Flames would be cruising to an easy victory. He ripped down offensive boards and threw down ferocious dunks as the team built an early lead. But despite this strong start, Liberty’s offense struggled through the rest of the game as […]
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Many college athletes spend years preparing for sports at the collegiate level. Countless hours go into honing their craft. But for the Liberty racquetball club team, success within the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Racquetball Conference has come with many players having no previous experience with the sport. The Liberty racquetball team is midway through its season, and although the sport might not […]
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Most people know of Eliud Kipchoge, the distance runner who unofficially broke the world marathon record due in large part to Nike’s investment into his equipment and training. Fewer are familiar with Mary Cain, a generational running talent and the youngest American track and field athlete to make the World Championships. Nike is part of her story too, because their […]
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The Lady Flames women’s volleyball team is looking to continue its impressive season when the ASUN conference tournament begins Nov. 21-23 in Fort Myers, Florida. Ending the regular season with a winning record for the first time in the past two years, Liberty currently sits third in the ASUN standings with a 17-9 overall record and a 10-4 mark against […]
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Despite not living near each other for much of their lives, cousins Elijah and Caleb Britton have the chemistry common among family members as they play together on the Liberty lacrosse team. The two cousins have become more like brothers as they have joined each other on the team, sharing an apartment and life at college. They’ve started to talk […]
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On Oct. 29, the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced a unanimous decision to start the process of allowing name, image and likeness opportunities for student-athletes. But, as is typical with this institution, the devil is in the details. The organization makes clear in the statement they will only consider these types of opportunities “in a manner consistent with the collegiate […]
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Many athletes work their whole lives to fulfill their dreams of performing at a high level. They dedicate countless hours to their craft from a young age to excel at the collegiate level one day. Senior Joseph Liederbach was never one of these athletes. Growing up, Liederbach never participated in sports. He arrived at Liberty University from his home in […]
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Allowing athletes to profit off of their names and likenesses was not the only news concerning the NCAA this week. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released the “Justice and Opportunity for Athletes” portion of his platform this week, which lays out a plan to introduce more comprehensive regulations for schools about their NCAA athletes – specifically, for their health. Right now, […]
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Whether getting Chipotle or playing soccer, the Liberty men’s DII hockey team always has a unique way of preparing to hit the ice before a game. For the 2019 season, the DII team is 13-1-0 in division play, keeping the goal of winning nationals in the back of their mind. While it is easy for a team with their […]
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The Liberty men’s and women’s cross-country teams celebrated second-place finishes at the ASUN cross-country championship meet Saturday. The Flames saw three top-five finishers with redshirt sophomore Felix Kandie coming in second in the men’s 8K race and freshman Adelyn Ackley and sophomore Callie Parlier making a 1-2 finish in the women’s 5K. Ackley set a program record 5K time of […]
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