Category: Sports

The Liberty men’s soccer team dominated Oct. 11 in a 4-0 win over VMI after finishing with four draws in its last six matches. It didn’t take long for Liberty to get things going, with Marko Mitrevski scoring four minutes into the match to give the Flames an early 1-0 lead.  Soon after, in the 26th minute, Seth Clark followed […]

Earning more honors and breaking more records than some do their entire college careers, the sophomore and Columbia native Maria Juliana Parra Romero is making a name for herself in the United States. Prior to coming to Liberty University’s tennis program, Romero reached No. 1 in Colombia’s junior tennis rankings. The success didn’t end there.  Parra Romero was the first […]

The Lady Flames women’s volleyball team bounced back at Liberty Arena on Sunday, Oct. 16, after a recent conference loss to Jacksonville to hold on and defeat the North Florida Ospreys, 3-2.    After a convincing 25-12 win in the first set, the Flames’ lead quickly evaporated as North Florida proceeded to win the next two sets, 17-25 and 21-25, […]

The Lady Flames women’s volleyball team bounced back at Liberty Arena on Sunday, Oct. 16, after a recent conference loss to Jacksonville to hold on and defeat the North Florida Ospreys, 3-2.    After a convincing 25-12 win in the first set, the Flames’ lead quickly evaporated as North Florida proceeded to win the next two sets, 17-25 and 21-25, […]

Chris Kerr, the director of sports performance for club sports, wants nothing more than to hear the words “well done, good and faithful servant” when he enters heaven’s gates.  In many ways, the New Jersey native lives like a servant day-to-day for the Liberty hockey programs. In his role as director of sports performance, he works daily with athletes to […]

The reigning ACHA D2 men’s national champion University of Mary Marauders came to town from Bismarck, North Dakota, to visit the Liberty men’s D2 hockey team for a two-game series Oct. 14-15.  The Flames entered the series 8-1, with their only loss handed to them by the Marauders just two weeks prior. Now, on home ice, the Flames would look […]

It was a rocky trip for the Liberty men’s division 1 hockey team, as it skated away 1-3 from a pair of two-game series against the best of the ACHA.  After a stellar 4-0 start to the season, the Flames embarked on their stiffest journey yet, traveling up north to take on No. 4 Minot State and No. 3 Adrian […]

Another quarterback change, a crowd of nearly 21,000 and six combined turnovers all factored into Liberty squeaking out a 21-20 victory over Gardner-Webb on Homecoming Weekend.  The Flames edged out the Runnin’ Bulldogs in front of an announced attendance of 20,924 —  the fourth-largest crowd in Williams Stadium history and the largest since No. 22 Syracuse came to Lynchburg Aug. […]

William  Byron finished 12th in the Yellawood at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, Oct. 2, putting himself in a potential must-win situation to keep his championship hopes alive.  After spinning Denny Hamlin out under caution at the race prior at Texas Motor Speedway, Byron was handed a somewhat controversial 25-point penalty. The penalty dropped Byron from third in the standings, 17 […]

After rolling through opponents and going 5-1 over its last six games, the Liberty field hockey team was brought back to reality in rainy conditions with a hard loss to the UNC Tar Heels, falling short 6-3.  Liberty, ranked 14th in the nation, hosted the top dogs of NCAA field hockey in the undefeated Tar Heels, who handed Liberty just […]

In a matchup that pitted two out of the three unbeaten teams in the ASUN conference, the Lady Flames women’s volleyball team fell short Oct. 1, losing to Jacksonville State 3-2 in a heated competition.  The game was competitive from the jump, as both teams traded points early. Despite Liberty holding leads in both sets, Jacksonville State was able to […]

“Tips and overthrows, got to get those.” This motto echoed repeatedly throughout Liberty’s defense this season has proven to be successful. Through five games, the Flames have recorded a total of 14 turnovers — seven interceptions and seven forced fumbles.  The mantra, however, isn’t just the focus of Liberty’s secondary. In fact, defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett said the sentiment […]

A SportsCenter top-10 catch, a deflected interception turned into a touchdown and a 99-yard drive were just a few things that led to the Liberty Flames football team defeating the Old Dominion Monarchs 38-24 Oct. 1 in Norfolk, Virginia.  The Flames entered the matchup with questions at quarterback after starter Kaidon Salter missed the victory over Akron due to a […]

Women’s soccer  picked up a big in-conference win on Thursday, Sept. 29, shutting out the Central Arkansas Bears at home 6-0.  This win was Liberty’s fourth in a row, giving the team momentum as it approaches its final matches of the season. Liberty was led by freshman forwards Allison Hansford and Halle Engle, who both notched two goals. Head Coach […]

As mist covered the green grass at Osborne Stadium, the Liberty Flames men’s soccer team was set to break the stalemate that was its 1-1-1 record in divisional play so far this year.   The Flames’ opponents, the Stetson Hatters, came into Saturday’s duel at 2-0-1 in the ASUN conference with a chip on their shoulders as well. The matchup […]