The Flames set Liberty Arena on fire in their home opener Nov. 7, stepping onto the court to host the NCAA Division II Regent Royals. Spirits were high as the team burst to life in hopes of earning Head Coach Ritchie McKay his 200th victory in front of 3,885 Flames fans. While the Royals weren’t anticipated to pose a stiff […]
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The Liberty women’s Division 1 hockey team faced off in a two-game series with its league opponent, the University of Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Nov. 4-5. Returning to action at the LaHaye Ice Center for the first time in over a month, the Lady Flames were fired up to be back on home ice. “It felt excellent to be back […]
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The Liberty Division 1 men’s hockey team completed the sweep over No. 7 Stony Brook in a weekend series Nov. 4-5. The Flames win streak sits at three, and this group has now picked up some much-needed momentum entering the midway point of the season. In Friday’s contest, Liberty got hot early. It only took nine minutes for the […]
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High hopes and high expectations greet the Liberty men’s lacrosse team as its fall scrimmage season concludes. Liberty finished the fall season with a 1-1 record. In its two autumn contests, the Flames defeated James Madison 16-10 Oct. 23 and lost to reigning MCLA Nationals No. 1 seed Virginia Tech 17-7 Oct. 29. For Head Coach Kyle McQuillan, it was […]
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The lights shone the brightest, and the crowd screamed the loudest as the Liberty Flames women’s soccer team faced off against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles in the Atlantic Sun tournament final Nov. 4. Kickoff started, and the game began in earnest. Both teams struggled for momentum and possession throughout the first 35 minutes until Halle Engle set up […]
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A season ago, the Liberty men’s basketball team entered unfamiliar territory. For the first time since joining the ASUN conference, the Flames did not qualify for the NCAA tournament after a stunning loss to Bellarmine in the ASUN semifinals. Liberty now prepares for one final year in the ASUN conference, and they’re looking to win the conference championship and advance […]
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The MLB season is officially over, and the Houston Astros came away from the Fall Classic as victors. The upstart Philadelphia Phillies had enjoyed a magical run, dubbed by their fans as “Red October.” But they couldn’t pull it together when it mattered most. The Astros are inevitable. That is what ESPN’s Jeff Passan tweeted out a few weeks back […]
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The Big East crown belongs to the Lady Flames once again, as they overtook the Old Dominion Monarchs in the BIG EAST Championship game, 3-1. The No. 2 seed Liberty Flames started off their winning weekend defeating No. 3 seed Connecticut 2-1 in the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship semifinals Nov. 4 at Old Dominion’s L.R. Hill Sports Complex. The […]
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Questions surrounding the quarterback position, an injury to its starting running back and the second-largest crowd to ever witness a Liberty football game were not enough to prevent the Liberty Flames from eking out a road victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Flames, ranked No. 23 in both the AP and Coaches polls, entered the week with many misgivings, particularly […]
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Malik Willis continued to make Flames history Oct. 30, becoming the first Liberty quarterback to ever start a game in the NFL. Ryan Tannehill, the Tennessee Titans’ veteran starter, was officially listed as out prior to the game, dealing with both illness and an ankle sprain. The injury paved the way for Willis to get onto the field for the […]
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Frank Rocco recently celebrated his 250th career win as head coach Friday night when the LCA Bulldogs defeated the Amherst Lancers on senior night, 34-0. However, for Rocco, the battle remains never-ending on and off the field. No matter where life has taken Rocco, from heading to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to begin his coaching tenure, or returning to Virginia initially […]
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Liberty senior midfielder Marko Mitrevski did not take the route he anticipated in order to play college soccer, but it turned out to be the route the Lord had ordained for him. Before captaining Liberty’s men’s soccer team, Mitrevski was simply a kid with a dream, a kid from Rochester, New York, with aspirations to play professional soccer in Europe. […]
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After a historic victory over the BYU Cougars, the Flames now find themselves ranked for the second time in program history. Liberty leaped to No. 23 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll Oct. 30, coming in just behind Syracuse and one spot ahead of the University of Kentucky. The last time the Flames were ranked was in 2020 […]
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The Lady Flames powered through ASUN newcomers Austin Peay in the first meeting between the two with a 3-1 win Oct. 28. The Flames led in kills (55-39), blocks (19-10) and digs (59-55), while the Governors led 9-7 in aces. Trinity Watts led Liberty with 14 kills and had three aces and five blocks. Kamryn Bacus had 13 kills and […]
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The Flames made their way down to John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Alabama, Oct. 29 to compete in the ASUN Cross Country Championship meets for the last time as a program. Liberty’s men’s and women’s teams finished second, respectively. The Lady Flames had finished first in back-to-back years, but they were unable to complete the three-peat as the reigning champions […]
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