The Liberty University Flames faced off against the Western Illinois Leathernecks Saturday, Sept. 28. The Flames went into the contest hoping to break their two-game losing streak, and they did so in dramatic fashion, winning 7-1. Both teams entered the game with a streak, but while the Leathernecks wanted to extend their three-game winning streak, the Flames were hoping to […]
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We need to talk about the Appalachian State game. If you follow Liberty University Football, you should know that the Flames had a game scheduled against the Mountaineers that was meant to take place Saturday in Boone, North Carolina. The game was cancelled due to the absolute havoc that Hurricane Helene wreaked across App State’s beautiful mountain town, and before […]
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The Liberty University Women’s Soccer team took its first defeat of the season against the Florida International Panthers, losing 3-0 on Friday. As the wake of hurricane Helene passed through Lynchburg, the Lady Flames competed against FIU in a high-octane Conference USA matchup, their second of the season and the first at home. Rain sprinkled down on Osborne Stadium during […]
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The Liberty University Flames Football team opened its season with four straight wins after defeating the East Carolina Pirates 35-24. The Flames claimed victory after fighting through a 17-0 deficit and the fatigue of a four-hour rain delay. The game opened with back-to-back three-and-out drives from the Flames and the Pirates, but the slow start came to a complete halt […]
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In their 11th all-time meeting, the No. 11-ranked Liberty University Lady Flames fell 7-0 to the No. 2-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels Sunday afternoon, dropping the Flames’ overall record to 4-3. The Lady Flames’ defense, anchored by redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Michaela Skinner, held strong against several early attempts in the first quarter from the Tar Heels, including a potential goal […]
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The Liberty University Men’s D2 Hockey team has a new face entering the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame: junior forward Antonio Vidal. Vidal spent his summer playing for team Cuba of the Amerigol International Hockey Association, helping his team win gold in the Amerigol Latam Cup. The Cuban team battled it out against Greece on the ice Aug. […]
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Former Flames quarterback Malik Willis is making strides in the NFL after carrying the Green Bay Packers to two consecutive wins as the team’s starting quarterback, one of these games being against his former team, the Tennessee Titans. Willis got the starting nod after the Packers’ franchise quarterback was sidelined with an injury in week one. Willis led the Packers […]
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The Liberty University Men’s D2 Hockey team swept Florida Gulf Coast University in a two-game weekend series Sept. 21-22. Last season the Eagles had the Flames’ number, defeating them in all four of their contests. The series sweep by the D2 Flames is especially monumental since the same flock of Eagles defeated Liberty’s Division I program Friday night. The Flames […]
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The Flames Men’s Division I Hockey team suffered its first loss of the season against the Men’s Division II Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 4-3 in front of a sold-out rink for CFAW and Family Weekend. While the Flames were coming hot off a win in their season opener last weekend, they had to keep their skates sharp for this contest […]
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For the last few editions of this column, we’ve been focusing on football. In all honesty, the sport of football is currently on my bad side after locking me in Williams Stadium for an ungodly amount of time during Saturday’s rain delay. So, let’s talk hockey. This weekend, we got to witness something rather strange at the LaHaye Ice Center. […]
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The Lady Flames Women’s Soccer team extended its undefeated streak to nine wins this season after defeating Jacksonville State 4-0 Thursday night. On the other hand, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks had a mediocre start to their season, going into the night 3-4. Despite the flattering scoreboard, the Lady Flames had to battle for their win against the Gamecocks. Led by […]
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The Liberty University Flames have once again begun their season 3-0 after defeating the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Miners 28-10 at home Saturday night. The Homecoming victory was claimed in front of the largest Homecoming crowd in school history with 21,805 fans in attendance, and it extended the Flames’ regular-season winning streak to 15 games. “It was […]
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Alumni from across the nation sold out the LaHaye Ice Center Friday night of Homecoming weekend, cheering on the Flames Men’s Division 1 Hockey team in its season opener as it defeated the University of North Carolina Tar Heels 7-1. The game kicked off with a ceremonial puck drop from former Head Coach and Rawlings School of Divinity professor Gary […]
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There’s a saying in sports — to be successful at the highest levels, “You either have to believe in God or believe you are God.” In collegiate and professional athletics, it’s rare to find athletes who fall into the former category, which is one thing that makes Flames junior tight end Austin Henderson such an anomaly. After graduating from Ensworth […]
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With the brisk fall air approaching, the beginning of hockey season has fallen upon the Liberty Mountain. After the dominant series sweep against the Delaware Blue Hens, the Liberty University Men’s D2 Hockey team is looking ahead and lacing up skates with some goals in mind. Liberty is not like other schools. Students at other schools don’t have a curfew, […]
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