With one final year in the ASUN conference, the women’s basketball team still has two boxes left to check: beat Florida Gulf Coast and receive the automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament. Anything less would fall short of what the veteran group of players hopes to achieve. Last year’s squad suffered a shocking loss in the ASUN semifinals as […]
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Two-time ASUN Player of the Year, 1,864 career points, Lou Henson Player of the Year finalist — the list goes on and on. When Liberty point guard Darius McGhee is mentioned, one of these incredible achievements likely comes to mind. But underneath it all is a man who isn’t concerned about the accolades: a 23-year-old from humble beginnings in a […]
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This season’s Liberty women’s D1 Hockey team is historic. They have won 48 games straight, which spans over the past three seasons. This year, they’ve started 8-0, stringing together blowout after blowout in their quest for their fifth ACHA title in a row. The latest of those blowouts came in an 11-0 win over Chatham University (Pittsburg). Leading the charge […]
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Following a road trip that saw the Liberty men’s D1 ice hockey team lose three out of four to top programs Adrian College and Minot State, the No. 5 ranked Flames returned to the LaHaye Ice Center Oct. 28–29 for a two-game set against unranked foe Robert Morris. Any plans Liberty had of bouncing back from the rocky road trip […]
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Decades ago, Dr. Jerry Falwell walked around a cow pasture in Lynchburg, Virginia, praying for what would one day become an institution of higher education for young evangelicals. On Saturday night, during the pregame festivities, the big screen displayed Dr. Falwell proclaiming his vision. “We’re standing on the ground that for three years we have prayed that will one day […]
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The stage has been set for the 2022 World Series, as the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies will clash for the Commissioner’s Trophy, beginning Oct. 28. The Phillies secured their first World Series berth since 2009 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Bryce Harper was the hero, moving his team on with a two-run bomb in the […]
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The Liberty Flames field hockey team fell to the Virginia Cavaliers 2-1. Excited fans and parents filled the bleachers on Senior Night as the match began in earnest. Towards the end of the first quarter, senior Jodie Connelly took advantage of a penalty corner opportunity, which would become the only successful attempt on this cold afternoon for the Flames. Connelly […]
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The Liberty’s club disc golf team got to compete in the prestigious invite-only Dean’s Cup Oct. 10, just before the United States Disc Golf Championships. The team earned the invitation to the event after an impressive top-four finish at nationals. When the Flames have gone to the Cup in past years, it was by default due to some of the […]
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On the morning of Oct. 22, Williams Stadium stood quiet — devoid of life. Just hours later, it would become the site of history, as a record-setting crowd of 24,012 witnessed the fulfillment of a vision proclaimed by Dr. Jerry Falwell many decades ago. What unfolded on the field was nothing short of magical, and the anticipation leading up to […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s soccer team could not tame the Central Arkansas Bears in its final home game of the regular season Oct. 21, as Central Arkansas pulled away with a 2-1 victory. The Bears entered the match with a blueprint: defeat the Flames and secure a spot in the ASUN Championship. The Flames, however, have not had as much […]
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After a long offseason, the NBA finally returned to arenas across the country. The marquee matchup of opening night Oct. 18 was the defending champion Golden State Warriors hosting Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The Lakers were coming off a disappointing 33-49 2021-22 season where they missed the playoffs for the […]
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The men’s golf team is gearing up for its final regular season tournament of 2022, the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic in Ka’anapali, Hawaii, on Oct. 28-30. The team will enter the Aloha State hot off a second-place finish at the Quail Valley Invitational where it finished 36-under-par. With the performance, the team notched its second top-five finish of the season. […]
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Williams Stadium shattered the program attendance record Oct. 22, welcoming 24,012 fans to its grounds in Liberty’s forceful victory over the BYU Cougars. The previous mark had been held since 2015 when the Flames took on Montana Sept. 19, 2015, hosting 22,551 fans. “I thought our atmosphere is always good here,” Head Coach Hugh Freeze said. “Obviously, it was another […]
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When McKinley Burkett decided to transfer to Liberty from the University of Tennessee, it was not to play the game she had played since she was just 9 years old. Burkett had hung up her soccer cleats and medically retired following her sophomore season at Tennessee. She graduated with her degree and was looking for a school she could get […]
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William Byron had an up-and-down day in the desert, finishing in 13th place in the Round of Eight opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oct. 16. Byron started the race in third, and he remained there for part of the first stage. However, his car faded as he dropped outside of the top five before the first pit stop. After […]
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